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[napstar]

[ Minato shrugs. ]

Stuff.

[ Spent most of the day staring at the ceiling, or the wall, or the bed. He went to the library a few days ago. He can claim that was today, right? ]

[grakraka]

Stuff, huh? That's interesting.

[He is actually lightly teasing him. Akechi forks one of the strawberries covered in cream and hums.]

I haven't seen you much lately, so I was wondering what you were busy with.

[napstar]

[ It sure is! Minato chows down on burrito while Goro talks. Give him a few seconds to chew through this please. ]

Been in Vista Virs a lot.

[grakraka]

[Ah, that does confirm that. He thought as much. Akechi nods as he tries to get as much whipped cream on this bite of crepe as he can.]

Ah, yes. Helping out with the relief effort?

['Rebuilding' might be right, too, but it feels more accurate to call it relief. Just bringing them what little aid they can.]

[napstar]

Yeah.

[ "Relief effort" is a good phrase. He should remember that. This probably won't be the only retrieval that results in so many dead. It may even be worse, in the future... Wow, better bury that thought with food. ]

[grakraka]

[This feels like a good time to start wiggling it in.]

That isn't a bad use of your time, all things considered. I was a little concerned when I noticed you hadn't made it to any of your classes.

[napstar]

[ He worried about him? That's nice of him. ]

I'm alive.

[grakraka]

[He remembers what Minato said back in the caves and flashes a smile.]

Breathing, organs functioning, all that?

[napstar]

Haven't gotten heatstroke yet.

[grakraka]

[He laughs softly. Not what he meant but he can't be sure if Minato is avoiding it on purpose or not.]

That is good but you know you should rest and do something else sometimes, right?

[napstar]

[ It wasn't meant to avoid anything, but it wasn't entirely serious either. This, however, he sounds a little annoyed at. ]

When did you turn into Will?

[grakraka]

[Okay. He can't help laughing at that.]

Please. As if I'm that neurotic.

[Sure, he's incredibly neurotic inside! But no one sees that. He likes to think he comes off as fairly normal in his demeanor.]

[napstar]

You could be.

[ He's sure that if Goro really, really tried, he too could be just like Will. ]

[grakraka]

Fair enough. But I'm not going to tell you to stop doing anything, so don't worry about any lectures.

[Really his concern isn't anything about that. He's pretty sure Minato would be even more miserable if he couldn't do anything.]

[napstar]

Hm.

[ He's distrustful of that. "I won't lecture you" sounds suspiciously like what someone would say before they lecture you. He's quickly preoccupied with eating his burrito though. It's more important than his suspicions. ]

[grakraka]

[Well, it's not like he can blame him, especially considering how they met, so he cuts more of his crepe, trying to wrap some of it around a large strawberry.]

In any event, I've been saving material from the classes we share for you.

[napstar]

[ His chewing slows down as his thoughts accost him. He has no idea what's going on in any of them now. Maybe he should drop them. Then he wouldn't have that particular weight pulling him down. High school was wasted on him anyway.

He feels like if he said any of that out loud, Goro would be disappointed. He swallows and washes it down before talking. ]

Thanks.

[ Just act casual. See Goro? He's fine. ]

[grakraka]

[Hmm. Well, Minato is difficult. Prying will only annoy him, though. Even outright care and concern tends to be met with dodging at best. That's the tricky part. He has to get him to open up without evading it all.

Well. He does have an idea. But if he did that, he needs to get Minato alone. It would already be something a little mean. He knows he would be mad at someone who did that to him, even if it was out of concern. So should he not do it? He doesn't want to betray Minato's trust. But he really is worried about him. Minato already felt like he didn't have much left and he said he doesn't have hope and now their mission was a tepid success and he really just wants his friend to be okay.

Fuck.]

It's not a problem. I can give them to you on the way back if you don't mind dropping by my room. Well, after you eat of course but it's no rush on my part.

[Well, fuck. He's not committing to it just yet but he can feel himself laying out the plans for it. Ah, where is Qrow when he needs moral guidance?]

[napstar]

Sure.

[ He doesn't know if he will drop his courses, but it sure sounds like the easiest route right now. Maybe that's hasty... Maybe he should talk to someone about it.

Not right now though. He's practically tired just imagining the attempt. He should try to pretend to be human though. Hang out with people. ]

If you have free time later, we could listen to the mp3 player.

[ An activity with both spending time together and minimal talking. That sounds good. ]

[grakraka]

[All of those thoughts are shelved for a moment as he pauses, eyes wide.]

Yes. Of course. [That was a bit too hasty, fuck.] I would... really love that.

[napstar]

[ Wow, he's very excited about Minato's music. Minato nods at him. ]

Whenever you have time.

[ Back to the food! ]

[grakraka]

[As they eat, Akechi fills the silence with idle sorts of chitchat, mostly things Minato can just listen to rather than reply with, since he figures he would rather focus on eating. When he finally finishes, though, Akechi asks him to wait a moment. He goes back to the counter and grabs a mug of fountain coffee for himself as well as a mug of special tea for Minato.

All right. Here it goes. If he doesn't want it or doesn't drink it, then that's that. And if he does, well, he'll apologise to him as much as possible and promise to never do it again. He'll even drink some and let him ask anything he wants. Well, not like it prevents you from lying. He thinks? Fuck. He should have looked at that. Something that just makes someone chatty is way more ethical than that. Ah fuck.

Well too late he is already back.]

I wanted some coffee. Do you want this tea? It won't be wasted, so don't worry.

[Okay there. Perfect. That should allow for consent. Some form of consent. Dubious consent?]

[napstar]

Sure.

[ He takes the cup. He's feeling a little better now that he's had his fill of food and a friend to idly talk with. He's pretty sure once Goro's gone he'll go right back to spacing out at a wall for hours, but that's fine. He at least has the energy to act human around others.

He follows Goro out of the cafeteria to the fourth floor. Time to drown in whatever school stuff Goro's got for him.

He takes a sip of the tea. Chamomile. Yum! ]

[grakraka]

[Well. That is that. He has drank the tea. Now there is no going back. Whatever doubts he had must be cast aside so that he can fully commit to this and go through it well to the best of his abilities. It's the only right option now. He will take care to make sure the experience isn't terrible for Minato.

Now that he's drinking it, he's grateful they're so close to his room, since he ushers him inside, hoping it won't kick in before the door shuts.

But now he has to test it. It should make him chatty, right? He really can't imagine that. Well, it's not like Minato has blank nothingness in his head. He has thoughts, he just doesn't voice them. Probably.

So, a softball should suffice. Akechi starts looking through his things for the notes. Mary the Haunted Doll takes that chance to escape from his bag and he sighs as he starts to wrestle her back in.]

I'm sure you've missed classes, hm?

[napstar]

Not really. They're kind of a pain in the ass. But I guess that was the poi--that's an ugly doll.

[ Huh. That was uncharacteristic of him. ]