[ HEY BUDDY execution sure happened and that was a thing at some previous, nebulous point in time. it's getting late when majima returns to the snabin, slightly drenched from being out in the rain. he doesn't seem like he minds too much, given how he merely shakes himself off before entering the cabin. it's extremely casually that he looks up and sees nie huaisang; when he speaks, he sounds much, much calmer than he was when they were all out by the bonfire. ]
[nie huaisang is all bundled up in his blankets, busy avoiding any kind of touch... also, it's comfortable? it's sort of comforting to burrito up like this. he sniffs quietly as he peers down at majima, giving him a little nod.]
Ah, hello... it doesn't feel like much of a night for sleeping, does it?
[ rather than continue the conversation without actually seeing huaisang due to how they share the bunk bed, majima chooses instead to take a seat by the desk so that he can keep his eye on the other, even if he tilts his head more toward the ceiling than looking directly at him. ]
Things just reached a whole new level of fuck, haven't they?
[ that's fair, he understands. there's a bit of a furrow of annoyance in his expression the more huaisang speaks in that dismayed tone, but he can deal with it; of all times to fear for one's life, now's a pretty fair time to do so. ]
...ain't it obvious? They're tryin' to demoralize us. Not the directors—clearly they're just as stuck in the shit as the rest of us. Nah, there's gotta be somethin' else messin' with shit behind the scenes. It's just a matter of findin' it.
[ after beaugate... majima's outside smoking, letting her rest after Everything. he's learned to stay out of the way of the people who have known her longer at this point, so it's actually a bit of a surprise to him when huaisang joins him. ]
So she's definitely a permanent resident now, right?
She is. I would ask if you have objections, but I would be bringing her here regardless.
[huaisang is... honestly, too drained right now to fake it as much as usual, especially after all his time in the mansion, after having to drop the act there in the end.]
There's a ton of people I've gotten close to, though, but the only one I'd willingly share a bed with is my partner, and even then, it's a stretch to plunk the both of us in a single bunk together. Why doesn't one of you sleep in the free one?
[his fan comes up to cover the lower half of his face, gaze sliding to the side.]
We grew used to it, back at the mansion. She did. Evidently, she wasn't used to sleeping alone, and she was having a difficult time, so I... set propriety aside, for a while.
[and then they tried to sleep separately here but Here Beau Is.]
[ after a long trial and the usual running around in the aftermath, majima's coming back around to the snabin... but, when he sees nie huaisang on his way, too, he stops in his path. ]
... I'm gonna be honest, I don't exactly wanna go back to the cabin tonight just in case his curse ends up wearin' off tomorrow instead of Monday. That's the last thing I'm gonna need after all this.
[there's a few moments of silence, there, before huaisang answers.]
Can't it be both?
[he says it idly, but he does look like he's thinking about it.]
The place I come from-- I'm not unused to situations being unkind, or to the idea that behaving in certain ways will just get you killed.
They'd have both died at some point. If not this-- someone who chose to act would target them over others they liked better. It's just happened this way instead.
In a situation like this, it's- unfortunately a pragmatic way to look at it.
[he's still just weaving these flowers together, brow slightly furrowed.]
But to tell you the truth, neither am I. Given what we heard about him-- if he'd do such a thing somewhere killing wasn't necessary, then what would he do with higher stakes? And that little stunt was... distasteful.
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( week 0 ) sunday
...hey.
[ rousing bedtime conversationalist, isn't he. ]
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Ah, hello... it doesn't feel like much of a night for sleeping, does it?
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[ ... it's only then that he actually, you know, looks at huaisang, and then kind of just stares at him a little. ]
...Ya look cozy.
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[everything is terrible and his blanket burrito is so little comfort.]
But it helps, a little.
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[ rather than continue the conversation without actually seeing huaisang due to how they share the bunk bed, majima chooses instead to take a seat by the desk so that he can keep his eye on the other, even if he tilts his head more toward the ceiling than looking directly at him. ]
Things just reached a whole new level of fuck, haven't they?
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They really have! If it's like that every time, I... there's really no telling how someone's chosen, is there?
[he frowns, looking thoroughly troubled.]
And to have to fight them for it...
[a twink doesn't want to fucking die]
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...ain't it obvious? They're tryin' to demoralize us. Not the directors—clearly they're just as stuck in the shit as the rest of us. Nah, there's gotta be somethin' else messin' with shit behind the scenes. It's just a matter of findin' it.
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[he only sounds MORE concerned, honestly.]
In the mansion, it was... the entirety of the place we lived in, and it took us weeks to do anything about it.
