For reasons unknown to me. [Dryly. But he doesn't really mean it. Mostly. Instead he's looking at his eggs when he continues.] I like you more than I probably know how to explain without sounding like a jackass so...[A shrug.] Do you need a list or do you actually believe you deserve this today?
[ stop don't make his assholery into a sappy thing? you're ruining the banter. this time instead of a kick dick nudges junpei's leg with his own gently to make him look up from his eggs. ]
Think I should be the one asking you that. [ but it's light in tone. he still won't push... at least right now. instead, he teases: ] Are you trying to pamper away my self-flagellation this morning? I knew you had an ulterior motive for being this nice to me.
[He's allowed!! But he doesn't immediately look up from his eggs either just to be difficult. When he does though, he lifts his eyebrows.
"We only have until Saturday." "I know how to prepare knowing we're leaving each other." "You could use the break." "I want to have something good to hold onto while everything else is bad." "You deserve someone doing something for you instead of you trying to do stuff for everyone else." "I have no idea what I'm doing."
They're all things he could say, but instead he shrugs.]
Like I'd ever be that nice to you. Maybe I just wanted breakfast and you happened to be there, ever think of that? Don't let it go to your head, man.
[Junpei, a dumb bitch who asked Dick on a date. He knows that excuse isn't remotely believable but he's smirking anyway. That's definitely part of it, and maybe he just felt like spoiling him a bit for a sense of stability while demons tear the ship apart. It's fine.]
I was enjoying it until I learned I'm just a prop so you don't eat breakfast alone. [ he shakes his head and punctuates this by, y'know, gently nudging junpei's foot with his. this is obvious bar footsies ] At least breakfast was good even if the company's being rude.
[Can't believe they're busy with bar footsie and domestic breakfast-eating while later today Zero's going to fucking die. He's unfortunately here for it though even while he keeps his gaze on Dick's face.]
You already knew what kind of company you were keeping when you agreed to come with me, so this is your own fault. [But he leans in a little closer.] You're on your own for food for the rest of the week though.
[ sometimes you go on a date on a murder sex demon ship and this is what happens? speaking of, since junpei's leaning closer, dick kisses... his cheek!!! cucked. ]
Guess I'll suffer your personality without any buffer for the rest of the week. [ :3? ] Then again, I don't think I could've handled eggs for a week straight anyway, no matter how good they were. [ a challenge is it?? no. it isn't. it's a Fact ]
[EVERYONE HE LIKES KEEPS CUCKING HIM!! But it's fine because he still grins about it before narrowing his eyes a bit.]
Taking the full weight of my personality's a pretty big thing. What a noble sacrifice. [Deadpanned.] Anyway eggs are easy and they're cheap and sometimes you can break up monotony with ramen...and put an egg in it.
[Sometimes you're just poor and this is how you exist as a human.] Can't say I don't appreciate having easy access to stuff here though.
Thank you for your service. [There's a pleased sound with the peck.]
So what I'm hearing is we're both really bad at eating real meals. [He doesn't care, but he's eating his eggs with a little more ease now.] Kinda feel weird thinking about how this place changed a lot of how I spend my days.
My schedule's normally a little too packed for meal planning. [ he looks amused, finishing up his eggs ] But here... well, we've got time and resources.
[ and so much nothing to do. god. is this how vacations are minus the death. it's wild ]
Yours and mine both. Even without the superhero thing most of my cases eat up my time between traveling and research. Here...I like having a choice who and what I spend my time on.
Maybe someday I'll actually take a cruise on a ship for my own enjoyment. [i.e. NOT A FUCKING MURDERGAME.]
I said someday! Like when I'm in my late sixties and considering a life of retirement before realizing that's not happening.
...but I could be convinced in maybe three years anyway. [It's a joke, but the idea is there. He plans on finding Dick again someday after this is over.]
Whatever. [He's rolling his eyes but in a way that suggests he knows he'd literally just be an annoying grouchy old man. Gestures lightly to VLR. But alas. Instead...he hums in thought.]
Can't really remember the last time I've had a vacation. Maybe I'm out of practice. I'm not even sure where I'd want to go...but I'm open to suggestions.
[There are things they both have to do when they get home, but planning for a potential future is something he finds himself doing with other people anyway. So why not?]
