considering places or something!

[fadingly]

[ a bright smile is offered; lopsided, bordering on slightly ridiculous. ] Ah you're thinking of acting so hastily.

[ . . . ah, those places. . . ] And you know I'm not too keen on conflicts.

[ sighsigh. ] But you're not going to change your mind, are you? [ and he can't really think up of any tricks at the moment. ] You know, you're more stubborn than Kuro.

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Best road to getting over conflict's to give in?

[fadingly]

I wouldn't say that. [ though his shoulders drop, just a little, in a small shrug. ] Giving in and being dragged in are two different things, aren't they?

But avoiding them isn't always an option, either. [ he doesn't like them, but vaguely, he realizes he knows what that feels like. ]

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Well, when you're putting it like that... [ a wry little shrug in turn. ] Sorry, man. That sounds rough.

[fadingly]

Ahh - no, no, don't be! [ there's a quick wave of his hand, dismissive, and he's brightening up, settling his bright wagasa against his shoulder. ] That was a bit of a dark thing for me to say, wasn't it?

Guess I'm still getting used to the idea of all this, that's all!

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Yeah, real dark. I dunno if I can keep takin' this gloomy talk from a stranger, man.

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Pretty sure you get used to it real fast anyhow.

[fadingly]

Eh? Sorry, sorry. [ apologizing more out of manners though, lighthearted as ever. ] We'll still be strangers, but maybe a name would do a bit better, mm?

Mine's Shiro. [ and he knows all about being a stranger. he's been a stranger even where he belonged. not entirely on purpose but... ahh, things got complicated, hadn't they. ]

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Nah, think I'm the one who should be sorry. That was supposed to be a joke.

[ god save him from the earnest, if not necessarily sincere. ]

It's just Lavi for me! Know what it's like yet, where you're headed?

[fadingly]

[ he laughs at that. really, and here he was supposed to be the carefree one, and yet he was the one acting stiff.

maybe kuroh had a bit of an influence? ] Ah, no need!

[ a beat, as the name's remembered, and a contemplative look sets in. ] Not really, but - one's got a war going on.

The other can be a bit of a nightmare, I suppose. Neither are all that good for avoiding conflict. [ a sigh. ] What a pain.

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Not a bad word for this.

Either's gotta have a couple corners out of the way, though, yeah? [ deeply thoughtful. ] You don't look like you'd be too big to hide.

[fadingly]

[ a click of his tongue, and he's passively pushing the red, paper umbrella open, raising it to balance against his palm. ] Mm.

Maybe. [ except. ] But that sounds a little too much like... running from the inevitable. Or hiding, rather.

[ oh, he isn't above lying and weaseling himself out of sticky situations, he'll do it with a smirk, but as much as he dislikes violence, he wasn't entirely prepared to just hide his time away. it's all circumstantial, c'mon!

w a i t . mumbling: ] Oi - I'm not that small!

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Only a couple things're inevitable, aren't they? Everything else just depends on what you decide's important!

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. . . like, say, height.

[ a flash of a little grin, teasing and terrible. ]

Speaking of—you been measured lately or anything?

Rusty but hi xD

[kuro_inu]

[ yes Shiro what was it about him? ]

I may be stubborn but at least I'm more serious than you! Also, wipe off that smile of yours and convince your mun to put you in some place that is not as dangerous! [ yes, he's worried about you. ]