[ bonk him on the head. she doesn’t actually do this but it’s that tightrope walk of trying not to send him into a spiral, and trying to stop him from going too far into his own head so she can’t bring him back again.
sometimes she isn’t sure what to do — it’s not like when she has measures she can take like projecting images, looking up solutions to help him. she’s just a lil gal in a body she doesn’t quite understand trying to do everything she can. ]
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I’m always fine, you know that. And you’re fine too, I’ll make sure of it. So’s Date — both the one you saved, and your Date too.
[ (tama voice) i am telling you that the date we know is alive in a roundabout way that won’t send you into a crisis ryuki, making puppy dog crush noises. ]
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Oh you always burden me, don’t worry. [ she bonks her forehead against his gently. ] You’re so stubborn. You don’t want to accept any help. But that’s what we do, right? Take on each other’s burdens.
[ Please like somebody better I say while making :unamused: expression and holding her like a squeaky toy. He may be in love with Date but he also loves Tama. The subtle differences of language. ]
Well... I think it might be a little unbalanced.
[ That she probably takes on more of his than he takes on of hers, but hey. ]
[ liking kaname date is a symptom of a contagious disease, but it’s fun we can get him the antibiotics. symptoms include wanting to bite him and throw him down the stairs and also wanting to wrap him in blankets and throttle him with them ]
You know there are loads of ways of helping people.
[ i mean she IS normally the one who doesn’t need to sleep and can hack her way through his issues. ]
You know damn well I’d let you know if you were driving me up the wall. [ and not just into despair, it’s fine. ]
[ Unfortunately Ryuki does not feel either of these things. Sorry, his Date infatuation is actually terminal. His affection is genuine and completely unironic. ]
[ To be fair he is not reciprocating the perfect taste due to reasons so in that sense he still has garbage taste. Also listen Date is genuinely nice to him...
Anyway it's kind of weird. Nobody ever usually hangs around this close to him -- he is immensely lacking in departments where good physical contact is concerned, the closest since his brother being whenever Date would sling an arm over him or something like that. He remains still. ]
I think I remember you saying something about hating me...
[ Somehow despite his ultra-low self-confidence and his feeling like a burden on everyone around him at all hours, Tama telling him she hates him is the one thing he never actually took personally. Even if he knows he probably has shit sense of timing, even if he knows he's kind of the worst at emotional talk. ]
It’s because you’re stubborn, you won’t accept help without someone browbeating you into it or because you have no other option, you can’t handle my sex jokes and you’re human.
[ all true crimes against her and humanity. ]
But you’re my partner. And I will always protect you.
Even if this place is trying to stop me. [ his eye is malfunctioning and he flippin’ died. she’s not doing great here. ]
[ God forbid whoever programmed Tama or let her evolve in a way that made her so horny (it's Boss and Date's fault, and Pewter would not have helped, the adults on this team suck). ]
Thanks, Tama.
I know you're always doing a lot for me.
[ Too much, even, but he can't find it in himself to tell Tama to let him go. He needs her. ]
[ something something dick joke in the middle of this serious thread. ]
Any time, Ryuki.
[ it’s what she’s meant to do. and frankly, what she wants to do. she’s developed enough to know what she does and doesn’t want to do. she doesn’t let go of him but she does shift a little so she can give him a thoughtful look. does he actually look a bit more relaxed now? even just a little? ]
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[ She's pretty solid. ]
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So I promise you I wasn’t sludge.
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[ He fixed it!! See!! Even if it meant like. Exploding and talking to a weird time ghost.
Pats her on the shoulder. Again. ]
I'm glad you're okay.
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[ bonk him on the head. she doesn’t actually do this but it’s that tightrope walk of trying not to send him into a spiral, and trying to stop him from going too far into his own head so she can’t bring him back again.
sometimes she isn’t sure what to do — it’s not like when she has measures she can take like projecting images, looking up solutions to help him. she’s just a lil gal in a body she doesn’t quite understand trying to do everything she can. ]
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I’m always fine, you know that. And you’re fine too, I’ll make sure of it. So’s Date — both the one you saved, and your Date too.
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Thanks, Tama. I don't want to burden you too much.
[ He says, burdening her every week with shenanigans. ]
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ryuki, making puppy dog crush noises. ]
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Oh you always burden me, don’t worry. [ she bonks her forehead against his gently. ] You’re so stubborn. You don’t want to accept any help. But that’s what we do, right? Take on each other’s burdens.
I wouldn’t have you any other way, you idiot.
[ he’s her partner. hers. ]
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Well... I think it might be a little unbalanced.
[ That she probably takes on more of his than he takes on of hers, but hey. ]
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You know there are loads of ways of helping people.
[ i mean she IS normally the one who doesn’t need to sleep and can hack her way through his issues. ]
You know damn well I’d let you know if you were driving me up the wall. [ and not just into despair, it’s fine. ]
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I feel like that's all of the time.
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You know I would make sure you knew. Jerk.
[ they are still foreheads because it’s cute. ]
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Anyway it's kind of weird. Nobody ever usually hangs around this close to him -- he is immensely lacking in departments where good physical contact is concerned, the closest since his brother being whenever Date would sling an arm over him or something like that. He remains still. ]
Then, am I?
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and no, fair. date actually getting to be a good senior and supporting someone… wow…. ]
Did I say you were?
[ because she did not. it’s fine, she’s so ??? about this body she’s doing enough touching for both of them half the time. ]
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I think I remember you saying something about hating me...
[ Somehow despite his ultra-low self-confidence and his feeling like a burden on everyone around him at all hours, Tama telling him she hates him is the one thing he never actually took personally. Even if he knows he probably has shit sense of timing, even if he knows he's kind of the worst at emotional talk. ]
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It’s because you’re stubborn, you won’t accept help without someone browbeating you into it or because you have no other option, you can’t handle my sex jokes and you’re human.
[ all true crimes against her and humanity. ]
But you’re my partner. And I will always protect you.
Even if this place is trying to stop me.
[ his eye is malfunctioning and he flippin’ died. she’s not doing great here. ]
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Thanks, Tama.
I know you're always doing a lot for me.
[ Too much, even, but he can't find it in himself to tell Tama to let him go. He needs her. ]
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Any time, Ryuki.
[ it’s what she’s meant to do. and frankly, what she wants to do. she’s developed enough to know what she does and doesn’t want to do. she doesn’t let go of him but she does shift a little so she can give him a thoughtful look. does he actually look a bit more relaxed now? even just a little? ]
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They can just settle here until Tama shuffles him off to net cafe curfew wooooohoooooo. ]