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[sometime during the morning of day 3, Minato's phone will suddenly buzz with a text!!!]
do you still have both eyes
do you still have both eyes
[somehow he can sense the sarcasm from the first part of the response, so it doesn't raise his blood pressure or anything. but does elicit a huffed noise of amusement!!]
a little bruised, but otherwise fine. don't mind me; i was just checking in on you.
a little bruised, but otherwise fine. don't mind me; i was just checking in on you.
[l o l]
just a little scuffle, that's all. nothing really to worry about.
just a little scuffle, that's all. nothing really to worry about.
some people here have a whole lot of steam to blow off. . .
[WHY IS MINATO CLOSING HIS DANG EYES HE HAS NO ROOM TO SPEAK]
well. yeah. i know i haven't. i don't think he picked a fight with me because he blames me for us being here or anything.
besides, i egged him on, so it's fine.
[he's partially to blame so IT'S FINE]
well. yeah. i know i haven't. i don't think he picked a fight with me because he blames me for us being here or anything.
besides, i egged him on, so it's fine.
[he's partially to blame so IT'S FINE]
you caught me
i'm a complete and total thug
i'm a complete and total thug
[laughs a little on the other end of the line]
but it's what I was getting at. come on, let me pretend to be a badass.
but it's what I was getting at. come on, let me pretend to be a badass.
[. . . jesus christ minato he was JOKING???]
[he spends a few seconds blinking at his phone screen, mouth hanging open slightly, because?? what??]
oh
[THAT'S IT THAT'S THE REPLY]
[. . . no, a few seconds later he sends another text]
. . . i was kidding, you know?
[he spends a few seconds blinking at his phone screen, mouth hanging open slightly, because?? what??]
oh
[THAT'S IT THAT'S THE REPLY]
[. . . no, a few seconds later he sends another text]
. . . i was kidding, you know?
[
]
has anyone ever told you that you're the disarmingly sincere type?
]
has anyone ever told you that you're the disarmingly sincere type?
Not... in as many words.
[He's heard similar, though.]
It's just kind of how I am, I guess.
You keep deflecting when I try to check in on you, so I've been starting to assume that you probably don't let a lot of people take care of you. So... I want to take the things you say seriously.
[He's heard similar, though.]
It's just kind of how I am, I guess.
You keep deflecting when I try to check in on you, so I've been starting to assume that you probably don't let a lot of people take care of you. So... I want to take the things you say seriously.
[jesus christ. disgustingly sincere and unfairly perceptive??]
[. . .]
you're a wild card, right? you know what it's like to lead a team.
don't you?
[. . .]
you're a wild card, right? you know what it's like to lead a team.
don't you?
[UUUUGH. he is trying so hard not to let people fuss over him, since he thinks everyone else is in a far worse position than he is, but. . .]
[. . .]
do you know how to play darts?
[. . .]
do you know how to play darts?
meet me at the pool bar, then.
someone cleaned the kitchen for me this morning, so i have a little bit of time to waste on games.
someone cleaned the kitchen for me this morning, so i have a little bit of time to waste on games.
all right. i'll see you soon.
[which is the last text Akira sends before Minato meets him at the pool bar! and surprisingly, when he gets there, he'll find Akira dressed in. . . gray-striped prison duds??]
[he's twirling a dart adeptly between his fingers when Minato arrives, and he greets the other wild card with a two-fingered salute]
[which is the last text Akira sends before Minato meets him at the pool bar! and surprisingly, when he gets there, he'll find Akira dressed in. . . gray-striped prison duds??]
[he's twirling a dart adeptly between his fingers when Minato arrives, and he greets the other wild card with a two-fingered salute]
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