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

[rashness]

What if we melt the lining?! It's not all that thick, you know!

[accepted]

I didn't know that pools even had linings. You didn't care much about melting things when you tried just now.

[rashness]

I didn't think it was going to boil all the way through, okay!

[accepted]

I didn't think that either. [Sigh.] I can still see steam coming off of it. Maybe it can work like the hot springs, only smaller.

[rashness]

Hey if you want to go in, be my guest!

[accepted]

I'm not saying I want to go in now!! Maybe when it isn't going to burn my skin I will!

[rashness]

What about your wolf skin isn't that thicker?!

[accepted]

It's not wolf skin, I'm not a wolf! I don't know what would happen since I've never got in hot water like that before!

What about you when you've got your flames out and you're a demon, hot stuff can't hurt you then right!?

[rashness]

I can still be burned, you know!

[Huff huff]

[accepted]

I'd have thought you could protect yourself from being burnt, you cover yourself in flames all the time!

[rashness]

Those are my flames, man, it's totally different!

[accepted]

... Well I didn't know! I thought it just worked for all hot things.

[rashness]

Well it doesn't work like that, I burn things too! On my hands and arms!

[accepted]

What, like when you're cooking, stuff like that? I've done that before. [Cooking properly is hard.]

[rashness]

Well yeah, I guess. [He doesn't burn himself much though. So he just shrugs]

[accepted]

[Cool, cool...

Welp. Caius just scratches his head since he has no idea where to lead the conversation now.

... Should he just leave now?]

[rashness]

[Well Rin now needs to sit here by this pool, trying not to think about his brother. Sucks man, sucks. So he'll just... sit]

[accepted]

[...

...

Well okay. Caius sits down next to Rin.

...!]

Hey. Want to spar with me?

[Worked for him last time. So. Cheer up and stuff.]

[rashness]

...Seriously?

[He glances over at Caius, curiously. And...!] Yeah, that's be cool.

[accepted]

Great!

[Since he didn't bring his sword with him, seeing as he was meant to be swimming and not fighting-] You okay with just a fist fight?

[rashness]

You got claws, Caius. I dunno how fair that is, but sure.

[With a little smile though]

[accepted]

I just won't transform. If I did then I might end up beating you too badly.

[Heh.]

[rashness]

If you did I'd just transform and beat you more!

[Fist pump into his palm]

[accepted]

Then I'd transform and beat you even more to make it even!

[He's back on his feet now and raising his fists. Put 'em up.]

[rashness]

Yeah right! [Okay!! He puts up his fists then!!]