mineo

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[sengokus]

[he smiles - with a tinge of tiredness, but. well, it's an attempt.]

Too bad you're stuck with me then, huh?

[dotcom]

[ he looks at him and frowns. ]

You shouldn't smile if you don't feel like it.

[sengokus]

[ . . . it takes a second, but he drops it, looking away.]

... you don't want to talk about it yet.

So the least I can do is joke around and give you something else to think about, even if it's just calling me an idiot.

[dotcom]

[ the elevator dings and the door opens. he walks inside. ]

Do you ever take care of yourself?

[sengokus]

[following!]

It's Friday and people are dead, so I'm definitely not doing that today.

[well

at least he's honest]

I'll start again after trial tomorrow.

[dotcom]

Then stop worrying about me.

[ people are dead!! ]

[sengokus]

... that's not something I can turn on and off like a conscious choice, though.

[he leans against the elevator wall and just starts examining his own arm in an attempt to be casual even though takeru cannot see the scarring from the curfew effect]

You're important to me, so I care about you. That's just how it is. You really are stuck with me.

[dotcom]

[ why must he be stuck in a closed space for this. ]

It would be easier if you could turn it off.

[sengokus]

[he walked into the elevator all on his own. but mineo tilts his head at that, a little confused.]

Even if I could, I wouldn't.

[dotcom]

... stupid.

[ he will go quiet until the elevator eventually comes to a stop and the door opens again. ]

[sengokus]

I'm just being honest...

[but he'll accept being called an idiot]

... Mahito-san and Childe-san had the same power as Sheila-san, by the way. So either one of them cursed me last week, and I still think that's tied to Eleanor-san maybe.

Down to two options. We have to focus on what's in front of us tomorrow during trial but... that's an update.

[dotcom]

Well... at least people are going to be more insistent about power sharing this time. I know last time people probably let it slide just because the powers wouldn't have been directly involved in the murder.

[ even though they could be used during trial but it's FINE. they're dealing with it. ]