[at this point he's at least gotten used to the fact that takeru doesn't have any personal commitment to saving strangers in the most general sense. he's not like mineo, whose body moves before his brain.
Like - if you just needed a job, why'd you leave? You could probably just be like Shiraishi-san and keep up doing both your own investigations and feeding us intel...
[they're not like mineo who would just fuck it up instantly because he can only lie for short bursts]
[mineo flinches but unlike everyone else who picks on him he just bites back - ] Meeting you wasn't exactly a walk in the park either, you know.
[actually now that i think about it how do they even make money when they don't work real cases hello? takeru even has his own apartment? with what funds]
But don't you have a deal with Shiraishi-san to get intel from him since you need info from the police anyway? And you're the one who texts Hoshino to come over since she gets stuff from SCRPO.
I just figured it'd be easier for you to do both instead of having to rely on other people when you don't even like working with them...
[he startles at that, brows raising before he barks back]
Whoa - hey! Chill out!
All you do is grill me and lie and you can't take some questioning in return? We've known each other for months and I still don't know some basic facts about you!
I don't pry into your personal life, so don't say it's the same thing!
[ thankfully this is in a pc because otherwise it would probably be loud enough to get attention. ]
I have my own reasons for how I've done things. Unless you have another complaint other than it being slightly inconvenient for me to not be with the police, I don't want to hear it.
I didn't even know it was all that personal - you could've just said so!
[mineo had a feeling their reasons for joining were different - everything about them is opposite - but he didn't realize the degree. maybe there was something about the police that really threw off takeru after all.]
I'm not questioning your judgment, but it's not like I even know what that was. It's not complaining if I'm just trying to know literally anything about you!
What I told you wasn't a lie. They recruited me, and a job with the police seemed useful. And once my interests no longer aligned with theirs, I left. That's common of any job.
[ is it the entire truth? no. but it's still the real reason he left, just with some missing context. ]
But we're not dealing with the common of any job, Takeru.
[not when adonis suggests that x-day started because of the police, and both of them left the force. not when mineo's reasons are so personal and he's realizing quickly that maybe takeru's are too. is it his fault for not offering something first?
still, he's shaking his head at that - too aggravated to make peace right away]
Ahh, whatever. I don't think you were lying, I just figure that's not the whole truth either. And if you don't wanna tell me, or you want me to say something first, then just say so instead of snapping or acting like I stepped on your foot on purpose!
I don't have to explain myself to you, so you didn't have to keep pressing when I already told you why I left. Everything you said about it being easier if I were on the force can be said about you, too. If you want to make things easier, then you rejoin, before trying to talk me into doing it.
[ his tone is almost back to normal now, except it's more clipped. it's clear that he's ready to leave. ]
[wow he misses yanagi. but even if takeru's tone is getting back to normal it's just making mineo more pissed]
I'm saying you're smart enough to do both, but I'd never ask you to if there's something about the police that pisses you off. And it's not about having to explain yourself to me - it shouldn't be a crime to want to get to know you when we're all we've got here.
[it's true. it's not true. it's complicated. at least he flinches like he's had water poured over his head and takes a second to respond.]
.... I told you I'm taking the investigation seriously now, and I should've been before. I know that.
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.... that includes admitting I don't even know who I'm working with. I trust you - but I don't want it to just be out of necessity or association when Yanagi-senpai's not even here.
[mineo came to trust yanagi intensely over living with him for a few months, and by knowing he wouldn't be judged. he trusts takeru too, because he knows that they probably wouldn't harm each other. but when the situation's way more intense, he doesn't think that they can keep going on with just that.]
So even if I'm late - I'm trying. And I do care, you shitty seaweed.
regardless if he actually likes someone or not, he still wouldn't want to talk about this with them. he does his best to keep his relationship with the others in the fake detective office as professional as possible.
there are a lot of things he wants to say, like how mineo is full of it, how mineo is just adding more tension to a situation where they're both already stressed. he doesn't say anything though, and just rubs his temple as he simply thinks. ]
If you want to get to know me, then ask about something else.
[ . . . . mineo is impatient, and he's a hothead, and it's so easy for him to say that it's not enough. neither of them have apologized or backed down, and this got a bit more vicious than their usual spats.
but.
it's not like takeru's saying "give up" - so he decides that has to be enough.]
... didn't mean to push.
[a quiet grumble. not really an apology, not as direct as mineo can be with his overwhelming sincerity. but something.]
.... do you actually have any hobbies besides robbing sweet stores blind?
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We can't ignore that possibility, right?
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[he answered that too fast]
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I don't really know what 'justice' is anymore - [he can admit that. takeru's seen him listless for months already] - but I know I'd hate that.
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Well. Then work hard.
