imeeji_frontstage | (no subject)

I could get it, but you just told me to do nothing.

On me then,

[Pulling out his phone]

So. What kind of alcohol do you like?

...Sweet things. I've drank Mudslides a couple of times.

Why am I not surprised?

[Going to be making a couple of purchases then before moving to stand]

I'll be right back.

Alright.

[she tugs the blanket a bit more around her to wait]

[Comes back and puts down a bottle of rosé wine in front of her. He's bought another bottle of scotch for himself.

Look, if you want mixed drinks, you're going to have to ask Yvette]

Should I bring a glass or does this work?

[Maybe she will later. For now this is nice. She picks up the wine bottle]

This is fine.

[Getting back under the blankets with her and wrapping an arm around her waist]

I wonder if you're a cute drunk.

[Settles in against him]

Who knows. I've only been a little drunk before, in the truth game.

[Idly stroking the fabric of her clothing]

Only a little. So did someone manage to sneak in a question you didn't want to answer? I'm impressed.

Mm... I drank once to avoid telling Hiryuu I was an assassin, I think. The rest of it wasn't forced drinking, it was just because the drinks were free and I was having a lot of embarrassing conversations.

[she takes a sip of the wine]

Oh?

[Trailing a finger up her wine bottle]

So if I keep one of these around, you'll just start drinking it when you're embarrassed. That could be fun.

A little too easy though.

[She watches his finger a little longer than necessary.]

It's not that easy. I don't mean normal-level embarrassing.

Please. As if I do normal-levels of anything.

[But hmmmm interesting.

He continues trailing his finger up along the neck of the bottle now]

So if I ask a question, you'll answer?

...I don't keep secrets from you.

[Raises an eyebrow but then the familiar smirk falls back into place as he takes a sip of his own drink straight from the bottle]

You were upset that you were unable to convince Taisho to not protect future is now.

But you don't seem upset that future is now didn't pick Taisho.

...You picked Zrael, right?

[She gathers.]

It's reasonable to think they're less likely to be protected by someone else than Taisho. Plus, your unit has more connections to them.

We did.

But I don't care about the logistics behind it - we had our reasons. I want to know if that upsets you. Since you obviously put a lot of pressure on yourself to protect the people you care about.

...I'm not upset. I wasn't expecting you to pick Taisho.

If this is going to be one of those stupid things where you feel like you have to protect people but expect no one to protect you, I'm going to be fucking upset.

It's not. I don't have to protect people, I want to. Specific people, anyway. But that doesn't mean I would have pushed for future is now no matter what. In this situation, I was convinced you were in particular trouble.

There was no reason to think the same of Taisho. We've been protected before. And even if you wanted to protect me, I'm not the only one, right?

[Seems particularly pleased at how riled up she is.

And when she finishes her explanation, he leans over to kiss her on the lips]

There's no "if" there.

Though you are correct - practicality will always end up as the biggest influencing factor.

[She settles down a bit after the kiss and the words]

...That's fine. It's mostly like that for me too. This was just...

Yasuragi was saying you'd almost definitely be safe, and I disagreed. The more I thought about it, the more I disagreed. Then Eve asked who I'd vote for, and if I'd advocate for it, and I...

I wasn't going to just let you die because that's easier than arguing with Taisho. I had to at least try.

Even if it just drives the wedge further between you and your unit?

When are you going to move to ☆ZRAEL? They're much easier to make a case for than Taisho.

I'm not sure how much further the wedge can be driven.

...Soon, probably. I was making sure it was really what I wanted, but... I'm pretty sure of it now. I want to at least talk to Yasuragi first, though.