[ canonmates who don't trust each other for shit babey ]

[usogi]

time to solve some MURDERS, taka


thanks jan

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[usogi]

[ . . . . and senri just watches him]

It's not....

But are you just trying to keep me from worrying? I don't want you to hide your feelings just because you don't want me to be concerned.

[bakaomi]

[ .... he'll start walking again, towards the stairs ]

... there's nothing more important to me than you being happy.

[usogi]

[senri immediately follows after]

... I'm happy when you're happy.

I'm scared that you won't be happy like this.

[bakaomi]

Even if we tried to quickly solve it now, we have no real way to check ourselves. Even with Catra and Entrapta, we weren't even completely positive they were the actual killers until we got Ray's letters.

I... I'm not sure if it'll do anything, so late in the game, to try to guess now. The game ends tomorrow. There's no point.

[usogi]

... are you okay with it...?

We'll find out tomorrow, when we see everyone again but - is that alright with you? Even if it's just having a guess, so that maybe we can see if we can get something....

I don't mind, if that's what you want to try.

[bakaomi]

... don't worry about it.

[ he looks over at him. ]

I shouldn't have freaked out as much as I did.

[usogi]

[ . . . ]

No one can blame you for that, Taka... If you have strong emotions about something, it's okay -

I'll pick up whatever you throw at me. That's how it's always been.

[bakaomi]

I just...

I want you to rest.

[usogi]

... I don't think you of all people are allowed to tell me that...

[bakaomi]

I think I'm the most allowed to tell you that.

[ on the grounds of how many times senri has cried in his arm this damn game ]

[usogi]

... if you're still thinking about things, and working hard, then I want to be doing that with you.

I don't want you to think you have to carry things alone. I know some things are out of our hands but... we'll take a nice long rest when we're home.

[bakaomi]

[ there's a pause

and he turns to him so he can bury his face into senri's chest ]

I'm sorry I fucked up.

[usogi]

[senri pauses - and he wraps his arms around taka immediately, pressing a kiss to the top of his head instinctively]

... how...? I don't think you've messed up anywhere.

[bakaomi]

[ he shakes his head ]

... I'll just live with this, too. [ ... ] Let's go play Zelda.

[usogi]

....

[senri won't let go of him, not until taka pulls away]

.... please don't blame yourself...

[bakaomi]

... I'll try.

[ he can't confidently say that he won't

but he can try. ]

[usogi]

[ . . . and senri will just press his face against taka's hair]

... I got a lot of hints, and clues. One of them was that whoever hurt her had an untarnished coin and Bambi said I should take that at face value - but I agreed that it was Luna, because I believed Ray-kun's reasoning that maybe it just meant untarnished at the time.

So....

If you ever feel like blaming yourself, try to blame me a little too.

[bakaomi]

[ .... he sighs ]

You know I can't do that.

[usogi]

It's the same thing. Because there were things that only you and I could do - because of the skills we had, or the people we knew - and neither of us found the answer or questioned the one we got.

So if it's your fault, it's mine too.

[bakaomi]

... you're really unfair.

[ because he wants to argue, it's so obvious that he wants to, but the logic is there

and taka would be saying the same exact thing as senri if the roles were reversed, and he knows it. ]

[usogi]

... we'll share everything. The good times, and the bad times.

So if you're mad at yourself, you have to be mad at me too - it's the only fair thing.

[bakaomi]

... okay.

[ it's said quietly, like he's still hesitant to agree. ]

[usogi]

[ . . . and senri just sighs softly before leaning in to press their lips together]

.... we'll be okay.

I know it doesn't feel like it right now but - we'll be okay. If you want to talk about it, we can. If you want to play Zelda, we can.

Just... tell me what you need, and I'll get it for you.

[bakaomi]

... I don't know how to talk about it in a way that won't make you mad.

[ because he isn't sure how to sound more positive about what happened. ]

[usogi]

[ . . . . and senri will just frown at that]

.... if you need to vent.... I'll listen.

And I'll hold up everything that I want to say until the end.

I just don't want you to convince yourself that it was your fault.

[they both get... stubborn]