His highness is very polite, so, yes, he did once he realized. Chengzhu thought it was quite amusing.
[ did that stop xie lian from forgetting his face right after? of course it didn't yin yu's life is like that. it's fine.
there's a beat, and then, as yin yu holds out his hand for the bottle to refill his glass, he glances at dimitri's face, mouth twitching into a slightly sly smile. ] ...I believe we had a deal, sir.
[ this is so sad. dimitri looks a little exasperated!! what sort of lord doesn't recognize the members of his court... ]
Ah, so we did.
[ he's a man of his word, so he thinks on this. HMmm. ]
Well... when I was a child, I was occasionally mistaken for a girl. A visiting lordling, unaware that I was the crown prince, decided to announce to everyone in the courtyard that there was a little girl training with a giant lance.
[ oh no, don't feel bad, minako?? there's literally nothing he can say here that doesn't sound very stupid and awkward. ]
Ah, no, nothing like that—! I'm not upset. I doubt anyone would be upset from an, um... a kiss from you, Minako. [ sothis, strike him down where he stands. ] I'm just... not very good at these sorts of things...
Right, this 'Monopoly.' [ he's not sure what's fun about divvying up land? as though petty territorial disputes weren't dry enough in reality... ] I suspect things will be busy again tomorrow, but... maybe it's something we can look forward to after.
[ it's hard to say what's awaiting them the next few days—the directors are... a troubling loss, to say the least—but he wants to give people some peace of mind. is this the right away to do it?
there's no harm in promising someone a game of monopoly, he supposes. ]
[This entire activity is an attempt at escapism. Even if things don't work out for the best and the dead are stuck here, at least they'll have each other. He doesn't want to think about the worst case scenario, regardless of how much his mind fixates on it.]
[ it... takes him a few seconds longer to respond. it's odd, since tsurumaru could watch from here and see that lili had surrounded herself by people she depended on a lot. and he's aware that a specific kind of closeness forms on the living side that doesn't over here.
so it's weird, hearing this. ]
... well, she's far better than I am. [ ... ] So we should make the most for this night.
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yy
[ WHY IS HIS LIFE THIS WAY. yin yu, please. ]
I hope he apologized to you, at least!
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[ did that stop xie lian from forgetting his face right after? of course it didn't yin yu's life is like that. it's fine.
there's a beat, and then, as yin yu holds out his hand for the bottle to refill his glass, he glances at dimitri's face, mouth twitching into a slightly sly smile. ] ...I believe we had a deal, sir.
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Ah, so we did.
[ he's a man of his word, so he thinks on this. HMmm. ]
Well... when I was a child, I was occasionally mistaken for a girl. A visiting lordling, unaware that I was the crown prince, decided to announce to everyone in the courtyard that there was a little girl training with a giant lance.
[ thanks catherine. ]
Embarrassing, but simpler times.
minako
Ah, no, nothing like that—! I'm not upset. I doubt anyone would be upset from an, um... a kiss from you, Minako. [ sothis, strike him down where he stands. ] I'm just... not very good at these sorts of things...
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You don't have to be good at it, you know. Sincerity is way more attractive than some smarmy, suave jerk.
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Is that so... I truly would not know.
[ as though 'attractiveness' is something you study in school. ]
zenitsu
Oh? Like what? Maybe we can try them here.
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There was a board game about managing money. I think you were reading the book for it earlier.
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there's no harm in promising someone a game of monopoly, he supposes. ]
In that case, who would you like to invite?
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Anyone will do. What about you?
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Hm... You're rather good friends with Asch, aren't you? Why don't you invite him?
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Asch?
[He claps a hand over his mouth after that shrill outburst. It will feel like déjà vu later.]
W-what about you? You're awfully close with him yourself, aren't you?
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I suppose you could say that.
[ that's why he suggested him, zenitsu? because they're mutual friends? ]
He's good friends with Flayn as well, and likely a few others.
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Poor Asch.]
Right . . . Then we'll invite him.
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...I think he'd like that, even if he won't admit it. [ ... ] Did he ever apologize to you?
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Huh? For what?
tsuru
[ He sounds fond as he says so. Lili and Ookurikara have been good friends to him. ]
But I don't say anything I don't mean. From the way she described you... [ with all the love in the world ] I do wish I'd had more time to know you.
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so it's weird, hearing this. ]
... well, she's far better than I am. [ ... ] So we should make the most for this night.
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... Stephanie and Belph.
[ considering they were the subject of some gossip a few weeks ago, Hikage always assumes people know who he's talking about. ]
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They must mean a great deal to you, if they're still in your thoughts now.
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[ despite how grumpy he is... ]