⊙ sharing chocolate [closed]

[clairvoyancies]

Who: Tsubaki and Akise
Where: Larmline Apartments/Tsubaki’s place
When: …VALENTINE’S…DAY after these LMFAO shut up we’re backtagging superstars
Style: [yep]—unless you feel like third person, idrc!
Status: Closed.

[There’s a lot to do once she gets home. Cleaning, just straightening up a bit, putting things away…

Not that Tsubaki is a slob by any means, but she isn’t used to having to do these things herself, between her horrible eyesight and her followers who often did things for her. She does the best she can though, setting the chocolates she mentioned down on the little coffee table in the living room area while she waits.

She is examining them closely, having not taken a good look at them on the way home. They’re different from what Zelos had made.]

Comments

[fake]

Definitely a possibility— it was most likely either due to Yukiteru-kun or to keep her web of lies intact, if it was in fact her. [ he's not particularly fond of her at all, which would explain his choice in a more cutting analogy for her motives. and because tsubaki wasn't familiar with yukiteru's aptitude for this sort of thing, he attempts to paint a clearer picture for her: ] From what I've observed, Yukiteru-kun has only acted maliciously either unintentionally or through Gasai-san's influence— most prominently the latter. Murder just isn't his style— and he'd certainly have neither reason nor motivation to do so outside of the game's perimeter. Gasai-san is different though, harboring both an irrational mentality and quite a few skeletons in her closet.

[ literal. skeletons. he'd know, considering he had them dug up; and in a non-metaphorical sense, he'd actually unveiled something about her before arriving here in vatheon— the fact that she was faking her identity. he hadn't attempted to bring this information up again here in vatheon, even though he realizes yukiteru is from an earlier point— a point before his parents had died. ergo, why akise has been careful about not presenting future information too easily. although he hasn't really had the chance to, what with the way yuno never left him unattended. ]

[clairvoyancies]

[By now, Tsubaki's pretty much mastered unwrapping the chocolates. It's amazing how addicting they can be; she finds herself continuously grabbing another one before she'd even really decided she wanted more. But there's plenty; she doesn't seem to mind it at all, so she continues on doing so while she listens to him.

She feels like she's getting an insight into those two that she hadn't really been able to get, only going on their brief encounter in front of Deus and maybe some newspaper clippings related to incidents at their school. But even with her limited knowledge, she can agree with his assessments.

She nods.]

This is true. Though either way, I actually have not seen either of them enough to know for certain... [if it was them. her.]

Do you plan to confront them?

[Or maybe Yuno at least--

If he could even manage to find the two of them apart.]

[fake]

[ he's somewhat given up on chocolates on his end, as he's far too engrossed in the conversation at hand. tsubaki's question causes him to pause for a moment in thought— technically he already had spoken to the both of them about the topic, although it was more of an inquiry rather than a confrontation. he's not confident that confronting yuno with yukiteru would be the right decision— but separating the two of them was presently nigh impossible. the only plausible method would be to contact yuno directly and attempt to hold a conversation with her without pissing her off. he decides to remember this method though, should he ever need to put it to use. ]

Maybe. I'd like to see how things develop for a little while at least... though rest assured, I'll definitely be solving this case.

[clairvoyancies]

[That's probably a good stance to take. A careful approach would probably more effective than confrontation, especially with someone like her. Even back home, she hadn't planned to confront Yuno or Yukiteru per se; merely lure them into a trap along with the Fourth. It may have worked, and it may not have-- but now she supposes she won't ever know.

She lets out a sigh then and nods. She has the confidence that he would things out.]

In that case, I wish you luck. I...won't be much help, I'm afraid.

[Though he'd be more than willing to try, if he for whatever reason needed her.]

[fake]

[ a careful approach is always good, but with yuno it was best to take both a careful and defensive one— when cornered, she would operate solely on a knee-jerk reaction, which was needless to say both violent and frantic. not to undermine her intelligence though, as she was clearly a cunning individual— how else would she had been able to keep up the ruse of an completely different identity this entire time? not to mention how far she got with her lies... though ultimately, akise was sure they those lies would ensare her in the end. it might take a little patience though. he dismisses yuno from his mind, as he's certain he shouldn't dwell on this at the moment. ]

Don't worry about it. You've already proven helpful simply by your cooperation— I appreciate it.

[ having allies or someone to rely on was nice. that aside, it was also nice to have someone to discuss this type of information with. he'd be lying if he said he didn't enjoy it, even. in fact, he'll be reaching for a final piece of chocolate now; this one is flat in shape, so he splits it in halves, offering one to tsubaki— it's only courtesy he figures, since it's the last piece. ]

[clairvoyancies]

[It is certainly far more addictive than she'd imagined; but she accepts the half-chocolate happily, thinking nothing of it. She may not have even noticed that it was split into half in the first place. It's more of a casual, mindless gesture than anything, and combined with the comfort of hearing his words, it's certainly an experience to be remembered.]

Of course. [There's a nod, as if to say you're welcome to his silent 'thank you.'] I'm always happy to oblige.

And if you do happen to think of anything I can do to put the Second in her place, I'll most certainly follow your lead.