...yes. yes, absolutely. Ryunosuke got more of that side of him now than he did before; no amount of card games can keep antsiness at bay! the softer attention, though?]
It...wasn't that bad... [because of aforementioned soft.] I'm just not good at sitting still. Especially if someone else has to do things for me. [he unwraps his sandwich and takes a big ol' chomp.]
Really? You seemed so antsy. [So ready to get up and move! Though he's glad that Manabu took it easy anyway despite his longing to get up and walk.] I'm glad it wasn't too bad though. I really thought you and Kazuma were going to revolt there for a moment.
[The two of them could easily take him out. He's just glad that it didn't come to something so drastic. He smiles as he opens the package.] Well, just think of it as a mini holiday. Now you can get back to work with...well whatever it is you are needed for. [Though he really wished he would take it easy and find a way to relax.] Do you have any grand plans now that you're free from bedrest?
[Kazuma being stuck there was something of a secret boon, really - a secret competition to see who would crack first, and Manabu wasn't going to crack!
not...not a lot, anyway.
he hums a sound as he chews, gulping down a big bite.]
Grand plans? I mean...I fell behind on stuff regarding the perimeter...Diluc and I were going to form a small party to explore, but... [his expression sobers.] But Amara's gone. So that's one less reliable person...
You're going to explore? [That caught his attention.] I mean, I could go with you.
[He's gotten a lot better at dodging thanks to Nehan's training, and he just recently acquired a bow so he wouldn't be useless! This could be something he could get into that's not just reading about Trench.]
That is if you wanted and extra body. I know I'm not Amara [who could be?] but I could help explore!
I mean, I know that. [He takes a bite of the sandwich, swallowing it before he continues.] But I'm not entirely useless any more. I've been learning how to fight and I have a bow I can use.
[See? Not useless! He can absolutely help.]
After what you've gone through, wouldn't having another person out there to watch your back be helpful?
[That is true. There is a high chance that if they run into a monster of some sort that they would need to fight and the potential for injury is there. He sighs a little, taking another bite of his sandwich. It was vexing, wasn't it? That either way the potential for danger and harm was always on the horizon.]
I know it's not saying much, but I'd be taking on monsters from a distance if that eases some of your worries. [Which he's pretty sure not so much with the easing.] Would you take Kazuma then? I know he's significantly more prepared for this than I am with his sword training.
I mean, I appreciate the sentiment. I think it's sweet you would rather not want us to get hurt. [He gently lays a hand on Manabu's arm.] But we need to face the facts: getting hurt is inevitable here.
[It's almost contradictory, wasn't it? He knew it was a possibility to get injured, to transform, to become a Beast - it already hummed in his veins. Subtle but something didn't quiet feel right since the moths.]
If you don't want me to go it's okay, but I might get up to exploring on my own. [He shrugs.] I'd rather have you around to help me if I get into trouble if I do end up exploring though.
[Manabu's face goes pink, his hair fluffing a bit both at the remark and the touch. a guilty pit in his stomach drops, mingling with worry at the notion of Ryunosuke going off on his own. it's not a great feeling, even if it's born of kinder ones.]
I, I wouldn't want you to wander out on your own, you know! [he grimaces, ducking his head.] But...But I get what you're saying.
[...]
M-maybe...mm... [...]
Maybe-! [he lifts his head, eyes still wincing.] Maybe...we practice first? At the Gate. Have you been there?
[while Ryunosuke talks, Manabu shoves the remainder of his own sandwich in his mouth. it doesn't taste very good anymore, but that's just the aftertaste of Bad Feelings.
after wiping his mouth with the back of his hand:] Mn. It's where the hunters train. Where...anyone can go, I guess. To fight. A lot of it's a bit too brutal, but...given the way things can get, I guess that's to be expected, right?
I see. I wasn't aware. [And he's never journeyed so far to reach it and to be fair he doesn't know many Hunters. He thinks about it for a moment, hand on his chin.] I mean, if you think it would be the best idea right now to get some practice in before really exploring...
Do you fight monsters or each other?
[He's not surprised that Manabu has been going there with Childe, though some part of him wish he knew. He can't demand that Manabu tell him everything - that's not fair to him. He's allowed to do things on his own. Come on Ryunosuke, that would be too controlling and he wasn't going to do that to his boyfriend.]
[with a wavering laugh in his voice:] Wi-with each other... We wind up having to fight monsters together a lot anyway, so that part we...kind of have covered already, eheh...
But, but yeah...we could go there. There's things we can work with to train. [a touch sheepish:] I never seen a bow and arrow outside of cartoons, too, so...it'd be kind of cool to see.
I'd like that. [He smiles.] Are you giving me a chance to show off a bit? [He chuckles lightly, nudging at his side.] I might be a bit rusty but archery was something I was good at.
[He was good at school but when you compare yourself to Kazuma a lot, you don't think you're good at much of anything.]
[with a little fluster:] That-that means it's even more important! If you're rusty, I can't take you on the perimeter anyway! You'd be shooting off-target!
I'm not going to shoot off target! [He huffs a little, before he finds himself laughing.] But you're right. All the more reason to practice. It's been a year and a half since I've really held a bow. But it's not like I've forgotten!
[A year in London and half a year in Trench... he's been counting the days and if they were anything like back home for a month to month scale it's been about that long.]
Then you can prove it! [firm nod.] Now that the sun's back out, it's less an issue to get out that way. When you're ready to give it a shot, we'll do it!