[ that's all he has to say to that, apparently. ]
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[at this point he's at least gotten used to the fact that takeru doesn't have any personal commitment to saving strangers in the most general sense. he's not like mineo, whose body moves before his brain.
though - ]
... why'd you go into police work anyway, Takeru?
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[ it's a simple answer, and technically not a lie. ]
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Is that it...?
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he folds his arms over his chest, frowning. ]
Do I need another reason?
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[he shakes his head]
Like - if you just needed a job, why'd you leave? You could probably just be like Shiraishi-san and keep up doing both your own investigations and feeding us intel...
[they're not like mineo who would just fuck it up instantly because he can only lie for short bursts]
I never asked before.
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[ that's also not a lie, technically. ]
If it wasn't for Yanagi, I wouldn't have joined you all either.
[ mineo truly gave a bad first impression. ]
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[actually now that i think about it how do they even make money when they don't work real cases hello? takeru even has his own apartment? with what funds]
But don't you have a deal with Shiraishi-san to get intel from him since you need info from the police anyway? And you're the one who texts Hoshino to come over since she gets stuff from SCRPO.
I just figured it'd be easier for you to do both instead of having to rely on other people when you don't even like working with them...
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[ he snaps, his usual general annoyance replaced by something genuinely angry. ]
Is there a problem with the way I work? Am I not efficient enough?
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Whoa - hey! Chill out!
All you do is grill me and lie and you can't take some questioning in return? We've known each other for months and I still don't know some basic facts about you!
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[ thankfully this is in a pc because otherwise it would probably be loud enough to get attention. ]
I have my own reasons for how I've done things. Unless you have another complaint other than it being slightly inconvenient for me to not be with the police, I don't want to hear it.
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[mineo had a feeling their reasons for joining were different - everything about them is opposite - but he didn't realize the degree. maybe there was something about the police that really threw off takeru after all.]
I'm not questioning your judgment, but it's not like I even know what that was. It's not complaining if I'm just trying to know literally anything about you!
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[ is it the entire truth? no. but it's still the real reason he left, just with some missing context. ]
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[not when adonis suggests that x-day started because of the police, and both of them left the force. not when mineo's reasons are so personal and he's realizing quickly that maybe takeru's are too. is it his fault for not offering something first?
still, he's shaking his head at that - too aggravated to make peace right away]
Ahh, whatever. I don't think you were lying, I just figure that's not the whole truth either. And if you don't wanna tell me, or you want me to say something first, then just say so instead of snapping or acting like I stepped on your foot on purpose!
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[ his tone is almost back to normal now, except it's more clipped. it's clear that he's ready to leave. ]
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[wow he misses yanagi. but even if takeru's tone is getting back to normal it's just making mineo more pissed]
I'm saying you're smart enough to do both, but I'd never ask you to if there's something about the police that pisses you off. And it's not about having to explain yourself to me - it shouldn't be a crime to want to get to know you when we're all we've got here.
But apparently that's useless too.
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in theory, he gets why. because it is true that it's just the two of them. but mineo had a while to try to get to know takeru. so. ]
What, so you only want to get to know me when you're stuck with me? If you cared, you wouldn't have waited until you didn't really have a choice.
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[it's true. it's not true. it's complicated. at least he flinches like he's had water poured over his head and takes a second to respond.]
.... I told you I'm taking the investigation seriously now, and I should've been before. I know that.
[ . . . ]
.... that includes admitting I don't even know who I'm working with. I trust you - but I don't want it to just be out of necessity or association when Yanagi-senpai's not even here.
[mineo came to trust yanagi intensely over living with him for a few months, and by knowing he wouldn't be judged. he trusts takeru too, because he knows that they probably wouldn't harm each other. but when the situation's way more intense, he doesn't think that they can keep going on with just that.]
So even if I'm late - I'm trying. And I do care, you shitty seaweed.
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regardless if he actually likes someone or not, he still wouldn't want to talk about this with them. he does his best to keep his relationship with the others in the fake detective office as professional as possible.
there are a lot of things he wants to say, like how mineo is full of it, how mineo is just adding more tension to a situation where they're both already stressed. he doesn't say anything though, and just rubs his temple as he simply thinks. ]
If you want to get to know me, then ask about something else.
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but.
it's not like takeru's saying "give up" - so he decides that has to be enough.]
... didn't mean to push.
[a quiet grumble. not really an apology, not as direct as mineo can be with his overwhelming sincerity. but something.]
.... do you actually have any hobbies besides robbing sweet stores blind?
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[ he eats so much, it's horrible.
takeru doesn't apologize, or offer something that even slightly resembles one. the most that he offers is that he's no longer snapping at mineo. ]
I play games sometimes. I like my work.
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What games?
[his weeb senses. also a beat later]
And what flavors do you like besides sweets?
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