[ yu is getting sent on senriquest ]

[usogi]

lmao

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[covenantal]

... I did, yesterday, but not today-- is everything alright, Senri?

[ can we like

clear that up first ]

[usogi]

Uh-huh. But that makes sense, he was feeling more and more anxious over the week, so if you saw him then that means he's chilled out.

[he tilts his head]

If you saw him, then you know we're Red Strung, right?

[matching missing eyes,,]

[covenantal]

He did seem worried... [ murmurs this, softly. ] We talked. I hope I was able to reassure him, even a little.

[ He looks at Senri, his eyes searching his friend's face, and there's something complicated there as he nods slowly. ]

Yeah. [ ... ] Senri, did you happen to tell Sasuke who used Strung Red on you?

[usogi]

No, and if you know, you shouldn't.

[IMMEDIATELY,,]

If you do, I'm going to be really mad at you.

[covenantal]

[ ah. Yu blinks once or twice. ]

I do. Don't worry, I wasn't going to do anything like that. It's not mine to tell.

But do you think Sasuke would actually be angry?

[usogi]

I don't think, I know. I've felt what he's felt all week.

[senri, to someone else earlier today: yu-kun is banned from having sasuke-related opinions]

He was livid when he found out he was connected to me - and the person who did the connecting doesn't deserve that. Sasuke's not that bad, but he's super menacing and mean when he wants to be, and he'll be a total jerk to whoever he wants.

Just - trust me on this one.

[covenantal]

[ Yu is -- quiet, for an extended moment, curling a loose fist over his mouth.

Eventually he shakes his head. ] Like I said, it's not mine to tell, so I wasn't going to get involved. I just wanted to know what you thought. Sasuke is ... a complicated person.

[ very soft.

but anyway! ]

Kitchen sound okay to you? I'm still trying to catch up.

[usogi]

[squints,,]

You're preaching to the choir, Yu-kun. When it comes to Sasuke... unless you know for sure he's not going to do something mean-spirited and reckless for the sake of his stupid purposefully misleading reputation, it's better not to open some cans of worms.

[he is TIRED he has been ATTACHED TO THIS EMO FOR SO LONG,,]

But sure, that's fine! I don't know how much I can help with, but I can do my best. You left us for a while there...

[covenantal]

[ ... well,, ]

At this point, you certainly know better than I do.

[ Though there's something musing in his mild voice.

That gets a crooked smile, touched with regret, and he'll lead the way. ]

Yeah. Catching up has been pretty crazy. Everyone went through so much this week.

[usogi]

Tell me about it... Zo, Connor-san, and Ray-kun got booted out of Cunning's house on Wednesday. We had the whole thing with the capture the flag game - way too many people got injured....

[he frowns]

Majima went into the forest with Catra-san - like an idiot. But at least they both made it back and Catra-san didn't look too badly hurt.

Is that where you went too?

[covenantal]

[ He's nodding along. Seems like he's heard all of this by now, as much as it exhausts him. why are you all like this?? ]

No, it's not. Actually, I went looking for information on Fortune's killer, and got ... stuck.

[ what ]

[usogi]

[ . . . ]

You... what?

[covenantal]

I got trapped in her room. That's where I've been all week.

[ .... ]

I know how it sounds.

[usogi]

... what? In - Fortune's? In the Psychic's Den....?

[covenantal]

Yeah. There's a trapdoor in there, and I got in. I just couldn't get back out.

[ yep.

that's the tea.

that's what happened. ]

[usogi]

[ . . . gently raises his hand up to his face]

Oh my god.

[and he thought

he'd already heard the dumbest room invasion adventure]

[covenantal]

[ he deserves this and he KNOWS IT.

Yu just kinda rubs the back of his neck. he at least has the decency to look a little shamefaced. ]

[usogi]

Please tell me you ate your weight in - whatever, anything that isn't drugged milk.

[HE'S SO TIRED,,]

[covenantal]

I ate, I ate! [ help ] Don't worry about that. I'm pacing myself so I don't get sick. I'll be just fine in a few more days.

[ UNLIKE

SOME

PEOPLE? ]

[usogi]

That's soooo reckless! You went alone?! Make sure you go with someone next time!

[WHAT DO THOSE BRACKETS SAY, SENRI CAN'T READ THEM]

[covenantal]

Believe it or not, I already got this lecture from Sasuke. [ he says it with some mild amusement, at least. ]

[usogi]

Hear it from someone who isn't a hypocrite!

[SASUKE IS A MORON TEXT IT]

[covenantal]

[ damn, somewhere across the temple sasuke uchiha just dropped dead ]

I know, I know.

[ ... ]

Senri, why did you agree to join the game of capture the flag this week?

[usogi]

[ . . . senri frowns - ]

I wasn't doing it for their game. Ray-kun told me not to go into the wings unsupervised and believe it or not, I'm not the type of person to look for danger. I was going to avoid it entirely and wait.

[but.]

... Majima was missing. I don't know why I cared so much at the time - he came out of it better than I did. But for some stupid reason I went anyway, because I wanted to find him.

[he sigh a little bit and shakes his head, somewhere between guilty and irritated - both with himself]

I know I'm an idiot for doing it, for the record.

[covenantal]

[ Seems Senri picked up on the questions he wasn't asking without him needing to say them. He watches his friend thoughtfully, taking in his expression, that guilt and irritation.

Eventually he simply nods. ]

Everyone I've asked has had their own reason. ... honestly, I was angry when I first found out. [ It's a rare admission of feeling from him. ] The thought of anyone who couldn't fight, going up against monsters...

[ ...

He shakes his head. ]

You did what you thought was best. I won't hold that against you.