Chasma: Yukio

[aono]

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[aono]

[Somehow it's we now and that means it absolutely is a problem.]

Don't tell me that Qi Rong guy is actually a demon and we gotta fight him. I don't even have my flames right now.

[reflash]

That might make things easier...

But I'm talking about the person you chose to reveal your demonic traits to during the investigation.

[aono]

Oh.

[Yeah. Yeah...]

I didn't really have a choice. We're twins, there's no way they'd accept that we're being completely honest about each other. And he- he seemed reliable?

[But his tone shows that he's questioning that now.]

[reflash]

He did, but I don't know how reliable he'll be in the future. [Especially after that accusation he made.]

[aono]

...yeah. He's gonna use it against me, isn't he?

[Rin is rubbing at his own shoulder while glancing away. The nervousness is very clear.]

[reflash]

I think he might try. [Yukio's daemon glitches into dog form with a sparkle of gold dust, then back to alligator. She's been sticking pretty consistently to that form since somewhere in the middle of the trial.]

If something like this happens again, make sure you don't give him a reason to suspect you.

[aono]

I'm not gonna start any fights.

[Doubtful. He always starts fights.]

'sides, we're all working together here, yeah? This was a- a freak accident, it's not gonna happen again.

[There can't be TWO vore-fiends here right?]

[reflash]

I didn't say not to start fights. [That's going to happen, with the personalities here.]

But just be careful. Don't do anything he might find suspicious, or inspire anyone to hold a grudge against you.

I'll talk to him on your behalf as well.

[aono]

I'll try. But you know, I'm pretty good at getting people to hold grudges against me.

[Summary of the last 8 months of his life.]

...thanks, Yukio. If we work together it'll be okay, I'm sure of it.

[reflash]

... [Yukio can't be sure of that. At any point, here or at home.]

We just need to figure out how to get home.

[aono]

[His face falls a little when Yukio doesn't affirm Rin's words.

And then he sticks his hands in his pockets and looks away.]

Yeah...we'll find a way home. Then we can get the Order on top of all of this or something.

[reflash]

I think they have better things to do than deal with all of this. Sir Pheles might take an interest, but most of the Order wouldn't mind if you stayed here.

[aono]

I thought we were looking for a way home? Why would I stay here?

[reflash]

We are, nii-san. [At least if Yukio's sounding slightly annoyed that's better than polite distance.]

The Order won't bother to deal with this, and most of them wouldn't mind throwing you back here if they could.

[aono]

...oh.

[NOW he gets it.]

Ssssso I guess this place will be our little secret.

[reflash]

Do you really think anyone would believe us if we told them?

[aono]

Probably not. We've had to lie about so much stuff already just to be believed.

[reflash]

[There's a breath from him that's sort of the edge of a laugh, one of those not-quite-right smiles twisting the corners of his mouth.

But it doesn't turn into anything more, and he doesn't say anything.]

[aono]

[YUKIO YOU'RE DOING RIN A STARTLE]

[reflash]

[IT'S FINE HE'S FINE]

You're right about that, nii-san.