BERTOLT

[bloodread]

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[perspire]

I didn’t have much else to do.

[bloodread]

[ He's squeezing Bertolt's hand, he is not judging you he is judging everyone else. ]

Flat was annoying during it, but at least no one tried to ask me to actually play.

[perspire]

[ squeezes back ]

Yeah, I remember watching that.

[bloodread]

[ Oh, he forgot they could see. A delayed moment later: ]

Sumeragi is cute. But I don't like girls.

[perspire]

[ a short huff of laughter ]

I... do. Not as much as I like guys.

[bloodread]

[ A small nod, he accepts that pretty easily. ]

I atttact a lot of girls. Haruki used me for a fake date once. [ Fake, he says ]

[perspire]

[ he's Realized things and he's just going to... not say anything ]

Well, you are a good looking guy.

[bloodread]

[ Fair.

He's grumbling, of course. ]

I'm tall, it's a thing in Japan. [ ... ]

Though not as tall as you.

[perspire]

Hm, it's more than just being tall?

[ a beat ]

You know when you were taking off your shirt when I visited?

[bloodread]

You—I—

[ Well now he feels dumb. And it's less that he doesn't perceive and more like this has literally never mattered before since he wasn't interested (or in denial). ]

Can I kick your ass yet?

[perspire]

If you want to fight, I'm ready.

[ he's just smiling so hard right now. wow?? imagine being happy??? ]

[bloodread]

[ He's too busy dying in tsun to realize he is just as happy too. ]

You're on. I've been doing more swordfighting than hand to hand but that [ Looks at them still holding hands are they doing it like this im crying. ] shouldn't matter.

[perspire]

Let's save the swordfighting for more angels in case we need it.

[ well. he's not letting go until akira does ]

[bloodread]

[ A nod, he would not want to swordfight anyway cause he is not yjh entirely. Also he's making a face cause how are they getting up like this? (No, he's not letting go either cause this is a matter of principle). Nagako at least unwinds herself since fighting is good, yes. ]

...we doing this here? [ Don't mind him buying time for this yakety sax. ]

[perspire]

Probably the best place for it?

[ and he's not ready to go anywhere else where there might be someone else.

...gonna. push up from the ground? i'd test it out but i have cat on me ]

[bloodread]

Right. [ same but cats > physics. they can do this it's probably just awkward as fuck but stubbornness wins the day. ]

Same rules as before? [ Minus the handholding. ]

[perspire]

Yeah.

[ nods and well.

time to fight!!

while holding hands!!! ]

[bloodread]

[ This is fine?

Well maybe less fine for Akira since look at that nat 20. At least he puts up about as good as a fight as he possibly can with their arrangement. Guess he's flopped on the floor is he dragging Bertolt down with him because hands???

Either way- ]

Rematch. Tomorrow.

[perspire]

You're on.

[ letting himself be dragged down after the fight. he's starting off flopped next to akira, but then after a moment he's going to turn onto his side to look at him ]

This... was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

[bloodread]

Why'd you think it'd be easy? [ Akira half shifts so he's not completely eating dirt, but he needs a minute cause that was a lot. ]

[perspire]

I didn't.

Just, not as hard as it was.

[bloodread]

Practice or whatever, right? [ That's kinda a weird, happy, stupid thing to say given how they've ended up. Nagako hops over helpfully, no longer a mamushi, and kicks a little dirt at Akira. ]

[perspire]

We'll find time for it. [ but he lets out a laugh at what nagako did ]

[bloodread]

[ Bertolt and Nagako get a look but they both know it means nothing. ]

...yeah? [ He is not an optimistic person. With her job done, Nagako flops at Bertolt's side, getting comfy. ]

[perspire]

I'm trying to think more positively.

[ it's hard. but with his free hand he is reaching out to pet her ]