darksubverted: (Riku (459))

[personal profile] darksubverted 2021-07-22 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[This is so funny, ahhhhh. Thank god that doesn't transport away from his mind, he'd look like an asshole even though he thinks it's endearing, not stupid.]

I guess you're right. Friends do understand you when you sometimes don't even understand yourself.
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[personal profile] silentscout 2021-07-22 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Mhmm.

[He reaches out, this time stretching up to mess up Riku's hair on purpose.]

I'll be there for you, okay? Even when things get difficult or weird.

[Or when memories start to fade.]
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[personal profile] darksubverted 2021-07-22 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[He sort of laughs quietly, but doesn't pull away. The hair is easier to mess up now.]

Thanks... I trust you.
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[personal profile] silentscout 2021-07-22 12:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh! That feels nice to hear, and Lalli is smiling now, just a little bit.]

Good. And you know I trust you too, right?
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[personal profile] darksubverted 2021-07-22 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I know.

[I'm glad.]

I don't... know if you should, the way things look. I mean... You can trust me, [Riku wouldn't ever hurt Lalli.] but... trusting me and this place...

Just... be careful, okay?
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[personal profile] silentscout 2021-07-22 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
It's alright. Even if it's 'him' instead of 'you' sometimes, I know you're still in there. And I don't think 'he' would hurt me either, we got along alright.

[This place though. That's a valid worry.]
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[personal profile] darksubverted 2021-07-22 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's only mildly reassured.]

Be careful anyway. I don't... trust what this place is capable of doing. Don't... [He glances to the side and then back.] Don't feel bad doing what you need to do if it comes down to stopping us.

If we really are who it's after.
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[personal profile] silentscout 2021-07-22 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Riku.

[He's just. Going to try to gently grab the sides of Riku's face between his hands. That way he can look Riku directly in the eyes.]

We're going to save you. All four of you.
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[personal profile] darksubverted 2021-07-22 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[It works to make him focus. He frowns gently. Not because he's sad, but because Lalli is familiarly stubborn like the rest of them.]

I know. I just mean... if you can't...
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[personal profile] silentscout 2021-07-22 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
There is no 'if you can't.' There's just 'we will.'

[Lalli's not one to overpromise, so for him to say this means he's serious.

-won't let him die. He's too important to me.
]
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[personal profile] darksubverted 2021-07-22 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[The thoughts are already weird enough, and he doesn't want to make Lalli feel uncomfortable, so he doesn't say anything about what he hears. Thinks? Gets.

His smile is wry and doesn't exactly reach his eyes, but it's not mean.]


Okay. I believe you.
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[personal profile] silentscout 2021-07-22 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Good.

[He's taking those words at face value. And then he pats Riku's face once before letting to and stepping back.]

Stay with us on Thursday night, okay? We'll have a sleepover in the common room.
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[personal profile] darksubverted 2021-07-22 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shockingly, the face patting reassures him.]

Okay. I'll be there.