[ Good to see that even if they're going to get attacked by the snake right this instinct, Giyuu's instincts are intact. He has no idea what's going on with Sanji, meanwhile. ]
...Interesting advice.
[ Live your best life, Giyuu. Do you really think Dimitri is going to pick up what he's putting down, because he will not! ]
But I suppose there's no harm, if that's what you want.
[ i cope with the code-push but zooming out to 80%. it's the only way i can tolerate this.
but rude? how dare you assign a sexuality to giyuu. he's allowed to figure out what he really likes on his own? if he likes things as a general or if he isn't just attached to two people in particular. god past me was a fool for deciding this.
(ara: i won't run from this... but has shinobu running.) ]
I think so.
[ and just because shinobu is fleeing(?) the scene, giyuu will take a few steps forward towards her and reach out for shinobu's hand/wrist to hopefully take. ]
Kocho—I've told Dimitri that I was fond of him, but I haven't told you that I'm also fond of you as well. [ everyone can feast now, i guess. ] You've become important to me.
[ i said i wouldn't run, not that shinobu wouldn't.
Shinobu escapes his attempt at reaching for her hand because she's the faster of the Pillars and ducks behind Dimitri. Sorry, he's very solid shield material. ]
I would rather you say this when you're not inebriated. It has more meaning that way.
but i guess he's just going to be standing right in front of dimitri as he leans to the side to speak to shinobu and try to grab a hold of her wrist again. kind of like a dimitri sandwich—him sandwiched between two knys... so, let him speak to her properly?? also everything about this is just so much.
(is this how we're coping with how our ""trial"" ended?) ]
I may have drank too much, but Dimitri's right; I mean what I've said.
[ what happened to the water bottle he was holding? no idea. it's Gone probably. ]
It should have been obvious even if I hadn't put it to words, right?
[ It's not being told that he cares about them that's a big deal? That's nice and everything. It's character growth. She likes and approve of that by and large.
It's what he said before that. Every hint Dimitri doesn't see or hear or pick up on is something Shinobu clearly can see and hear and pick up on. This disparity is killing her even though she's already dead.
She slaps Giyuu's hand away. If he has to grab something, let it be her hand, not her wrist. ]
I know you don't say things you don't mean even if you don't usually say them the right way.
[ How does she put this? ]
I simply don't want Tomioka-san to do anything that'll make him want the earth to swallow him once he's sober.
[ Dimitri is... here. He can't exactly go anywhere else right now. It's a tiny bit amusing, because it's very rare that he gets to see either of them act like this, but mostly he's confused. What is happening. ]
All right...
[ They should really be talking face to face though? He's going to try and gently worm his way out of this arrangement. ]
[ STOP HIDING BEHIND DIMITRI AND SPEAK TO HIM LIKE AN ADULT....
i, naru, am trying to have giyuu get to shinobu first before he gets to dimitri who is clearly just going to let this disaster happen right in front of him. dimitri please!!!!! if he wants to worm away, at least have him worm in a way where shinobu is easier to grab at.
also fine, he was aiming for her wrist because it was a more reasonable thing to grab for but if she wants to slap him away then he'll take her hand. are they holding hands while still dimitri is still trapped??
WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN ARA??? ]
Why would I want the earth to swallow me?
[ what is this brand of regret? giyuu doesn't know this brand of regret??? ]
[ There's zero heat and zero malice in that. She almost sounds petulant, but she's still too dignified for that. Dignified, as if hiding behind Dimitri is at all dignified.
She sighs as she lets Giyuu grab her hand and sidesteps away from where she's using a prince as a shield. Dimitri is no longer trapped. Are y'all happy? ]
I would prefer you do this with little outside influence, if you had to do this at all. I wish to neither smell nor taste the alcohol on you.
[ IS SHE MAKING THIS CLEAR ENOUGH? SHE'S NOT STUPID. DAMN. ]
[ Well, he's not going to deny that at all. How did we get through endgame without a boss battle, being a jock is suffering.
