IC-Inbox ~ City of Ariel

[takenwithhim]

IC-Inbox ~ City of Ariel



“Leave a message.”

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[takenwithhim]

[He remembers that. Every time. It's nostalgic and makes him grin.

Until he gets serious and slings his arm back, eyes narrowed.]

JANKEN!

[sharkmaid]

JANKEN!

[And right before he swings his hand forward, Rin stands up quickly from his seat, sending his chair falling over backward and onto the floor by the sheer force and speed at which his fist flies forward.

Annnnnd he chooses... rock!]

[takenwithhim]

[The puppy's had about enough of this and promptly bounces off Sousuke's chest to settle between his legs, where there aren't arms flying around and loud noises. Just as warm though.

Sousuke slings his arm forward, his hand moving in front of his face so Rin can see the outcome.

...scissors.]

Dammit.

[sharkmaid]

YES!

[The moment he sees Sousuke's pick, Rin pumps his fist and nearly knocks over the mirror in the process. Hey, he's really into winning, ok?]

Take that, nanny.

[takenwithhim]

[He's gonna glare at his fingers for a few seconds, cause obviously they disobeyed his mind at the last second. He wanted paper.]

Shut up. [He's not done yet! He's got one more ace up the sleeve.]

Lemme see it. ... ... ... And I'll wear something for you.

[Take it or leave it. He's really curious, sue him! Okay so it might now be more a matter of pride and principle over losing.]

1/3

[sharkmaid]

Haha. After all these years and you're still so bad at--

2/3

[sharkmaid]

... Ah?

[sharkmaid]

[Oh this is rich.]

Nuh-uh. You don't mean that.

[Rin picks up the chair on the floor so he can plop right back down and lean in towards the mirror with a rather sinister grin.]

What kind of something?

[takenwithhim]

[Jerk.]

...

[That would be silence as he gazes back at him in the mirror. He means it.

That sinister grin makes him tilts his head back a little, like that might let him get away from it, even if he's not backing down.]

I dunno. You pick. [Pause.] Private showing if you're gonna be a pervert.

[sharkmaid]

[He could cackle right now, he really could. Oh, how this changes everything.]

Pretty sure I've already got something in mind.

[takenwithhim]

Tsk. Fine.

[He's not even going to think about what he's signing up for. Sides, something more important right now.]

We got a deal?

[Cause that plotting means jack if there's no maid outfit in is face. Whole point of this. Yeah. Entirely...]

[sharkmaid]

Hn.

[Tsk, man, they already settled this with a throwdown. And while it's never been a spoken rule, typically they don't go back on the outcomes of those throwdowns. However... the idea of seeing Sousuke in something else is too tempting to pass up. And he's agreeing to it! When is he ever going to see this happen again?]

... Fine. It's a deal.

[takenwithhim]

[Typically, he abides by that rule. Even if Sousuke had tried that time earlier to weasel part of the soda he'd lost in their throwdown outside the sporting store. He's got a rebellious streak in there somewhere and it comes out occasionally. By now, he's dug in too deep to get out and just has to see it through.

With that word, it's done.]

All right. Whenever you're free.

[sharkmaid]

You sound awfully eager, don't you?

[Pervert.]

[takenwithhim]

"Eager" would be picking a date.

["Pervert," says the guy with a maid's outfit in his closet.]

[sharkmaid]

Hnn... what's today, anyway?

[He's too lazy to try and remember or look, shush. Do things for him, bae.]

[takenwithhim]

August 10.

[Poor guy. Work work work.]

...I've been here two months...

[sharkmaid]

Haah... That long alre–

[Wait.]

–Hey, that means your birthday's in almost a month.

[takenwithhim]

[He doesn't want the reminder--

Oh. Right.]

Aa.

[Wait.]

...does time work like that here?

[sharkmaid]

I'm... actually not too sure.

[He leans back in his chair in thought.]

But either way, the dates are sort of the same, aren't they?

[No don't think he's going to miss it.]

[takenwithhim]

We weren't that far into the school year when I left... I don't know how far when you came back.

[Rin said they got as far as regionals again, so over half the school year? Nationals would be after the Spring break...]

I guess, depending where you came from.

[Admittedly, he might be hoping for that "miss it" chance. For... a stupid reason.]

[sharkmaid]

It was a little into summer when I left. Well, when I left again.

[He gently rubs at his temples. Talking about the time changes and differences always hurts his head.]

Anyway, maybe that's more reason to put this off for a while. You know, sort of like a birthday present to you.

[takenwithhim]

[Summer? But wasn't that... He's starting to understand why people try not to talk about dates in this place, especially from back home.

Frowning a little, he tries to wave the conversation off.]

Aa. Let's just put it off. [Ixnay on the "for a while" part.] Thanks. [We'll return to this topic never.]

When are you coming over?

[sharkmaid]

[Blink]

What, you're that eager to see me now?

[takenwithhim]

[Shrug.]

More like I know you wanna see my puppy.