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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.]

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[masakados]

[Oddly, her irritation makes his chest feel hot with emotion, gratitude, warmth-- He laughs and rubs at her elbows soothingly.]

I didn't think you were the type to let your mind get changed easily.

[He feels a naive, clinging hope battling with persistent doubt that even if he told her someday, she might understand. Not now. He's too afraid to say it yet. But, maybe one day...]

[flaredo]

I'm not. [ It's said instantly, but Yang takes a few seconds to will away most of her ire. No use going home grumpy. ]

... You're okay, though?

[ He's trying to soothe her temper, she knows, but there's still concern when she meets his eyes. Even though he'd said one other person was enough... just how much has this hurt him? ]

[masakados]

Yeah. Right now, I'm okay.

[He can smile at her, meet her eyes, and mean it all, wanting for her to see that he's fine. He doesn't lie and say he's okay all the time, because there're few days that go by that he doesn't think of it...

But for now, he's good.]

Are you okay?

[flaredo]

I'm mad, but that's not your fault. And I'll be fine. [ she'd flap a hand if he wasn't still caressing(???) her elbows. ]

I bounce back quickly, remember?

[masakados]

[He's not caressing he's just like holding now... give him a moment and he catches himself, dropping his hands down.]

Yup, I remember. It's one of those things I kinda admire about you.

[He tips his head, a little let's get going? and turns slightly.]

[flaredo]

[ He's a lot more willing to do the physical contact thing than she originally would've guessed-- not a bad thing, though. ]

You-- [ And she moves to follow him, one eyebrow arched pertly. ] kinda?

[masakados]

[Naoki casts a look sidelong at her before clearing his throat quietly.]

...no, not just kinda.

[He got embarrassed halfway so he had to cover it up with a kinda.]

[flaredo]

[ ... Boys. ]

Okay, so a lot. You could've just said that.

[ And she's grinning as she trots ahead of him like a jerk. ]

[masakados]

{That's fine, he'll just follow along while she trots ahead and watch her hair. Until she gets too far, at least.]

Hey, I said that much. You got it fine in the end.

[Where's his praise!!]

[flaredo]

Women's intuition!

[ sure, it's all about that again. But she's also calling this over her shoulder. ]

[masakados]

That again?

[BUT YOU KNOW WHAT he's kicking off the ground in a jog after her.] You wanna get home that bad?

[flaredo]

No, I just felt like a change of pace.

[ and jogging will do that. ]

[masakados]

Hmmm.

It looked like you were planning on leaving me behind for a minute there.

[flaredo]

If I was planning on leaving you in the dust, you wouldn't even see me right now!

[masakados]

Good to know.

[He looks over at her with a raised eyebrow. He's used to jogging along places, though; it's not like he had many other modes of transportation in the Vortex World, aside from the Terminals.]

[flaredo]

It's good to get the heart beating a little faster, anyway! Or I really might be grumpier longer than I wanted to be.

[masakados]

... [It really bothers her, huh? Naoki laughs next to her, though it's barely a laugh at all, quiet as it is.

And then his speed raises so that he passes her, while throwing a glance back at her over his shoulder.] Then, I might have to go a little faster to really get my heart going.

[flaredo]

...

[ Okay, demon lord, she knows a challenge when she hears one (and sees it move past her). Yang's eyes narrow-- and then she's picking up the speed to pass him again. ]

Then let's see what it'll take to get your heart racing!

[masakados]

[A challenge it is! And it's also something to bring her out of her crankiness. She said it right enough, it'll be good to do this.

His eyebrow lifts as she passes him and he laughs, moving quickly after her, catching up soon enough.]

First, we're gonna find that out for you.

[flaredo]

You just try!

[ Are her eyes sparkling? Probably-- yeah no, definitely. She's honestly not sure how demon stamina works, but she's got a healthy amount of pride in her own. ]

[masakados]

I will, thanks!

[Look at that sparkle, just what he wanted to see. And the thing with demon stamina... no, Naoki's stamina in particular... is that the more he moves, the more energy he gets. Mana refill's a lovely thing. Even if it's kinda cheating.

He lowers his body slightly... and he kicks off in a dash.]

[flaredo]

[ ... If only she could smack into a pole and activate her Semblance-- not that she would. Of course, she has no idea that Naoki's stamina is magically cheating, but all the same, she's not holding back.

Which is why she'll immediately sprint after him.

Funny, she'd said something about being tired before... ]

[masakados]

[When they get to her place, she'll probably fall facefirst into a nap...

Naoki cuts a glance over when he feels her coming, smiling when he sees her. Well, when it comes to speed, he's probably not as fast as others, but he sure has stamina and endurance down.

It was the conditions he lived in, after all--

So to make up for speed, he pushes himself off with his foot, using power instead to drive him ahead.]

[flaredo]

[ She will, she totally will.

But for now, she's pushing herself off after him. She doesn't have as much power as he does, and her speed's nothing like Ruby's, but damned if she isn't jetting after him anyway. ]

[masakados]

Wanna say-- this'll last as long as it takes to get to the residential district?

[He says it when she catches up to him again, but there's a mischievous gleam in his eyes. They won't need to catch the metro today, he thinks. They'll take the scenic route.

His gaze cuts to some nearby rooftops. Hmm. He'll have to be careful of his power, but he thinks he can make it.]