mineo.

[enfangs]

Comments

[sengokus]

[he pauses like he's trying to figure out if he

is or not]

... well, thanks I guess, if you are.

But I don't know if... [he'd call himself soft-hearted. maybe.] I think my circumstances are just different.

If you lived in a mostly peaceful time, I think your view might be a little different too, you know?

[enfangs]

But I didn't, so what's your point?

[sengokus]

[he shakes his head]

No point. And before you get defensive, I like you just fine as you are.

[HE'S GOTTEN A SENSE OF THIS FROM WHITE AT LEAST,]

I've just been thinking about it. I'd probably be really different too, if I was from any of your worlds.

[enfangs]

[...]

Maybe, maybe not. People in the same situation can turn out different.

But who knows? Maybe we'll see what this place does to you.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he opens his mouth to respond to that

before he just closes his eyes and sighs]

... 'indulging' normally has a bad connotation to it, doesn't it?

[enfangs]

Doesn't exactly make the non-indulgers feel warm and fuzzy about a person, no.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he just

sighs and runs a hand through his hair]

... do you think we're gonna - see any benefits from this race, White-kun? At all?

[enfangs]

... Who knows? [...] But what you get out of something and what you lose is up to you, sometimes.

[sengokus]

... yeah.

Do you know yet?

What you'd be okay with losing, to get what you want?

[enfangs]

[he shrugs.]

I've got over a hundred years of experience to know what I'm willing to pay to win, y'know.

[sengokus]

.... can I ask what that is?

[if only because - ]

I don't think I've decided for myself yet.

[enfangs]

Nope.

[said without hesitation.]

You shouldn't be using me as your base either.

[sengokus]

Huh...?

Why not?

[enfangs]

... Is that seriously a question that came out of your mouth just now? Who the hell dropped you on the head when you were a baby!?

[sengokus]

I thought it was a fair question! Just because you've hurt people before doesn't mean you got any enjoyment from it, right?!

So I can still ask you stuff!

[enfangs]

How the hell would you know that? You weren't even there.

[sengokus]

I mean - I guessed but... It felt like a pretty good guess....?

Am I wrong...?

[enfangs]

Keep making assumptions like that and people are gonna take advantage of it.

[sengokus]

You're not answering the question...

[ . . . but also he just pauses and - his voice is just a little bit softer when he speaks again]

... and I don't make a friend out of just anybody, okay?

[enfangs]

[...

his gaze flicker away, before resting at a point beyond mineo, not quite looking at him in the eye.]

Looking at the crowd you like to keep, I'm starting to wonder if you're just a masochist.

[sengokus]

I'm gonna be honest with you, White-kun, I think the only person here who's also outwardly actively friendly to other people is Yuel-san.

Grace-san sometimes.

[when

the mood strikes]

Maybe Ashiya-san?

[enfangs]

Don't know who that is, but that ain't the point. You seem to like people who are specifically an asshole to you.