Anyway, it's Shinobu's phrasing that gets him curious. So this was... Giyuu's efforts to kiss her......? Dimitri continues to let this natural disaster unfold, because he has no idea what to do otherwise.
But he knows he doesn't want to ruin their Romantic Moment, so he's definitely slipping away while he has the opening. ]
Giyuu... [ WHO KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN, WOW, CERTAINLY NOT HIM ]
[ his judgement is a bit...loose. isn't that fair enough? but honestly—WHY DID WE NOT GET A BOSS BATTLE? OUR FIGHTERS. OUR ANGER!!!
but that aside, it's a good thing that shinobu is free because he's going to capitalize on the opportunity that he has been granted since he warned them both. kind of warned. made his intentions obvious. methodically he'll adjust the way he's holding shinobu's hand to thread his fingers through her's while bringing his other hand to the other side of her face, cradling it. ( where did he learn these moves? sometimes there are just better things to not known. )
it's very clear what's going to happen next as he tilts his head slightly to the side as he leans in to replicate the kind of kiss that one would see in romance flavored movies. it's not a particularly short or a long kiss—adequate length of a kiss—that hopefully is neither too aggressive or too passive. he has been kissed exactly once before.....
eventually, he pulls back the hand on her face trailing off and dropping back to his side. he isn't sure if that could be properly described as "sweetly" or not, but he did it like he had seen before...so??
there's a moment where he considers to say something but ultimately decides against it. he said his piece before? also, he isn't sure if she wants to keep holding his hand? his mind is not distracted because he has to make sure someone else isn't running away. with his his free hand to grab a hold of dimitri.
one down and one left to go. ( does giyuu prefer to kiss girls or boys at this point? i'm not answering it. ) ]
Shinobu is smart enough to know that arguing it won't get it across, and even though she's far from passive, she lets the kiss happen. Her eyes flutter shut for a brief moment, but the moment he's done, she takes a step back and she looks away.
She doesn't want anyone to see her expression, whatever it may happen to be (something flickering, something uncertain, something almost bittersweet before it shutters away), before she can school it back to what's usual for her.
She takes her hand back with a smile firmly in place on her lips.
Everything is fine. They just may die tomorrow, for good. ]
[ Dimitri cannot read romantically charged situations worth a damn; he hasn't watched romance movies like a certain someone. But he can still tell there's something a little more to this—something with a little more gravitas than the obnoxious singing and shouting in the background.
He ends up looking away when the kiss happens, because it's kind of... a weird moment to be intruding on, even if friends apparently just kiss sometimes because a stupid bottle tells them to? Why is Giyuu holding onto him? He's happy for them, though. There's no saying what's going to happen to them all tomorrow, if they'll just be stuck here forever or fade away entirely or maybe be retrieved.
What does her reaction mean? Should he have said something? ]
will they speak of this? at all? any of them? signs are pointing towards "no", but that's fine. and it's a shame that giyuu is aware of how shinobu is behaving but, at the same time, puts so little into it right now—the deeper meaning behind it, at least. in his current state he only interprets that the kiss is a success and that he accomplished exactly what he sought out to do. ( she didn't reject him; he doesn't think of that. her smile... what is her smile like? ) there are plenty of things that escape him... things that are unknown if he will debate on it later. ( he won't; they have a snake to spoil and an ending to rush towards. )
regardless, dimitri is not going to be able to leave because he's next. giyuu will turn to dimitri as he suggests leaving to do almost the same as he did with shinobu now that both of his hands are free. the hand currently holding onto him moving until he holds dimitri's hand. properly; not like their government assigned hand-holding from when they accidentally touched while making s'mores. ]
It's fine.
[ hate the fact that dimitri is looking away? is he still looking away? well, it doesn't matter because giyuu will also place his hand on the side of dimitri's face, his touch gentle perhaps leaning into tender, and turn him to face him if he is, in fact, looking away. the height difference is slight between the two of them so there's no leaning down but a slight head tilt up as giyuu proceeds to then also kiss him.
again, much like with shinobu, he copies what he has seen but this time with more awareness of how it should feel. it's a little less methodical and just a hair bit natural as their lips touch. not aggressive; not passive... just enough and lasting just as long where it doesn't overstay it's welcome—ideally "sweetly". once the kiss is over, giyuu will also drop his hand from the side of dimitri's face and let go of his hand. ( friends do not kiss one another like this just because of a bottle tells them to...but sometimes people are fucking idiots. )
there. he has "sweetly kissed" the someones he wanted to. ]
[ Is this going to be messy? Will Shinobu let it be messy?
