[ jae-ha & natsuo & screaming probably ]

[alttitude]

will find images for this later,,

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[alttitude]

You know, with each comment, I get more and more worried about your chances of recovery.

[Now, since he's still holding the plate - ]

I've never met a girl quite as stubborn as you - and that's saying something.

[randori]

[ It's a good thing he's holding onto the plate, because it would have gotten flipped over right at his face. ]

GO DIE.

[alttitude]

[yeah, it's collateral

he's not letting it go]

.... and I've never met one who said that to me either.

Flustered?

[randori]

NO!! [ says Natsuo, flustered as all heck that his voice pitches ]

I'M GOING TO MURDER YOU SO YOU CAN'T TELL!

[alttitude]

Please don't say that too loudly, or you'll have to defend yourself at the next trial.

[here lies jae-ha

murdered for being a dumbass]

I won't tell - you don't have to worry about that.

[randori]

[ One last hurrah before he dies, he will take Jae-ha down with him ]

Swear on it. We're doing a blood oath.

[alttitude]

I have dragon's blood - I'd rather not risk you dealing with anything that might come of it.

[nothing will actually happen

he also just

doesn't want to fucking bleed, natsuo]

[randori]

Dragon blood, human blood, even if you bleed ink, I don't care! We're cutting our hands and spitting on them!

[ it's not just bleeding, it's something gross like rubbing spit into it ]

[alttitude]

That doesn't sound beautiful at all.

Let's not and say we did!

[randori]

Who cares about being beautiful?! I'm not! You're not! That's doesn't matter here! I need you to swear on something— your life! whatever! anything!

[alttitude]

[HOLD ON]

What do you mean I'm not beautiful?!

[randori]

Beautiful people know when to shut their mouths and accept blood oaths! My life's on the line, so take this seriously!!

[alttitude]

[jae-ha knows that's not fucking true

but natsuo says it with such conviction he sincerely wonders if beautiful people should just accept blood oaths

anyway:]

I will take it seriously, even if I don't see why your life is on the line.

Shall I swear on my Captain's memory?

[randori]

[ —uhh. Natsuo pulls back, because this is important to him, but to bring Gi-Gan into this...

He feels a little like crying. ]

No... Don't you have a dead cat or somebody else's memory you can swear on?

[alttitude]

[ . . . yeah.

Jae-ha sighs and reaches out to place his free hand to the top of Natsuo's head.]

I don't, actually.

But this is important to you, and I'd rather swear my word on the Captain that I chose, rather than the blood I don't even want.

So consider your secret safe, alright?

[randori]

[ Natsuo flinches at the touch and tries to pull back— he gets it, right? That habit so obvious, that it had to be spelled out on the tapestries: the head pats that always made Mafuyu smile and glow with warmth, he can never enjoy for being for being afraid he'd be exposed. He can't. He'll do anything to keep that from happening. ]

That's my life, so you'd better.

[alttitude]

[Ah - fine. Jae-ha will let Natsuo pull back, and he'll laugh faintly.]

I will, I will.

Now get back into bed and have something to eat. It sounds like you've been through quite a lot.