[he looks briefly surprised by the mention of yamato, but not enough that he lets the ball be easily taken. luke gets to throw his rhythm off, but taichi's quick to recover for himself.]
Funny. I know how to take care of myself just fine, and Yamato knows it, too.
[Heh. Testing your mettle. He doesn't seem hard-pressed to try to actually take it yet.]
That's good. You won't be able to call him to help you out of getting beat. [Taichi makes him talk so much smack, and now you know why. Enjoy.] What'd you want to talk about?
[yamato's his best human friend but also he doesn't know sports for shit my dude. and yeah the alarming amount of sense this makes slays me. but it's fine because taichi speaks jock and luke is jock-passing. it works. the ball goes back between his feet to keep moving.]
...I wanted to ask about swapping into Fall. That's an option, right?
[why did he offer. he should have just stuck with the short answer. but he stops the movement of the ball to kick it to luke. if you're going to ask him to talk, the least you can do is run some warm-up passes with him.]
...the lockdowns, for one. If those are going to keep happening, there's really no chance of me going anywhere but my own dorm no matter how hard I try. Chad already told me it's frowned upon to spend more than one or two nights in another dorm, but it was something I considered before this week.
And then those groups came back from...wherever the hell they went. And it didn't matter how injured they were or how bad off things were, as soon as that hour hit all of us were forced to return to our own dorms. People were separated from their friends and medical attention and we were all stuck inside knowing somebody else was probably going to die.
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Yamato asked me to move a week ago. I don't know if you know that. And I told him I wanted to see what would happen this week. I don't like what happened. If I'm not in the same dorm, I don't stand a chance of protecting him if something happens and he comes back from something like that. Same with if someone decides to target him. If I want to have a chance to save him from something, I have to be in the same place.
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And maybe you're not the only one who has things to make up for.
[No, I wanted you to have to type out all the very gross, gay feelings so I could read them.
He catches the ball with his foot so it doesn't roll by him, and then he juggles it back and forth before sending it back.]
You and him don't care too much about the dimension prize, do you? [It doesn't sound like he's judging.] Even if moving will lower your odds, you'll still do it for him?
[stop this these are very normal het feelings. but he's not too interested in playing a full game yet, seeing how he mimics the motions to keep the ball rolling but makes no move to run the field before kicking it back.]
The dimension prize...isn't something I totally believe in anyway. I want to think maybe it's true, but I don't even know what I'd use it for. It doesn't matter much to me. And even if moving lowers my odds, I don't think I care.
I told him I wasn't leaving without him, and that's what I'm sticking with. [disappearing without warning is on his id for a reason, and it's not the best idea to tempt fate like that when he can control that much this time.]
[You can't say that when I'm playing Riku, of all people.]
I see.
[He tips his foot down, letting the ball roll up onto it so he can toss it into the air a bit. His knee bounces it a second, and then he pops it over to Taichi instead of rolling it.]
Protecting your friends... I'm okay with that. I think Yamato will be relieved to have you around. If you come, we'll welcome you.
he watches the ball for a moment and seems to be debating if he wants to elaborate more. but he moves to keep the ball in the air instead.]
Even if you're all really anti-Claude right now? [haha.] ...I know this is going to be easier on him. So I don't mind switching. And it's not like I can't talk to Chad or the others still even if I'm in your dorm anyway.
[He huffs half in amusement and half in exasperation.]
You're the one who let them into the Spring Dorm for their revenge. They can't hate you that much. They're a little... weird. [Luke is weird, and it's very obvious why the people in his dorm are there.] But they're not bad people.
Okay that was different. [namely he was too depressed to even think about it or stop them. sorry spring. but he seems to think about that a little further.]
...yeah. I can see where you'd get that conclusion. [sigh.] I don't think there's anything bad about the people in your dorm. I like most of the ones I've spoken to.
[i'm in tears i'm sorry that taichi's going to add to it, but he's better at hiding it. so luke says that and there's a split-second where taichi considers that before he grins.]
