[ senri & ray are not okay ]

[usogi]

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week 2, wednesday

[selfimmolates]

[so ray sure has a dagger attached to his belt along with his usual arsenal of weaponry but ignore that, he definitely did not stab a man recently.

more importantly,]

Hey, Senri. Is Takaomi carrying something embarrassing on him, or what?

[usogi]

[ . . . . . . . . senri is staring at the dagger.

and then looking back at ray.]

Did you stab Guy-san.

[selfimmolates]

[wow, answer his question???

he blinks.]

Huh? Oh, you ran into him?

[he sounds way too casual about this.]

[usogi]

Ray-kun, please don't just stab people!

[selfimmolates]

There was an incident. It probably won't happen again.

[probably?]

[usogi]

Please don't leave it at 'probably'.... Guy-san is too nice. He wouldn't even tell me who did it.

[and senri is a GOSSIP]

Anyway I don't know - did you find out what it is? I haven't asked yet. He's been weird, everyone's been weird, I'm tired.

[selfimmolates]

We were training. He told me to find an opening, so I did. It's not like I ran up to him and put a dagger in his chest for no reason.

[ :/ ]

Dang, I was hoping you'd know.

[usogi]

[ . . . . ]

That's not training anymore, Ray-kun....

[but he doesn't scold him anymore than that??]

Ask Uchiha. Apparently they talked.

[selfimmolates]

[good, so that means he can stab guy again, right—]

Sasuke and I don't have the kind of relationship where I'd go up to him and ask him about random people.

[usogi]

You're still useful to him so I don't think you're in trouble if you push the envelope a little more.

I'm still alive?

[what an argument]

[selfimmolates]

I prefer to keep my relationship with him focused on business.

[usogi]

[ . . . ]

Yeah that makes sense.

[senri will pull up his long sleeve and show ray a mark around his wrist, like a hand encircled it and gripped on tightly]

Back me up in case it comes up on Saturday that I already had this?

[this was clearly not at all related to their prior topic]

[selfimmolates]

... How'd you get it?

[usogi]

How do you think I got it...

Uchiha's a mess.

[and he'll actually bring a hand up to press at his neck, pulling at a scarf that he's been wearing since monday]

I've been triple-checking but there's nothing here, right?

[no apparently his neck was left undamaged]

[selfimmolates]

I figured. Have you considered not provoking him?

[a beat.]

... Actually, it's pretty bad.

[usogi]

Ha?! No way!

[HE'S GETTING UP TO FIND THE CLOSEST MIRROR]

[selfimmolates]

I'm kidding.

[usogi]

That's a really bad joke, Ray-kun!

[he'll whine... and go to sit back down...]

It's not my fault... We just end up arguing....

[selfimmolates]

Weren't you supposed to be good at faking?

[also, he's going to pull out his camera and snap a picture of senri's wrist, if he can.]

[usogi]

[oh my god - senri is quick to pull his sleeve back down anyway??]

What're you doing?

[selfimmolates]

My word won't mean much since people know we associate with one another. A photo isn't perfect proof either, since I could hypothetically have taken it on Friday, but it might help back up any claims.

[usogi]

[ . . . . . . senri sighs.]

Who knows? Uchiha might take credit anyway.

[and he just waves a hand]

I don't get him at all - but I feel like if I leave him alone now, I'll just be proving him right.

[selfimmolates]

If you say so.

[no skin under ray's back. he puts his camera away.]

Why does it even matter to you?

[usogi]

I'm stubborn and don't think he'll actually kill me.

[selfimmolates]

... And your reasoning for that?