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[masakados]

Who: Naoki (masakados) & Yang (flaredo)
When: IC: 11/28, OOC: 3/06, forward-dated!
Where: a nice empty lot
What: idk some demons and some legs and stuff like that
Rating/Warning: None?!

[Naoki's starting to learn a few things about Yang the longer that he spends time with her. One of these things is that she seems to remember well even the things he thinks she says completely jokingly-- like how they talked about coaxing bellyrubs from one of his demons. How she's going to do that, he's not sure, but hey, there can't be any harm in letting her give it a shot if she's even a bit serious. Especially since he's here in case Yurlungur gets any ideas of trying to eat any magatsuhi.

Tearing his curious gaze away from the outfit she's switched to today, he props his hand on his hip.]

Since you dressed up and all, I could let you try it out. Buuuut, it's not too late to call it off either. [And they can get on to training! He looks again at her clothes, secretly admiring (where he's sure Yurlungur won't). It's different and fresh and er anyway back on track he's completely focused on the topic on hand.]

Comments

[flaredo]

The best kind of fighting! [ She offers a jaunty salute. ] Thank Long for me later too, okay?

[masakados]

I will. He'll probably be happy you didn't forget an "old geezer" like him.

[He beckons with a hand and Yurlungur weaves over to him. The demon moves abruptly, though, coasting over one of Naoki's palms-- so he got a little treat of magatsuhi. Now and again it doesn't hurt.

And then the snake disappears in a flash of light.]

[flaredo]

... Well! That was a thing!

[ It's been a day. ]

[masakados]

Yep.

[He gestures with a jab of his thumb.] Wanna head back to the residential district?

[flaredo]

Yeah... I'd say we had a good day! [ and she'll cheerily offer her arm. ]

[masakados]

[Naoki looks at that offered arm...

But ahh, what the hell. Is he getting used to her? Maybe. Bit by bit. He'll move to hook his arm through Yang's with a little shake of his head.]

Yep-- you even started on the road of becoming electric resistant. [And, a liiittle:] It was fun today.

[flaredo]

It was! See, you're not much of a lone wolf anymore-- and isn't it more fun?

[ And she tugs him into a lively stroll. What an escort. ]

[masakados]

I'm still a little lone wolf-ey. It's too cool to give up completely.

[But his expression is relaxed, and he says it with a joking tone of voice.] ...But, I like hanging out with you.

[Though when he says that, he sounds oddly nostalgic.]

[flaredo]

... If you say it with that kind of voice, it sounds like you're about to start talking about the good old days.

[ Just a guess, though. ]

[masakados]

I mean, I could.

[Naoki chuckles and shrugs the shoulder of his free arm lightly, hand lifting. There's something a little conflicted in his expression, but the sense of nostalgia wins out.]

Though me and my friends didn't do exactly the same kinds of things.

[flaredo]

You and your friends didn't punch each other? That's a shame.

[ No, she doesn't really mean it. ]

[masakados]

Nope. We weren't very good with punches anyhow.

[He hesitates a moment like he doesn't know if he should be talking about this, but plows on.] We'd just go to movies, shopping, sit around and do homework... we never actually did it, though. Chiaki always gave me and Isamu a hard time for it when we'd do something else, like play games.

Or we'd hang around school. I'm pretty sure that one was just 'cause Isamu had a crush on our homeroom teacher.

[flaredo]

A hot homeroom teacher, huh? None of ours really had that going for them.

[ ... Yeah, she can't imagine Weiss swooning over Oobleck or Port. But she's definitely listening avidly. ]

But that's about the same as us, back home. Except we were definitely drowning in homework most of the time. So you weren't a study bug?

[masakados]

She was popular with everyone 'cause she was interesting too-- though I'm not sure they all had crushes on her like Isamu.

[He finds it a little easier to talk the more he says, to his surprise.]

Studying just wasn't my thing. I mean, I liked reading certain things. [...] I think occult stuff's interesting. Though I'm not into it as I used to be because I'm kinda living it now.

[flaredo]

And you were looking for a library before... well, it's definitely true that you're hanging out with demons instead of studying them, so that's about all the occult education you could need.

[masakados]

Yeah. But-- there's occult stuff to learn about other places, too. Stories and legends are interesting, and the library has some I've never heard of...

[He brightens up as he talks, though stops himself with a scrunched nose.]

They always gave me a hard time for this. But I dunno, I just like it even now.

[flaredo]

I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Occult stuff is interesting, and Ruby and Blake are both big book lovers.

[ So don't scrunch your nose! ]

[masakados]

[He can't help it!! Chiaki was always lecturing him about it, okay. Hearing her say that makes him smile, though.]

So if I got curious about books about occult stuff or otherwise from your world, they'd be the ones to ask?

[flaredo]

Or Weiss, if she was here-- but you should talk to them anyway! They're both great people. And I'm not just saying that because I'm related to one of 'em.

[ Precious teammate, precious baby sister. ]

[masakados]

I'll trust your judgement.

[It's a quick reply, coupled with Naoki giving her a light jostle from where their arms are still locked.] You've gotten me curious about your friends.

Especially after your story from before.

[You know. The food fight one.]

[flaredo]

... You know, sometimes you just have to start the semester off with a yang.

[ Yang, no. ]

But you can always ask me if you're curious!

[masakados]

... [It earns a snort, at the very least.] That was terrible.

[She's getting jostled again just for that.]

Can you tell me some more, then? [While they walk!]

[flaredo]

If you don't insult my great punning sense! [ HMPH. ]

I guess I could, though. Anything specific?

[masakados]

Sorry, sorry. Forgive me. [He brings up his free hand, ducking his head with a laugh.]

But, I dunno, the first thing that comes to mind?

[flaredo]

Mm... well, why don't I tell you a little about my team, so you'll know 'em when you see 'em?