[Well they never did get a hangout night at the last game, so.
Rin is standing outside of the playplace, eyeing it. He's already slipped off his shoes and set his sword aside, but he's waiting for Akira before he dives in.]
You know, this feels more like just goofing off than a real date.
Rin climbs out of the ball pit and sits next to Akira, swinging his legs idly. He's quiet for a moment, thinking of what to say.
Maybe a story would help? That's always been his go-to for getting people to see what he sees.]
My dad died in the middle of our church. Well, not 'our' church, Yukio and I were just kids and didn't really have anything to do with owning it. But Dad was the head priest, and the other priests there still run the place.
Sometimes, when I go back there, I can still see that night. Sometimes I swear that if I lift up the rugs I'll still see his bloodstains there. It's...
[He shakes his head.]
None of the parishioners know. They know Dad died, and now one of the other priests is the head priest. But they don't know what happened that night, in the very church they worship in every Sunday. At first it felt wrong, like it was covering up what happened. But it's not really covering it up, is it? It's just living.
[He looks up to Akira now.]
And we shouldn't stop living just because something bad happened in the past. If anything, we should live more, so that we can make good memories there and we'll think of the good ones before the bad.
[he doesn't answer it immediately, instead sitting completely still, with one hand pressed against his face, as he searches for his words]
. . . I don't know.
[an earnest response, because it would have depended on many factors. would he have been returning to save people? would he have been returning just to see his old friends? for the sole purpose of participating in this dating round? for the sole purpose of being dragged into another murder game. . .?]
I wouldn't return for the sole purpose of partaking in a killing game for my own selfish motives.
But if I were to return for the sake of saving someone or several someones, or if returning meant I'd get to see people like you again, or if coming back would help me find out who is behind all of this so I could yank out their hearts. . .
[HE MEANS IT METAPHORICALLY, but uh, come to think of it, he still hasn't explained that to Rin]
I don't want to kill anyone, either. [. . . he feels like he needs to make that clear. especially after last time] But making the people at the helm of all of this pay is an opportunity I wouldn't refuse.
[he drops his hand into his lap, tilting his head a bit so he's mirroring Rin's smile]
[It hasn't been as long for Rin as it's been for Akira, but he is really glad to see him all the same. Going home thinking that he would never see anyone from the school again was hard on him.]
I bet you would've liked a date with Ichigo for your first date though.
[As if Rin would give Akira anything but the top score. Buddies gotta help each other out like that.]
But I guess that won't matter too much for those dates, huh? By the way if you ever need someone to cook a romantic dinner for you two, I'll do my best.
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Date: 2018-02-24 10:51 pm (UTC)[Rin is a generally trusting person, but that particular 3 weeks of his life taught him a thing or two about trust.]
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Date: 2018-02-24 11:23 pm (UTC)[Akira is already pretty distrustful so. . .]
Everywhere I go, I can remember either finding a body or a body part. In some places, it's worse than that.
[he can't hang out at the aquarium without remembering Erika. can't hang out in the auditorium without remembering his execution]
Everything being so lighthearted is almost. . . wrong.
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Date: 2018-02-24 11:32 pm (UTC)Rin climbs out of the ball pit and sits next to Akira, swinging his legs idly. He's quiet for a moment, thinking of what to say.
Maybe a story would help? That's always been his go-to for getting people to see what he sees.]
My dad died in the middle of our church. Well, not 'our' church, Yukio and I were just kids and didn't really have anything to do with owning it. But Dad was the head priest, and the other priests there still run the place.
Sometimes, when I go back there, I can still see that night. Sometimes I swear that if I lift up the rugs I'll still see his bloodstains there. It's...
[He shakes his head.]
None of the parishioners know. They know Dad died, and now one of the other priests is the head priest. But they don't know what happened that night, in the very church they worship in every Sunday. At first it felt wrong, like it was covering up what happened. But it's not really covering it up, is it? It's just living.
