[Closed] Every little thing I do

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⌛ Who: Rin Okumura, Yukio Okumura, Shiemi Moriyama, and some special guests
⌛ What: A reunion in sexy Japan
⌛ When: May 1st
⌛ Where: Arashiyama, Kyoto
⌛ Warnings: Blue Exorcist manga spoilers

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[chaoticstupid]

[It's hardly been a few days since Rin found himself alone in this strange world. The shock of everything he saw while traversing through the past still lingers in the back of his mind, but otherwise, he just feels directionless. Like a fuse cut just before the bomb goes off.]

[Should he try using the key again? He was warned not to -- those scientists told him they couldn't predict where he'd end up, be it here or back home in another time loop. But as he finds himself sitting alone in an empty dorm room, well... what could it hurt?]

[The key leads him to a place that's clearly Nippon. The mountains are filled with lush flowering trees, as the last of the cherry blossoms fall gently into a rushing river. Has he seen this place before? Maybe in a tourist magazine during their Kyoto trip. That feels like so long ago now...]

[As he starts crossing the foot bridge that leads over the river, he wonders why it would bring him here. Was there something he should be looking for?]

[And that's when he looks up, and his eyes meet with Yukio's, standing on the other side of the bridge.]

Yukio...?

[reflash]

[Yukio steps out of April and into May, in an unexpected timeshift that catches him slightly off guard, leaves a pit of unease gathering in his stomach. But it's just to be expected here, that sometimes weird things happen. At least the cherry blossoms are nice.

He looks up, and his eyes meet with Rin's, standing on the other side of the birdge.

Which Rin? What timeline? What version of his brother is that? He can't be sure.]

Nii-san.

[Yukio says, with a smile. Behind his glasses, his mismatched eyes are more calculating than welcoming.]

Did you just arrive?

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Ah... er, yeah. A few days ago?

[......]

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[NYOOMS ACROSS THE BRIDGE and then stops, pointing dramatically as onlookers watch curiously.]

Wait, hold on-- why are you dressed like that!? And-- what's even going on!? You're not gonna try and shoot me or anything this time!?

[He makes it sound like he wants to be shot?? The onlookers seem concerned.]

And-- your eye, it's-- when did you get here!?

[reflash]

I can shoot you, if you'd like. [It's not like he ever leaves the Armumahel guns at home. He could shoot Rin. It would probably be cathartic.]

Why don't we go talk somewhere quieter, nii-san?

[chaoticstupid]

If I like!? When did I ever say I liked it!? You just shoot that stuff into me whether I like it or not!!

[Everyone looks up at that.]

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...

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[No. Yukio has spent too much time in too many horny places to not catch exactly why people are looking.

He's going to just

walk away now.]

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Wha-- hey! We're not done here! Come back here and finish what you started!!

[As if Rin wasn't going to follow after him?? Because he is, he's gonna follow!! And if Yukio refuses to stop and face him, he's going to grab him by the shoulder and force him to turn around.]

[Which just continues to look kinda sus, lbr. Someone's snapping photos now.]

Yukio!! Come on, no more keeping me in the dark!

[reflash]

[Yukio's grabbed and spun, and there's a very real gun pressed under Rin's chin, the threat of those black flames just the twitch of a finger away.

Yukio isn't smiling now.]

If you want to talk, shut up and follow me.

I'm not in a mood to listen to your yelling.

[It's not likely that he'll be able to scare Rin off, but he might be able to shut him up.]

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[Rin grits his teeth when he feels the cold metal pressed under his chin. But the gun isn't a real concern in his mind. No, his concern is what happened when he first arrived.]

[When he finally stumbled through that door after noticing things weren't progressing, expecting it to be some kind of trick by Mephisto -- only to find himself surrounded by strange fox people and a bunch of people in lab coats. He thought it was some kind of Illuminati trick, and he nearly lost control of himself again. And then suddenly they shoved him back in. And the second time...]

[....? What did happen then? All he remembers is waking up, and suddenly his heart was hidden once more. But he didn't question it at the time, struggling instead to wrap his mind around their explanations.]

[But if he were to be shot now, here, like this... would he lose control again? Around all these people? He can already feel the flames licking around his skin once more, as the crowd around them gasps.]

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[But the crowd doesn't run. And perhaps that should be their first sign that maybe they ought to be a little concerned. Instead, numerous Kitsune start to surround them -- completely ordinary folks, including an elderly man and a woman holding a baby.]

[The Okumura twins are getting their first lesson in not fucking with Yokai.]

["Hey, cool it you two. There's a lot of kiddos around here. Drop the magic, or you're getting a one way ticket to Mt. Fuji."]

