[to yuri, it's obvious enough that flynn is still thinking about it; maybe it's because it's something that remains on both their minds pretty solidly right now. but even though yuri knows this, he lets it go. there's no point in questioning it or bringing it back up when neither of them is even remotely ready for round two.

instead, he'll just remain as he is, leaning back and letting flynn work on his hair. it gives yuri an excuse to be lazy—sure, he could definitely do this himself, but it's easier this way. flynn's doing a good job with it and working surprisingly fast... though maybe that's not surprising when considering how long yuri has kept his hair at this length. this is hardly the first or last time that waking up from a night of poor sleep would end in his hair being some kind of literal disaster area.]

Not sure why you didn't believe it to begin with. It's not like things really ever go right for me, even when I try.

[which is why he's stopped trying. he just accepts things as they are, in that way. arrested? yeah, sure. falling off ancient shrines after being stabbed and still not dying? why not. it's always one bad thing after another in his life, and it's been that way since he was kid. sure, there are things that are great—meeting flynn, taking in repede, getting to be with the rest of the party members. there's been a lot of shit in his life, but despite the feeling of being cursed...

despite the knowing he'll never be able to escape the fact that a lot of bad things happens to him...

well, he still wouldn't go back and change anything. he's the person he is because of it, unyielding beliefs and all.]

I almost can't believe it took you fourteen years to realize it. Good thing it's not really contagious, huh? [flynn may get pulled along for the ride, but his luck tends to be a lot better about these things. it's not as bad as it could be, right?]