[He looks up to Akira now.]
And we shouldn't stop living just because something bad happened in the past. If anything, we should live more, so that we can make good memories there and we'll think of the good ones before the bad.
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Date: 2018-02-25 04:31 am (UTC)[Akira's mouth twitches into a wry smile, eyes slipping shut as he lifts a hand to scrub at his face tiredly]
You're not wrong.
[not wrong at all. but there is a small hiccup in that plan]
It'd be a lot easier if any of us were here of our own free will.
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Date: 2018-02-25 05:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-02-25 05:09 am (UTC)[what a question]
[he doesn't answer it immediately, instead sitting completely still, with one hand pressed against his face, as he searches for his words]
. . . I don't know.
[an earnest response, because it would have depended on many factors. would he have been returning to save people? would he have been returning just to see his old friends? for the sole purpose of participating in this dating round? for the sole purpose of being dragged into another murder game. . .?]
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Date: 2018-02-25 05:10 am (UTC)[Sorry Akira, tonight's a night for the tough questions. Plus Rin thinks Akira is pretty smart, so hearing what he has to say is important to him.]
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Date: 2018-02-25 05:18 am (UTC)I wouldn't return for the sole purpose of partaking in a killing game for my own selfish motives.
But if I were to return for the sake of saving someone or several someones, or if returning meant I'd get to see people like you again, or if coming back would help me find out who is behind all of this so I could yank out their hearts. . .
Then, yeah. I'd come back, if given the choice.
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Date: 2018-02-25 05:22 am (UTC)Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I don't want to kill anyone, but finding out a way to stop these games? That seems like a good reason to me.
[He's smiling again too]
Seeing you guys again is a bonus on top of all of that too.
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Date: 2018-02-25 05:55 am (UTC)I don't want to kill anyone, either. [. . . he feels like he needs to make that clear. especially after last time] But making the people at the helm of all of this pay is an opportunity I wouldn't refuse.
[he drops his hand into his lap, tilting his head a bit so he's mirroring Rin's smile]
And the reunion special really isn't so bad.
[aka he's really happy to see you again too, Rin]
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Date: 2018-02-25 06:03 am (UTC)I bet you would've liked a date with Ichigo for your first date though.
[He's a bit teasing when he says that.]
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Date: 2018-02-25 06:25 am (UTC)[totally just answering that immediately and confidently, without any fluster]
Then again, I can take him on as many unofficial dates as I want, so this is still perfectly fine by me.
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Date: 2018-02-25 06:27 am (UTC)[As if Rin would give Akira anything but the top score. Buddies gotta help each other out like that.]
But I guess that won't matter too much for those dates, huh? By the way if you ever need someone to cook a romantic dinner for you two, I'll do my best.
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Date: 2018-02-25 06:38 am (UTC)[Rin plz!! but yeah, same here, Rin is of course getting that perfect ten]
Hm. I might take you up on that offer, depending on what you can cook.
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Date: 2018-02-25 06:44 am (UTC)I'm only limited by what we find in the fridge.
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Date: 2018-02-25 07:04 am (UTC)Right now, that's vegetables and rice.
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Date: 2018-02-25 07:05 am (UTC)Still better than what we had last time though.
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Date: 2018-02-25 07:27 am (UTC)[even though it is pretty great to have a wider selection. and also all of their nutritional requirements met]
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Date: 2018-02-25 07:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-02-25 02:56 pm (UTC)Sure. But you know, if you're cooking for us, I have to give you something in return.
[he makes deals he gives as much as he gets that's just how he is]
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Date: 2018-02-25 03:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-02-25 03:26 pm (UTC)Leave it to me. Akira Kurusu, expert love guru.
[. . . . . . . never say that ever again, Akira]
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Date: 2018-02-25 03:30 pm (UTC)Expert love guru-
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Date: 2018-02-25 03:36 pm (UTC)[said in a deadpan]
[he isn't being serious though because he knows how stupid it sounds]
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