Family Dinner Idea

[in_loveless_memory]

That is a bad idea... just... all the way around a bad idea. You know exactly what is going to happen and I think you're doing it on purpose.

It isn't that I don't want them to meet Seimei or Seimei them... but they...

Look it's a bad idea.

And wishing Soubi was there to keep the peace is stupid because Soubi cares even less about the opinions of adults.

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[seikou]

That's because Soubi is a stupid adult. This is just a fact.

[ nod nod nod ]

But who are you subjecting to Seimei? He seems to pretend to be nice to strangers.

[in_loveless_memory]

Um... Kurogane-san and Selina-san... [You know, Natsuo, his Somarium dad and mom.] The muns have been talking about a "family dinner."

[seikou]

Oooh~ Robo-chan and cat-lady? Huuuu~ good luck with a family dinner night, na?

Just tell me how it goes down, I'd like to hear all about it~

[in_loveless_memory]

Well, I would invite you and Youji but I already know how you two and Seimei feel about one another without adding more tension.

[seikou]

I would behave, but Seimei's power... ehhh... it's kind of overwhelming, na?

[in_loveless_memory]

I've never noticed Seimei's power, honestly. [Like honestly, he has never felt the pressure.]

[seikou]

I don't think he'd ever use it on you... maybe not in front of you either. So the family dinner may go fine with those three, na?

Afterall, I don't think Seimei would like for you to dislike him~

[in_loveless_memory]

I could never hate Seimei. [Even if his older brother had taken Soubi... He couldn't... wouldn't. Even if he got mad, he'd never hate Seimei.]

[seikou]

Na~ I didn't say hate, just dislike. Not like a direct dislike, but a dislike towards a behavior you see yourself, na? Doesn't that make sense?

[in_loveless_memory]

....

Sometimes... he does things I dislike... [Like lying to him, like taking Soubi.]

[seikou]

Hmm... maybe in that case, he's trying to test how far he could go before you berate him. He knows you love him... he seems like the type of guy that likes to test things like that.

[in_loveless_memory]

I've already done that, for hurting Soubi, for doing mean things like leaving me. [The library... Seimei had said something about words being bullets.]

Do you think that's why he took Soubi?

[seikou]

Because you told him off? Probably not, he took Soubi's dumb friend before that too, so he had every intention of drawing him out despite what happened at the school.

[in_loveless_memory]

Natsuo you shouldn't call Kio-san dumb, he cares a lot about you, besides, you like his cooking... even if he doesn't understand... anything about what's going on.

[tessie]

[Forgive the staring, Ritsuka. She is rather bewitched by your ears.]

I'm sorry for overhearing. I hope your Mun listens to you. They all seem to become rather deaf at the most inopportune moments.

[in_loveless_memory]

Er, no. It's fine. And no, mun and the friends of my mun aren't listening. I don't know if I'd say deaf so much as... just not care. They hear me just fine.

[tessie]

I was being sarcastic. [Which is probably unhelpful. She winces.] What is the worst that could happen if your Mun follows through on their plan?

[in_loveless_memory]

Er... the worst? [Considering the people involved?] Um... well... I don't think Selina-san or Kurogane-san would actually... do anything but Seimei never does well if he feels threatened.

[tessie]

How far would he go if he felt really threatened?

[in_loveless_memory]

Well, he gouged out the eyes of someone who threatened him. [Not that Ritsuka actually cared about Ritsu-sensei.] Seimei has murdered someone as well. [Ritsuka still doesn't know who that burned corpse was at his desk.]

[tessie]

And you are still...fond...of him? [This sounds rather twisted.]

[in_loveless_memory]

He's my brother, I will always love him.

[tessie]

[Brother.

Oh.]

Brother or not, you should let him know how you feel about his actions.

[in_loveless_memory]

He knows, but... [Well, in the case of Ritsu-sensei... he simply didn't care.] It's complicated.

[tessie]

I have a brother too. He has done a lot of things that I don't like. I never told him how I felt and now I'm here.

Sometimes you don't get a second or third chance to say what you need to say.

[in_loveless_memory]

I know... but you don't seem to know how this place works if you think you can't see him again.

[tessie]

My Mun says she hasn't seen any sign of him. I would love to see him, but -

[in_loveless_memory]

Well, you'd be surprised who pops up in this place. Or you could do what my mun does and enable people.

[tessie]

I'm not sure who would be willing to play him. [He is rather deplorable.]

[in_loveless_memory]

You won't know if you don't ask, I guess.

[tessie]

The real problem is...

I'm not sure my Mun dislikes anyone enough to introduce them to him. I love him - he is my brother - but he's...

Not worth much effort.

[in_loveless_memory]

It's not about disliking. He's your brother.

[tessie]

And he wants me dead.

[in_loveless_memory]

Oh... I didn't realize...