XIII

[rashness]

[Action]

[So after running into Izumo and getting properly dressed, Rin sets out to complete his sweep for Kurikara in the item shop before heading back "home" to House 15. Possibly with Izumo he goes back there but maybe not. Either way, he ends up going there in the relatively early morning. Run into him en route, while he's looking for Kurikara, or when he's there.]

[Voice]

...Ossu. It's me, Rin Okumura. I got sent back. [And I've been informed my brother went home.

I'm apart from Yukio. I know I upset a lot of you. He bites his lip and then shakes his head. No, he's not saying any of that]

Pity it's too cold, h-huh? I wanted to go swimming in this pool, now it's kinda too cold for it...

[...Haha...]

Comments

[Voice]

[uccellodifuoco]

[It's not about apologizing for being gone, Ikki understands some don't want to be here, he doesn't want to be here but now at least he has Kotomi to give him a reason to not mind be here.]

She's a kid in many ways, though. And she's my woman, I'll call her whatever I want.

[Light and short chuckle, he said it without thinking actually.]

[Voice]

[rashness]

Dude, Ikki, that is weird. You like kids?!

[SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY]

[Voice]

[uccellodifuoco]

Only if they are baked with potatoes.

[Sarcasm and an eyeroll.]

How do you get to that train of thought just from a random comment? If I had called her "sweetheart" would you be thinking I like to decorate things with pink hearts with lace border?

[Voice]

[rashness]

No, because "sweetheart" is totally normal. There's all sorts of normal things to call your girlfriend, and "kid" just seems weird.

[Voice]

[uccellodifuoco]

[Silence...]

Is it really that bad? It was just an expression.

[No, really, he doesn't think that much of it. And he doesn't really know what's "normal" to call his girlfriend anyway.]

[Voice]

[rashness]

Hey, if it works for you, it works for you! I just figure it sounds kind... pediatric!

[Voice]

[uccellodifuoco]

[Ikki just shrugs to himself.]

Whatever.

[He mentally notes that calling Kotomi "kid" is a bad idea, but it's questionable if that will serve for anything at all.]

Just talk to her, tell her that you leaving isn't about you hating her or anything like that. Or something like that, she needs it.

[Voice]

[rashness]

Ah, ah. Don't worry, I'll talk to Kotomi.

[...] You're a good guy, man.

[Voice]

[uccellodifuoco]

[That makes him snort lightly.]

No, I'm not. But I'm not an horribly bad guy either.

[Voice]

[rashness]

Yeeeeah whatever man.