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estoria2015-05-09 10:47 am
sunshrouded) wrote in estoria2015-05-09 10:47 am
[SEMI-OPEN] smile though your heart is aching
Who: Tenka & some assorted folks & maybe YOU.
When: after the event! approx. Jan 2nd IC
Where: tenka's bar and the dojo and the hospital -- not as questionable as it sounds, probably
What: A few faces drop by Tenka's bar -- new and old both welcome! -- and then our plucky bartender goes on a great bootlegging adventure to the hospital and also to beat up his teenage protege. Ah.
Rating/Warning: nothing that needs to be warned for besides some booze probably!
[ A - OPEN : sets up a 'walks into a bar' joke ]
[Tenka's bar is buried deep within the entertainment district, full of flashing lights and loud people. Today appears to be no exception as--]
Gaaaahhhh!!
[-- some poor, rowdy NPC is tossed out on his ass with no warning at all. Tenka follows a little bit after, looking some kind of miffed.]
Where were you raised? A barn?!
[ . . . . and then he realized that someone is standing there. He blinks once and raises a hand in greeting.]
Oh. Yo.
[PROFESSIONAL AT WORK.]
- OR -
[The event took its toll on Tenka - how couldn't it? Some jolly, murderous fat guy invaded his home. There were distressed people everywhere and while Tenka would occasionally wander out of his apartment to help them, he was also paranoid enough to put his home here above everything else. Sousei went out but Tenka's restlessness didn't end even after everything seemed to clear up. That was one of the worst rounds of things here so far -- and he's seen some shit.
So there's a jingle of bells from somewhere - he's not sure where - and he loses his grip on the glass that he was polishing, sending it to the floor with a crash. With a muffled curse, he bends down to clean it up.]
Shit.
[And with a less muffled curse, he cuts himself on one of the sharper pieces in his eagerness to get it clean before the bar gets busier again.
He huffs.]
Who even carries around bells anymore?
[ B - SANO / CLOSED : so i heard my husband punched you in the face ]
It's my family's precious heirloom vase!! How very dare you try to take it from me! I don't feel welcome!!
[Sano probably hears Tenka before he sees him, judging by the way the other man is squawking in the hallway at one of the wandering nurses. Then he's quickly making a turn into Sano's room and it's clear exactly what he was getting yelled at for: there's a giant, conspicuous box in his hands.
Ah.
Then without hesitating a second, Tenka kicks the door shut behind him and turns the lock. After putting the box down on the nearest unoccupied table, he pulls out an entire bottle of sake. Then with an absurd amount of swagger as he puffs out his chest--]
I'm your hero. I know. You don't have to tell me.
[ C - JAUNE / CLOSED : beats up naive teenagers for a living ]
[Shortly after Jaune's own video message, his phone lights up with another text:]
let's kill two birds with one stone!! come over to the dojo and i'll sign pyrrha-chan's card and you can get your first bit of training with me in
[It's a bit overdue.... but considering the fact that Sousei took it upon himself to do most of the exploring in the snow, Tenka almost can't feel as though he missed out. Might as well take this restlessness as an opportunity to teach Jaune a thing or two.]
When: after the event! approx. Jan 2nd IC
Where: tenka's bar and the dojo and the hospital -- not as questionable as it sounds, probably
What: A few faces drop by Tenka's bar -- new and old both welcome! -- and then our plucky bartender goes on a great bootlegging adventure to the hospital and also to beat up his teenage protege. Ah.
Rating/Warning: nothing that needs to be warned for besides some booze probably!
[ A - OPEN : sets up a 'walks into a bar' joke ]
[Tenka's bar is buried deep within the entertainment district, full of flashing lights and loud people. Today appears to be no exception as--]
Gaaaahhhh!!
[-- some poor, rowdy NPC is tossed out on his ass with no warning at all. Tenka follows a little bit after, looking some kind of miffed.]
Where were you raised? A barn?!
[ . . . . and then he realized that someone is standing there. He blinks once and raises a hand in greeting.]
Oh. Yo.
[PROFESSIONAL AT WORK.]
- OR -
[The event took its toll on Tenka - how couldn't it? Some jolly, murderous fat guy invaded his home. There were distressed people everywhere and while Tenka would occasionally wander out of his apartment to help them, he was also paranoid enough to put his home here above everything else. Sousei went out but Tenka's restlessness didn't end even after everything seemed to clear up. That was one of the worst rounds of things here so far -- and he's seen some shit.