[it's a totally-pumped feedback loop here: Manabu's looking ready to jump off the seat himself.] Mn! Okay! You-- [oh!] You have a bow already? Or just a sword? We could go to Diluc and pick up some things from the smith there!
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Date: 2022-05-25 11:29 am (UTC)...yes. yes, absolutely. Ryunosuke got more of that side of him now than he did before; no amount of card games can keep antsiness at bay! the softer attention, though?]
It...wasn't that bad... [because of aforementioned soft.] I'm just not good at sitting still. Especially if someone else has to do things for me. [he unwraps his sandwich and takes a big ol' chomp.]
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Date: 2022-05-25 12:06 pm (UTC)[The two of them could easily take him out. He's just glad that it didn't come to something so drastic. He smiles as he opens the package.] Well, just think of it as a mini holiday. Now you can get back to work with...well whatever it is you are needed for. [Though he really wished he would take it easy and find a way to relax.] Do you have any grand plans now that you're free from bedrest?
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Date: 2022-05-25 12:16 pm (UTC)not...not a lot, anyway.
he hums a sound as he chews, gulping down a big bite.]
Grand plans? I mean...I fell behind on stuff regarding the perimeter...Diluc and I were going to form a small party to explore, but... [his expression sobers.] But Amara's gone. So that's one less reliable person...
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Date: 2022-05-25 01:03 pm (UTC)[He's gotten a lot better at dodging thanks to Nehan's training, and he just recently acquired a bow so he wouldn't be useless! This could be something he could get into that's not just reading about Trench.]
That is if you wanted and extra body. I know I'm not Amara [who could be?] but I could help explore!
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Date: 2022-05-25 01:16 pm (UTC)A-aa, but...but there's a pretty good chance there'll be some creatures out there. It'd be dangerous, you know?
[said the idiot who just finished recovering from creature-based injuries.]
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Date: 2022-05-25 01:35 pm (UTC)[See? Not useless! He can absolutely help.]
After what you've gone through, wouldn't having another person out there to watch your back be helpful?
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Date: 2022-05-25 01:42 pm (UTC)It would. I just-- [you're a civilian, Ryunosuke. you don't have special powers!
...wow. he's turning into the kind of person he ground his teeth at back in Deerington. Peter Parker would be laughing at him right now!]
I guess...I'm just not being really fair. Since the last thing I want is to see you get banged up the way I do all the time.
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Date: 2022-05-25 02:55 pm (UTC)I know it's not saying much, but I'd be taking on monsters from a distance if that eases some of your worries. [Which he's pretty sure not so much with the easing.] Would you take Kazuma then? I know he's significantly more prepared for this than I am with his sword training.
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Date: 2022-05-25 02:59 pm (UTC)...the same one which bodied him, too, but...details, details!]
It's--it's not really kind of me to say that...I'd rather neither of you were in harm's way, huh...
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Date: 2022-05-25 03:25 pm (UTC)[It's almost contradictory, wasn't it? He knew it was a possibility to get injured, to transform, to become a Beast - it already hummed in his veins. Subtle but something didn't quiet feel right since the moths.]
If you don't want me to go it's okay, but I might get up to exploring on my own. [He shrugs.] I'd rather have you around to help me if I get into trouble if I do end up exploring though.
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Date: 2022-05-25 03:32 pm (UTC)I, I wouldn't want you to wander out on your own, you know! [he grimaces, ducking his head.] But...But I get what you're saying.
[...]
M-maybe...mm... [...]
Maybe-! [he lifts his head, eyes still wincing.] Maybe...we practice first? At the Gate. Have you been there?
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Date: 2022-05-25 03:37 pm (UTC)He finishes his sandwich, setting aside the wrapper.]
The Gate [Huh.] No, I've never been there. That would be a good compromise though! What's at the Gate? Where is it?
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Date: 2022-05-25 03:43 pm (UTC)after wiping his mouth with the back of his hand:] Mn. It's where the hunters train. Where...anyone can go, I guess. To fight. A lot of it's a bit too brutal, but...given the way things can get, I guess that's to be expected, right?
I go there with Childe.
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Date: 2022-05-25 04:00 pm (UTC)Do you fight monsters or each other?
[He's not surprised that Manabu has been going there with Childe, though some part of him wish he knew. He can't demand that Manabu tell him everything - that's not fair to him. He's allowed to do things on his own. Come on Ryunosuke, that would be too controlling and he wasn't going to do that to his boyfriend.]
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Date: 2022-05-25 04:10 pm (UTC)But, but yeah...we could go there. There's things we can work with to train. [a touch sheepish:] I never seen a bow and arrow outside of cartoons, too, so...it'd be kind of cool to see.
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Date: 2022-05-25 04:57 pm (UTC)I'd like that. [He smiles.] Are you giving me a chance to show off a bit? [He chuckles lightly, nudging at his side.] I might be a bit rusty but archery was something I was good at.
[He was good at school but when you compare yourself to Kazuma a lot, you don't think you're good at much of anything.]
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Date: 2022-05-25 04:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-05-25 05:43 pm (UTC)[A year in London and half a year in Trench... he's been counting the days and if they were anything like back home for a month to month scale it's been about that long.]
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Date: 2022-05-25 05:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-05-25 06:10 pm (UTC)[Maybe today? Who knows! Ryunosuke's feeling pretty pumped up about it.]
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Date: 2022-05-25 06:13 pm (UTC)