✦ ― • dedication gotta swear to oath .

    a single brow rises with his response. this is DENSE, even for him. yes – there is no doubt that most if not ALL of her gambling is considered illegal to some sorts, she had been GIFTED special pardons due to her talent in the matter. he must surely see how OBNOXIOUS his whining is. but then again, he always had SOMETHING to whine about, so she doubts it.

           “ gambling is my TALENT, need i remind you. and the purpose of this school is to hon our talents. i am well within my rights to do so – WITHOUT you yelling in my ear. “

    sharp words that make it CLEAR that she is not wanting to play these games today, especially not so early in the morning. she is SURPRISED he wasn’t immediately going off about how such things weren’t ‘ welcome in this environment’ considering how fond he is of the statement. a hand rises, covering her lips before she DOES stir the pot a little.

                “ besides, THEY were the ones who came to me. it would hardly be RIGHT to deny such challenges. “

his      black      boot      began      to      tap      impatiently      against      the      hard      floor      beneath      them      ,       his      grip      on      his      own      arms      tightening      .       she      wasn’t      wrong      . . .       he      shook      his      head      ,      his      fingers      letting      go      of      his      arms      with      the      motion      ,                     “         you     are      not      wrong         ,       i      suppose      . . .       but      why      have      your      peers      risk      involving      themselves      in      such      an      illegal      activity      ? ? ?       is      shogi      not      enough         ? ? ?        „

      ⊰      ♡      ⊱      KIRIGIRI.       ——       as     much     as     she     would     like     to     ask     for     his     aid     ,     there     was     nothing     he     could     do.     he     couldn’t     bring     back     people     from     the     dead     right     ?     it     was     pointless     for     him     to     get     himself     involved     into     her     thoughts.     after     all     she     grew     up     looking     at     things     objectively     ,     everyone     has     to     die     eventually     and     they’re     too     weak     to     survive     where     thoughts     her     grandfather     put     into     her     head     countless     times     as     she     investigated     crime     scenes.

            ❛          I    KNOW————    but    it    would    be    a    waste    of    your    and    my    time.    we’ve    better    things    to    do.          ❜          she    thought    the    other    was    too    soft    ,    too    worried    about    non-essential    things    ,    but    maybe    that’s    why    she    gotten    close    to    him.    what    he    said    stayed    with    her    ,    replaying    in    her    mind.    but    is    it    though    ?    not    being    okay    ?    her    grandfather    would    of    laughed    at    her    ,    they    never    weren’t    okay.          

             ❛          maybe      one    day    i’ll    be    able    too    ,    but    not    right    now    ,    we    have    business    we    need    to    attend    too.          ❜

—             “          it’s       not       a       waste       of       time       for       either       of       us       ! ! !         what       makes       you       think       letting       out       plain       human       emotions       is       . . .        wasteful       ? ? ?       i       can’t       just       stand       around       and       let       you       feel       like       this       without       at       least         attempting       to       help       . . .        it’s       unhealthy       to       neglect       your       feelings       ! ! !        you       of       all       people       should       know       that       .            „

            the      corners      of      his      mouth      curled      into      a      frown      ,       as      if      he      wasn’t      already      frowning      enough      . . .       what      caused      her      to      feel      such      a      need      to      try      and      keep      her      composure      constantly      ? ? ?       what      made      her      feel      like      it      was      okay      to      pretend      to      BE      okay      ? ? ?       

&& @frtunahope liked for a starter

         “ do us ALL a favor and be QUIET. “

   commanding words, not entirely unexpected of the gambler when one considers just WHO she is and how easily she commands others. but it is EARLY right now, far earlier than she would normally wish to be awake. likely the CAUSE of the pounding headache, made worse by whatever NONSENSE he was spouting. ishimaru continued to be a BOTHER, regardless of the time and day – an annoyance that she did not TRULY wish to deal with on top of the stress of her day.

     after all, she HAD had a long night of gambling the night before – followed by an altercation that left her with yet ANOTHER scar upon porcelain to be hidden away. it was only expected that her temper would be even LESS than normal, hot headed at the BEST of times. scarlet hues narrow at him – a silent threat in them.

—            the      tan      student      crossed      his      arms      disapprovingly      ,        his      expression      grew      more      stern      with      the      gambler’s      absurd       comment       .                 who      was      the      student      to      be      if      he      weren’t      to      express      his      concerns      with      his      classmate      ? ? ?       his      eyebrows      knitted      as      he      answered      ,

                    “          only       when       you       clarify       that       you       understand       ! ! !        you       must       stop       placing       bets       with       other       students       ,        do       not       put       your       peers       under       the       ILLEGAL       influence       of       gambling       ! ! !         „

@frtunahope​​​   said:  "it’s   clearly   not   nothing."                    (from naegi to kirigiri if thats alright???)