I ... don't know that I've ever taken a vacation. [ hm. ] Was planning to, but I wound up here instead, so... I'd say anything we do has to be better than this one.
I think I could agree with that. [...who is this we? Give him a second to grab his coffee and take another drink while playing this as nonchalant as possible.]
Gotta be somewhere warm though. I'm not doing snow.
Yeah, that's a vacation you can take by yourself, dude. [FUCK THAT. He knows Dick is teasing but also no. Instead, he gives him a curious look.] When I think about it, it's been a while since I've been back to Japan.
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For reasons unknown to me. [Dryly. But he doesn't really mean it. Mostly. Instead he's looking at his eggs when he continues.] I like you more than I probably know how to explain without sounding like a jackass so...[A shrug.] Do you need a list or do you actually believe you deserve this today?
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Think I should be the one asking you that. [ but it's light in tone. he still won't push... at least right now. instead, he teases: ] Are you trying to pamper away my self-flagellation this morning? I knew you had an ulterior motive for being this nice to me.
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"We only have until Saturday." "I know how to prepare knowing we're leaving each other." "You could use the break." "I want to have something good to hold onto while everything else is bad." "You deserve someone doing something for you instead of you trying to do stuff for everyone else." "I have no idea what I'm doing."
They're all things he could say, but instead he shrugs.]
Like I'd ever be that nice to you. Maybe I just wanted breakfast and you happened to be there, ever think of that? Don't let it go to your head, man.
[Junpei, a dumb bitch who asked Dick on a date. He knows that excuse isn't remotely believable but he's smirking anyway. That's definitely part of it, and maybe he just felt like spoiling him a bit for a sense of stability while demons tear the ship apart. It's fine.]
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Oh, so you'd have asked absolutely anyone else on the ship to a date if they happened to be around? Sorry you had to settle.
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[...tell him he did good.]
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You already knew what kind of company you were keeping when you agreed to come with me, so this is your own fault. [But he leans in a little closer.] You're on your own for food for the rest of the week though.
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Guess I'll suffer your personality without any buffer for the rest of the week. [ :3? ] Then again, I don't think I could've handled eggs for a week straight anyway, no matter how good they were. [ a challenge is it?? no. it isn't. it's a Fact ]
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Taking the full weight of my personality's a pretty big thing. What a noble sacrifice. [Deadpanned.] Anyway eggs are easy and they're cheap and sometimes you can break up monotony with ramen...and put an egg in it.
[Sometimes you're just poor and this is how you exist as a human.] Can't say I don't appreciate having easy access to stuff here though.
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[ this time he gives junpei a real peck!!! there. less cuck. ]
Well, I can't judge, I eat mostly cereal and take-out when I make it to my apartment. [ he'll give junpei that much? dick is just a mess of a human ]
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So what I'm hearing is we're both really bad at eating real meals. [He doesn't care, but he's eating his eggs with a little more ease now.] Kinda feel weird thinking about how this place changed a lot of how I spend my days.
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[ and so much nothing to do. god. is this how vacations are minus the death. it's wild ]
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Maybe someday I'll actually take a cruise on a ship for my own enjoyment. [i.e. NOT A FUCKING MURDERGAME.]
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Really? I'm planning to stay off boats for at least three years after all this.
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...but I could be convinced in maybe three years anyway. [It's a joke, but the idea is there. He plans on finding Dick again someday after this is over.]
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You'd make the worst old man. [ but.. ] It doesn't have to be a boat. Pretty sure I heard people can have vacations anywhere.
[ it doesn't have to be three years either, maybe. ]
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Can't really remember the last time I've had a vacation. Maybe I'm out of practice. I'm not even sure where I'd want to go...but I'm open to suggestions.
[There are things they both have to do when they get home, but planning for a potential future is something he finds himself doing with other people anyway. So why not?]
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[ who's this we, ]
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Gotta be somewhere warm though. I'm not doing snow.
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[ extremely. casual ]
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I have always wanted to go there for something not business related.
[ that stands for. most places, tbh ]
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But it'd be just as nice if it was anyone else here?
[ he's absolutely teasing. ]
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You're really gonna make me say it, aren't you.
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