dormheads | [ AUDIENCE: YAMATO ISHIDA ]

I don't know. No one else said anything.

[ ... he looks at Riku warily and reluctantly holds it out again. it was PROBABLY not the memo but his paranoia ]

[He also glances up kind of... warily at the paper Yamato holds out. Carefully, he reaches up to take it. Paranoid? Same hat! He peeks at it until he's sure nothing is happening, and then he looks at it fully.

And frowns. Don't like that.]

...Oh.

Yeah. [ he's relieved riku is still himself but also, uh, y'know, GESTURES ] We discussed it earlier this week, when Kon and Lucretia saw that message in the sky, but--

[ there's a beat ]

Did anyone tell you about that? It was on Thursday.

[He hands it back to Yamato, face sort of disgusted, like it's a piece of moldy cheese or something.]

The meeting you all had, you mean?

[ same for yamato but he still carefully folds it before putting it in his pocket. stupid info. ]

The meeting, yeah. And what Kon and Lucretia saw before the meeting.

[Finally, he pulls himself full up into a sit on the edge of the bed. His brows pinch gently.]

I heard the meeting. Uh. I... listened in, I mean. To most of it.

[ yamato is still hovering worriedly, it's fine. ]

Oh. So you can listen in? [ that's good to have a confirmation ] Then you already know, we think the most likely people for the story to try and take is... all four of you.

[YAMATO... Soft. He waves a hand dismissively.]

I'm okay. [Gently.] ...Yeah. I heard you speculating. I...

[His jaw hardens, and he looks away. Both hands fist the sheets of the bed on the edge.]

I'm not going to let that happen.

[ ARE YOU OKAY??? he'll step back a little so he's not hovering as much but. still. worry. ]

... No one wants it to let it happen to any of you. We'll figure out a way to stop it before it gets to that.

[ he's not actually very confident of that but also he absolutely does not want it to happen so willful denial it is ]

[After a moment, his hands relax, and he sighs. Glances up. HE ALSO... IS NOT VERY CONFIDENT IN THAT. Haha oh boy. Willful denial it is.]

Yamato... if... something does happen. I want you to...

[ oh. no. his shoulders tense and his own fists clench now ]

... I'm not in the business of giving up on friends when it gets hard.

[ not unless there's no other choice, but actually killing a friend sucked so can we not ]

[He figured that'd be the kind of answer he got from Yamato, so that's probably why he didn't even finish the damn sentence.]

I'm not going to roll over so easily. But... I don't want it to use me to hurt any of you. I'm tired... of being used... to hurt my friends.

[ please stop triggering him in his very recent issues? but yamato just looks down, jaw clenched ]

...I'm not going to make that choice for everyone else. But if... [ it comes out a little raw and he stops himself. ] If we run out of options. And only then. I won't let you keep suffering.

[He frowns, feeling a little bad about just... selfishly coming out of left field and begging to die. His expression softens.]

Sorry. I... should ask things like that from you. Don't worry. We'll... figure out a way to keep it from happening, if that's what it's planning to try.

... Yeah. We will. [ but he's not taking the promise back thanks for pulling a ven riku?? ] Just hang in there, alright? We're putting the work in.

[me seeing "should" when it was meant to be "shouldn't" now riku is an asshole just like he use to be]

I know, but... you shouldn't have to. [He runs a hand through his hair, scowling.] I should be able to do on my own.

[ i didn't even notice but thats so funny. riku: i should make you murder me every day yay ]

Don't make me speech at you again. [ :T ] We're friends. We're here to help.

[ the "i" is implied ]

[STOP]

Okay, okay. Spare me the sappy speech. [It doesn't sound like he finds them so bad, or whatever. Tch.] I know.

...Thanks. Before I forget how to even say it.

You might want to hold off on that thank when you realize there's shaved ice all over your floor.

[ he's teasing a little. ]

[.........]

It seems like every time you come to visit me lately, my room ends up getting dirty.

Luke dropped it. [ so it's not his fault? wow? though he does look a little embarrassed at the nail polish reminder ]

Don't blame him!

[Blame him. It's true.]

...Don't worry about it. I'll get it up.

[ ... leans a bit and puts his hand on riku's forehead like he's checking for a fever but it's not even in jest he's just still fretting ]

I can help. It's just ice and syrup. Are you feeling...better now?

[He lifts his eyes, and then closes them. He runs warm because he is a stupid jock, and the hand is cooler.

He sighs.]

...Yeah. Sorry I worried you.

[He won't be mean and say "scared" even though that was true.]

[ yamato runs a little cold anyway so. it works? but riku's warm and not feverish, so after a bit yamato will sigh and pull his hand away ]

Yeah, well. I'm just glad it was temporary. [ ... for now can hang between them as yamato tries to lighten the mood again; ] Luke's even more of a blockhead than you are.

[ a) is that True b) stealing riku's insult ]

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