[itsuki: anything can be a date if you're with the person you love :) buzen: missionmissionmissionmission
given the fact that there's an unexpected projectile sailing toward them and unfortunately buzen's immediate instinct is to not even draw his sword, but rather just
punch the soccer ball out of the way, sending it flying somewhere else
[itsuki whistles as the soccer ball flies far, far away... and he's not the only one?
'wooaaaahhhh! good shot!!' an energetic, pink-haired boy comes running over, waving his hands enthusiastically. 'did you see that itsuki!? he just punched it! with his bare hands!! cool!!']
Hey, now. Is that what you're supposed to say after almost hitting us with a ball?
[despite that, itsuki sounds amused -- and fond too, as he gently squeezes Buzen's hand. Just a quick way to show that this one's fine...
Heishi immediately looks apologetic. 'oh right, sorry about that, itsuki! and... uh....' he looks at buzen? ????]
He's a new arrival. Why don't you introduce yourself, Hei?
['oh cool!! okay!!! I'm Otomaru Heishi! Nice to meetcha!']
[this one's fine..... buzen is still on edge and itsuki can probably feel that - the way that he hasn't fully relaxed and probably won't as long as they're on what he perceives to be a mission.
despite this, he looks relaxed. his grin is easy-going and friendly, and the only sign of tension remains only at itsuki's touch. despite his head being empty, buzen is a good improviser.]
Oh, good to meet you, Hei-san!! Sorry - was that your ball? I can get it back for you if you want!
[There's a moment when Heishi looks at Buzen and pauses, looking confused. Itsuki grips Buzen's hand tight, tense in return, especially when Heishi directs his gaze to him. He opens his mouth...
'Could you? It's not mine but I borrowed it from the hiyokos, and they always get mad when I lose their stuff.'
Itsuki immediately relaxes, and even leans over to pinch Heishi's face.]
That's because you're supposed to return the stuff you borrow, Hei. Geez... What would Nanami-chan say?
[Heishi swats at his hand. 'Ahhh, You can't tell her anything, Itsuki!! I already made her mad today!!']
[hmmmm....... this seems like a friend so buzen will just offer up a smile and nod, letting go of itsuki's hand so that he can retrieve the ball from where he yeeted it
he's just a little too superhumanly fast though, quick as he wants to return to itsuki's side. but if he smiles, maybe it'll be harder to notice!]
Here you go!
[tossing it back over to heishi in a friendly little motion!]
[unfortunately heishi is also of the same head empty category as buzen is so he'll catch the ball without thinking anything is weird about how the new guy road runnered that so fast,
instead he's effusive with his praise!! so fast!!! buzen!! so cool!!! does buzen want to join in and play a few games with him --
itsuki suddenly puts his hand over heishi's face]
-- Alright. That's enough.
[buzen: no one will have to be mad itsuki: except for me]
He's hanging out with me right now.
[itsuki instinctively (jealously) reaches for buzen's hand like someone who's forgotten that he thought he was het when he was on the ship]
[Heishi gets a funny look on his face like he's had a sudden Revelation and the enormity of said Revelation is taking him a few seconds too long to process --
which is fine, because Itsuki takes advantage of his astonished expression by quickly tugging Buzen after him,]
-- We'll catch up with you later, okay?
[HE JUST. NYOOMS TO THE DOOR AND PULLS THEM BOTH IN AND SHUTS IT RIGHT AFTER
and then leans against the door,]
...I wonder if Hei figured it out. No, it should probably be fine...?
[buzen has no idea what's going on in this human's mind! he actually doesn't know what's going on in itsuki's either! it's fine. instead he just follows along after and -
actually gingerly pulls itsuki away from the doorway because buzen is always cautious. you could so easily get stabbed through a closed door if someone was lucky,,]
unfortunately no stabbity happens, instead he follows the pull of Buzen's arms easily enough -- though he stops himself from hugging him at the reminder that yes! they're on a mission!]
