[SOMETIMES YOU JUST ARE OUT HERE!! i also like the continued and very valid concern that at any given moment, mahito isn't wearing shoes or pants.
Fortunately he has both on this time, and though he's led to taking a seat with grace, he's a bit visibly surprised at what follows. SOMEHOW THIS ISN'T WHAT HE EXPECTED... But! He just smiles, reaching out to gently run his fingers across Envy's cheek, mindful of any extra eye there. God. With an easy and simple sort of agreement:]
Sure, if that's what you want. You can do what you'd like tonight.
[Apparently he's feeling like being particularly indulgent in this moment. Maybe because he found those Gojou roasts so hilarious.]
[oh, the touch is nice-- envy leans into it with a soft hum, eyes closing for a moment.]
It's what I want, yeah. [and after a moment of hesitation, he adds:] ...more of that, also?
[sometimes you have had a rough week and you just want affection, even from a flea. anyway we can skip over this part, honestly, just know that is literally all he wants is to do this while maybe asking for mahito to pet his hair and be nice to him a little bit. closes my eyes.]
[ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE but not as terrible as the fact that Mahito will absolutely oblige! That's the worst part about a flea!! He can be crushingly gentle and sweet when he wants to be, and as the weeks go on and he has more time to observe and mimic, he's getting better and better at putting forth a human face that's pretty close to the real deal.
In other words yeah this poor lad can have his gentle pets and soft, nice, encouraging words. Terrible. Mahito will be delicate and tender the whole way through, and once they're done desecrating the opium den, he'll tug his hands until they're sitting level together instead, inviting Envy to enjoy his chest pillows. god i hate it here
After a few beats and a careful kiss against his temple:]
We don't have to talk about upsetting stuff if you don't want to.
[Since Envy asked for this before they discussed anything at all. He's not really good at consoling, anyway.]
[THIS REALLY IS THE WORST PART ABOUT A FLEA, god, i hate that envy likes this fucking terrible man. he doesn't hesitate to curl close, either, resting his head on mahito's chest (now that i know he's apparently fucking ripped who ALLOWED that) and wrapping an arm around him. time to get comfy. awful.]
It's fine, I just-- it's kind of calming to do? So. Less that I need to avoid anything, more that I just needed to chill out a little.
He is perfectly comfortable just hanging like this, though. Why are good men dead and Mahito just gets to vibe here having a great cozy time, hateful.]
Ah, really? It is? I'll have to try it sometime. [Imagine being the kind of creature that does a shibari bang before giving their first bj. Incredible.] Do you feel better, then? It helped? You seemed pretty, uh. Stressed during trial.
He will just pet Envy's head, though, and readjust how he's sitting to comfortably accommodate him. Terrible.]
Oh... You get lonely easily. [Less of an "aha!" sort of moment and more just Mahito going "oh yeah that's a thing I've noticed".] Other people still come and talk to you though, right?
[IT REALLY IS HORRIBLE. PLEASE GET RYAN A BETTER MAN.]
Yeah, I know. [He's just giving this poor lad a hard time because ??? APPARENTLY HIS WEEK ISN'T TIRING ENOUGH YET. He will fondly ruffle his hair, though.]
Yep! [Said on a little breath of a laugh, before he tucks some hair behind Envy's ear.] But things that work out in my favor don't usually work out in anyone else's.
Mmmmm... Prooobably not...? That depends, I guess. The list we're working with is kinda tiny until we kill Endorsi.
[TERRIBLE. Also terrible: he likes Envy enough that he would love to see Envy suffer, unfortunately, but these casual reactions are just not enough to stoke his interest in Murdering Envy's Favorite People For Funsies.]
She's too soft! There's only like, five people she doesn't mind seeing dead!
[THE UTMOST PETULANCE... The way he says this, you'd think he's talking about someone not sorting their recyclables properly and not a person's very valid reluctance to stab.]
I wanted to take Lenore off, so it's really only Aoi, Eleanor, Misa and Primrose right now... She said we can revisit the ones who aren't in her top no-kill after those guys are gone, as if it'll be easier for her to off anyone else later if she's already kicking up a fuss about 'em now.
[CURSED!! And yet, he seems perfectly content. Awful when you're a social, tactile creature while simultaneously being a curse.]
Yup! I don't get it, but that's the way things almost always are. Anyone who thinks otherwise is probably just kidding themselves. At this rate, she's definitely gonna end up dying for someone else's wish, whether it's ours or a different person's.
People are getting smarter and smarter about stuff, so it's more and more important to have guys around that'll back you up and help you cover things, yeah?
[A SIGH... He hates having to use his braincell so much?? He would have loved to have killed so much more by now than he has, and yet, his hands are tied.]
I wanna stick around so I can have fun for as long as possible, so I have to be careful...