So there's a jingle of bells from somewhere - he's not sure where - and he loses his grip on the glass that he was polishing, sending it to the floor with a crash. With a muffled curse, he bends down to clean it up.]
Shit.
[And with a less muffled curse, he cuts himself on one of the sharper pieces in his eagerness to get it clean before the bar gets busier again.
He huffs.]
Who even carries around bells anymore?
[ B - SANO / CLOSED : so i heard my husband punched you in the face ]
It's my family's precious heirloom vase!! How very dare you try to take it from me! I don't feel welcome!!
[Sano probably hears Tenka before he sees him, judging by the way the other man is squawking in the hallway at one of the wandering nurses. Then he's quickly making a turn into Sano's room and it's clear exactly what he was getting yelled at for: there's a giant, conspicuous box in his hands.
Ah.
Then without hesitating a second, Tenka kicks the door shut behind him and turns the lock. After putting the box down on the nearest unoccupied table, he pulls out an entire bottle of sake. Then with an absurd amount of swagger as he puffs out his chest--]
I'm your hero. I know. You don't have to tell me.
[ C - JAUNE / CLOSED : beats up naive teenagers for a living ]
[Shortly after Jaune's own video message, his phone lights up with another text:]
let's kill two birds with one stone!! come over to the dojo and i'll sign pyrrha-chan's card and you can get your first bit of training with me in
[It's a bit overdue.... but considering the fact that Sousei took it upon himself to do most of the exploring in the snow, Tenka almost can't feel as though he missed out. Might as well take this restlessness as an opportunity to teach Jaune a thing or two.]
why would shinpachi ever not be at the bar tho
Ah... It was pretty rough.
Probably faring better than Sano-kun's though. How's he? Sousei packs a mean punch when he wants to, after all.
[this just in, tenka forgot what it's like to have marriage communication issues]
he practically lives there by now it's true
.. well, until that sudden announcement, that is. With Sousei being tightlipped in general and Sano being tightlipped about every single issue he experiences ever, Shinpachi sure hasn't heard anything about that incident. He knows why Sano is in the hospital, he was right there when he saw the other being shot in the leg, but this part.. ]
Sousei did what? [ So many question marks right now. In fact, he probably yelled that loudly enough that everyone else in the bar just looked up, realised it's just two idiots yelling, and then went back to their drink. ]
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What do you.... think Sousei did....
[cough]
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Punch Sano. [ DRYLY. HE AIN'T FALLING FOR THIS. ] Apparently, anyway, since no one here seems to see if fit to tell me anything.
[ There's definitely a hint of grump in that as he says it - he's always so upfront with other people, so how come everyone apparently dances around telling him stuff in turn? Especially Sano of all people, geez.. ]
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Hey, hey, s'nothing personal, I figure. Besides, it's probably not a big deal. Sousei didn't even tell me until he got home so it's not like they started something serious.
[Which is pretty much Tenka's indicator of how big of a fight it was.]
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Sure, he knows it's not really his business. Sano may be his heterosexual life partner and Sousei may be a friend of his, but it's not like they're not both adults who can take care of themselves.. but it still doesn't feel right all the same, hearing about it like this. ]
You think they already made up? [ Because otherwise the next bar night is going to be really Awkward. ]
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Sousei's not the type to say sorry.
[He'll say that honestly, even as he shrugs.] Something tells me that it's not gonna happen right away, but they'll be fine in the long run. You worried?
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They're both adults, right? Not like I should be worried. [ Because they're both grown men, and they're both good men - Sano and Sousei are both people Shinpachi would trust his life with in any given situation.
But despite his answer, there's a "but" lingering in the air that he only slowly voices. ]
Sano, though.. he's the kinda guy that crops up a lot of stuff. I just hope it's not gonna cause some kinda tension.
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Well...Sousei's not the kinda guy who lets that cropped up stuff cause much of a fuss. [He shakes his head.] Figure Sano-kun'll give him a chance to talk about what happened and they'll get over it.
Kinda surprise that Sano-kun didn't tell you about it though...
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[ Shinpachi has a slightly skewed (and half-wry) grin on his face. Sure, he might have found it a surprise too until a while ago, but he sure found out the hard way just how much Sano keeps from him. It still stings a little, but he does understand it's just because of the huge differences in their personalities, despite what it might seem like on a surface level. ]
Anyway, he's gonna find out that I know now anyway. You know I suck at keeping my trap shut. [ And not just even accidentally, out of choice too. ]
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So he just shrugs and offers a grin.]
