[ he'll be in amber tonight, keeping kumon company and giving a token effort to smile and do what it takes to get the kid's mind off of what's to come.
it's not working as well as he'd like, but. he is trying. and so he also offers a smile to atsushi when he sees him. ]
[Atsushi and Kumon are roommates so it's entirely likely that they cross paths at some point. Atsushi is up late working on other things, but at some point he sees Kazunari there too and smiles.]
If you want you can use my bed tonight, I'll sleep out here in the living room.
[He's offering because he knows Kazunari wants to be near Kumon. He has the protecc instinct.]
A familiar face from home might do him better right now. Besides, I'm finding myself struggling to anticipate how upset he's becoming at all of this. Stuff like murder is an everyday thing for me, I keep forgetting that it's really traumatic for other people.
[It's an understandable pain, though it makes Atsushi feel like he has to explain.]
I just didn't want to believe it would be Kumon, so I ran right down the path that excluded him entirely. I wasn't thinking about how it could hurt others. But you still didn't deserve that.
We were short on time and I rushed instead of considering all the possibilities. I'm sorry.
I'm not mad, if that's what you're worried about. I didn't want it to be Kumopi either.
[ he looks down, smile fading and shoulders slumping. ]
Bubbly was right, though. It really could be anyone, as terrifying as that is. I Just... don't want Kumopi to have to go through something like that again, no matter what.
But... I don't know. I'm starting to think there is no way of protecting him while we're here, and that's the worst thing. [ rubs his neck. ] I just want to take him back home, so he can see his brother again.
But he'll let it go for now, since protecting Kumon seems to be a common goal here.]
I don't know if we can take him home, but...I wonder if we can let him see his brother? Riff has internet access, I wonder if they can do a video call.
Hey, that's a good idea! I'll go talk to them after tomorrow and see what they can do. It'll help Kumopi remember that we still have somewhere to go back to - and that what he saw before wasn't real!
Yeah, that. I don't know how much you've heard about it, but I think it was pretty rough on all of them, but especially him. So anything that can help him find an even footing again sounds great to me!
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Date: 2022-03-06 02:36 am (UTC)it's not working as well as he'd like, but. he is trying. and so he also offers a smile to atsushi when he sees him. ]
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Date: 2022-03-06 03:07 am (UTC)If you want you can use my bed tonight, I'll sleep out here in the living room.
[He's offering because he knows Kazunari wants to be near Kumon. He has the protecc instinct.]
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Date: 2022-03-06 03:11 am (UTC)[ a soft huff of a laugh. ]
I don't need to be on top of him all the time, you know? I'm not his real brother.
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Date: 2022-03-06 04:01 am (UTC)[He smiles.]
And if that's not enough, you can think of it as an apology for indirectly accusing you of murder.
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Date: 2022-03-06 04:05 am (UTC)...It's fine. I'm more worried about Kumopi than me, and you were just trying to follow the evidence.
[ reasonable, but. he can't quite hide the hurt in his voice, even as he forces a smile. ]
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Date: 2022-03-06 04:15 am (UTC)I just didn't want to believe it would be Kumon, so I ran right down the path that excluded him entirely. I wasn't thinking about how it could hurt others. But you still didn't deserve that.
We were short on time and I rushed instead of considering all the possibilities. I'm sorry.
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Date: 2022-03-06 04:37 am (UTC)[ he looks down, smile fading and shoulders slumping. ]
Bubbly was right, though. It really could be anyone, as terrifying as that is. I Just... don't want Kumopi to have to go through something like that again, no matter what.
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Date: 2022-03-06 05:06 am (UTC)[He doesn't want Kazunari to internalize it.]
Short of covering his eyes and plugging his ears, how are we going to protect him?
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Date: 2022-03-06 05:23 am (UTC)Don't worry about me, 'kay, Sushi? I'll be fine.
But... I don't know. I'm starting to think there is no way of protecting him while we're here, and that's the worst thing. [ rubs his neck. ] I just want to take him back home, so he can see his brother again.
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Date: 2022-03-06 07:56 pm (UTC)But he'll let it go for now, since protecting Kumon seems to be a common goal here.]
I don't know if we can take him home, but...I wonder if we can let him see his brother? Riff has internet access, I wonder if they can do a video call.
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Date: 2022-03-06 11:46 pm (UTC)Hey, that's a good idea! I'll go talk to them after tomorrow and see what they can do. It'll help Kumopi remember that we still have somewhere to go back to - and that what he saw before wasn't real!
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Date: 2022-03-07 04:55 pm (UTC)[ he hesitates for a moment, because it isn't really for him to say, but... ]
I've talked to a couple of the others, though, and they told me that they saw people they knew there, and those were the ones who died.
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Date: 2022-03-08 12:29 pm (UTC)[Something flashes in his eyes for a moment- sadness, maybe pity- before he looks towards the bedroom door.]
Alright. I won't ask him about it.
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Date: 2022-03-11 10:44 pm (UTC)Mm. That's why he cried that night, after you guys came back. So... not pressing him about it might help. He can talk about it when he's ready.