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This time is different, y'know. This isn't our first time through the gauntlet—we're not playin' on easy mode.
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[he slumps against the railing of his bunk.]
I wish having done this before meant it was easier, not harder.
( week 1 ) sunday
So she's definitely a permanent resident now, right?
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[huaisang is... honestly, too drained right now to fake it as much as usual, especially after all his time in the mansion, after having to drop the act there in the end.]
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[ he exhales a puff of smoke. ]
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I didn't really expect you to, when the two of you seem to get along.
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[ he scoots over a bit to let huaisang sit next to him. ]
...hah. I feel like if I start to openly worry 'bout her, she'll spring right up an' punch me with her good hand.
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[he manages a slight smile at that.]
...she'll be fine. She's stood up to quite a lot, already.
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[ he peeks over at huaisang out of the corner of his eye. ]
The two of ya care 'bout each other a lot. How'd that happen?
[ it's not teasing; he's genuinely curious about their bond. it doesn't take someone with 20/20 vision to see that theirs is strong. ]
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[he hums to himself, considering a moment.]
-she helped save my life. There isn't really a way not to get close to someone then, is there?
wanders back here,
[ he gives huaisang another look, up and down. ]
There's a ton of people I've gotten close to, though, but the only one I'd willingly share a bed with is my partner, and even then, it's a stretch to plunk the both of us in a single bunk together. Why doesn't one of you sleep in the free one?
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[his fan comes up to cover the lower half of his face, gaze sliding to the side.]
We grew used to it, back at the mansion. She did. Evidently, she wasn't used to sleeping alone, and she was having a difficult time, so I... set propriety aside, for a while.
[and then they tried to sleep separately here but Here Beau Is.]
( week 2 ) saturday
... I'm gonna be honest, I don't exactly wanna go back to the cabin tonight just in case his curse ends up wearin' off tomorrow instead of Monday. That's the last thing I'm gonna need after all this.
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[huaisang hasn't exactly acted friendly with asch, this is probably unsurprising.]
Shall we go somewhere else? The gardens, the lake... I'd rather not be bitten by another animal, but the zoo is fine with a little distance.
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[ and, with a little bit of handwaving... here they are in the fwowers now ]
No hard feelings after the pool party, yeah?
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[he pretends to consider for a few moments... then just settles in on the grass, with a soft sigh.]
-I don't believe I have the energy for hard feelings, at the moment.
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[ he straight up just plops down next to nhs. what up. ]
...all my hard feelings are reserved, in any case. I don't wanna accidentally blow up at her or anything.
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[that's near-immediate, before he shakes his head.]
I- do appreciate you avoiding that, yes.
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[huaisang sighs as he settles in a bit more. he idly plucks a few flowers nearby, starts twining them together.]
And all of this... it's going to weigh on her, and everyone else as well. Being wrong twice.
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[ as huaisang busies himself with his hands, majima turns his head to look at him, simply observing for a few seconds before, ]
Are ya that good at compartmentalizing, or are ya savin' your energy for things that actually matter?
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Can't it be both?
[he says it idly, but he does look like he's thinking about it.]
The place I come from-- I'm not unused to situations being unkind, or to the idea that behaving in certain ways will just get you killed.
They'd have both died at some point. If not this-- someone who chose to act would target them over others they liked better. It's just happened this way instead.
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Real gloomy way of lookin' at it, if ya ask me.
[ but ultimately, he just shrugs. ]
Well, whatever. It's a giant slap in the face that we've fucked up this bad, but at the same time, it ain't like I'm sad 'bout losin' him.
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[he's still just weaving these flowers together, brow slightly furrowed.]
But to tell you the truth, neither am I. Given what we heard about him-- if he'd do such a thing somewhere killing wasn't necessary, then what would he do with higher stakes? And that little stunt was... distasteful.
( week 3 ) saturday
[ hi, nhs. majima is here at the isolation cabin, hands shoved in his pockets. ]
I ain't here to lecture you, pity you, yell at you, or any of that shit, before ya get ready to just tell me to fuck off.
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[he shakes his head, slightly.]
I wanted them to leave me alone and stop asking me to explain, but- you're not unwelcome. She likes you, after all.
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Didn't realize that meant I got special treatment.
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[he remembers! binch!]
But maybe it does get you special treatment.
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C'mon, ya even gave that dunk a 6/10. That's closer to a 10 than a 0.
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[he says it simply, idly, but he's-- cracking the tiniest smile.]
You failed to commit.
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[his tone's a little lighter now, though. this-- helps.]
But she wouldn't hit you too hard.
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[he loves his buff wife but she could snap him like a twig (which he also loves).]
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