        ⊰      ♡      ⊱      KIRIGIRI.       ——       she     stared     at     him     with     her     normally     serious     expression     ,     she     didn’t     want     to     bother     him     with     her     own     problems.     she    was    normally    careful    with    showing    such    emotions    ,    but    when    given    some    time    alone    she    allows    her    walls    to    disappear    and    allowing    time    to    grieve    ,    grieve    for    the    lost    of    her    father.    there    isn’t    much    she    loved    in    this    world    and    her    father    certainly    wasn’t    one    of    them.    but    he    was    still    family    ,    even    if    he    didn’t    want    to    be    like    the    rest    of    the    family    as    detectives.    she    grieved    over    her    grandfather    who    took    her    in    under    his    wing    and    protected    her    until    she    was    good    enough    to    survive    on    her    own.    but    it    got    interrupted    when    her    fellow    classmate    and    partner    entered    the    room    and    noticed    her    strange    emotions.           ❛          I’M    FINE    ,    JUST    DROP    IT.         ❜

  Gundham leans back in his chair in the mess hall, booted feet resting on the table. It is early enough in the morning that the large room is empty. This is what he needs right now, solitude and silence. His head feels heavy, mind darkened by another night if nightmares. He should be used to this by now but there are some things you can never get used to, something that still appear horrifying even after you have seen them again and again. It is no wonder the military units of the Future Foundation tend to get rotated around to keep the likelihood of the soldiers succumbing to despair lower. A shame it doesn’t always work.

  The former breeder takes a sip from his coffee. It is garbage, barely anything better than burnt bean water, but it will serve to keep him going for another day. Sometimes the bad coffee is the only thing keeping him moving. A few of his fellow soldiers feel the same, not that any of them actually talk to him outside of duty.

  He hears the sound of footsteps outside the door and he sighs. He isn’t ready to relinquish his solitude but he supposes it will happen eventually. Gundham doesn’t move, prepared to ignore whoever enters with his usual superiority and disdain, but he isn’t prepared for the visitor. His coffee cup lowers, eyes widening as the man dubbed the Ultimate Hope steps into the mess hall of this kind of out of the way Future Foundation outpost.

   “Naegi? What could have possibly brought you to this hidden pocket of the word?” Gundham says, unable to hide his confusion as he swings his feet off of the table and straightens. He had watched much of the Killing Game before he joined the Foundation. In fact, Naegi inspired him to stop his solitary survival methods and actually do something.

—                 fair       skinned       fingers       wrap       around       the       green         fabric       of       his       tie       ,         a       sheepish       grin       spread       across       his       face       as       he       stepped       in       .                   “         i       hope       i       didn’t       catch       you       at       a       bad       time       . . .      „             green       eyes       momentarily       shifted       to       look       at       the       area       where       the       former       shsl       student’s       shoes       were       resting       before       the       brown       -       haired       boy       made       his       entrance       ,        quickly       meeting       back       up       with       the       red       & & &       grey       eyes       of       the       man       across       the       room       from       the       door       -       way       .

           “        i        only        wanted        to        request        a        small        task        ,         but        it        could        wait        until        later        ,         if        you        want        . . .         you        appear        to        be        pretty        tired         at         the         moment          .       „                      he      wouldn’t      deem      himself      the      best      at      reading      others’      emotions      ,       but      he      certainly      did      have      a      gut      feeling      for      when      things         felt      . . .       off      ,       and      tanaka      was      no      exception      .       maybe      he’s      just      sleepy      ? ? ?       it’d      be      worth      asking      ,       right      ? ? ?

𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖.     innocence, big dreamer, waking up too early, walking home, being afraid of meeting new people, slim hands, always cold, reading a book under a tree, the smell of the forest, missing your home.

𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐋𝐄.     independent, caring too much for others, sharp looks, walking down the city late at night, the tallest and more spectacular building, iron, being single and okay in a world that tells you that being single is bad.

𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐅𝐓.     falling in love easily and heavily, traveler, the infinity of the bluest sky, storms, broken smiles, forgetting people who used to be your beloved ones, feeling out of place, mistrusting people, a fleeting romance.

𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖.     feeling as if you have seen so much and as if you know a lot, prejudge, tight hugs that leave you breathless, a grey sky, serenity, intelligence, being left behind, chains, smoke, the pride of someone wise.

𝐃𝐎𝐕𝐄.     petals, jealousy, being tired of living with the same old faces, whispered secrets, marble, sundresses, white clothes, the first sunset of winter, pride in who you are, learning to get over someone.

𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐋.     family, golden light, the sea murmuring in your ear, summer afternoons, caramel ice cream, collecting seashells and other things and calling them treasures, living breezy and carefree, swimming in sunlight.

𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘.   artistic, getting excited easily, dancing and singing while you are alone, looking at your friends having fun, no phone, being afraid of judgement, spring, a meaningful gift, the first ray of sunlight.

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