Uh... ah, wait this isn't what it--

["I'mma count to three! One--"]

[Alas, Rin is Rin, and while Yukio's gun is certainly a concern, the flames he can't quite seem to extinguish are going to take a little longer than three seconds. Because unlike back home, everyone here can see them.]

[reflash]

[This isn't a safe situation, isn't somewhere that Rin can just flame up without thinking.]

Please give my brother a moment. We're just leaving. [Yukio says, and puts his gun back in its holster, pulls a polite smile back on his face.

If that works to defuse the situation, to get Rin out of here, that would be nice. If it doesn't... well, his head is still too full of memories of the time loop at home, the way he's avoiding responsibilities here. He probably deserves whatever happens next.]

[weedlikespirit]

EXCUSE ME!

[ Shiemi yells as she pushes through the crowd, her earlier, more polite and softspoken requests having fallen on deaf ears. She isn't taking a lack of attention as an answer either, not having glimpsed who was on the other side of the crowd. Determined and insistent, she breaks through and makes it to the other side and she isn't smiling. No, she's yelling. ]

Yuki-chan! Rin-chan! You stop this right now!

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Wha-- Shiemi!? When did you get here!?

[Why is this place suddenly a party he wasn't invited to??]

[But Shiemi coming in to scold them seems to satisfy the crowd of Yokai, for now. Ah yes, their handler has arrived, nothing to see here.]

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[There's a moment of startled shock, almost matched to Rin's and then... a crease to his brow, a downturn of the corners of his mouth.]

Shiemi-san? [Not "Shiemi", it isn't safe to take the honorific off. Just because it's her doesn't mean... well, it doesn't mean its her.

He's going to have to do this all over again, isn't he. This particular conversation. Shiemi and Rin both, new and different, and he'll have to try and explain things over and over again.]

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That's not important! The two of you need to stop fighting right now!

[ Before anything else, that's what needs to happen. She doesn't miss that, though, the honorific attached to her name. ]

Okay?

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[H-He's being yelled at by Shiemi?? It feels like it's been so long since he's seen her, but all those feelings take a back seat to shutting the fuck up.]

R-Right! We can get along-- right? Yukio?

[RIGHT, YUKIO?? He's sweatin'. And still a little on the flame-broiled side, but they're going away gradually.]

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[Yukio is a little more immune to Shiemi yelling, after so many Sanguis moons.

Maybe if he weren't he'd register this as unusual. But right now he's trying to make sure he's ready for the upcoming conversation, deciding what to tell and what to not speak of again.

Mostly hidden under the fabric of his clothes, there's a previously comfortable leather band of a collar that suddenly feels like it's choking him.]

There's no need to yell, Shiemi-san. [That's Yukio the teacher, gently telling a student off.]

As I said to my brother, it's probably best if find somewhere quieter to talk. [There's no point in making a scene. None of these strangers need to know anything.]

[weedlikespirit]

[ She's happy they're in agreement. Happy to see that despite that they don't appear to be injured, but... there it is again, that honorific attached to her name, and in that tone. Her relief hits a wall and drops into the pit of her stomach.

Is it... is it possible this is something like the first time they arrived in Nippon? Do Yukio and Rin not remember? She hadn't thought to ask the scientists at the MRU if something like that was possible. If it is, will they remember their time together with her here later? In Prismatica?

Her hand instinctively moves to grip the bracelet at her wrist. She takes a breath, her voice achieving its more regular volume now. ]

Y-you're right!

[ She manages a laugh, a smile. It's such a mix of emotions she's feeling. She really is happy to see them, but... ]

Did... anyone see some place we could go on the way here?

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I passed by a shaved ice place on the way here? Or-- I came out of one, I guess? Maybe we can talk there?

[Because he came to this spot using a key, but he doesn't think to explain all that far. Where even are they right now?? He has no idea.]

[But hey, maybe if they talk in a place where there's people, Yukio can't just pull out the gun to get his way!!]

[reflash]

Did you get here with a key? [Yukio says, with a little bit of a frown. Focus on that, not anything else.]

[weedlikespirit]

[ They're talking, but their words seem distant to her. That is, until Nee pops out of her hair and the movement brings her back to the present. What...? ]

Shaved ice sounds nice.

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Yeah. The same one that took me to you last time. I didn't actually think it would work, but-- I guess it's just stuck on you now.

[It's now the Yukio Key. Somehow this feels cursed...]

And I still wanna ask about all that! So... let's go.

[Time to just awkwardly move away from where they made a scene to get some sweets. This is fine. Thankfully, the shaved ice place is just across the bridge.]

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It sounds like you and I may be from around the same time, nii-san. [there is no way yukio is going to be eating shaved ice rn sorry to be such a spoilsport]

What's the last thing you remember, Shiemi-san?