Also, Hakaze-kun... ? Weren't they closer than that???! ]
just kaoru is fine, really. and uhm, sakuma-san... he's... well. uh, really... particular about his little brother? you didn't run into ritsu-kun or anything, did you... ?
Well, we do bump into each other around the city, but that’s just normal, isn’t it?
Do you know if Sakuma-san has ever accused people of [ This is so stupid, but Yako bravely soldiers on! ] trying to deceive him about having an illicit relationship and secret, lurid trysts to take away his little brother?
[ ... Ah? So that's what the surge of uncomfortably hazy emotion was a moment ago. Oookay, well... how's he going to make this not sound weird? And why's he the one who's got to cover for Rei's behavior, like some kind of babysitter? ]
sakuma-san, well... i guess you could say he's a little overprotective?
[ Or a lot. Really. A lot. ]
he can be pretty annoying, but other than that he's harmless? if it's really that bad, i could just bring it up or something... anything for you, yako-chan. ♪ i mean, it's not like you deserve to get chewed out for making a friend, right?
I think I’ll be all right, but thank you for offering.
I’m just worried. If Sakuma-san doesn’t see Ritsu clearly, that explains a lot about their relationship...[ And why Ritsu avoids the hell out of their house. ]
I don’t mean to gossip, though. I should probably talk more directly to both of them about this.
yako-chan's so serious~. and here i was hoping you'd let me patch things up so i could get a ton of praise in return... well, it's good to hear that he hasn't turned you off completely or anything. i don't need sakuma-san to start scaring you two off. really, those two... are just kind of particular, i guess?
[ Kaoru's always been content with staying out of people's affairs, so it's only recently that he's had to think deeper about their situation himself. ]
There are lots of other reasons to praise you that don't involve having to mediate for me and Sakuma-san, you know.
[ That might actually be a compliment. ]
I guess I'm just wondering what the best way to approach this is now. It didn't seem like the right time to tell him Ritsu-san did ask me if I was interested in getting Bonded.
[ A Bond, huh. A Bond... between Ritsu and Yako. No wonder everything rose high and spread like a wildfire. Even just the prospect of it sounds enough to startle one Rei Sakuma, brother complex extraordinaire.
It's not like a Bond is a bad thing though, right? On paper, at least. It's a way to keep safe... to keep connected through the unseen dangers of this world. And sure, a strange something might be stirring a knot around his stomach; a something he can't quite place yet, but... — wait, did she just compliment him?
Suddenly that's everything. ]
oh? tell me sometime. sooner rather than later, of course. i want to hear it... everything you love about me. ♪ hmm, but... yeah, sakuma-san... he'll probably need a little time to process what you're saying. but you, just being yourself... i'm sure everything'll turn out all right. creatures of the night tend to be weak before a little good-natured honesty. ... haha. maybe? it sounds like something he'd say, at least.
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Hakaze-kun, is Sakuma-san always this scary about his brother...
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It's about Sakuma-san. Okay.
Also, Hakaze-kun... ? Weren't they closer than that???! ]
just kaoru is fine, really.
and uhm, sakuma-san... he's... well.
uh, really... particular about his little brother?
you didn't run into ritsu-kun or anything, did you... ?
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Do you know if Sakuma-san has ever accused people of [ This is so stupid, but Yako bravely soldiers on! ] trying to deceive him about having an illicit relationship and secret, lurid trysts to take away his little brother?
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sakuma-san, well... i guess you could say he's a little overprotective?
[ Or a lot. Really. A lot. ]
he can be pretty annoying, but other than that he's harmless?
if it's really that bad, i could just bring it up or something...
anything for you, yako-chan. ♪
i mean, it's not like you deserve to get chewed out for making a friend, right?
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I’m just worried. If Sakuma-san doesn’t see Ritsu clearly, that explains a lot about their relationship...[ And why Ritsu avoids the hell out of their house. ]
I don’t mean to gossip, though. I should probably talk more directly to both of them about this.
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and here i was hoping you'd let me patch things up so i could get a ton of praise in return...
well, it's good to hear that he hasn't turned you off completely or anything.
i don't need sakuma-san to start scaring you two off.
really, those two... are just kind of particular, i guess?
[ Kaoru's always been content with staying out of people's affairs, so it's only recently that he's had to think deeper about their situation himself. ]
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[ That might actually be a compliment. ]
I guess I'm just wondering what the best way to approach this is now. It didn't seem like the right time to tell him Ritsu-san did ask me if I was interested in getting Bonded.
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It's not like a Bond is a bad thing though, right? On paper, at least. It's a way to keep safe... to keep connected through the unseen dangers of this world. And sure, a strange something might be stirring a knot around his stomach; a something he can't quite place yet, but... — wait, did she just compliment him?
Suddenly that's everything. ]
oh? tell me sometime.
sooner rather than later, of course.
i want to hear it... everything you love about me. ♪
hmm, but... yeah, sakuma-san...
he'll probably need a little time to process what you're saying.
but you, just being yourself... i'm sure everything'll turn out all right.
creatures of the night tend to be weak before a little good-natured honesty.
... haha. maybe? it sounds like something he'd say, at least.
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I may not say it very often, but you are a very reliable person. And you care about your friends.
Still, I suppose it doesn't really make a good case for me that I ran away.