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week 4, post-trial

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[well

as soon as that's over, he's just going to slip his hand into tsuru's as they head out

by the end, mikazuki's expression is so carefully neutral. curated.]

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[ he just glances at him as they walk, letting him lead to. wherever.

for now he'll stay quiet. ]

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[well


he's leading them to the bar. once they arrive, he will gesture at the selection]

Let it be your choice tonight, my crane.

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[ he's

well, he's going for sake. of course he is. ]

You must be tired.

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[of course he is. mikazuki will just wait for tsuru to return to his side and once they have everything, he will begin walking again]

Are you not?

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I made the comment first.

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"... at times, I suppose I am a bit tired. But never of my friends."

[he says it like he's recalling something he said to someone else]

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You worked very hard today, my dear.

[ as always. ]

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Did I? Perhaps I ought to be rewarded then.

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[ he holds up the sake ]

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Perhaps it is a start.

[but he'll guide the two of them to

his room for once]

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[ that's fine.

once they're actually inside, he will immediately just head for the bed. ]

Is this how we will spend the night?

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[the fact that jiji was down to drink on the engawa but if tsuru's headed for the bed then so is he]

Do you possess any protests?

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[ he sets the bottle down on the floor, and passes a cup over to jiji. ]

None. Not with this company.

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[he laughs faintly at that, and will accept the cup as he waits for tsuru to serve him]

Ha ha ha...

At least we do have one another.

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We do.

[ he wonders how long that might last, as the numbers dwindle.

tsuru pours him the sake, and then goes to pour himself some. ]

Tell me what you think.

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[mikazuki will take the sake -

but also he will let his arm settle around tsuru, encouraging him close. he takes a moment first, letting his face tuck against tsuru's hair quietly]

... I think that we had someone very close to family taken from us.

But in the same breath, the one who stole him away was family to others here.

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And she will lose her life tomorrow.

[ he leans against him. he doesn't think it's coincidence that mikazuki has hidden his face. ]

Someone will always be hurt.

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[it's fine.]

.... do you still feel hurt?

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Of course. I love Rupert.

[ he'll admit to it, because rupert doesn't deserve for tsuru to be coy about it. ]

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[ . . . he presses a kiss against tsuru's temple]

I feel similarly.

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We will get him back.

[ it's said quietly, and then with a firmer nod. ]

He has so much he needs to do.

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... him, and his beloved.

[because mikazuki would be torn - to be brought back into a world where tsurumaru isn't there. he will shift so he can finally take a sip of his sake, quiet and thoughtful]

... to think that he would even write in his letter, that he would not want any of our worlds to connect to his...

He is too ready to be forsaken.

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... I am not surprised. There is something in his world, that he does not want to get out. He was very firm with me that he did not want anyone visiting until he figured out how to deal with it.

[ tsuru was going to ignore him and go anyway but still ]

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His own darkness, isn't it?

Well, he is still in his youth. There is often a sense that if a problem is insurmountable, it must be then faced alone.

[jiji was also just going to go anyway,]