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<GINKO> okay, i think that worked?
<GINKO> i think so. looks like it did.
<GINKO> anyway, there we go. let me know if you need something.
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In the meanwhile, he idly listens to the goings-on in the next room. He isn't entirely sure that he manages to pick up on everything that's happened while he's been curled up in the room he shares with his brother, but one thing he knows for sure - everyone out there sounds like they're out of their minds. Henry included.
Which is just the slightest bit worrying, if you ask him.
He's still in pretty much the same position his brother had left him in when he returns and, though he peers at the other curiously once he's taken on his smaller form and curls up in his lap, he can't very well deny that he enjoys the closeness for however long it ends up lasting. There's what is supposed to pass for a reassuring smile, but it might end up falling a bit short. He's still exhausted.
"I'm fine, really. Are they ... ?" Are they going to be okay? is the silent question asked, and he doesn't even know where to begin to ask about the stray Henry has apparently brought home with him.
just makes a little side thread here for brotiems nbd
Rin rolls over in Yukio's lap, exposing his belly.
"Now pet me!"
you r da bestest.
A single brow quirks, though, at that. Pot? "Where did they get that?" He hadn't even thought about something like that being a … thing, here. Not that he really cares either way, but it's an interesting concept. ( For lack of a better excuse for having asked in the first place. )
… And without putting much thought into the fact that he never, under any circumstances, would have thought to hear Rin say something so absurd, he's reaching with one taloned had to rub at that soft kitty belly.
"… You're absolutely ridiculous, do you know that?"
Thank you.
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"Like I said, that new nymph guy is growing it! On his arms! He's got all kinds of plants on him... he's kind of scary lookin', actually." With his huge hair and his horns and those pupil-less eyes... Rin shudders a little. No thanks. He's sure the guy is plenty nice, but it's hard to tell through all that shag and skunk weed.
As soon as Yukio starts petting, the purr machine revs up. You better be grateful, Yukio, because this isn't something that he'd do for just anyone! But this is his precious twin brother, who is still upset about what had happened to him. The least he could do is offer a warm, soft belly to rub. Plus, it felt good. Win-win! His eyes are closed tight and he has a blissful look on his face.
"You're ridiculous!"
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New nymph guy … oh, right. He'd only been vaguely paying attention when that explanation had come about, and he has to admit, hearing that has him briefly thankful that he's been holed up in their room for the past few days. This doesn't really sound like something he wants to be a part of. "I'd say that sounds weird, but for here, it sounds pretty normal." He snorts a bit of a laugh, almost rolling his eyes but managing to catch himself.
The fact that Rin starts purring when the claws come out is … probably a lot more endearing than it has any right to be, but yes, of course he's grateful for it. He's doing the best he can to make up for the crap few days that his younger brother had had to put up with, and while he would expect little else, it's still comforting to know that he would stoop to such levels just to ease the tension.
Good grief, but he needs a camera to capture this nonsense, though. "I'm not the one purring," he points out as one claw stretches to scratch under his chin. Got you there, brother.
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Stooping to such levels... Ha. As if Rin ever had any dignity to start with!
"I can't help that, you know!" he says, his voice vibrating with his purring, "You like it, anyway. It's totally adorable. I'll get all the ladies for sure!"
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It's amusing, to say the very least.
He quirks a brow as if to say oh, really? and continues scratching back down that fluffy chest. "It's … relaxing." Why not be honest, while we're indulging ourselves? "Or you'll end up as some crazy cat lady's pet … you'll disappear one day, Henry will wonder where you are, and I'll just have to tell him someone took in a stray …"
Yukio. Please.
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And honestly, Rin had always been feline in some ways. Doing senseless things, sleeping all day, bothering those he loves... Now it's just obvious.
"Hey!! You wouldn't REALLY let some crazy cat lady steal me.... right?" Rin looks up at Yukio with big, blue eyes, that SOMEHOW look a little frightened. "I don't want to die with a hundred cats around me!!"
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"Which just means it's more valuable." At least he attempts to amend the small jab by giving a legitimate compliment; it's true, no matter how subtle he ends up being. The fact that his brother can cook anything under the sun and make it taste wonderful is something of immense value.
( And well, just as long as Rin doesn't start headbutt-nuzzling people to get their attention … those feline attributes don't need to take him over completely, do they~? )
Yukio pretends to think about that for a moment, even pausing dramatically in his petting – but he resumes just before the silence stretches on for too long, grinning for probably the first time since the fog had first rolled in. "Of course I wouldn't. I said I'd protect you, and that extends to the potential threat of crazy cat ladies."
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"Mmmm. Yeah I guess so. I wonder if I could get a job somewhere... I'd love to cook for other people besides you guys!"
(Rin is pretty sure he's headbutted someone to get their attention before. Probably Suguro. Maybe Yukio? It was just a matter of time...)
Rin frizzes up a little. He doesn't like this pause!! Is he going to get stolen away?! Forced into a life of kitty servitude..?! But then he relaxes. He swats at Yukio's hand. "Don't SCARE me like that, bro! You better protect me, or else!"