"Should I be? It was pretty straightforward. Right now, I don't have any questions. I might ask later if they pop up."
[ Look. He's just being real with him right now. It's not that he's disinterested in Tobari's circumstances, but like... what does he even ask about? His mind isn't focused on that. He just cares about Tobari of present time. ]
People say things like "why didn't you mention anything?" or "so what comes next for you?" [ he pauses for a second and then shrugs. ] It comes from a good place, and I think the curiosity or upset is pretty default.
[ all that said, ]
I'm not complaining if you're alright though.
[ things are better off if people worry less about tobari—not even in a self-deprecating way based on shaky self-worth. not like that. he understands why people get concerned. it's just that his circumstances aren't really ones that people can change. ]
Not wrong. I still feel overworked for some reason.
But... I just want to see my sister again. Make sure she's safe. [ he'll pluck his shard from where he keeps it tucked somewhere in the millions fabrics he wears ] I'll figure out the rest after.
[ tosses it over to hien. there she is, the cutest girl in the world. perfectly asleep in a bed of flowers, eyes closed and still in her bundle of silks. ]
Sweet to everyone but me, sharp-tongued otherwise. Hard-working and considerate. Never wants to make trouble for anyone.
[ he just nods? of course his sister is cute? even putting aside the fact that aesthetically it makes sense for geishas to be appealing, he'd clock anyone who said otherwise about her.
just huffs out a breath at the fashion commentary though ]
I don't question what the older sisters tell us to wear.
[ tobari also dresses well but he's been trained into it ]
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[ Look. He's just being real with him right now. It's not that he's disinterested in Tobari's circumstances, but like... what does he even ask about? His mind isn't focused on that. He just cares about Tobari of present time. ]
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[ all that said, ]
I'm not complaining if you're alright though.
[ things are better off if people worry less about tobari—not even in a self-deprecating way based on shaky self-worth. not like that. he understands why people get concerned. it's just that his circumstances aren't really ones that people can change. ]
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"I have a feeling that you've more or less accepted things. There's no use in rocking the boat about it if you have."
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[ even as someone who's super fucking dead he's somehow made himself busy anyway ]
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"With what? Us?"
[ lmao ]
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Not wrong. I still feel overworked for some reason.
But... I just want to see my sister again. Make sure she's safe. [ he'll pluck his shard from where he keeps it tucked somewhere in the millions fabrics he wears ] I'll figure out the rest after.
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"What's she like?"
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Sweet to everyone but me, sharp-tongued otherwise. Hard-working and considerate. Never wants to make trouble for anyone.
Just like any other girl her age.
[ even though she had to grow up way too soon ]
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[ Like it's an off-hand remark or something. He really does think she's cute... ]
"Whoa. Are those fishnet sandals?"
[ im sorry his priorities are something else ]
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just huffs out a breath at the fashion commentary though ]
I don't question what the older sisters tell us to wear.
[ tobari also dresses well but he's been trained into it ]