7rings: sasazuka

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[ he folds his arms across his chest. ]

Then explain.

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[ Why does she feel like she's being interrogated? Takeru... ]

Well... That kid was Kou. We ran into him when we were investigatin' Ninetails. [ wait does Takeru know Ninetails ] Ninetails is a monster that Kou's family was tryin' to revive. And they were raisin' him to be her vessel.

[ . . . ]

But he tricked Societte into takin' his place. Societte... is my best friend. [ i hate explaining this ] And she's the reason I'm here.

[ She huffs, putting her hands on her hips. ]

Make sense?

[dotcom]

I guess so.

[ as a general summary? yes. it kind of sounds like something from anime, honestly, but he isn't going to explain what an anime is to her. ]

She's still in trouble then?

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[ jokes on you, she's from a mobage not an anime ]

Yeah. Ninetails still has her. I gotta get strong enough to get rid of her for good.

[dotcom]

She really must be an important friend then.

[ she said best friend, but sasazuka knows that some people wouldn't go this far for something like that. ]

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[ At this, Yuel actually smiles. ]

Mhm, I've known her my entire life. She's kind and thoughtful, and her dancin' is the best I've ever seen. Not a lot of people get to see how amazing she is because she's so shy... But she's cute when she freezes up in front of people.

[ poor societte ]

Even you wouldn't be able to resist her charms.

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I somehow doubt that.

[ i'm sorry.... it really sounds like she would be the kind of person he'd bully the hell out of. ]

But someone shy with someone loud...

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[ She will kill you if you are ever mean to Societte. ]

Hm, I guess ya could be like Kou and bully her. Actually...

[ squints. aren't they kind of similar? ]

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I don't want to be compared to a brat.

[ calling him short AND saying he could be like a kid are both bad, apparently. ]

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[ aren't you a brat though...

But Yuel just grins, bumping her shoulder against his. ]

Nah. Yer too much of a softie.

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I'm really not.

[ he just glares at her. ]

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Uh huh.

[ She isn't particularly convinced, but she doesn't harass him any further, pushing away whatever had bubbled up from the memory to focus on the space around them instead. ]

Were ya explorin'? This place is kinda creepy.

[dotcom]

It's probably haunted.

[ normally he wouldn't believe that, but so much weird shit has happened here that he is just willing to accept it. ]

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Eh, seriously?

[ She looks back at him with a weak smile, not particularly scared but also not enthused. ]

Maybe we should do an exorcism.

[dotcom]

You deserve to be haunted.

[ :/

but, as soon as he says that, another memory plays (stop at 19:38). sasazuka hums softly once it ends. ]

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[ Yuel's just about to give him smack when the memory flashes in front of her eyes, the sight of a young woman unnerved and upset, and Takeru who doesn't seem to care at all.

She blinks, staring at him for a moment before frowning. ]

Why were ya bullyin' her like that? Don'cha know how to be nice to girls?

[dotcom]

She needed to hear it.

[ the fuck is being nice to girls! ]

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Like that? Ya had to get yer point across by makin' her feel awful?

[dotcom]

She needed to understand the situation she was in. Everyone else was coddling her, so it was hitting her the way that it should.

You can't always be kind.

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How would you know? Have ya ever even tried?

[dotcom]

You probably shouldn't comment on situations that you don't understand.

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What kinda situation makes it okay to harass someone who's already scared?

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[ ... ]

Like I said, she needed to understand the danger she was in. Telling her that everything was going to be okay and that she was safe was a lie. I wasn't going to let her get herself killed because she didn't take it seriously enough.

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[ okay, you win this one, takeru, because she stops in her tracks, mouth snapping shut as she just... looks at him for a moment. ]

You were worried about her. That's why?

[dotcom]

My intentions don't matter as long as she learned. That's all.