diffidentive: But the first one has to be where you got the flamethrower. (ponder ✯ I’ve got a lot of questions.)
Shuichi "Beta-est of Betas" Saihara ✯ 最原 終一 ([personal profile] diffidentive) wrote2017-11-13 11:58 am
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slieght: in lack of compassion. (We're taking his cast off tonight.)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-27 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Damn. Oh well.]

Aha, both! Then again, I guess it would have been impossible to have a party thrown for me, seeing as we weren't really friends when I lost my virginity.

[From his perspective, anyway. Suddenly he leans forward, only a tiny bit of a wobble as he does so, and puts as much energy as he can muster into an excited reaction.]

And we're not, but that's what I mean! Wouldn't it be cool if we were? Though it's not like you have a bro either, right? So you're missing out on the party! I'd even be willing to keep it low energy and low key for you, since I know you're definitely not the go out and drink type of guy. Maybe just order us a couple escorts for the night and we can stay in instead!
slieght: saw your tits last night. And booed. (Just so you know the whole club)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-28 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
It's not disrespectful.

[He sits back up, yawning a long moment before continuing. Sorry...he's tired.]

You're celebrating becoming a man! Or...something. Also not here means you don't have a bro, y'know? But I guess it'd be pretty impossible for me to compare to Momota-chan, so I won't bother trying, don't worry.

[He was hoping you wouldn't bring him up too. You're ruining all of his hopes and dreams here, Shuichi. Every time he has one for this conversation, you dash it!]

The escort thing was a lie~ I don't even know where to get one here! Well, that's a lie too, I know a few establishments. Maybe we can find a host club to visit instead~
slieght: in lack of compassion. (And by that I mean I told her the)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-28 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Kokichi, in turn, is quiet following that, smile falling just a little. But it's only a moment that this lasts before he laughs again.]

You make it surprisingly difficult to keep a light mood going, did you know that? [His tone is still light and cheery, not really matching what he's saying at all.]

Self-depreciation is a classic way to lift the mood between two people who are merely friends~ It lets you either commiserate with the person making the comment, or agree with the joke and everyone has a good laugh. I don't think you're supposed to try and correct it like that, Saihara-chan!

[Come on now, just let it slide. That's how it works.]

I wouldn't want to be him anyway, but since you've decided to turn this in a more serious direction instead, you at least have to agree that you'll always be closer with him, right? Because he's got charisma and a magnetic personality, but I'm just tiring and annoying~ That's what I was getting at. In that way, we are comparable, don't you think?
slieght: in lack of compassion. (We were tigers)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-28 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Just as...? [There's a quiet, hopeful tone to his voice as he repeats those two words, probably belaying how he's felt about the two of them this whole time, or confirming what his previous statement implied. The fact that he felt he and Shuichi would probably never get terribly close.

But the detective just implied - no, outright stated - that he could be a best friend too. That he could grow just as close to him as Kaito...and then Shuichi continues, telling him that he thinks he's charismatic too, in his own way! The leader has to glance away, stare at the oh so interesting floor, while he tries to find a way to change the conversation. Or at least steer it away from himself.]


W-well...honestly, I can't see you keeping up with a plastic bag being blown around in the wind, Saihara-chan~ So it's not like I doubted he could be annoying and tiring, or anything!

[He's just moreso, that's all.]
slieght: in lack of compassion. (And by that I mean I told her the)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-29 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[He most certainly always thought of Shuichi as his friend, even when it seemed like he didn't. And he valued that friendship a great deal. He still does, despite how careful and cautious he's being about it. It likely means more to him than Shuichi will probably ever know...

It's not really that he doesn't believe the detective though, but more that...he's scared of making a mistake. Out of everyone who hated him by the end of his time in the killing game, it was Shuichi who drew a clear, crisp line between himself and the leader. They were all obvious in how much they didn't like him, but none of the others made it quite as obvious that he'd ruined his chances of being even part of their group and that there'd be no going back like he did.

So now it's hard...despite the fact that Shuichi accepted his apology and obviously doesn't hate him anymore, it's hard to fully trust that just yet. Even now, when it's stated so plainly...there's a part of him that finds it hard to accept that as fact still.

Which is why he smiles and laughs it off again.]


That's true, it does sound like that doesn't it? I guess it's not very fair of me to assume things like that. But it's pretty easy to think that way for me, you know? I'm a liar, after all~ Even when people around me do and say worse things, opinions of me still tend to be lower. And then you have- [Kokichi stops and goes quiet, brows furrowing a little as he gives what he was about to say a little more thought. And then he shakes his head.]

