[ senri & ray are not okay ]

[usogi]

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[selfimmolates]

[suspicious]

Like what?

[usogi]

[and senri just hums before flicking his wrist - and then there's a five-card hand in his palm. it's a royal flush for the record.]

Magic. ♪

[like super mundane magic but it's fine]

[selfimmolates]

You mean sleight-of-hand. And what would I do with that?

[usogi]

You're so un-fun...

I don't know - I use it for parties. Majima-san you could use it for pickpocketing though.

[STREET SMARTS!!!!]

[selfimmolates]

[he raises an eyebrow.]

So you're offering to teach me how to pickpocket?

[usogi]

I'm teaching you magic.

If you turn to a life of crime, that's on Majima-san.

[SENRI]

[selfimmolates]

[SENRI...]

Fine. But only because that could actually be useful.

[who cares about your magic tricks.]

[usogi]

You're so rude. We're playing Mariokart too.

[what]

[selfimmolates]

What.

[usogi]

It's easier to get Merriment in a good mood when you play games with him, and people talk more when they're in a good mood - so you need to learn how to play games.

[oh my god]

[selfimmolates]

... I know how to play games, though.

[his tone could not be flatter.]

[usogi]

I don't believe you.

[rip]

[selfimmolates]

I grew up with a couple dozen siblings.

[beat that]

[usogi]

Huuuh? Really? That's such a big house!

[selfimmolates]

Orphanage.

[1/2]

[usogi]

—oh.

[senri pauses at that - momentarily at a loss for words.]

[usogi]

... they're really lucky to have you.

[selfimmolates]

[ray almost laughs. if senri feels any kind of sympathy over him coming from an orphanage, it's terribly misplaced. things would've been so much better if it really had been one. but senri absolutely does not need to know the Awful Truth™.

instead, with a dry tone,]

Funny thing to say after all the jabs you've taken at me.

[usogi]

It means I like you enough to not walk on eggshells.

[ - and that seems to be true enough, at least. it's similar to how he talks to takaomi, all jabs and annoyances, but without the veil of politeness and good impressions that he tries to show to everyone else]

But if I ever say anything to upset you for real, let me know, okay? I don't want to hurt anybody.

[selfimmolates]

[...]

I'm not exactly the sensitive type, y'know...

[usogi]

And I'm not the malicious type - but friends can still hurt each other on accident.

Everyone's still getting to know each other here, and I'm doing my best - but I'd still want to know, you know? You emo types will always ball up all your angst and keep it to yourself if given the chance...

[selfimmolates]

You could stop using that word, for starters.

[ :/ ]

Anyway, I'm pretty content with being a jerk and a killjoy, so I don't really care about insults.

[usogi]

Hey, I don't share secrets with anyone but my friends!

[selfimmolates]

What does that have to do with anything?

[usogi]

We have to be friends if we swap info like this obviously.