[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.
[ . . . . he doesn't like this even a little bit, and it shows. but he also knows that it's probably the smoother option for the sake of the mission so eventually, he nods.
he lets go of itsuki's hand then, setting him free.]
[is it wrong to admit that seeing Buzen look worried for his sake is really doing something for him.... it is perhaps the yandere in him.... He refrains from telling Buzen that 'don't worry the only one allowed to hurt me is you ❤️❤️` because he doesn't think he has enough time to explain that it's a horny come-on.
instead, he darts in -- not buzen fast but still quicker than how itsuki, the slug, usually moves -- and smooches buzen on the cheek. mwah! then he moves back with a wink and turns to head to the river...!]
[it turns out that Itsuki's half-right. The hiyokos are there with the laundry, which he makes a beeline for, but it seems as if no one else is around...? Maybe all that caution was unwarranted after all, just a quick and breezy mission - in and out...
Then, an enraged shout of 'Itsuki!' and two young women approach from the opposite bank. One with long dark hair who opens her mouth to continue, the other with purple hair, who looks steadily at Itsuki with an indecipherable expression..
'Tell me, why do I have to be saddled with the most lazy and selfish partner on this entire ship! Where have you been, and what have you been doing?!]
O-ojou-chan... Nanami-chan... [OH BOY.... Itsuki resists the urge to look frantically around for Buzen, looking down at the hiyokos instead.] I was just -- helping the hiyokos with the laundry! I didn't realize how much time passed.
[unfortunately, this just sets off another tirade about how much of a terrible liar Itsuki is, along with all of his numerous, varied, and obvious faults. Itsuki continues to stand, patiently absorbing the girl's rage like he's done this before. The strategy apparently seems to be 'shut my mouth and wait it out because anything else I say will just set her off again',]
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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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he lets go of itsuki's hand then, setting him free.]
Okay. Be careful.
[unhappy....]
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instead, he darts in -- not buzen fast but still quicker than how itsuki, the slug, usually moves -- and smooches buzen on the cheek. mwah! then he moves back with a wink and turns to head to the river...!]
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Then, an enraged shout of 'Itsuki!' and two young women approach from the opposite bank. One with long dark hair who opens her mouth to continue, the other with purple hair, who looks steadily at Itsuki with an indecipherable expression..
'Tell me, why do I have to be saddled with the most lazy and selfish partner on this entire ship! Where have you been, and what have you been doing?!]
O-ojou-chan... Nanami-chan... [OH BOY.... Itsuki resists the urge to look frantically around for Buzen, looking down at the hiyokos instead.] I was just -- helping the hiyokos with the laundry! I didn't realize how much time passed.
[unfortunately, this just sets off another tirade about how much of a terrible liar Itsuki is, along with all of his numerous, varied, and obvious faults. Itsuki continues to stand, patiently absorbing the girl's rage like he's done this before. The strategy apparently seems to be 'shut my mouth and wait it out because anything else I say will just set her off again',]