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dreamland: private conversation; day 0; peko pekoyama
[Once everyone else has left and Kuzuryuu has closed the door behind them, he begins pacing around his room. Peko mentioned needing to talk to him later, and he can only assume that means "right about now". Clearly she just left with the rest of their classmates to keep up appearances. He's not sure what she needs to talk to him about, but given the circumstances and the fact that she couldn't say it in front of the others...he's assuming the worst.]
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[COULD HAVE FOOLED HER. He's so good at this secret-keeping business, holy shit.
But she's quiet again when he looks at her, only humming quietly to acknowledge that she is listening. He definitely does have a point... and trusting Ibuki alone with a secret like this seems risky enough.]
I would prefer not to involve the rest of our classmates, but... may I at least tell Haninozuka that he can trust you? Should he come into possession of any information, and cannot reach me for some reason, [like her being forced onto a roller coaster by one Ibuki Mioda,] I would prefer if he were aware of at least that much.
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[Well apparently he doesn't even know what secret Kuzuruyu was referring to. Their conversation kind of took place on two completely different planes of existence and it was really, really stupid. Yet they think they've reached an understanding and they totally made a pact.]
As for Haninozuka...if you feel better having him know, then that's alright with me. Like you said, you have to trust him with your life now, right? And the same goes for him. If you can't trust him with something like this...
[Then can you really trust him with your life? I mean your life is kind of more important.]
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[He hadn't seemed to have treated her any differently thanks to it, which has her hesitantly agreeing. She'd honestly expected a much different reaction from all of her classmates -- Koizumi especially -- but to have been welcomed into the fold as readily as she had was unexpected. She'll have to come back to that.]
But Haninozuka does not need to know the full details of our professional relationship. Just knowing that you are the only person here I can fully trust is enough.
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[Peko, you can trust your classmates...]
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The fewer people who know... the better. It is... almost a weakness. I do not want to cause undue worry. There are more important things for them to focus on.
[But she had to tell Kuzuryuu. Of course. Also,]
There are some things I can trust our classmates with, and yet...
[Dangan trust issues 2k14, she didn't live long enough to really get to trust everyone considering she's one of the trust-breakers herself.]
...If it becomes relevant, I will tell them. For now, I am not certain it would be necessary.
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[Don't. Don't twist up your sheets. You're going to have to sleep on those. Stop that.
But she doesn't stop him herself. If that's how he wants to express his anger, it's... better than him yelling and alerting everyone else around? God damn.]
We will just need to discover the VIPs before anything can happen. It will be alright.
[Now would definitely be the time for one of those comforting smiles. Look at her go-- no, she's just paling a little. That's. That's the opposite of comforting, Peko. Jfc.]
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Yeah...
[He doesn't sound wholly convinced, but he does at least loosen his grip on the sheets a little.]
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[Alright, he's not squeezing the sheets so tightly now, so she reaches to carefully rest one hand atop his and use the other to try to pull the sheets out from beneath his hand and smooth them out. Relax, bocchan. Your blood pressure is so high already. Stop it.]
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I do believe you. I'm just... [Scared.] ...worried about you.
[He can't admit he's scared, pretend you're surprised.]
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[SHE CAN HELP HERD THE CATS. Well. She can herd Ibuki. You're on your own with the others.
She ducks her head and can't answer for a moment, pulling her hand away from his to curl her fingers in the hem of her skirt. If only she could smile and tell him everything would be okay...
But he'd hugged her earlier, hadn't he? So if she does that, it should help, at least a little. It's a bit awkward for her as she shifts closer on the bed, then hesitantly touches his shoulder. Another moment, then she pulls her feet up on the bed to curl them beneath her to try pulling him into an embrace.]
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[This is a hella awkward hug though, Peko, just for the record. Not that he doesn't appreciate it but...you are most definitely pulling him in sideways and more than likely getting his head in your boobs. As a result, his initial reaction is to stiffen somewhat. But after a few moments, he relaxes into it, in spite of how awkward and mildly uncomfortable it is. And after a few more moments pass by, he shifts a little bit so that he can bring a hand to her back, holding onto the back of her shirt.]
[This is...okay, no he really should just move so that he can actually turn to face her and do this hug properly but no. Apparently we can't do that for some reason.]
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She closes her eyes and exhales a quiet sigh through her nose, letting her fingers wrap more tightly around his arm.
She's not moving, beyond shifting a little to sit more comfortably on her feet. She's not even going to say anything?? This is enough for her.]
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Y'know...you could've said something sooner if you needed something like this so bad.
[CHILD, PLEASE. YOU ARE NOT FOOLING ANYBODY. Also, you can say the word "hug," you will probably not burst into flames or anything.]
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Of course, young master. [YEAH NOT EVEN PEKO IS FOOLED. But like hell is she going to say so.] In the future... I will ask.
[This means she can hug him more?? She obviously did a good thing here, with the comforting thing, or else he'd have squirmed free by now, she's certain. And he's not entirely wrong; holding him like this, feeling him warm and close against her, is something indescribably important.
And then she loosens her grip to let him retreat if he wants to. She still has questions about their classmates, about the island, about what happened amongst them all after her execution, but they can wait. She doesn't need those answers today.]
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[When she loosens her grip, he responds by tightening his on the back of her shirt. Apparently he doesn't want to move away. Which is obviously because Peko needs this and he doesn't want to be a jackass and just leave her alone when she's obviously upset. Yup. That is what is happening here, definitely. He's just being nice, it's not like he's enjoying this or needs it or anything!!]
W-well it's...I mean it's not like you have to actually...ask. It's not like I'm gonna say no when it's you who needs this sort of thing... I'm not that mean.
[Fucking incredible. He just doesn't stop.]
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He's still not fooling her, but she'd rather die (again) than point it out to him.]
Thank you, young master. [And she almost continues, to let him know that he's very kind for doing this for her, but thinks better of it. She's pretty sure calling him kind right now would probably backfire.
It's really just kind of surreal for her, to have gone from thinking he despised her to... this. Another exhale, and she presses her nose to the top of his head.] Thank you...
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's nothing...
[It's an even quieter mumble than his previous mumbling. Who knew Kuzuryuu's volume could even go this low?]
...don't mention it.
[This is...nice. Even though he knows they really probably should head back out soon and go mingle with everybody else so they don't look suspicious, part of him kind of just wants to say "fuck that" and stay here like this for the rest of the evening.]
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She turns her head to rest her cheek against his hair. She'd be more than content to stay here for the rest of the afternoon, in normal circumstances. Hell, even if they could have rewound time on the island, she'd have been more comfortable staying with him for longer. But here, with so many more unknown variables...
Peko exhales against the top of his head and loosens her grip again, realizing that this time, she's going to have to be the one to step back first. So he can continue to think that she thinks he's doing this just for her sake.]
Young master... forgive me, I should go. Before others wonder where I am. [Another hesitant breath, then she adds,] If you'll permit... should there be an opening... I would like to come back later this evening.
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M-mm...yeah. Right.
[He pulls back, sitting up properly but avoiding meeting Peko's eyes for the moment. His face is still pretty pink, that probably has something to do with it...]
If...you get the chance then yeah...that'd be...
[Nice? A thing that he definitely wants? Fanfuckingtastic?]
...okay.
[#nailedit]