[leo'll come somewhat easily, taking tsukasa's hand when he returns and swinging it lightly as they start off. slowly. he wants to spend more time with his brother, he doesn't want to leave him to that house...]
「Ah, ah, yeah? Koi sounds nice~. Maybe I'll drop by in disguise and feed the fish. Gonna miss those old folks though, that was one of the good things about living there..~ Free food. What about that young couple that moved in across the street? Did their kid turn out alright? She was just a little thing when I left.」
「...Define "alright". If you mean "a little terror sent by the gods who insists on beaning me with hackey-sacks every time she sees me outside for some reason" then... Yes, she turned out veeeeery alright.」
[ tsukasa is getting bullied by someone significantly younger than him, ]
「I don't know what her problem is, but I wish she'd stop... I've asked her to and I've threatened telling her parents, but she just throws them harder~.」
「Mm~. Sounds like she just wants your attention. Kind of like how cats tear things up when they want something, you know? Make the first move and see what happens, throw a sack back.」
[HE'S. HE'S PROBABLY JOKING ABOUT THROWING SOMETHING AT HER.]
「No, I don't want to hurt her.」[ siiigh. ]「Maybe I'll see if she wants to hang out or something... Visit the horses...? Anyone and everyone becomes docile and kind around them.」
「Yes and yes. That's how she gets away with so much.」
[ it's Terrible, leonii, someone's using their cuteness to get away with things and it Isn't Him. ]
「She has two little brothers now, too... They were born, mmm, in January? I overheard Mom and Dad talking about it. Apparently it's auspicious for a couple "that young" to have twins, or something like that. I don't get it, because that just feels like more work to me, especially if they end up like their big sister.」
「Their big sister'll shape up. When I got to take care of you, Tsuka, I felt like the most important person in the world... I always did my best to make sure you always had that cute smile on your face.」
[to the point that baba'd joke to him that tsukasa was the only one he'd stop crying around in an instant, though he honestly doesn't remember if that's true or not.]
「It's something you'll understand if they ever have another~. Whether it's a baby boy or a baby girl, my little Tsuka being a big brother would be cute~.」
「Yup, yup! Anyone who can take care of animals can take care of people; we're all the same in the end, Tsuka, don't forget that. Besides, you're responsible and you've been raised well, no matter what you'd always see your duty to your sibling through.」
[... maybe tsukasa wouldn't run away like he had. maybe he'd actually stick around, tough it out, like he is now.]
「If they were like the one across the street, I wonder if that's true... The age gap would be pretty ridiculous right now too, wouldn't it? We might be fine for the first couple of years, but as soon as they started becoming their own person, we'd just drift apart...」
「I'd be going off to university and beyond pretty soon... But it's not like I'd never visit...」[ hmmm. ]「...It's not going to happen, so I guess I don't really have to worry about it, though.」
「What an odd couple... I never want to be with someone like that. I want someone who'll go right along with my fun, you know? That I don't feel tied down by~.」
[he says, as his type is very much the sort that grounds him.]
「Who cares if it's cliché? Tsuka, you wanna know the first rule of being punk? Of being like your cool older brother~? It's not to care about stuff like that! If you want someone who treats you right and makes the world shine bright every day you're with them, gun for it! If you want to paint a garden of flowers, never let someone tell you you can't! Be passionate! Be you!」
[he shakes tsuka's hand for emphasis, then laughs.]
「It's all about celebrating yourself, Tsuka~. It's the only way to live free, live happy. ♪」
[ celebrating himself....... leonii, that's so easy for you, you have things worth celebrating—
he keeps the thought tucked behind his lips and shakes leo's hand too, squeezing it after a moment. ]
「I thought being punk was about fighting the man or something like that...~? Having tattoos, skipping school, getting piercings, vandalizing businesses...」
「You read too much, Tsuka. That's basics. But the heart of punk is just being loud and proud about who you are -- you don't gotta be an ass about it, but it's something no one is allowed to take from you. If you wanna go against society's norms and get piercings and tattoos, then that's that! Don't like the education system? Skip school! Hate how the government does anything? Start a riot! Disrupt the peace! Make noise! It's that sort of thing~!」
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「Ah, ah, yeah? Koi sounds nice~. Maybe I'll drop by in disguise and feed the fish. Gonna miss those old folks though, that was one of the good things about living there..~ Free food. What about that young couple that moved in across the street? Did their kid turn out alright? She was just a little thing when I left.」
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[ tsukasa is getting bullied by someone significantly younger than him, ]
「I don't know what her problem is, but I wish she'd stop... I've asked her to and I've threatened telling her parents, but she just throws them harder~.」
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[HE'S. HE'S PROBABLY JOKING ABOUT THROWING SOMETHING AT HER.]
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「No, I don't want to hurt her.」[ siiigh. ]「Maybe I'll see if she wants to hang out or something... Visit the horses...? Anyone and everyone becomes docile and kind around them.」
[ SENA DID!!! WHY WOULD THIS DEMON CHILD NOT. ]
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[pony.....!!!]
「Is she cute as a button? Do you think we'd get along? Or is she snooty?」
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[ it's Terrible, leonii, someone's using their cuteness to get away with things and it Isn't Him. ]
「She has two little brothers now, too... They were born, mmm, in January? I overheard Mom and Dad talking about it. Apparently it's auspicious for a couple "that young" to have twins, or something like that. I don't get it, because that just feels like more work to me, especially if they end up like their big sister.」
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「Their big sister'll shape up. When I got to take care of you, Tsuka, I felt like the most important person in the world... I always did my best to make sure you always had that cute smile on your face.」
[to the point that baba'd joke to him that tsukasa was the only one he'd stop crying around in an instant, though he honestly doesn't remember if that's true or not.]
「It's something you'll understand if they ever have another~. Whether it's a baby boy or a baby girl, my little Tsuka being a big brother would be cute~.」
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[ leo was the only planned one. ]
「...Do you think I'd be a good big brother?」
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「Yup, yup! Anyone who can take care of animals can take care of people; we're all the same in the end, Tsuka, don't forget that. Besides, you're responsible and you've been raised well, no matter what you'd always see your duty to your sibling through.」
[... maybe tsukasa wouldn't run away like he had. maybe he'd actually stick around, tough it out, like he is now.]
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「If they were like the one across the street, I wonder if that's true... The age gap would be pretty ridiculous right now too, wouldn't it? We might be fine for the first couple of years, but as soon as they started becoming their own person, we'd just drift apart...」
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[with a sixteen... almost seventeen years age gap.]
「But that doesn't mean you couldn't guide them and keep them on the right path, Tsuka, that's the true purpose of a big brother.」
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[................... leo.]
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「I don't know what our aunts and uncles were saying over there, but Mom's not like that.」
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[their mom could no way be a wild woman.]
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[he says, as his type is very much the sort that grounds him.]
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「I think... I'd like to be with someone who'll bring out the best in each and every day.」
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「That's good too~. It's important to have someone in life that can do that for you.」
[probably.]
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[he shakes tsuka's hand for emphasis, then laughs.]
「It's all about celebrating yourself, Tsuka~. It's the only way to live free, live happy. ♪」
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he keeps the thought tucked behind his lips and shakes leo's hand too, squeezing it after a moment. ]
「I thought being punk was about fighting the man or something like that...~? Having tattoos, skipping school, getting piercings, vandalizing businesses...」
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[safely stick it to the man, tsuka..!!!!]
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