Damn right you do. And it's a good thing. You oughta just let him have it, maybe punch him once.
[And then more seriously, though he keeps the amusement on his face:] He probably doesn't want to keep secrets from the people he cares about. Maybe he just thinks he has to.
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But Shinpachi doesn't need the explanation. He knows, because Sano told him that one night, drunk off his ass - he doesn't want anyone to worry, he doesn't want anyone to think that he's not tough. ]
Ahh, I really can't understand guys like him. [ It's not a lie. It's not like Shinpachi would ever think less of Sano, so that point is moot, and friends are there to worry about each other, so that one's moot too. Shinpachi has never seen much of a reason to hide anything, honestly, but he knows they're opposites in that sense. ]
Guess he figured it'd work out by itself and he didn't need to involve me in it.. not like we're married or anything. [ Well, they're bromarried, close enough. But still. ] But if there's ever anything he's seriously got to tell me, then.. well, I trust him enough to at least drop a hint or something.
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It's interesting to hear it from this side.]
Nah.... I can see it from Sano-kun's side a bit. You don't want to get anyone else involved in your own messes, 'specially if it's something that you got wrapped in because of your own mistakes.... or something like that.
[He snorts faintly as he sets the cup of sake down in front of Shinpachi, on the house and some of the better quality stuff since he's being a good bro.]
Point is -- I still don't keep secrets from Sousei anymore, mostly because he won't let me. You never know. It can get better.
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He slowly picks up the cup, bringing it up to his lips and taking a sip. It doesn't take him too long to realise it's the good stuff - he drinks too much to not notice it. And although he doesn't necessarily say it out loud, the way his expression softens a little carries a hint of the sentiment in it. What a good bro, Tenka. ]
I just.. [ And since Shinpachi's so open, he can't help but just throw this out there to Tenka - he's not as worried about a fragile ego or whatever. ] I just hope I made him realise that he can always ask me for help, y'know? I don't want him to think he has to deal with stuff alone when his best friend is right there. That'd make me some shittyass friend, alright..
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I don't think you'll ever need to worry about that, Shinpachi-kun. But this sort of thing.... [He pauses, trying to think about it as he traces a nonsensical pattern on the wood of the bar.] I'm not Sano-kun, but when it comes to keep things away from the people who matter most to you, even like your partner or your best friend--
.... you don't want 'em to have to take your burden. You wanna take it on yourself, most of the time. So this definitely isn't a case of you being a bad friend -- hell, you're a great friend -- but it's because you're such a good friend that Sano-kun probably doesn't want to look like he can't handle himself.
[He blinks once, twice, enough times to get the distant look out of his eyes as he stops replaying scenes of the past in his head.]
Friends are supposed to stand together, but they can take each other's weight too. Maybe he just hasn't figured out the second part.
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He's observant enough to realise what's hidden in the way Tenka speaks about all this. It'd be weird to talk about it that way if you didn't have personal experience with it.. it must have been what he thought - or something similar to it, anyway - when it came to Sousei, huh?
.. well, if he and Sano have these kind of problems, then who's to say Sousei and Tenka can't have had the same thing? Even if it's in the past now, judging by everything the other has said. ]
He's a prideful asshole, that's what you're saying. [ Never have those words said in a more fond way.. Sano's the kind of idiot who tries way too hard to seem strong when he's already plenty naturally strong, when he's already amazing in Shinpachi's eyes - but it's his idiot, dammit. (Not like Shinpachi isn't just as much of an idiot, just in other ways.)
Another gulp of the drink disappears into Shinpachi's mouth. ]
If you're sayin' you know it so well, then do you think he's ever going to learn?
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That's why I'm saying you need to punch him!
[WHAT ADVICE. But Tenka just shrugs then--]
Sometimes.... people like that will get in over their head and you don't wanna wait until that happens to make 'em realize that they can lean on other people.
[He pauses thoughtfully.]
-- Actually.... If you ever see Sousei do something like that, you gotta help me stop him.
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[ There's a slightly lopsided grin on his face, and Shinpachi holds out his glass with still some alcohol left in it out towards Tenka. ]
Let's make a promise, yeah? You help me look out for Sano whenever he gets in over his head and stubbornly doesn't want to talk 'bout it, and I'll keep an eye on Sousei for you too. [ It's like a buddy system. Husband system. Brosquare system... ] Especially if one of us can't, for some reason-- you know they're total wrecks without us, yeah?
[ He mostly means it as a joke, but.. oh, Shinpachi, if only you knew. ]