Yeah. I don't mind...things are pretty rough right now but we can't keep focusing on everything bad. It won't get us anywhere. It might be getting too cold for baseball but we can probably find something else to help make things less miserable.
I'll see what I can do. [like this is now his personal responsibility. maybe it is. who the fuck knows.]
Yeah, you've been coming to this school for forever so you'd know a lot about it, huh? Is it bad to maybe be looking forward to it?
[people are dying but sometimes distractions are okay to be a mood booster.]
...to be honest with you, I think I get along better with more of your dorm than my own? Not that I don't get along with everybody in Spring, but it feels a little easier to talk to Fall. [sometimes.]
[he shrugs! he's not going to be full of himself and agree with that (and he's not even sure what to think of that in some cases), but he doesn't seem too uncertain either.]
The way I figure...there's no reason to not be friends with people in different dorms even with your whole dorm war thing going on. We all started out the same way, and now that things like the murders are happening...
[he pauses, kicking the ball and bouncing it off of his knees, chest and then over to luke with a soft bonk of his head.]
We don't know why it's happening. But it doesn't hurt to try to talk to people so that maybe they don't feel like they can't talk to somebody if something happens. I don't know. I'm not really good at it, but...[shrug! he's just kind of rambling now it's fine.]
[Everyone needs a Sora and a Taichi when they're Riku adjacent.]
I tried to tell them that in my welcome letter. It's a rivalry, but no one is better than anyone else.
[He takes a step back so he can catch the ball with his chest, letting it tumble down onto his knee and thigh. After bouncing it once, he drops it to the ground, and then swiftly kicks it without warning. Not at Taichi, but around him. He takes off running after it. See ya, loser.]
[YEAH, GOODBYE BALL. Luke runs with it bouncing ahead and between his feet. He stops very suddenly, and heads in the opposite direction to get around to the goal.
It's not every time! [it is every single time because taichi's an idiot. but he's quick on his feet and even when luke changes direction it doesn't take long for him to swing around and run after him.
before trying to slide and kick the ball out from under luke's feet. and possibly leaving luke to trip over him. no!!!!]
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Funny. I know how to take care of myself just fine, and Yamato knows it, too.
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That's good. You won't be able to call him to help you out of getting beat. [Taichi makes him talk so much smack, and now you know why. Enjoy.] What'd you want to talk about?
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[yamato's his best human friend but also he doesn't know sports for shit my dude. and yeah the alarming amount of sense this makes slays me. but it's fine because taichi speaks jock and luke is jock-passing. it works. the ball goes back between his feet to keep moving.]
...I wanted to ask about swapping into Fall. That's an option, right?
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You can, yeah. What made you change your mind?
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Do you want the easy answer, or the whole one?
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The whole one.
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...the lockdowns, for one. If those are going to keep happening, there's really no chance of me going anywhere but my own dorm no matter how hard I try. Chad already told me it's frowned upon to spend more than one or two nights in another dorm, but it was something I considered before this week.
And then those groups came back from...wherever the hell they went. And it didn't matter how injured they were or how bad off things were, as soon as that hour hit all of us were forced to return to our own dorms. People were separated from their friends and medical attention and we were all stuck inside knowing somebody else was probably going to die.
[...]
Yamato asked me to move a week ago. I don't know if you know that. And I told him I wanted to see what would happen this week. I don't like what happened. If I'm not in the same dorm, I don't stand a chance of protecting him if something happens and he comes back from something like that. Same with if someone decides to target him. If I want to have a chance to save him from something, I have to be in the same place.
[...]
And maybe you're not the only one who has things to make up for.
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He catches the ball with his foot so it doesn't roll by him, and then he juggles it back and forth before sending it back.]
You and him don't care too much about the dimension prize, do you? [It doesn't sound like he's judging.] Even if moving will lower your odds, you'll still do it for him?
