"Heeey, you've reached Yang! Well, actually, you didn't reach far enough, 'cause I'm not here right now! But don't yang up! Just leave a message on this baby, and I'll get back to you soon enough, okay?"
[He makes a sound at her, a good-natured huffing, and moves to sit. Not on the side of the fountain, but on the ground, propping his arms on his knees. He leans back against the fountain next to where she's perched with a light sigh.
It really does smell nice here, and it's nice and quiet.]
You... did go through the trouble of dragging me into this. [He says dragging with a remarkably amused inflection.]
And I did wanna help them out, so doing that much was the least I could do.
[Even if it's something he's not used to doing, not something he was entirely comfortable with... He has to move forward sometime. If he thought of it as a challenge it wasn't as difficult.]
Aww-- [ no warning, Naoki, she's just reaching down to ruffle your hair. ] See, you're cuter when you're honest! And now more people know what a good guy you are.
Nghhh, [a protest gritted out through teeth as he's ruffled. Yang... He reaches up a hand just after to smooth his palm over his hair. He got called cute again...]
[Yang stop reccing him to people... He flops his head backward against the fountain (as much as he can with his neck horn in the way), looking up at the sky before he closes his eyes.
Maybe he's a little tired.] Since you seem to be looking out for me, I guess I can't slack off...
[He's not so sure about that. Out of all of the people that he's met in Cerealia, Yang is the one he's spoken most to and feels the most comfortable around. But she's also slowly but surely earning his respect.
And with that... somehow...]
... [Tired... Can he take her at her word?] For a little bit, then. [He shifts his arms to fold them behind his head.]
[NO, HE'S RESISTING... It'd feel even more uncool than usual if he dozed off while he was hanging out with Yang.]
... Fight monger. [But he teases with affection. He falls quiet after that, relaxing despite himself. He probably won't do anything more than lightly doze, though.]
[HE CAN FEEL YOUR EYES, YANG. But he looks relaxed and pretty content at first... These kinds of moments aren't very common for him, and maybe that's why he can't just completely drift off.
Because he starts thinking about ViViD and the 'missing' people and wondering vaguely why that is and what CERES could be playing at and also thinking about the Vortex World and what he told Yang...
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[LIES.]
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[ PROVE OTHERWISE. ]
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[He elbows her lightly, making his way toward one of the fountains in the gardens.]
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[ But she'll follow him anyway. ]
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[He gets close to one of the fountains, to where the water feeds into a pond and leans over it to peer in curiously.]
...Anyway, we split up into pairs in ViViD. So there was less work.
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[ As she perches on the side of the fountain. Okay, maybe she's a little worn out. ]
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[He makes a sound at her, a good-natured huffing, and moves to sit. Not on the side of the fountain, but on the ground, propping his arms on his knees. He leans back against the fountain next to where she's perched with a light sigh.
It really does smell nice here, and it's nice and quiet.]
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[Gosh, Yang. He's not incapable of it!! He just, you know, tends to keep people at a slight distance and isn't confident in his protecting skills.]
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[ LONE WOLF... ]
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[He pauses, stretching his arms in front of him and leaning his head back against the side of the fountain.] Did you really want to see it that much?
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[ Especially after hearing about his world. This really wasn't a guy she wanted to be left alone. ]
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And I did wanna help them out, so doing that much was the least I could do.
[Even if it's something he's not used to doing, not something he was entirely comfortable with... He has to move forward sometime. If he thought of it as a challenge it wasn't as difficult.]
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I'm pretty sure it'll take more than just that.
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[ rec you on the list of hot guys, this will surely give you a wonderful reputation. ]
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[Yang stop reccing him to people... He flops his head backward against the fountain (as much as he can with his neck horn in the way), looking up at the sky before he closes his eyes.
Maybe he's a little tired.] Since you seem to be looking out for me, I guess I can't slack off...
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You can slack off a little right now. There's no one here you need to prove anything to.
[ She'd lean back, but she'd fall into the fountain. ]
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And with that... somehow...]
... [Tired... Can he take her at her word?] For a little bit, then. [He shifts his arms to fold them behind his head.]
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[ What a good friend. But she's also protective of her friends, and Naoki's certainly reached that level. She'll look out for him. ]
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[But... his eyes are still closed, even when he grins.]
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[ Snooze, dammit. ]
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... Fight monger. [But he teases with affection. He falls quiet after that, relaxing despite himself. He probably won't do anything more than lightly doze, though.]
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Because he starts thinking about ViViD and the 'missing' people and wondering vaguely why that is and what CERES could be playing at and also thinking about the Vortex World and what he told Yang...
His eyebrows slightly draw together.]
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