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At Shutoku, I've been limited to three selfish acts a day that I can use for anything I want. I am not a man who will tell you to be selfish. But you do need others willing to put up with you, or you'll run out of selfish requests to make.

[ Midorima glanced to the door briefly, gaze a little distant. ]

Besides, there is someone who would want you to be selfish with him who is still around.

[blackwaterchild]

[Miu makes that soft 'ah' noise again an she smiles despite herself. Akashi, of course; she'd been thinking about him too when she'd been mullin over her decision on this.]

You're right. And I don't think he'd let me pull away even if I wanted to. [Because he'd probably be able to tell right away it wasn't something she actually wanted either.]

Midorima-san, you're better at this than I honestly thought you'd be.

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It would be annoying to have to deal with finding out how he reacts to a break-up because of such a stupid reason, that's all.

[ Obviously?? ]

[blackwaterchild]

[Afraid someone might get shanked, Midorima?

She smiles a bit wider.]

Don't worry. I don't intend to break his heart. [She rests both elbows on the table and cups her chin in both hands, expression going soft and fond.] I'm pretty sure I love him too much to do that.

[GROSS.]

Aha. You're a really good friend, Midorima-san. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone.

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[ He neither knows nor wants to find out, so how about no one dumps Akashi. Not a question. ]

Shut up, Hinasaki.

[ There are two options here: demand something to give her an excuse to stay or send her away for her crimes. ]

Do you have the shogi board yet? If you're going to encroach on my space, you should at least not waste my time.

[blackwaterchild]

[Is this the new 'shut up, takao'? He'd be so... proud??

She totally sees this abrupt conversation change for what it is, but she goes with it anyhow.]

I do, actually. It's back in my place. [She glances around their apartment. Her's is...much more furnished.] Do you want to come over? [Or should she bring it over here and play on a rickety table?]

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[ Don't give him a reason to say it and he won't say it!! ]

It will be less annoying for us to relocate than to move the whole board.

[ So yes, he wants to sit on your couch. Folding chairs are not made for big dudes. ]

[blackwaterchild]

[She's trying not to laugh really, but she stands up and takes a deep breath]

Alright, let's go. If you have a request, I'll make you something to eat. To pay you back for all this, I mean. It's only fair.

[Fair is fair, after all.]

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Anything as long as there's no natto in it.

[ He hates. He'll eat a lot of things though, even if he actually prefers sweeter foods sometimes.

But he's gonna follow her now back to her apartment. ]

[blackwaterchild]

Ew. [She says it in a tone like she's not sure why that's something that'd have to be brought up anyhow. Why would she put natto in anything?? Gross!!

She's not entirely fond of being given free reign though, there's too many choices. But whatever, she'll figure out...something...

Her apartment is neat and clean, for the most part, though there's some books and scripts left lying around the living room. But it's furnished! Nicely, in fact, and not like a couple of hobo basketball players are living there... Miu gestures to the couch.]

Go ahead and make yourself at home. The board's in my room. [She smiles briefly at him before disappearing into the back for her room. What emerges seconds later is not Miu, however, but a rather large maine coon-looking cat.

Godspeed, midorima, she might've forgotten to mention her cat to you.]

1/2

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[ What the hell is that thing. It's like a cat but worse? ]

2/2

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[ He's eying it warily and is going to go stand in the farthest part of the apartment near the kitchen so he can be prepared to grab something food-wise to throw for the cat to go after if it decides to bother him. He doesn't look super freaked out or anything, just. He doesn't really like cats much and that one is kind of big and he's just going to let it pass and try to be annoyed at its existence from a distance. ]

[blackwaterchild]

[Unfortunately (??) for Midorima, his attempting to put distance just make it more curious. It walks over, sniffing at him and pressing briefly up against his legs before apparently deeming Midorima 'good enough' and...tries to just lay on his feet?? ??? Sure.

Thankfully Miu returns with the board a few seconds later and raises her eyebrows in amusement.]

Making friends?

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[ He knows better than to move quickly and startle a cat, so he just glares it down as it approaches him, then steps back when it tries to lay on his feet. Why is this?? He looks up at Miu and goes to stand next to her instead, still giving the cat a look. ]

I don't like cats.

[blackwaterchild]

She seems to like you, though. [Cat meows and follows after him, making Miu snicker. She leans down and balances the shogi board to scratch behind the cat's ears and, satisfied, Cat wanders off again to find a sunbeam to laze in.]

She's pretty harmless, and she likes pretty much everyone. [Pause.] Except Akashi-kun, for some reason.

[Anyway. She straightens and looks to him] Living room or kitchen? [Where do you wanna set up shop, Midorin. The cat'll be around no matter what, no escaping that]

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[ LEAVE HIM BE CAT!! ]

Akashi has an aura similar to a lion. Your cat may be territorial.

[ He doesn't mind lions, they're different from normal cats. ]

Living room.

[ It's more open, the cat has more places to leave him alone in. ]

[blackwaterchild]

[WHY WON'T YOU LOVE HER.] A lion? ...Ah, yeah, I suppose I can see that.

[She's totally imagining Akashi with a lion's mane now and trying not to laugh. At least she has ideas for Halloween now.

She moves to set the board up in the living room, humming thoughtfully] I wonder what that makes you though...

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[ He considers for a moment, sitting across from her while she sets it up. ]

A bird trainer.

[ This is why they don't get to pick their own. ]

[blackwaterchild]

[She looks baffled and confused a moment]

A bird trainer?

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There's a rather troublesome Hawk on my team who refuses to leave me to my own devices. He always returns and serves me faithfully, if refusing to stop screeching in my ear.

[ SO. A BIRD TRAINER. OBVIOUSLY. ]

[blackwaterchild]

'Serves me faithfully,' huh? [She's laughing now, covering her mouth with her hand]

Are you talking about a friend or a manservant?

[This is terrible and yet hilarious and she really hopes she meets who this is one day so she can tell them allll about it]

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It's Takao.

[ He gets his own category. ]

[blackwaterchild]

[Another laugh]

You're cute, Midorima-san. What would he say if he heard you talking about him like this?

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[ WOW STOP. ]

You asked what I'd be and you have your answer, you pest.

[ He finally helps her finish set up the board, if only because she's going to slow or focusing on the wrong things. ]

[blackwaterchild]

[She lets him set it up so he's got something to do]

Is that my assigned animal? A bug?