Ah, no, I shouldn't say that. I've already said enough, and it doesn't really matter anyway, right? I just shouldn't assume things like that. So I'm sorry I did, Saihara-chan~

[While it's said with a sort of carefree tone of voice, he does still give him a slight bow in apology.]
slieght: in lack of compassion. (I love those moments where I have to)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-29 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[He knows! But it still hurt a lot, okay?

Kokichi glances over at the board as well, with a sort of questioning hum.]


Oh! I sold it~ [Said as...cheerily as ever.] I've just been sleeping on the couch anyway, and there wouldn't be a whole lot of room for the dry erase board in here with the bed in here too. So I found some creepy dude who was excited that I'd slept in it and sold it to him. Didn't pay a whole lot, but it was still something.

[And then he looks back to Shuichi, grinning.]

Too bad for him I never even laid down in it~
slieght: in lack of compassion. (And by that I mean I told her the)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-29 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's probably not something you really want to know, Shuichi.]

Well it's a full sized mattress, right? That's way too much room for someone as small as me. It's like...uncomfortably empty, y'know? [It's lonely.]

The couch is perfect though! Things would be more perfect if they just had normal futons but this is good enough.
slieght: of drunk UNO. (I'm about to initiate a game)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-29 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Aha...how did I not catch onto this when you asked about my bed? I'm totally cornered here~ [He's laughing despite this fact, in a sort of helpless manner. Unless he can give Shuichi a really convincing lie that he'll actually buy, he'll know something is really wrong if he tries to get out of answering...can he come up with that good of a lie with how tired he is?

His sly, teasing smile doesn't have as much weight to it as it usually does, but it still falls into place as naturally as it always has.]


Well Sai~hara~chan~ This game is all about keeping each other up all night, isn't it? I hate sleeping during the day if I can help it, but the people I usually lay prefer doing it at night. So unfortunately I'm caught in a kind of burning the candles at both ends situation. Not the most healthy, I know, but squares don't fill themselves~

[He can sure as hell try. That's totally believable, isn't it? It's not exactly wrong, the only sexual encounter of his so far that had been during the day was his very first one...that's not why he's having a hard time sleeping, but let's see if the detective can puzzle that fact out.]
slieght: in lack of compassion. (And by that I mean I told her the)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-30 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Shit. Alright, that's fine. He'll try something else then. His momma didn't raise no quitter!]

Define your definition of "decent"~! I've been pretty satisfied with the sleep I've been getting, even if it hasn't been a lot. And I'm more than happy with how I've been spending my time awake. I've been pretty productive, after all!

[A hand lifts to point towards the whiteboard.]

I got my bed situation taken care of, purchased that, found a place that will make dick waffles for me on request, did a couple of good late night study sessions so I can continue tackling this game to the best of my abilities, met new people...it's been super satisfying!
slieght: saw your tits last night. And booed. (Just so you know the whole club)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-30 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[He should have, it's true. Should have just told the truth from the beginning too, but oh well.]

So it's impossible to get actually restful sleep just because I haven't been getting much of it?

[He leans back a little, trying to look as calm and relaxed as possible.]

Naps can be plenty restful, but you can still look terrible if that's all you're getting! And it's pretty unfair to say that none of those would keep me up all night. I put 200% of my effort into everything I do, so between those things and sleeping around, I've been super busy! You can't assume that's a lie when you've never joined me on any of these evenings, you know. That's like claiming a tree doesn't make sound when it falls just because you weren't around to hear it!
slieght: in lack of compassion. (Okay I said sorry.)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-30 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
No! [Kokichi pouts immediately, sitting up straight again.]

I'm purposefully hiding my card from you guys to make this game more interesting. Showing you would totally ruin that!
slieght: of drunk UNO. (I'm about to initiate a game)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-30 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[The more he talks, the more cornered he gets, but he still doesn't seem intent on giving up. Finally he gets to experience the Argument Armament! Too bad he doesn't look cooler for it like everyone else did.]

Maybe I haven't, but that doesn't really mean anything. I never specified that they were my squares they were filling~ There are lots of people here who want to get home real bad, y'know? They're pretty willing to split their reward with someone helping out. The job of an escort is pretty lucrative here!
slieght: in lack of compassion. (And by that I mean I told her the)

[personal profile] slieght 2017-12-30 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Things like "hardest difficulty" can be pretty fluid, can't they? What's hard for me could be totally different than what's hard for someone else. So maybe that is the hardest difficulty in my case~

[That's definitely a weak argument, but he's running out of things he can say. He's running out of lies and excuses...]

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