usogi | [ senri & ray are not okay ]

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

[his tone could not be flatter.]

I don't believe you.

[rip]

I grew up with a couple dozen siblings.

[beat that]

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

Orphanage.

—oh.

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

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

[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.

Edited 2019-02-20 19:25 (UTC)

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.

Edited 2019-02-20 19:28 (UTC)

[...]

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

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...

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.