Should she say anything? She's more aware of what's happening here than she thinks the two in front of her are.
It will be all right. The day before they have to face off a pink snake— she'll make sure they're all right. ]
Well, now! [ She claps her hands together. Quite cheerfully. ] If that's all you wanted to do, Tomioka-san. Thank you. We all should be getting some rest before tomorrow, shouldn't we?
[ Dimitri's not used to anyone getting into his personal space besides when he's being attacked, so there's a moment of stiff surprise when Giyuu touches his face and leans in and presses their lips together. The whole thing could probably be a little sweeter if he knew what was happening before it was over, blinking his eyes open at Giyuu to stare at him, dumbfounded. He isn't upset, but... ]
Giyuu...?
[ Anyway, thankfully Shinobu saves him while he mentally blue screens, giving him the wherewithal to step back and clear his throat. It's probably just the alcohol and all the night's foolishness at work. ]
Ah! Yes, that sounds like a good idea—we may have a fight ahead of us.
[ He's going to grab one of those water bottles and jab it at Giyuu's chest. Don't lose this one!!! His cheeks are going red, but he speaks with his usual determination. ]
[ i intensely hate how many people have seen this thread at this point but i can't leave it like it is. please let me write this last tag that i've been trying to write since.....4 pm, july 26th.
either way, is it going to be messy? probably not messy unless someone talks about it and given their current record how soon will they talk about it? giyuu will definitely remember everything but the matters like these... how does one just bring it up? how does someone attempt to navigate something like this? (why is it important for him to note the differences between shinobu's reaction and dimitri's reaction? the lack of rejection in itself should have been enough.)
well, that's for a future giyuu to figure out, or, more likely, not figure out and continue as is. present giyuu currently had opened his mouth to start to say something but got distracted by shinobu then continued to say nothing as dimitri piped up to cement the fact that they should all rest. ...which was a good point.
thanks; he attempted.
so, instead of perhaps getting further to a conversing point—he'll take the water bottle from dimitri, keeping it held against his chest, and give a firm nod to the both of them. ]
We'll see each other at then of this. We made a promise.
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...Interesting advice.
[ Live your best life, Giyuu. Do you really think Dimitri is going to pick up what he's putting down, because he will not! ]
But I suppose there's no harm, if that's what you want.
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why are you so stupid, dimitri. giyuu only knows how to go in a straight line. or a gay line.
Shinobu takes.
A few steps away. Many steps back.
Because hm. ]
Are you sure that's what you want to do?
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but rude? how dare you assign a sexuality to giyuu. he's allowed to figure out what he really likes on his own? if he likes things as a general or if he isn't just attached to two people in particular. god past me was a fool for deciding this.
(ara: i won't run from this... but has shinobu running.) ]
I think so.
[ and just because shinobu is fleeing(?) the scene, giyuu will take a few steps forward towards her and reach out for shinobu's hand/wrist to hopefully take. ]
Kocho—I've told Dimitri that I was fond of him, but I haven't told you that I'm also fond of you as well. [ everyone can feast now, i guess. ] You've become important to me.
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Shinobu escapes his attempt at reaching for her hand because she's the faster of the Pillars and ducks behind Dimitri. Sorry, he's very solid shield material. ]
I would rather you say this when you're not inebriated. It has more meaning that way.
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For what it's worth, he was sober when he said it to me. So I'm quite sure he's sincere.
[ dimitri says, unfazed. telling people you care about them doesn't need to be some huge deal? why is she hiding. ]
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but i guess he's just going to be standing right in front of dimitri as he leans to the side to speak to shinobu and try to grab a hold of her wrist again. kind of like a dimitri sandwich—him sandwiched between two knys... so, let him speak to her properly?? also everything about this is just so much.
