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... yeah. I know it probably feels like that.
[but he'll move to at least head out of the library, not finding any more hints in the bloody books, bumping lightly into white on his way out]
But it's what we've got, so let's keep trying, yeah?
[ . . . . well. at least it seems like he's gotten better at processing it over the weeks]
[but he'll move to at least head out of the library, not finding any more hints in the bloody books, bumping lightly into white on his way out]
But it's what we've got, so let's keep trying, yeah?
[ . . . . well. at least it seems like he's gotten better at processing it over the weeks]
[ . . . . . . . he's still simmering but.]
.... think more. If it's about you, and what you're putting in your mouth during a murder trial, I need you to think more. About what you touch because there are some poisons that work through contact with the skin.
You made a big fuss about what could happen to me if I used my power on myself -
But I would've been even more out of commission if something happened to you, you know?
[the sheer extent of mineo going absolutely fucking blind would've been much worse than blood boiling, he thinks]
.... think more. If it's about you, and what you're putting in your mouth during a murder trial, I need you to think more. About what you touch because there are some poisons that work through contact with the skin.
You made a big fuss about what could happen to me if I used my power on myself -
But I would've been even more out of commission if something happened to you, you know?
[the sheer extent of mineo going absolutely fucking blind would've been much worse than blood boiling, he thinks]
[...
it's a weird mix of emotions. his desire to be anywhere but here, being lectured (however much he deserves it), against his reaction whenever mineo shows he cares, which is its own mess and contradiction.
the idea of people being upset if anything happened to him is, honestly, still a novelty.
so all he can do is freeze up, staring at the ground.]
it's a weird mix of emotions. his desire to be anywhere but here, being lectured (however much he deserves it), against his reaction whenever mineo shows he cares, which is its own mess and contradiction.
the idea of people being upset if anything happened to him is, honestly, still a novelty.
so all he can do is freeze up, staring at the ground.]
[ . . . . well.
if anything else, it's just a sign that he knows that white is listening to him. he huffs out a breath, annoyed, before he places a hand on his shoulder.]
... don't scare me like that again.
[because that's what it boils down to.]
I don't want to lose anyone important to me again.
if anything else, it's just a sign that he knows that white is listening to him. he huffs out a breath, annoyed, before he places a hand on his shoulder.]
... don't scare me like that again.
[because that's what it boils down to.]
I don't want to lose anyone important to me again.
The truth.
[ . . . he tilts his head.]
... I know you got lectured a lot. And even if it's because people care, it still sucks to have them kicking your ass when you were just trying to help. I'm not taking back what I said, or being mad. [because he thinks he was right to be]
But I can still check on if you're okay after all that.
[ . . . he tilts his head.]
... I know you got lectured a lot. And even if it's because people care, it still sucks to have them kicking your ass when you were just trying to help. I'm not taking back what I said, or being mad. [because he thinks he was right to be]
But I can still check on if you're okay after all that.
[god. mineo always has a way of guilting him into this, even if it's unintentional.]
... I dunno, just—
[...]
If this had happened back with the other Demans and I'd somehow managed to get myself poisoned, the others probably would've laughed and told me I deserved it, so this feels really fucking weird, I guess!
... I dunno, just—
[...]
If this had happened back with the other Demans and I'd somehow managed to get myself poisoned, the others probably would've laughed and told me I deserved it, so this feels really fucking weird, I guess!
[he can't squish the bit of warmth that blossoms, although it's accompanied by a sense of relief that mineo didn't see certain memories.
he shrugs.]
Shitty workplace cultures. What can you do?
[except in this case, his "workplace" was the only home he'd known for over a hundred years, and his "coworkers" the closest thing to a (fucked up, disloyal) family.
he can't say he felt any real grief over their deaths, and that's as someone who cared more about his fellow demans than most of them ever did.]
he shrugs.]
Shitty workplace cultures. What can you do?
[except in this case, his "workplace" was the only home he'd known for over a hundred years, and his "coworkers" the closest thing to a (fucked up, disloyal) family.
he can't say he felt any real grief over their deaths, and that's as someone who cared more about his fellow demans than most of them ever did.]
[ . . . . . he kind of gets it. sort of. it's hard to say, when even mineo's team - for all that they used to dismiss him - would still give him grief like a bunch of older brothers or uncles.]
.... I'm glad you got out of it.
Don't let anybody treat you like that again. Or if they do, I'll kick their ass before you can even get to them.
.... I'm glad you got out of it.
Don't let anybody treat you like that again. Or if they do, I'll kick their ass before you can even get to them.
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