Yeah, the kimono should still be under my bed. [he doesn't think any time's passed since he first left, so it should still be there, hopefully.
he'll lead the way to a perfectly ordinary room, complete with bed, dresser, desk, and a single window. there's a pack of playing cards on the desk, but other than that, it doesn't have the feeling of having been lived in. itsuki crouches down to peer under the bed,]
About Hei... [...] He can sense emotions like Mete-chan, so he might have picked up on our feelings.
[his absurd gay feelings and buzen's serious mission ones]
I don't think he'd be suspicious though. And he seemed to like you a lot too. [so it should be fine! yeah!]
[he's nodding at that, and will peer out the window curiously to try to get a better idea of their surroundings? he's just being cautious as usual. now that he's not holding onto itsuki, both of his hands will rest on the hilt of his sword]
Hmm... He seemed nice, but I'll be more watchful. Encountering humans with powers is still unexpected to me...
[so not all of his defenses are ready!! damn he was just prepared for some normal fights]
[the view outside the window will show the forest they were just in, and a stretch of glistening water beyond that. this ship is so funky it really has a lake and a waterfall and a forest, damb. buzen's superior tsukumogami vision will probably let him see the small bright yellow birds walking about, ones he might recognize from itsuki's dreams.
and yes, some of them are wearing maid outfits, it's fine. it's normal?]
If it helps, I'm pretty sure none of us are trained for actual fighting, except for Ron-san, and maybe Ojou-san...
[he sounds a little distracted as he sticks his head under the bed. where...... is the kimono..............]
[ . . . this is really such a weird place, but buzen supposes that it's only kind of as strange as the citadel, which has its own grounds and multiple shrines. he will glance back to itsuki, putting his attention more focused on him]
Hmm... Ojou-san?
[he knows ron-san is probably his enemy, but he didn't know there was a lady on board. is she like roxana...?]
[he'll just automatically reach a hand out to help itsuki up though? i can't even make a joke about boyfriend behavior bc they're actually boyfriends here
though he will try to kiss the top of itsuki's head as he stands. mwah. no ouch]
[itsuki blinks, caught off-guard, but in like. a bottom way? this is boyfriend behavior from buzen who he loves, and yet??? he blushes anyway. why.
maybe it's because he's been caught up in the atmosphere so far, since this is a serious mission that should be taken seriously with no time for canoodling or expressing gooey wishes of any kind.
Itsuki still reaches for Buzen's hand anyway, squeezing,]
this makes Buzen laugh, good-natured and amused. he also thinks it'd be nice to spoil Itsuki some... but he doesn't think he could relax enough for it. he brings up Itsuki's hand where they're joined and presses a kiss to his knuckles]
[uuuuuuu.... Itsuki cradles the side of Buzen's hand, then leans in for a quick kiss.]
Mm, energy up...! [that's called horniness
anyway, he'll satisfy himself with that, and lead Buzen to the hiyokos! to their room! which has a ridiculously tiny door, one that you have to crawl through to get into, but once they're through they'll see a very colorful, cheery sort of room -- made for children and also so manyhiyokos. most of them pay itsuki and buzen no mind, except for the one dressed in the maid uniform, who waddles forward and tweets loudly at Itsuki's kimono question...]
--- Eh, laundry?! You put it out to dry? [the hiyoko tweets again. how in the fck can itsuki understand this bird, i don't know either but ig espers can]
I see... then it should still be there, right?
[the maid nods, and itsuki turns to buzen]
Hiyoko-san says it's just outside. [...] Buzen... if I told you to stay here until I get back, then you'd say no, right....
[wow buzen understands so little about what's going on! that's not too different from normal situations, though. so he's just having a fairly okay time? curious and wondering, even if half of his attention is still split on keeping itsuki safe.
which is probably why he has a very quick answer to that:]
Yeah, I wouldn't let you.
[VERY SIMPLY. DO NOT LEAVE HIS SIGHT. even if this is itsuki's world, as long as there is someone who might want to kill him, buzen is going to treat this like any other mission - itsuki is just his VIP he has to protect.
he'll just tug on itsuki's hand, moving to lead him back out of the room.]
