[AUDIENCE] kagachi

[doublesmall]

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[doublesmall]

...oh, goddamnit.

[he groans as he sinks into the chair a little more, adjusting his hat.]

I'll see what I can do, okay, but try to be ready to grab people? Shit. That's the last thing we need, more of you keeling over in the middle of the trial--

[that last bit's muttered a bit more to himself, brow furrowing.]

[preceptive]

Thanks.

... You okay, by the way?

[doublesmall]

...I'll be fine. Been wearing myself out too much this week, probably.

Didn't realize I was getting sore until after the last round wore off.

[thanks, higekiri, for that last round of horny.]

[preceptive]

[hige sucks]

... Right. [wow okay he didn't really need to know that, but. a beat.] Thanks for being... reasonable about all of this.

[which is to say that he's very sorry he ever compared you negatively to nathan,,,]

[doublesmall]

It's part of the job.

[he shrugs slightly, there, and shifts restlessly once again; he starts to speak, pauses with a frown, takes in another breath, and continues.]

--we'll do what we can, okay?

[preceptive]

Yeah, but your coworker threw a fit over the idea.

[AND NOW KAGACHI

APPRECIATES CHUUYA MORE FOR IT]

We're counting on that.

[doublesmall]

Don't count on us too hard. Seems like there's a lot we can't do for you guys, so we're--

[another pause, a slow exhale.]

We're counting on you to do your jobs.

[preceptive]

... Seriously, are you okay?

[doublesmall]

I'm fine, will you quit asking me that-

[preceptive]

Should I just assume every time you breathe weirdly, it's you trying to avoid being censored?

[doublesmall]

What? No, I wasn't trying to...

[preceptive]

Then why are you breathing weirdly?

[HOW SORE ARE YOU, CHUUYA??]

[doublesmall]

Like I said-- pretty sure everything's catching up with me. I'm just feeling a little out of it, is all.

[preceptive]

If you say so. You better not suddenly keel over any time soon.

[doublesmall]

Been there, done that.

[preceptive]

There's always opportunity for a repeat.

[doublesmall]

As long as it is a repeat, it's fine.

[preceptive]

Maybe try to avoid dying in the first place.

[says the guy who's stabbed himself and died twice but it's fine.]

[doublesmall]

You think I haven't been? I haven't died again, you know.

[thank you very much!!

he huffs a breath, and has to shift position again. comfy chair's not so comfy today.]

[preceptive]

So, keep that up.

... And try not to push yourself too much. You'll be less effective if you're constantly distracted.

[doublesmall]

Yeah, yeah, I know that. I'm trying.