[how much growth can someone really have, when part of their soul's been ripped out and is missing, when they're trapped here and---]
I found something here that I thought you might want. [That's not an answer to the question, but he reaches into a pocket, carefully pulls something out in one closed hand and waits for Rin to reach out a hand and accept it.
Then he'll carefully hand the item over to his brother for safekeeping. It's not new, or fancy or expensive, but it isn't broken either. It's a carefully handled collection of little metal links, decorative beads shaped like crosses. Rin won't get much use out of a glasses chain, but... Yukio couldn't bring himself to either.]
What brought that up? [let's ignore the demon that looked like shiro.]
People usually don't try to summon Nephilim, there's too much risk of separation of the human and demon parts of the soul, which would effectively result in an exorcism.
When this is all over I need to go to Allen's world for a bit, but I wanna come home when I finish my business there. And I was just thinking that, hey, maybe being summoned is the best way to get home? But if that won't work then I'll need to think of another plan.
[He doesn't look as happy as you would think he would be. And prior to all of this, he would have left it at that. But...no more secrets. No more regrets.
The rest is said quietly, but volume isn't needed to get the heaviness across.]
I'd like to see them try to hunt me down in another world.
[>T]
I promised him I'd stay by his side, until his last day. I dunno how long that'll actually be, it might only be a couple weeks for all I know. But I'm not gonna let him die alone.
I haven't had a chance to ask for all the details, but apparently she has a solution. [oh are we talking about his uh. current favorite topic? one cute girl in particular?]
Well, she might go for it if there's a pun involved.
[and let's clear the air here]
Nii-san, what you did earlier really wasn't helpful, even before you got upset. Kururu and I have already been talking about our relationship for weeks. Neither of us needed or wanted to be loudly and publicly told we were doing it incorrectly, especially by someone who should know better.
[Well, Yukio's not wrong. It really wasn't helpful, and Rin shouldn't have gone in expecting anything dramatic. He really needs to stop taking romantic cues from shoujo manga.
It does make him feel bad, but this isn't about him. This is about Yukio.]
...yeah, you're right. You've grown so much, and I keep thinking you're still back where I am. But you're so much further than me in a lot of things, aren't you? Sorry. Even if I was trying to help, it wasn't needed at all.
[A little sad, a little bitter about other things, but mostly happy for Yukio.]
If you and Kururu already talked about stuff then you're years ahead of me in romance. I always called you a scaredy cat, but now it's actually me who's afraid.
"Confess to Shamsiel by Monday or else I'm telling on you."
When you sent me that threatening note I assumed you'd at least had a talk with Suriel about things. I didn't realize you were still trying to make up your mind.
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:09 am (UTC)I found something here that I thought you might want. [That's not an answer to the question, but he reaches into a pocket, carefully pulls something out in one closed hand and waits for Rin to reach out a hand and accept it.
Then he'll carefully hand the item over to his brother for safekeeping. It's not new, or fancy or expensive, but it isn't broken either. It's a carefully handled collection of little metal links, decorative beads shaped like crosses. Rin won't get much use out of a glasses chain, but... Yukio couldn't bring himself to either.]
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:12 am (UTC)Rin will hold out his hand to take the item though, and his eyes go wide when he sees just what it is.]
This is...where did you get this?
[He's not upset, but he's certainly surprised. He didn't expect to see anything like this again.]
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-21 04:25 am (UTC)[He's quiet for a long moment before he speaks again.]
Did you actually see Dad here, or...?
[He's almost afraid to hear the answer.]
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:29 am (UTC)did he look? that's another story entirely.]
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:33 am (UTC)I thought I saw him. Back that week I broke my sword, when I went to that other place. But I think it was something using his face to hurt me.
[Let's not talk about the nitty gritty details there though!]
Yukio, do you think you could summon me back home, like how demons are summoned?
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:38 am (UTC)People usually don't try to summon Nephilim, there's too much risk of separation of the human and demon parts of the soul, which would effectively result in an exorcism.
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:40 am (UTC)[Well. Hmm.]
When this is all over I need to go to Allen's world for a bit, but I wanna come home when I finish my business there. And I was just thinking that, hey, maybe being summoned is the best way to get home? But if that won't work then I'll need to think of another plan.
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-21 04:46 am (UTC)[He doesn't look as happy as you would think he would be. And prior to all of this, he would have left it at that. But...no more secrets. No more regrets.
The rest is said quietly, but volume isn't needed to get the heaviness across.]
He's dying, Yukio.
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-21 04:54 am (UTC)[>T]
I promised him I'd stay by his side, until his last day. I dunno how long that'll actually be, it might only be a couple weeks for all I know. But I'm not gonna let him die alone.
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:59 am (UTC)I'm going with Kururu. It won't be for very long, a week or two at most, but I promised her I would.
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Date: 2021-11-21 05:02 am (UTC)Oh good, you need time away from our world too and she'll be good company for you. How're you getting home after that?
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Date: 2021-11-21 05:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-21 05:23 am (UTC)Yeah? What's she got in mind? Door-stabbing knives?
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Date: 2021-11-21 05:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-21 05:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-21 02:51 pm (UTC)[and let's clear the air here]
Nii-san, what you did earlier really wasn't helpful, even before you got upset. Kururu and I have already been talking about our relationship for weeks. Neither of us needed or wanted to be loudly and publicly told we were doing it incorrectly, especially by someone who should know better.
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:03 pm (UTC)[Well, Yukio's not wrong. It really wasn't helpful, and Rin shouldn't have gone in expecting anything dramatic. He really needs to stop taking romantic cues from shoujo manga.
It does make him feel bad, but this isn't about him. This is about Yukio.]
...yeah, you're right. You've grown so much, and I keep thinking you're still back where I am. But you're so much further than me in a lot of things, aren't you? Sorry. Even if I was trying to help, it wasn't needed at all.
[A little sad, a little bitter about other things, but mostly happy for Yukio.]
I'm glad for you two, yeah? Congrats.
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:22 pm (UTC)I'm just better with romance than you are.
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-21 04:38 pm (UTC)When you sent me that threatening note I assumed you'd at least had a talk with Suriel about things. I didn't realize you were still trying to make up your mind.
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:43 pm (UTC)I was gonna, but then some other stuff happened. It just never seemed like a good time.
For what it's worth, I didn't 'tell on you' at all. I was just being rude because I got frustrated about your word puzzle thing.
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Date: 2021-11-21 04:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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