"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?"
[So he jolts a little in surprise, at the name and the tap and his mouth twists before he gives in to the irrepressible urge to smile. What is this, it's silly. It's all kinda silly.]
[ She's aiming for silly; it hasn't been all that long since the weird dream/memory thing, and while she isn't going to ask him if he talked it over with whoever saw his own memory... well, there's a chance it might not have been a happy one.
So happy thoughts for now, and with this thought in mind, she plunks herself on the floor. ]
[He'll pick one off of a chair for her to sit down on before he himself plops down behind her. And he moves to fold his arms against and lean them casually against her back.]
[He laughs.] I was just glad. [For more than one reason. He can't really explain it, though, without explaining a lot of things that've happened. You trust me enough to just fall asleep when I'm right there.]
But, since I don't want you headbutting me, what should I talk about?
[ She'll take it as I'm glad you actually went to sleep when you looked like you'd crawled out from the depths of hell, and thank goodness he's tactful.
But Yang hums, thoughtful. ]
... Anything? [ SO HELPFUL. ] Whatever's on your mind, whatever you feel like rambling about...
Rambling, huh... I dunno if I'm the rambly type. [he's just wondering it, vaguely teasing, as he winds some of her hair into a loose braid. This is relaxing.]
...You know, [since he's got it on his mind right now] there's no sun in the Vortex World.
[ ... Well. That's definitely not a subject she expected, but she likes the unexpected, so Yang will settle into the conversation fairly easily (and this time only smiling when she feels her hair being loosely twisted about). ]
So what do you do for light? Is it just endless night there or something?
[It's because of her hair, honestly-- it's bright and it glows sometimes and it reminds him of the sun. He's trying to figure out why he likes it so much.]
Nah-- there's a thing called Kagutsuchi. There's no moon, either, but there're its cycles. But it's more than that, too. It's sentient, and any of the people with a Reason in my world would have to get to it and be chosen for their worlds to be created.
...If my body weren't a demon's, I probably would've had a rougher time travelling the Vortex World under it. I mean, even demons act strange when it's full, like they're drunk.
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[But Naoki's expression has relaxed, and he's moving on from cursing himself over joking like that...]
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Eh, for your sake I won't.
[But he's looked away.]
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Okay, she's only laughing a little, as she reaches out to tap under his chin. ]
So, lord of the demons, where do you want me?
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[So he jolts a little in surprise, at the name and the tap and his mouth twists before he gives in to the irrepressible urge to smile. What is this, it's silly. It's all kinda silly.]
You can just sit wherever you wanna.
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So happy thoughts for now, and with this thought in mind, she plunks herself on the floor. ]
This'll do!
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[He'll pick one off of a chair for her to sit down on before he himself plops down behind her. And he moves to fold his arms against and lean them casually against her back.]
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[ A playful little "oof" at his arms, though. ]
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[He laughs at the oof and then shifts one of his hands to twist some of her hair absently around his fingers.]
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[ ... And look at him, playing with her hair already. She's... once again trying not to laugh. ]
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He presses his lips together.] ...You wanna laugh, don't you? [He's not pulling his fingers away, though...]
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[He will get used to it. Yes. His fingers start to thread through some of her hair, absently gathering some of it. He's not braiding it yet.]
Hey, you okay with just letting me do this? Aren't you gonna get bored?
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She tilts her head, though, ever so slightly and mindful of the fact that he's fussing with her hair now. ]
Only if you stop talking! If you put me to sleep again just by messing with my hair, I might have some words.
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You mean again, right? [Given she fell asleep last time and all, but he's not exactly teasing her.]
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[ Yep. ]
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[He laughs.] I was just glad. [For more than one reason. He can't really explain it, though, without explaining a lot of things that've happened. You trust me enough to just fall asleep when I'm right there.]
But, since I don't want you headbutting me, what should I talk about?
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But Yang hums, thoughtful. ]
... Anything? [ SO HELPFUL. ] Whatever's on your mind, whatever you feel like rambling about...
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Rambling, huh... I dunno if I'm the rambly type. [he's just wondering it, vaguely teasing, as he winds some of her hair into a loose braid. This is relaxing.]
...You know, [since he's got it on his mind right now] there's no sun in the Vortex World.
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So what do you do for light? Is it just endless night there or something?
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Nah-- there's a thing called Kagutsuchi. There's no moon, either, but there're its cycles. But it's more than that, too. It's sentient, and any of the people with a Reason in my world would have to get to it and be chosen for their worlds to be created.
...If my body weren't a demon's, I probably would've had a rougher time travelling the Vortex World under it. I mean, even demons act strange when it's full, like they're drunk.
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[ What a weird thing to think about, though... a sentient... thing in the sky that chose how the world would be remade? ]
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[He casts his mind back to it... but, nope. Aside from the occasional curse, he was fine.]
Sometimes my demons would act a little off, but they'd still listen to me.
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[ Be... proud? ]
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