02 - [CLOSED] Shine Off!!

[bittydragon]

Who: Yamato Hotsuin (bittydragon), Alcor (jumyouboshi), and Kaito Watari (awww_yeeeeeaaaah)
Where: Alcor's Apartment
Summary: Kaito investigates cryptic shit, finds bitty Yamato instead
Warnings: Awkwardness

[It was almost as if Yamato had never left home, with how easily he fell back into routine with Alcor and Cerberus. The surroundings were very different - smaller, for one - but he had his chess board, and his books, and it wasn't as if Yamato rarely ventured from his little hermit hole anyway.

Alcor's apartment was small and Spartan, and although kept clean, it was obvious that it wasn't very well lived in. That was fine by Yamato - his own room back in his world had been in the same state.

He currently had his nose buried in one of his books, perched on Alcor's bed with Cerberus curled up on the floor next to him. The chess game had been abandoned, if only because Yamato had been starting to lose and he claimed boredom and headache to wriggle out of it before a checkmate could be claimed. He wouldn't admit defeat on this day (or ever).

Alcor was a quiet, yet constant presence. It was actually nice, although Yamato would never voice this thought a loud.

Sadly, this peace was broken by a sharp knocking on the door. Yamato lifted his head from the book with a small frown, somewhat perplexed. This was Alcor's stead... who would come to visit him? Unless it was Miyako? Hmph, well, if it was, he'd answer it...

So Yamato, without waiting to see if Alcor reacted or not to the door knocking, closed his book, slid off the bed, and padded over to the door - Cerberus instantly lurching awake and lumbering after him]

Comments

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

[Kaito stays silent, as he doesn't have a way to make this sound any better. Besides, Yamato's smart. He can probably figure it out.]

[bittydragon]

[Actually, as soon as he heard humanity and potential in the same sentence, Yamato's brain automatically clocked the fuck out of there. He stared blankly at Alcor, before realising he had stopped talking]

...we did not agree on what path humanity should take once the threat was dealt with?

[Yamato was... guessing???]

[jumyouboshi]

[...What a smart child, unfortunately so.]

Correct.

[It...seemed that Yamato understood, so...]

...You've always been quick on the uptake. It is little wonder that you're the head of the Hotsuin clan.

[It may have seemed to be flattery or distraction to Yamato, but that was also the truth, and Alcor tried to gradually ease his way back to the same sort of banter and attitude that he found himself engaging in with Yamato, in the faint hopes that it would lighten the tension in the room.]

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

Mmn. You've hit the nail on the head! But yeah, things got a little...divisive.

[As much as he didn't like to admit, but whatever. It's not like that kind of thing should make you stop being friends...]

[bittydragon]

[There was a moment of silence - one where Yamato stared at Alcor suspiciously. Did he want to know...? What path for humanity did Yamato want to take when he was older?]

What...did I believe was right?

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

It was a lot more complicated than what was just right or wrong.

[Alcor u be quiet.]

Regardless, I could tell that you wanted the world to be better. The only thing we couldn't agree with was the method. ...I'm sorry.

[jumyouboshi]

[Alcor...stayed silent with a similar apologetic expression on his face, letting Kaito handle the situation and take the reins.]

[bittydragon]

What were my methods? Tell me.

[Yamato appeared scarily insistent on dragging out every tiny detail. He felt it woild be important in understanding how... how to maintain his good standing with Alcor. If he could avoid them becoming incompatible...]