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The dimension prize...isn't something I totally believe in anyway. I want to think maybe it's true, but I don't even know what I'd use it for. It doesn't matter much to me. And even if moving lowers my odds, I don't think I care.
I told him I wasn't leaving without him, and that's what I'm sticking with. [disappearing without warning is on his id for a reason, and it's not the best idea to tempt fate like that when he can control that much this time.]
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I see.
[He tips his foot down, letting the ball roll up onto it so he can toss it into the air a bit. His knee bounces it a second, and then he pops it over to Taichi instead of rolling it.]
Protecting your friends... I'm okay with that. I think Yamato will be relieved to have you around. If you come, we'll welcome you.
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he watches the ball for a moment and seems to be debating if he wants to elaborate more. but he moves to keep the ball in the air instead.]
Even if you're all really anti-Claude right now? [haha.] ...I know this is going to be easier on him. So I don't mind switching. And it's not like I can't talk to Chad or the others still even if I'm in your dorm anyway.
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You're the one who let them into the Spring Dorm for their revenge. They can't hate you that much. They're a little... weird. [Luke is weird, and it's very obvious why the people in his dorm are there.] But they're not bad people.
...They just think they are.
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Okay that was different. [namely he was too depressed to even think about it or stop them. sorry spring. but he seems to think about that a little further.]
...yeah. I can see where you'd get that conclusion. [sigh.] I don't think there's anything bad about the people in your dorm. I like most of the ones I've spoken to.
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I'm just warning you ahead of time. You and Caiman might lift everyone's spirits a little.
[EVERYONE IS SO FUCKING DEPRESSED.]
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Yeah. I don't mind...things are pretty rough right now but we can't keep focusing on everything bad. It won't get us anywhere. It might be getting too cold for baseball but we can probably find something else to help make things less miserable.
I'll see what I can do. [like this is now his personal responsibility. maybe it is. who the fuck knows.]
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A lot of the sports are out of season, but there are still things to do in the winter. You'll see.
[STOP THIS.]
I think having your company will be enough.
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[people are dying but sometimes distractions are okay to be a mood booster.]
...to be honest with you, I think I get along better with more of your dorm than my own? Not that I don't get along with everybody in Spring, but it feels a little easier to talk to Fall. [sometimes.]
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[god taichi cannot get into fall dorm fast enough to pretend not to be depressed with the rest of these fuckers]
I guess everyone in Fall Dorm needs someone like you as a friend.
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The way I figure...there's no reason to not be friends with people in different dorms even with your whole dorm war thing going on. We all started out the same way, and now that things like the murders are happening...
[he pauses, kicking the ball and bouncing it off of his knees, chest and then over to luke with a soft bonk of his head.]
We don't know why it's happening. But it doesn't hurt to try to talk to people so that maybe they don't feel like they can't talk to somebody if something happens. I don't know. I'm not really good at it, but...[shrug! he's just kind of rambling now it's fine.]
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I tried to tell them that in my welcome letter. It's a rivalry, but no one is better than anyone else.
[He takes a step back so he can catch the ball with his chest, letting it tumble down onto his knee and thigh. After bouncing it once, he drops it to the ground, and then swiftly kicks it without warning. Not at Taichi, but around him. He takes off running after it. See ya, loser.]
We'll figure it out!
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You can't keep using that same trick forever!
[yes he can and luke is valid for it, even if taichi's pretty faster and looking for an angle to steal his ball back.]
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[YEAH, GOODBYE BALL. Luke runs with it bouncing ahead and between his feet. He stops very suddenly, and heads in the opposite direction to get around to the goal.
He's running!]
Better keep up!
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before trying to slide and kick the ball out from under luke's feet. and possibly leaving luke to trip over him. no!!!!]
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:(
It takes a second or two to recalibrate, but then he tries to make chase.]
You should really think about joining the soccer team when spring comes around!
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We'll see! [on if there's time, if they're still here...if he's still alive...all that.] But I could maybe be convinced.
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