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[tindery]

HELLO

"What do you want?"

GOODBYE

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[urakih]

That guy could eat 'im.

[Obikawa, he means.]

He's my friend. His bangs hang all in his eyes, makes 'im look gloomy. Black hair. He's a year older 'n me.

He's got a mole right here. [Points under his right eye.] An' here. [Points on his left cheek.] An' here. [Points by his left bottom lip.] An' his neck. Five of 'em.

[tindery]

[ nods.... tobari with two visible moles under his own eye just taking notes ]

I'll keep an eye out and try to keep him from getting eaten.

Did you arrive with him? Or are you here to find him?

[urakih]

[(me voice as i zoom in on the icon) ENHANCE

ALL THESE HANDSOME MOLED MEN OUT HERE.]

Thanks. [Lookin' gay and emo is the vibes here.] ...I was by myself. M'lookin' for him.

[tindery]

[ HELP it's hard to see but he does have two under his right eye... they're cute.... anyway,

tobari will just ruffle his hair ]

You're not alone anymore, at least. I think we're all looking for people, but at least we've got more eyes now.

[ instead of just solo traveling for 3 weeks ]

[urakih]

[Kya. He hunches his shoulders, but there's nothing more normalizing than getting a hair ruffle despite (redacted).]

You lookin' for someone, too? Who?

[tindery]

[ this eldrich abomination is now tobari's little brother ]

... my half-sister.

[urakih]

[NOT LIKE THIS. TOBARI PLEASE.]

...She look kinda like you?

[tindery]

Not really. Most people can't guess we're related.

[ if he's being honest ]

But her eyes are the same color as mine. Other than that, she's got brown hair. Short. Wears similar silks but in a different color.

[ a light tug at the haori that's on his shoulders. they'd be the same luxurious fabric anyway ]

[urakih]

[Starts looking into Tobari's eyes. This boy looks mostly like a normal boy, except his pupils are strangely red.

And as he stares into Tobari's eyes, a kind of calming charm tickles the back of his mind. Sort of like when you first start to doze off. A twilight trance.

But then he looks away, at the clothes, and the warm haze dissipates.]

Haha, wow, fancy. Okay! I'll look for her, too. What's her name?

[tindery]

[ strange sensation

his brow furrows briefly after the gaze breaks, taking a second to respond as he gathers his thoughts again. ]

... Suzune.

Thanks, but make sure you focus on your friend first.

[urakih]

Suzune, okay. Don't worry. Yoshiki is top priority! He sort of attracts bad riff-raff sometimes with his gloomy look, so I gotta make sure he's okay.

[He laughs.]

[tindery]

Yeah? You're his protector?

[ cute... kids are endearing ]

[urakih]

[Tears up.... Me, not Hikaru.]

Always. [So assertive of this.] I won't let anything happen to him ever.

[SOMETHING HAS ALREADY HAPPENED!!! It's fine. This is why he had a little soup episodes sometimes.]

[tindery]

Mm. That's good.

[ and he can't help but be fond! he even smiles a little ]

It sounds like he's lucky to have you.

[urakih]

[Puffs up a little bit proudly. Okay!! Proud grin. Yes, thank you for noticing, Tobari, their normie blorbo.]

Heh heh. He's always got a piece of me, so he'll be okay. [:)] Your sis is pretty lucky, too.

What's your favorite thing about her?

[tindery]

A piece...?

[ what does that mean

but also he looks thoughtful for a second ]

... she's hard-working. She's a type of entertainer that requires a lot of training, but she's kept at it with her own strength. She doesn't really let me get involved, and I think that goes to show how she wants to earn things on her own.

[urakih]

Yeah!

[Fondly touches the middle of his chest... A piece of him... Hehe.]

Ohhh. You the big brother...? She doesn't want you to worry or something?

[tindery]

... which piece?

[ why is he. touching his chest? ]

No, I don't think it's anything so soft-hearted. Suzune can't wait to get away from me.

[urakih]

A piece of me from inside.

[This is how you promise your undying loyalty and devotions to someone, right?]

Oh... Why come? 'Cause you're halfs...?

[tindery]

[






pause ]

You—what?

[urakih]

[He blinks.]

Huh?

[tindery]

A piece, like... how you were earlier?

[ his soup?

but also tobari's not going to call it fucking soup? ]

[urakih]

[NOT THE SOUP.]

Oh--nah. Not that.

[Hmmmm. He appraises Tobari for a moment, like he's trying to decide if he wants to say anything. The whole deal was no one is supposed to know really... but... Obikawa is here. Ilulu is here...]

Yoshiki was hurtin' and scared. So I took a piece of me from the inside and gave it t'him. It was my promise. That we'd be together as long as he had it. If he didn't want me no more, all he had t'do was get rid of it.

[tindery]

[ tobari gets an in to know because he's with a bunch of other fucking freaks ]

... alright.

[ sounds fucked up but maybe it gave someone peace so ]

Did it help him feel better?

[urakih]

[I KNOW. HELP ME. Tobari is the master of kissing and also freaks. That's his calling now.]

Yeah, think so. [A laugh, like it's a funny joke.] He stabbed me 'cause he was scared! But I gave him a piece of me so he wouldn't have to be.

He told me not to go away.