(is this how we're coping with how our ""trial"" ended?) ]
I may have drank too much, but Dimitri's right; I mean what I've said.
[ what happened to the water bottle he was holding? no idea. it's Gone probably. ]
It should have been obvious even if I hadn't put it to words, right?
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It's what he said before that. Every hint Dimitri doesn't see or hear or pick up on is something Shinobu clearly can see and hear and pick up on. This disparity is killing her even though she's already dead.
She slaps Giyuu's hand away. If he has to grab something, let it be her hand, not her wrist. ]
I know you don't say things you don't mean even if you don't usually say them the right way.
[ How does she put this? ]
I simply don't want Tomioka-san to do anything that'll make him want the earth to swallow him once he's sober.
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All right...
[ They should really be talking face to face though? He's going to try and gently worm his way out of this arrangement. ]
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i, naru, am trying to have giyuu get to shinobu first before he gets to dimitri who is clearly just going to let this disaster happen right in front of him. dimitri please!!!!! if he wants to worm away, at least have him worm in a way where shinobu is easier to grab at.
also fine, he was aiming for her wrist because it was a more reasonable thing to grab for but if she wants to slap him away then he'll take her hand. are they holding hands while still dimitri is still trapped??
WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN ARA??? ]
Why would I want the earth to swallow me?
[ what is this brand of regret? giyuu doesn't know this brand of regret??? ]
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[ There's zero heat and zero malice in that. She almost sounds petulant, but she's still too dignified for that. Dignified, as if hiding behind Dimitri is at all dignified.
She sighs as she lets Giyuu grab her hand and sidesteps away from where she's using a prince as a shield. Dimitri is no longer trapped. Are y'all happy? ]
I would prefer you do this with little outside influence, if you had to do this at all. I wish to neither smell nor taste the alcohol on you.
[ IS SHE MAKING THIS CLEAR ENOUGH? SHE'S NOT STUPID. DAMN. ]
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Anyway, it's Shinobu's phrasing that gets him curious. So this was... Giyuu's efforts to kiss her......? Dimitri continues to let this natural disaster unfold, because he has no idea what to do otherwise.
But he knows he doesn't want to ruin their Romantic Moment, so he's definitely slipping away while he has the opening. ]
Giyuu... [ WHO KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN, WOW, CERTAINLY NOT HIM ]
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[ his judgement is a bit...loose. isn't that fair enough? but honestly—WHY DID WE NOT GET A BOSS BATTLE? OUR FIGHTERS. OUR ANGER!!!
but that aside, it's a good thing that shinobu is free because he's going to capitalize on the opportunity that he has been granted since he warned them both. kind of warned. made his intentions obvious. methodically he'll adjust the way he's holding shinobu's hand to thread his fingers through her's while bringing his other hand to the other side of her face, cradling it. ( where did he learn these moves? sometimes there are just better things to not known. )
it's very clear what's going to happen next as he tilts his head slightly to the side as he leans in to replicate the kind of kiss that one would see in romance flavored movies. it's not a particularly short or a long kiss—adequate length of a kiss—that hopefully is neither too aggressive or too passive. he has been kissed exactly once before.....
eventually, he pulls back the hand on her face trailing off and dropping back to his side. he isn't sure if that could be properly described as "sweetly" or not, but he did it like he had seen before...so??
there's a moment where he considers to say something but ultimately decides against it. he said his piece before? also, he isn't sure if she wants to keep holding his hand? his mind is not distracted because he has to make sure someone else isn't running away. with his his free hand to grab a hold of dimitri.
one down and one left to go. ( does giyuu prefer to kiss girls or boys at this point? i'm not answering it. ) ]
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Shinobu is smart enough to know that arguing it won't get it across, and even though she's far from passive, she lets the kiss happen. Her eyes flutter shut for a brief moment, but the moment he's done, she takes a step back and she looks away.
She doesn't want anyone to see her expression, whatever it may happen to be (something flickering, something uncertain, something almost bittersweet before it shutters away), before she can school it back to what's usual for her.