[ . . . . ugh. so there's more people who are smarter than the person they already encountered? buzen frowns at that, thoughtful. he can pass a human decently when he has enough context for situations, but right now all of this is so foreign he can't think up a good lie.
so he hesitates for a moment before frowning.]
... do any of them have a power that'll let them detect me if I hide? You can go by yourself, but I want to stay close by.
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buzen: missionmissionmissionmission
given the fact that there's an unexpected projectile sailing toward them and unfortunately buzen's immediate instinct is to not even draw his sword, but rather just
punch the soccer ball out of the way, sending it flying somewhere else
that's a foul :/ ]
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'wooaaaahhhh! good shot!!' an energetic, pink-haired boy comes running over, waving his hands enthusiastically. 'did you see that itsuki!? he just punched it! with his bare hands!! cool!!']
Hey, now. Is that what you're supposed to say after almost hitting us with a ball?
[despite that, itsuki sounds amused -- and fond too, as he gently squeezes Buzen's hand. Just a quick way to show that this one's fine...
Heishi immediately looks apologetic. 'oh right, sorry about that, itsuki! and... uh....' he looks at buzen? ????]
He's a new arrival. Why don't you introduce yourself, Hei?
['oh cool!! okay!!! I'm Otomaru Heishi! Nice to meetcha!']
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despite this, he looks relaxed. his grin is easy-going and friendly, and the only sign of tension remains only at itsuki's touch. despite his head being empty, buzen is a good improviser.]
Oh, good to meet you, Hei-san!! Sorry - was that your ball? I can get it back for you if you want!
Guess an instinct took over there.
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'Could you? It's not mine but I borrowed it from the hiyokos, and they always get mad when I lose their stuff.'
Itsuki immediately relaxes, and even leans over to pinch Heishi's face.]
That's because you're supposed to return the stuff you borrow, Hei. Geez... What would Nanami-chan say?
[Heishi swats at his hand. 'Ahhh, You can't tell her anything, Itsuki!! I already made her mad today!!']
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he's just a little too superhumanly fast though, quick as he wants to return to itsuki's side. but if he smiles, maybe it'll be harder to notice!]
Here you go!
[tossing it back over to heishi in a friendly little motion!]
Hopefully now no one will have to be mad.
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instead he's effusive with his praise!! so fast!!! buzen!! so cool!!! does buzen want to join in and play a few games with him --
itsuki suddenly puts his hand over heishi's face]
-- Alright. That's enough.
[buzen: no one will have to be mad
itsuki: except for me]
He's hanging out with me right now.
[itsuki instinctively (jealously) reaches for buzen's hand like someone who's forgotten that he thought he was het when he was on the ship]
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but buzen will take his hand because itsuki wants that! he can still comfortably reach for his sword so it's okay.]
Maybe another time, Hei-san.
Suki wants to show me something, I think.
[theIR MISSION]
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which is fine, because Itsuki takes advantage of his astonished expression by quickly tugging Buzen after him,]
-- We'll catch up with you later, okay?
[HE JUST. NYOOMS TO THE DOOR AND PULLS THEM BOTH IN AND SHUTS IT RIGHT AFTER
and then leans against the door,]
...I wonder if Hei figured it out. No, it should probably be fine...?
[itsuki, the mission]
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actually gingerly pulls itsuki away from the doorway because buzen is always cautious. you could so easily get stabbed through a closed door if someone was lucky,,]
What's on your mind, Suki?
And is Zuha-san's stuff around here?
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unfortunately no stabbity happens, instead he follows the pull of Buzen's arms easily enough -- though he stops himself from hugging him at the reminder that yes! they're on a mission!]
Yeah, the kimono should still be under my bed. [he doesn't think any time's passed since he first left, so it should still be there, hopefully.
he'll lead the way to a perfectly ordinary room, complete with bed, dresser, desk, and a single window. there's a pack of playing cards on the desk, but other than that, it doesn't have the feeling of having been lived in. itsuki crouches down to peer under the bed,]
About Hei... [...] He can sense emotions like Mete-chan, so he might have picked up on our feelings.
