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[inverseye]

[ Disagreeable...?? This is his mind. His inner sanctum. Leave! ]

...Well, you're already here, sir. Can I help you?

[hallowedly]

I thought we might align our thoughts, now we are no longer distracted by the pesky inconvenience of survival.

[inverseye]

Were we not aligned before? I thought you didn't want anything to do with me.

[ Grumpy. ]

[hallowedly]

In fact, I think there might be some misunderstandings between us.

For instance, this habit of calling me 'sir.' It's uncomfortable. Shall we stop?

[inverseye]

Whatever.

[ He's supposed to suck up to you since you're older, and it might be hard to break out of the nervous tic, but. Whatever. It's not like he enjoys it! ]

Do you want me to use casual speech and call you Seishirou or something?

[hallowedly]

Sakurazuka is perfectly fine.

[inverseye]

Well, let me try again.

How can I help you Sakurazuka-ssi?

0.5

[hallowedly]

( A 1,000-lumens smile indeed! )

Thank you, Saheon.

[hallowedly]

Now, may I trouble you to ask who raised you?

[inverseye]

[ This question is already a great deal of trouble, a fact Saheon had difficulty hiding over the murmur, but things are going better then usual with Seishirou so- ]

Relatives.

[hallowedly]

But not your mother and father?

[inverseye]

I guess I had them like everyone else.

[ Even you “sir” ]

Are you getting somewhere with this?

[hallowedly]

My mother died young. It made it hard to connect with others for some time.

[inverseye]

[ Okay..? ]

You seem to be doing fine now.

[hallowedly]

But you aren't. I was hoping to understand.

( Give it a moment. ) I'm worried about you.

1/2

[inverseye]

[ ?

????

IS THIS A THREAT? IS HE GOING TO DIE? ]

2/2

[inverseye]

[ No. Stop. Don’t be paranoid. This could have a reasonable explination… ]

Why? I’m fine.

[hallowedly]

Then, by chance, is it a personal grudge? Have I done something wrong?

[inverseye]

I don’t think I’m following…

[ Yes? Everyone has done something wrong: be born. Everyone will stab Saheon in the back given the chance, so don’t act like he’s being unreasonable! ]

You don’t like when I’m polite but you think I have a grudge?

[hallowedly]

How shall I put this... ( With words measured: ) It's just that it always seems as if you expect me to rob you in broad daylight, or to come with expectations.

It must be that I inspire doubts or questions.

[inverseye]

And you’re saying you aren’t? Great! Glad to hear it.

[ The problem is he can’t make sense of you, you obstinate bastard? You don’t want a thing from him, you act like his boss, you told him to die in a ditch — it’s confusing! Try to see things from his paranoid shoes! ]

I tend to be distant with people I don’t know very well. I told you you remind me of some higher ups of mine, didn’t I?

[hallowedly]

...oh. A strict manager, is it?

[inverseye]

I try to stay on his good side.

[ And the only way to do that, as far as Saheon is concerned, is to obviously telegraph that you aren’t a threat and immediately repay all debts. ]

I’d prefer if he liked me. I’d prefer if you’d like me too.

[ sir ]

[hallowedly]

( Truly, a child raised by 'relatives.' )

Saheon, you're perfectly likeable.

[inverseye]

…

[ His thoughts perks up at that. Greed. ]

Did you need anything else?

[ GREED ]