She takes her hand back with a smile firmly in place on her lips.
Everything is fine. They just may die tomorrow, for good. ]
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He ends up looking away when the kiss happens, because it's kind of... a weird moment to be intruding on, even if friends apparently just kiss sometimes because a stupid bottle tells them to? Why is Giyuu holding onto him? He's happy for them, though. There's no saying what's going to happen to them all tomorrow, if they'll just be stuck here forever or fade away entirely or maybe be retrieved.
What does her reaction mean? Should he have said something? ]
...Do you two need a moment?
[ SHOULD HE.. GO...... ]
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will they speak of this? at all? any of them? signs are pointing towards "no", but that's fine. and it's a shame that giyuu is aware of how shinobu is behaving but, at the same time, puts so little into it right now—the deeper meaning behind it, at least. in his current state he only interprets that the kiss is a success and that he accomplished exactly what he sought out to do. ( she didn't reject him; he doesn't think of that. her smile... what is her smile like? ) there are plenty of things that escape him... things that are unknown if he will debate on it later. ( he won't; they have a snake to spoil and an ending to rush towards. )
regardless, dimitri is not going to be able to leave because he's next. giyuu will turn to dimitri as he suggests leaving to do almost the same as he did with shinobu now that both of his hands are free. the hand currently holding onto him moving until he holds dimitri's hand. properly; not like their government assigned hand-holding from when they accidentally touched while making s'mores. ]
It's fine.
[ hate the fact that dimitri is looking away? is he still looking away? well, it doesn't matter because giyuu will also place his hand on the side of dimitri's face, his touch gentle perhaps leaning into tender, and turn him to face him if he is, in fact, looking away. the height difference is slight between the two of them so there's no leaning down but a slight head tilt up as giyuu proceeds to then also kiss him.
again, much like with shinobu, he copies what he has seen but this time with more awareness of how it should feel. it's a little less methodical and just a hair bit natural as their lips touch. not aggressive; not passive... just enough and lasting just as long where it doesn't overstay it's welcome—ideally "sweetly". once the kiss is over, giyuu will also drop his hand from the side of dimitri's face and let go of his hand. ( friends do not kiss one another like this just because of a bottle tells them to...but sometimes people are fucking idiots. )
there. he has "sweetly kissed" the someones he wanted to. ]
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Should she say anything? She's more aware of what's happening here than she thinks the two in front of her are.
It will be all right. The day before they have to face off a pink snake— she'll make sure they're all right. ]
Well, now! [ She claps her hands together. Quite cheerfully. ] If that's all you wanted to do, Tomioka-san. Thank you. We all should be getting some rest before tomorrow, shouldn't we?
[ Her voice becomes softer. ]
I want both of you to see the end.
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Giyuu...?
[ Anyway, thankfully Shinobu saves him while he mentally blue screens, giving him the wherewithal to step back and clear his throat. It's probably just the alcohol and all the night's foolishness at work. ]
Ah! Yes, that sounds like a good idea—we may have a fight ahead of us.
[ He's going to grab one of those water bottles and jab it at Giyuu's chest. Don't lose this one!!! His cheeks are going red, but he speaks with his usual determination. ]
...Let's do our best.
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either way, is it going to be messy? probably not messy unless someone talks about it and given their current record how soon will they talk about it? giyuu will definitely remember everything but the matters like these... how does one just bring it up? how does someone attempt to navigate something like this? (why is it important for him to note the differences between shinobu's reaction and dimitri's reaction? the lack of rejection in itself should have been enough.)
well, that's for a future giyuu to figure out, or, more likely, not figure out and continue as is. present giyuu currently had opened his mouth to start to say something but got distracted by shinobu then continued to say nothing as dimitri piped up to cement the fact that they should all rest. ...which was a good point.
thanks; he attempted.
so, instead of perhaps getting further to a conversing point—he'll take the water bottle from dimitri, keeping it held against his chest, and give a firm nod to the both of them. ]
We'll see each other at then of this. We made a promise.
[ they would seek happiness. ]