Round two!

[blueondeck]

[Going to the cabin to locate Chiaki now that the first awkward talk is out of the way]

Comments

[woodfortono]

[guess how much fun it is to try to make a sling when you can only really use one arm?

it is not very]

[blueondeck]

. . .

What the hell did you do to yourself already? [walking over]

[woodfortono]

I'm fine. [sounding irritable, dropping the bandage] I was just training.

[blueondeck]

You aren't fine. What do you need me to do?

[woodfortono]

[just. this face]

[blueondeck]

Chiaki.

[woodfortono]

S'just my stupid shoulder. I'll be fine.

[blueondeck]

Hold still. I'll do your sling.

[woodfortono]

[hesitates, but nods a little, staying still]

[blueondeck]

[I was going to do it with or without your consent anyway.

Sitting next to you and finishing your work]

[woodfortono]

[well fine then]

[blueondeck]

What led to this?

[woodfortono]

Nothing. [sulkily] Thought you thought training was a good idea.

[blueondeck]

You trained stupidly and Takeru already came to me, so talk.

[woodfortono]

[bristling a little]

Well if you got the whole story from him, why are you talking to me?

[blueondeck]

I still don't know what the hell is going on.

[woodfortono]

He flipped out on me and walked out! I dunno!

[blueondeck]

That can't be all that happened. . .

What was going on?

[woodfortono]

I dunno! He thinks I get upset over dumb stuff when I'm not. Like--

[okay this is weird to say out loud]

He wanted to just... look at me. And he gets really intense, and it's weird, but I don't hate it or anything. And he just decided I had a problem with it and left, I dunno.

[blueondeck]

[Okay. ... You two really don't make this easy on me]

He's not upset, he's just unsure what to do. He ... [word word word] entranced? with how you do certain things. He noticed the way you move or the things you do that you don't notice. It's creepy, and I told him that... but you also need to be told something.

[Something I will tell you. in a few seconds]

[woodfortono]

I don't think it's creepy! Like--it doesn't bug me. It's just taking some getting used to.

...what?

[blueondeck]

I know. I told him that too. I personally think it's creepy though.

You're very ... sexually attractive. I was going to stick to the creepy getting use to thing until he made me realize you just are and I couldn't deny it. That's why he keeps staring so intensely. My choice usually was just to not acknowledge it.

[woodfortono]

Wh-- [heat climbing sharply in his face before he blurts out]

But that's you guys, though!

[blueondeck]

... what?

[woodfortono]

That's--man, come on!

[rubs his face a little, still flushing]

I think it's the opposite.