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Tweak says, "So a man walks into a bar..."

ofmanydevices (ofmanydevices) wrote in disappear_rpg,
@ 2010-01-07 15:14:00

Entry tags:

kozue, tom

Who: Tom, Kozue, and Max
What: A walk
Where: Tom's dorm
When: After Kozue's Journal entry
Why: More gaijin discussion!

She had distinctly said he was nuts. It didn't seem like a fair description. Crazy people aren't capable of distinguishing their perspective from reality. Tom knew the differences, for the most part. He just didn't pay them much attention.

Either way, Kozue seemed to take issue with his more extreme stances, and Tom wanted to keep his friends. So when he prepared for her arrival, Tom tried to figure out how to look as normal as possible. He carefully combed his usually messy hair. He picked his outfit carefully. No suit, or school uniform. No knives hidden under his jacket. (They were hidden under his pants, strapped to his leg. But that was just for emergencies!) And then he sat on his bed, petting Max and waiting for his friend to show up.

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anthesphoria
2010-01-12 04:26 pm UTC (link)

"I was pretty sure you weren't going to kidnap me, but thanks." She chuckled—laughter made it a bit easier to handle the situation. And, speaking of situations, "And really, it's my family. This is a way better situation than I've been in in years. I don't live with my Grandmother. I only have to see her now and then, not even every month, and we never talk on the phone or anything. I don't know why… well, you and Satou-senpai both seem to think it's some horrible thing."

It wasn't horrible. It was her life.

"I appreciate the flattery, though."

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ofmanydevices
2010-01-12 04:37 pm UTC (link)

"I don't think it's a horrible thing. Well... a really horrible thing." Tom tugged on the leash to get Max to move with them, as the puppy had stopped to sniff intently at a random spot on the ground.

"I'm just... I guess I'm used to a family that doesn't care. I mean it's obvious that not everyone has the same situation as I do, but I still don't have any experiences to base my impression off of. So I still think of family as something you can just walk away from when you want to."

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	anthesphoria 2010-01-17 05:10 pm UTC (link)
	Kozue shook her head. "I wouldn't want to walk away from my family if I could, Sagaki-san. They're my family." She laced her fingers. "I mean, they're—I don't know how to best explain it. I love them." She looked down at Max and laughed, watching him try to pull towards that one spot he'd been sniffing at. "What's so interesting there, huh, Max-kun?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ofmanydevices
2010-01-19 05:02 am UTC (link)

Max ignored Kozue, and pulled until Tom let him get to his spot. Then he sniffed the ground, and pawed at it.

"I get what you're saying... in an abstract sense." Tom let out a breath, and then looked at Kozue. He couldn't think of anything else to say. He felt like he should, but he just had trouble with the idea. His friends had saved him, had proved how much they cared. His family by contrast... hadn't. It was all really confusing for Tom.

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anthesphoria
2010-01-19 08:56 pm UTC (link)

"I understand, you had a different situation than I did, growing up," she said, and then, hearing herself say it, realized how totally insensitive that sounded. What, like his family hated him? Only, it really seemed like parts of his family did detest him, or at least couldn't care in the least little bit. She looked down and let out a slow breath.

"That wasn't what I meant. I just. It's okay, it's very sweet that you're concerned, but I have it covered. I'm a big girl."

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ofmanydevices
2010-01-27 12:58 am UTC (link)

Tom nodded, and met her gaze.

"I trust you Kondo-san. Not only to handle yourself, but to get out of a situation if you can't handle yourself. Or at least ask for help." He let out a breath and a look of contemplation crossed his face.

"Alright Kondo-san, I think we've had enough of a heart to heart talk right? We should continue our bonding by getting milkshakes." He gave her a soft smile, then tugged on Max's leash to go in the right direction.

"I found a small shop nearby, it only has a few employees, so I had enough time to investigate all of them. The background checks weren't thorough, but I'm confident that they don't work for any of our enemies. And you get to watch them make the shakes, so we'll know if they try to put anything in it."

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	anthesphoria 2010-01-27 02:13 am UTC (link)
	What started out as a smile grew into a full-fledged laugh as Tom explained exactly why he was willing to get a milkshake and how much effort he had gone through to…wow, Sagaki was crazy but far too adorable in his craziness sometimes. "That sounds great, senpai. And thank you." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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