[his absurd gay feelings and buzen's serious mission ones]
I don't think he'd be suspicious though. And he seemed to like you a lot too. [so it should be fine! yeah!]
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Hmm... He seemed nice, but I'll be more watchful. Encountering humans with powers is still unexpected to me...
[so not all of his defenses are ready!! damn he was just prepared for some normal fights]
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and yes, some of them are wearing maid outfits, it's fine. it's normal?]
If it helps, I'm pretty sure none of us are trained for actual fighting, except for Ron-san, and maybe Ojou-san...
[he sounds a little distracted as he sticks his head under the bed. where...... is the kimono..............]
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Hmm... Ojou-san?
[he knows ron-san is probably his enemy, but he didn't know there was a lady on board. is she like roxana...?]
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and knocks his head against the underside of the bed]
-- Ow!
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that said buzen will just start a little bit at that, immediately crouching down so that he can check on him - ]
Suki? You okay?
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Itsuki's expression is sheepish when Buzen turns his attention to him,]
S'fine, I didn't bump my head that hard. [more importantly... his brow furrows a little]
...I can't find Kazuha's kimono. I think we're gonna have to go out and ask the hiyokos about it.
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[he'll just automatically reach a hand out to help itsuki up though? i can't even make a joke about boyfriend behavior bc they're actually boyfriends here
though he will try to kiss the top of itsuki's head as he stands. mwah. no ouch]
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maybe it's because he's been caught up in the atmosphere so far, since this is a serious mission that should be taken seriously with no time for canoodling or expressing gooey wishes of any kind.
Itsuki still reaches for Buzen's hand anyway, squeezing,]
You're making me want to hold you....
[ITSUKI! THE MISSION! ITSUKI!]
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this makes Buzen laugh, good-natured and amused. he also thinks it'd be nice to spoil Itsuki some... but he doesn't think he could relax enough for it. he brings up Itsuki's hand where they're joined and presses a kiss to his knuckles]
Later, okay?
We should focus for now.
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Mm, energy up...! [that's called horniness
anyway, he'll satisfy himself with that, and lead Buzen to the hiyokos! to their room! which has a ridiculously tiny door, one that you have to crawl through to get into, but once they're through they'll see a very colorful, cheery sort of room -- made for children and also so many hiyokos. most of them pay itsuki and buzen no mind, except for the one dressed in the maid uniform, who waddles forward and tweets loudly at Itsuki's kimono question...]
--- Eh, laundry?! You put it out to dry? [the hiyoko tweets again. how in the fck can itsuki understand this bird, i don't know either but ig espers can]
I see... then it should still be there, right?
[the maid nods, and itsuki turns to buzen]
Hiyoko-san says it's just outside. [...] Buzen... if I told you to stay here until I get back, then you'd say no, right....
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which is probably why he has a very quick answer to that:]
Yeah, I wouldn't let you.
[VERY SIMPLY. DO NOT LEAVE HIS SIGHT. even if this is itsuki's world, as long as there is someone who might want to kill him, buzen is going to treat this like any other mission - itsuki is just his VIP he has to protect.
he'll just tug on itsuki's hand, moving to lead him back out of the room.]
Let's go.
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It's just that a lot of people are gonna be at the river, you know? We can fool Hei, but if someone like Ojou-chan or Kakeru is around...
[or ron, but itsuki feels like as murderous as ron is, he's less dangerous compared to the people he mentioned?]
They'll kick up a huge fuss, and then Maa-kun will have to get involved... And he'll get The World involved...
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so he hesitates for a moment before frowning.]
... do any of them have a power that'll let them detect me if I hide? You can go by yourself, but I want to stay close by.
Just in case.
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They definitely won't spot you, and I won't go far. [no wandering off to have shady pow wows with people who want to kill him,]
Just down to the river, and then we can go back to the archway.
[and go home...!!]
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