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Fortunately he has both on this time, and though he's led to taking a seat with grace, he's a bit visibly surprised at what follows. SOMEHOW THIS ISN'T WHAT HE EXPECTED... But! He just smiles, reaching out to gently run his fingers across Envy's cheek, mindful of any extra eye there. God. With an easy and simple sort of agreement:]
Sure, if that's what you want. You can do what you'd like tonight.
[Apparently he's feeling like being particularly indulgent in this moment. Maybe because he found those Gojou roasts so hilarious.]
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It's what I want, yeah. [and after a moment of hesitation, he adds:] ...more of that, also?
[sometimes you have had a rough week and you just want affection, even from a flea. anyway we can skip over this part, honestly, just know that is literally all he wants is to do this while maybe asking for mahito to pet his hair and be nice to him a little bit. closes my eyes.]
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In other words yeah this poor lad can have his gentle pets and soft, nice, encouraging words. Terrible. Mahito will be delicate and tender the whole way through, and once they're done desecrating the opium den, he'll tug his hands until they're sitting level together instead, inviting Envy to enjoy his chest pillows. god i hate it here
After a few beats and a careful kiss against his temple:]
We don't have to talk about upsetting stuff if you don't want to.
[Since Envy asked for this before they discussed anything at all. He's not really good at consoling, anyway.]
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It's fine, I just-- it's kind of calming to do? So. Less that I need to avoid anything, more that I just needed to chill out a little.
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He is perfectly comfortable just hanging like this, though. Why are good men dead and Mahito just gets to vibe here having a great cozy time, hateful.]
Ah, really? It is? I'll have to try it sometime. [Imagine being the kind of creature that does a shibari bang before giving their first bj. Incredible.] Do you feel better, then? It helped? You seemed pretty, uh. Stressed during trial.
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[i am begging him to shut the fuck up, god.]
But, um. It helped, yeah. It's just been-- it's been a week.
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Hah - maybe we can go again in a bit, then. [Because unfortunately Mahito would absolutely get a little bored with it. Stupid, stupid curse man.]
Hey, what does happen now that no one's assigned to you? Does that mean you won't be able to leave or something?
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[he is more or less just like.
faceplanted in mahito's chest, i hate this so much.]
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He will just pet Envy's head, though, and readjust how he's sitting to comfortably accommodate him. Terrible.]
Oh... You get lonely easily. [Less of an "aha!" sort of moment and more just Mahito going "oh yeah that's a thing I've noticed".] Other people still come and talk to you though, right?
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[he just tilts his head into the attention, accepting it easily... more of that, thanks.]
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[HE DOESN'T KNOW. HE HAS NO TIES TO ANYONE. HE'S A LAWLESS MAN, HE KNOWS NO BONDS OR TIES except to his fellow curses, but that's some weird shit.]
I can guess how it might feel, though.
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[he knows how this flea is... and yet here he is, cuddled up to him. horrible.]
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Yeah, I know. [He's just giving this poor lad a hard time because ??? APPARENTLY HIS WEEK ISN'T TIRING ENOUGH YET. He will fondly ruffle his hair, though.]
You're maybe a little too tolerant.
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[he gives mahito a little half-smile, there.]
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[No one can say he isn't honest, at least. God.]
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[a slight pause.]
Except for you murdering Luca, but-- aside from that.
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[He didn't even get Douman in the end!! And he's even leaving Gojou alone...!]
You're not super attached to anyone else, right?
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[don't just say that so conversationally, envy, jesus.]
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HAS TO LOOK THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THIS...]
Mmmmm... Prooobably not...? That depends, I guess. The list we're working with is kinda tiny until we kill Endorsi.
[TERRIBLE. Also terrible: he likes Envy enough that he would love to see Envy suffer, unfortunately, but these casual reactions are just not enough to stoke his interest in Murdering Envy's Favorite People For Funsies.]
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[he sounds amused, more than concerned... endorsi was involved in killing luca, it's fine.]
What's the list you're working with?
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[THE UTMOST PETULANCE... The way he says this, you'd think he's talking about someone not sorting their recyclables properly and not a person's very valid reluctance to stab.]
I wanted to take Lenore off, so it's really only Aoi, Eleanor, Misa and Primrose right now... She said we can revisit the ones who aren't in her top no-kill after those guys are gone, as if it'll be easier for her to off anyone else later if she's already kicking up a fuss about 'em now.
[(anna voice) tch]
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[he just reaches up to play with mahito's hair a little. cursed.]
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Yup! I don't get it, but that's the way things almost always are. Anyone who thinks otherwise is probably just kidding themselves. At this rate, she's definitely gonna end up dying for someone else's wish, whether it's ours or a different person's.
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[A SIGH... He hates having to use his braincell so much?? He would have loved to have killed so much more by now than he has, and yet, his hands are tied.]
I wanna stick around so I can have fun for as long as possible, so I have to be careful...
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