[ sure, this place opens up every possible avenue to lead there, but - it's still not him here, not anymore than it was at home. maybe he ought to expect it more than he does... but that's his responsibility, not eichi's. ]
It's okay. I don't mind answering. It's not that I felt you were dishonest. It's just that people who've been hurt by one another have trouble communicating, I think... I might have meddled a bit. Sorry.
I don't want you two to start fighting again over me.
Ah... you're right. I hope you don't take it as though I'm saying you're the type of person to do that carelessly or anything. It's difficult to explain myself... I don't mind your "meddling," either. You're kind and always trying to help, after all.
But I don't know that there's any way to help in this. We would be fighting again even if he turned his attention on someone else, instead.
It felt like he was aiming to hurt me, by talking to you with such clear interest... I suppose it worked, too, though I can't explain why. Both of your eyes were gone, so I thought...
I'm not sure how to word any of this, to be honest, but I suppose it doesn't matter. What I mean to say is that even if we went elsewhere, he would have found some reason to be angry with me. Perhaps it is communication, as you say.
I'm not so sure about that. He's clearly picking fights with me, and whenever I attempt to care, he tells me that I'm "pretending to take the high road" and other such things. He's acting as if I abandoned him by leaving when he was the one who was falling over himself to speak to you and completely ignored me after that.
[ please, keep proving his point. ryuu has to laugh, and god does that make his head pound. ]
...It's not ideal, being the center of a jealousy plot, you know...and I'd like to talk to him more too, outside of that.
[ saying nothing of the fact that ryuu was about .02 seconds away from the smashing-his-face-into-his-perfect-EARS phase, before gaku wisely caught on and hauled him out by the scruff of his idiot neck.
does ryuu remember that? a mystery. ]
But it seems like an awful lot of effort to go through for someone, all the same!
[ even if it's petty bitch effort it's still effort! ]
[Well. Now, and also dealing with the emotional outburst from Shuu in the middle of all this, he has to pause... But he replies before too long. At the very least, he's mellowing out enough to sort of look closer at this, even if he is still pretty much pouting over all of it. Poor Ryuu's head...]
I suppose... But he only denies it to me. You should talk to him, if you'd like, about whatever you want. I'm sure he'd listen to you, unlike me.
I'm not sure how I could improve communication with him, though, if he always wants to cut off the conversation or accuse me of thinking things that I don't. How do you manage it?
It's hard to try and predict how someone feels when they're not very honest about it... But for some people, it's even harder to say the simple things.
Actually, having met both of them now, I can see their personalities clashing... That must be difficult for you to deal with. But I feel as though you must be used to such difficult jobs, too.
So you can also be affected by alcohol... I suppose your limit is further than most. Drink plenty of water. I can hear your story another time.
As for that suggestion, though, I’m not so sure... Won’t that cause arguments right in front of you? I’ve already done too much by messaging you like this, so I’m worried about forcing you to deal with the both of us at once.
Besides, I doubt he’d agree to it if he knew I’d be there, as well.
It's true my tolerance is pretty high...but I am still human. Don't worry though! Once I get up I'll be fine.
Eichi-kun. You didn't do anything wrong by messaging me.
I'm offering to try anyway! Getting him to show up might be the difficult part, but you want to see him too, right? Wouldn't clearing the air be better?
Ah, but you're right. I do. I do think it would be better, but I'm a bit worried... Still, if you think you can handle putting yourself in such a position, then I can't refuse you offering so insistently. I'm desperate, at this point, after all. I'd hate to lose him as a friend.
Fufu. I think you have more of a secret weapon than you realize, Ryuu-kun. You could ask anyone "please!" with those eyes of yours, and they'd buckle at the knees...
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[ sure, this place opens up every possible avenue to lead there, but - it's still not him here, not anymore than it was at home. maybe he ought to expect it more than he does... but that's his responsibility, not eichi's. ]
It's okay. I don't mind answering.
It's not that I felt you were dishonest. It's just that people who've been hurt by one another have trouble communicating, I think...
I might have meddled a bit. Sorry.
I don't want you two to start fighting again over me.
[ ever the damsel, ]
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But I don't know that there's any way to help in this. We would be fighting again even if he turned his attention on someone else, instead.
It felt like he was aiming to hurt me, by talking to you with such clear interest... I suppose it worked, too, though I can't explain why. Both of your eyes were gone, so I thought...
I'm not sure how to word any of this, to be honest, but I suppose it doesn't matter. What I mean to say is that even if we went elsewhere, he would have found some reason to be angry with me. Perhaps it is communication, as you say.
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[ at least he kept his clothes with him this time. ]
That aside.
If you think he was trying to make you jealous by talking to me and it worked, even...you both must care for each other a lot.
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It's not your fault, of course.
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...It's not ideal, being the center of a jealousy plot, you know...and I'd like to talk to him more too, outside of that.
[ saying nothing of the fact that ryuu was about .02 seconds away from the smashing-his-face-into-his-perfect-EARS phase, before gaku wisely caught on and hauled him out by the scruff of his idiot neck.
does ryuu remember that? a mystery. ]
But it seems like an awful lot of effort to go through for someone, all the same!
[ even if it's petty bitch effort it's still effort! ]
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I suppose... But he only denies it to me. You should talk to him, if you'd like, about whatever you want. I'm sure he'd listen to you, unlike me.
I'm not sure how I could improve communication with him, though, if he always wants to cut off the conversation or accuse me of thinking things that I don't. How do you manage it?
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But for some people, it's even harder to say the simple things.
You know, Tenn and Gaku fight all the time.
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Actually, having met both of them now, I can see their personalities clashing... That must be difficult for you to deal with. But I feel as though you must be used to such difficult jobs, too.
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I think it's because I know the both of them so well...
That I understand where they're both coming from, even when they argue.
Maybe it's too much to offer, given my position, but what do you say to the three of us meeting up?
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As for that suggestion, though, I’m not so sure... Won’t that cause arguments right in front of you? I’ve already done too much by messaging you like this, so I’m worried about forcing you to deal with the both of us at once.
Besides, I doubt he’d agree to it if he knew I’d be there, as well.
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Don't worry though! Once I get up I'll be fine.
Eichi-kun. You didn't do anything wrong by messaging me.
I'm offering to try anyway! Getting him to show up might be the difficult part, but you want to see him too, right? Wouldn't clearing the air be better?
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Ah, but you're right. I do. I do think it would be better, but I'm a bit worried... Still, if you think you can handle putting yourself in such a position, then I can't refuse you offering so insistently. I'm desperate, at this point, after all. I'd hate to lose him as a friend.
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Ah, should we agree to meet up at a time now? Or should I wait for you to attempt to convince him and report back to me?
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I probably ought to make myself convincing in general before I try to go and convince anyone else, but I'll let you know how it goes.
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But, of course, good luck. I'll be waiting.