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week 4, monday

[sengokus]

Takeru how fucking weird is today
I already need a nap
Wanna join

[dotcom]

Where are you?

[sengokus]

Simulation room
Bring a real pillow

[dotcom]

[ mineo does not get a response, but takeru is going to show up at the designated spot.

he is so tired. ]

A nap.

[sengokus]

[did he bring a real pillow!!

mineo has one tucked under his arm as he looks at the panel]

Yeah.

What sounds better? Beach or like a nice grassy park? If you don't actually care, just pick one - I feel bad always picking.

[dotcom]

I'd prefer whatever you want.

[ .........

he frowns so deeply. ]

Fuck. Uh. Beach.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . .

mineo silently puts his hand on the panel so that the scenery shifts to a beachside. there is a large fake blanket on the ground so they don't need to deal with virtual sand. it is warm, sunny, and pleasant as the waves crash against the shore.

the silence stretches on for a little bit longer like he's afraid of what the fuck is happening here.]

Are you okay?

[dotcom]

I'm fine, thanks for asking.




[ he buries his face in his pillow. ]

[sengokus]

[h




holy fucking shit.]

.... did you get cursed too?

[dotcom]

I don't fucking know!

[ at least he sounds more like himself with that. ]

I hate this. [ ... ] But I don't hate you.

[sengokus]

[aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

No! Don't say that! Why did you say that?! It's so weird! Go back to saying rude things to me! It's okay, that was simpler!

[is this rude??? i mean technically not]

[dotcom]

I'm not doing it on purpose, you... guy.

[ BREATHES IN, BREATHES OUT.

he's just going to settle down on the blanket now. ]

[sengokus]

[ . . . . . . . . . . . guy.

he doesn't like this. it's so strange. he'll also go to sit down on the blanket but he's clearly so worried and concerned about takeru]

Mm...

So you just... can't say anything rude...? [ . . . ]

That sucks. I'm sorry, Takeru.

[THAT'S LIKE

70% OF HIS PERSONALITY]

[dotcom]

[ he just stares into the fake horizon. ]

Let's just go to sleep so that I won't puke.

[sengokus]

I guess you can still say some stuff... That's good...

[he's genuinely relieved

i hate it here so much. but he will totally just move to lay back on the blanket and let his head rest on his pillow even as he's still facing takeru

it'll at least take him a second to realize that this is kinda gay]

[dotcom]

[ this is pretty gay yea

he just turns to look at mineo. ]

... I'm not going to cuddle with you.

[ he has to mentally beat down the polite "unless you want to" that threatens to come out with a baseball bat ]

[sengokus]

[WHAT

mineo looks so deeply confused at that but also flustered because hELLO??]

Wh—I know that!! Why would you?!

[this is already GAY, enomoto mineo]

[dotcom]

You're looking at me.

[ he closes his eyes like that's going to force himself to sleep faster. ]

[sengokus]

I'm still kinda worried about you.

[that

leaves his mouth even faster than he'd normally want it to? hm. hmmmmm.]

[dotcom]

I'll just not speak.

[ a vow of silence is

apparently preferable to this ]

[sengokus]

That sucks though. You shouldn't have to.

[and he'll just let his head pillow on his arms as he apparently doesn't go to sleep right away? he'll just keep peering at takeru which is easier now that takeru's eyes are closed]

Sometimes your words are rough, but there's nothing wrong with the way you are. I'm kinda mad someone would do this to you if it's a curse - or if it's just this place...

[dotcom]

[ uhhhhhhh

there's a pause. ]

I'd think that out of anyone, you'd hate my personality the most.

[sengokus]

[a beat

and he looks so confused]

You keep saying stuff like that - about how I'd want you gone or that I'd hate your personality.

How come?

[dotcom]

[ he wants to call mineo stupid

but he cannot

so he just lays in silence. ]

[sengokus]

[ . . . . . hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

he's quiet for a while and it's probably easy to think that he has also fallen asleep but. when he speaks it's soft like it'd almost be more convenient if takeru fell asleep and can't hear him.]

It's true that no one's ever really gotten on my ass about work or getting my shit together the same way that you have - and you were so mean about it! But... it's just 'cause you didn't want me to give up, right? I think everyone else gave me space... but when people leave you alone, it's easy to think that they just don't care. I guess at the time I thought you didn't either, because of how you said things.

[ . . . ]

But I know I was wrong now. [he knows takeru cares about him] So I'd rather you be the way you are, than this place making you nice to me if you don't want to be. I figure after everything I made you deal with, you can say whatever you want to me.

[only takeru gets the right, because only takeru dealt with mineo at his most pathetic]