week two, saturday, post-trial

[digestif]

[ hello, senri, mom noticed you never came home tonight... which is a problem, because they need to talk to you. The best Mizuki can do is knock on the door and pray that Takaomi's not the one who answers; they don't need things to be made more complicated here. ]

Nito-kun? It's me.

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[usogi]

[ . . . . . . senri frowns]

As long as you do it eventually, I'll forgive you. But until that happens, I can't do it wholeheartedly yet.

[ . . . ]

If you want to know something about someone, you can ask me directly - and I'll tell you what I know, even if I can't tell you where the information came from.

Just don't curse me again.

[digestif]

[ that makes them laugh a little. ]

I'm not some kind of sadist. There's no point in doing it again. [ as long as he behaves!! ] Like I said, it wasn't anything personal. I don't intend to become your enemy after this, either. It probably would've been easier if I did, but...

[ ... but they decided to tell him about this, for some reason. Mizuki notes that they still have some soft spots they probably need to harden up. ]

But, I won't be getting any more information from you unless you want to tell me. It's too risky. [ for various reasons... mostly because they assume Senri hates their guts right about now. ] What you did tell me was useful, though. I really did appreciate it.

[usogi]

It's okay, you can just think I'm useful for what I know.

[he's talkative - he said it in trial today. he speaks to a lot of gods, and a lot of people, and he's easy to get along with. he's good for appealing to people and spread information around.]

I was being honest when I said that I have a lot that I don't know what to do with. I don't regret telling Mizuki-san any of that and I think that you can do more with it than I can. It's the type of stuff that I want to tell more people, if I think that they can help me.

... and since you apologized to me, I don't think that you're out to hurt me, even if I don't like what happened today. So I forgive you.... ninety percent, but we have to save the last ten for Majima-san and Sasuke-kun, when you own up to what you did to me and I don't have to keep your secret.

If you're really trying to end the game in a way that ends well for more people... then I won't hold it against you.

[digestif]

[ they're surprised he has it in him to smile and accept all that - in fact, they don't want to believe him at first. But no, he means it. It matches up with what he'd told them earlier about not wanting to abandon any of the gods, they suppose. He's got an innocent heart. Naive, even.

Even so, the smile Mizuki returns is a little more honest. ]

Haha... You really are an unlucky little rabbit. [ they cross their arms, and their dark lashes lower slightly as they look at him, verging on concern. ] You need to be more careful, or a bigger, meaner wolf than me will eat you up.

[ trying to be friends with everyone will get him killed. ]

[usogi]

[ . . . . oh.

senri can't help but laugh at that - the noise clearly surprises him, and he shakes his head.]

You'll need to try harder than that to scare me now, Mizuki-san. Sasuke-kun says he'll kill me every time we hang out. I'm getting a lot better at dealing with threats - one way or another.

[ . . . . ]

I'm being as careful as I can, and trying to stay out of trouble where it might find me. That's why I can't talk to Disorder or Ruin or Cunning... but I'll tell you what I hear about them, when I do.

[digestif]

It's not a threat. It's just some friendly advice.

[ if they'd actually had it out for him, they could have gotten him in serious trouble really easily, they think... they are a little concerned about Sasuke's behavior, in fact. Hopefully, the part of him that wants to protect Senri is bigger than the part that threatens to kill him and leaves bruises on his wrist.

they nod just a little at his offer, unwilling to accept it entirely - still, if he's going to bring information to them, they can hardly turn it down. ]

If you were serious about shopping around for gods before, I think now would be a good time to make your decision. You might not be safe with Sincerity-san.

[usogi]

I think so too...

[ . . . ]

But if I don't tell you where I'm going, are you going to be mad at me....?

[digestif]

Hmmm. Do you think I'd be mad at you, Nito-kun?

[usogi]

I can't switch gods because you make me out myself every week, Mizuki-san, or I really will tell Sasuke-kun and Majima-san what you did.

[PLEASE, HE'S TIRED]

[digestif]

You thought wrong, then.

[ this doesn't surprise them, either... they're not sure he's a great judge of character. ]

I don't care. For the time being, at least, and as long as you're not joining a violent faction. I don't think you're a dangerous character.

[usogi]

Of course I'm not.... I don't know why you'd think I was.

[hrrrrmmmph]

Well, a lot of people are switching at least, so it'll just be chaotic in general...

[digestif]

Everyone's at least a little suspicious at first, Nito-kun.

[ mizuki seems to have relaxed somewhat ]

You're right about that, though. You'll have good cover.