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[sengokus]

Oh, Spring's really nice, right?!

[ - it's apparently mineo's favorite season, so he perks up when takeru accepts it. he'll walk away from the panel and start heading down the path that'll bring them closer to the castle]

Seeing all this makes me think of Field Ops... Did Cybercrimes go do flower viewing together every year too?

[dotcom]

I don't know. Maybe?

[ takeru actually wasn't with the police for very long before x-day started, but he. would not have gone regardless. ]

[sengokus]

[ ? ]

Ah, right... Did New York have stuff like this?

[he knows so little about new york. america is confusing.]

[dotcom]

Sort of? Things like holiday parties are more typical for work places.

[sengokus]

Holiday parties....

[he hums thoughtfully even as he holds his hand out to catch some falling sakura petals]

People really drink together everywhere, huh.

[he's just assuming that's what everyone does]

[dotcom]

I guess so. I never went to that kind of thing.

[ it seems pretty stupid to hang out with your coworkers when you don't have to?

he says, with his coworker, ]

[sengokus]

I always got dragged to it.... But I think that's just what Field Ops is like.

[they're all BULLIES.

but yea they're hanging out now. it only took over 1k comments to get here]

Do you just prefer to work on your own?

[dotcom]

Obviously. Why would I want to change the way I do things to adjust to other people's schedules? It's just a pain in the ass.

[sengokus]

[mineo nods.... as if letting things click together. x-day must've mattered a whole lot to takeru then, for being willing to work with them, even if the were mostly working on different cases.]

Yeah... That sounds like you.

[so anti-social.... but he at least seems like grouchy about it than before]

Are you still gonna try to solve X-Day when we get back then? If your wish is something else.

[are they still going to work together?]

[dotcom]

[ ...

he reaches over to catch some of the flower petals. ]

Yes. Getting my wish won't restore the Swords and Firearms Possession Control Law. I just don't think I need a wish to manage that one.

[sengokus]

[ *less grouchy..... my words.

but mineo will glance over at that and snort.]

It'd be weird if you weren't in the office. But maybe I wouldn't have to fight for my own pudding?

[and he'll scatter the flower petals that he's gathered in his own hands]

[dotcom]

You don't deserve it.

[ the pudding. ]

I'm not sticking around once we're done, you know. There's no reason for me to.

[sengokus]

I bought it! Stop freeloading off my pudding!

[he catches more petals just to throw them in takeru's direction]

You really don't have a friendly bone in your body....

[dotcom]

I don't know why you're surprised. There's no reason for us to stick together after, is there?

You'll probably have to move out.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . ]

Yeah, but....

[ . . . . it makes him a little sad to think about]

[dotcom]

It's just something you should start preparing for.

[ he doesn't want to give a false impression of why he's there. ]

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he looks at the castle for a bit longer before he glances to takeru]

You know you don't have to just pack up and leave people behind, right?

[dotcom]

[ he raises an eyebrow. ]

I would have thought you'd be thrilled to get rid of me.

[sengokus]

[he blinks in surprise at that, apparently genuinely caught off guard that takeru would say that]

Eh? Really?

[dotcom]

I'm not remotely nice to you.

[sengokus]

You know, it's kinda worse that you're totally aware of it and still don't change anything?

[just saying]

[dotcom]

Why would I change something that has been working out fine for me?

[ he's doing great like this? ]

[sengokus]

Because I don't want to be treated like a dog!

[AND HE JUST HUFFS ABOUT IT]

.... but it's like -

What does it say about me that I still don't want you to go just 'cause we don't have a reason to work together anymore, huh?

[that he's sentimental. but at least he recognizes how uneven it feels. it irritates him.

but not enough for him to keep from saying it.]

[dotcom]

[ there is the smallest hint of a smile, and for once it's not his usual mocking one. although it's still not entirely a happy one. ]

I think I'd go back to America. So you wouldn't see me.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he just grumbles.]

You could just invite me for a visit or something, asshole... Maybe I wanna see.... fuck. A bridge?

[WHAT'S IN AMERICA]