[ gulp ] Hey, I'm just eating as normally as any other person in here. Besides, I'm not going to be the one paying for the both of us.
[ that's "sena"'s responsibility for the time being. whoops, forgot to mention that lol. ]
Anyways, go try an acai bowl, they're sweet and healthy enough for you. And a glass of orange juice too while you're at it. [ starts slicing up a pancake and nom - ] Mm, been a while since I had one of these... ♪ I almost feel bad that you had to restrict yourself while you're inside my body.
[ so many restrictions, like a bird in a cage. someone as free and easygoing as leo wouldn't be able to survive for this long. ]
It's nice to change it up every once in a while. ♪ Don't worry about it, alright? Just enjoy yourself while you can, songbird, flutter your freed wings and take a gander at the sky..♪
[it'll be exciting and new for a time, but leo definitely, definitely won't survive. with a too happy smile for sena's normal face, he goes to get the suggested meal; he doesn't have an issue with paying, since it's gonna be sena's money he's using, and when he returns he sits across from... himself...........
this
really is so weird! but alright.]
It looks surprisingly good for something healthy... Maybe I'll try havin' this once in a while even once we're back, mm? We can get breakfast together more often too. ♪
[ as mentioned before, sena's too used to see himself in an outside perspective, and he's relieved that leo's dressed himself properly for this. but that flirty tone of voice is more than a little unsettling to hear from there, especially when it's a voice that he doesn't always dish out to someone. ]
You don't have to get up that early for my sake. Besides... [ he already has someone else to have breakfast with.... er-hem. ] Did you already forget why we're even here in the first place?
[ he fishes the phone from his pocket, slides it across the table towards him. ]
Here. As promised, I did not look too much into it.
[leo does the same, passing it over to sena and taking his own back with a soft smooch to the cover. ah, his baby, his child..♪]
This has every song I've ever recorded on here... Losing this would be losing a national treasure, you know~? Thank you, Mitzy, I owe you one for keeping it so safe. ♪ Ah, do you wanna see some pictures I took while in Japan? I liked sending them to Tsuka-tan while I was there, I have a lot. ♪
[he's. in such a good mood. sena's phone was cool but his own? blessed.]
You should've let me listen to all of them, then.[ pouts a little ] But sure, I'll take a look.
[ give him a moment to grab a bite of pancake first before moving next to leo, shoulder to shoulder. ]
All I have in my phone are exclusive selfies, though. And some highly-sensitive Retrospec shit I found last year. I'd rather not think about the app right now, since I'm back.
You can listen to them on your own time, when we're switched back... I'll let you do it durin' practice.
[he habitually curls his fingers around his ear, trying to catch locks to tuck there and clicking his tongue when there's... not really any there; his hair isn't long normally, but it is still longer than sena's. he goes to his gallery, thump skipping through his albums and handing it over to the other once he's got the one he wants, the scrolling seemingly endless.
there's aesthetically pleasing pictures, candids of people in larger cities, in redlight districts, lines dedicated to shrines and different forms of art... some selfies of him and the people he met, of a fair-haired miai and an older boy who's similar enough in looks that sena can ascertain they're related, things like that. there's a set that's odd in that it's more rural, with older faces and a traditional feel to the housing, but leo seems fond.]
That's where Baba grew up, [when he gets to it.] I went to see what it was like... Super boring, nothing to do around there, but it was nice in its own way. ♪ She hitched a ride to the city when she was my age to get into trouble around there and that's that.
[ oh, that's miai and... probably his brother, sena can easily connect the dots like that. but seeing his home country like this is nice, along with being able to sit beside leo so comfortably close despite their weird circumstances at the moment. it's a familiar feeling, just like their impromptu concert with the cats just two months ago. ]
You take after her so much. [ rolls his eyes with a chuckle. not sure if he should tell leo about their sorta-date, sine he might also get a different idea... hm ] Her hometown looks beautiful, though. My family used to live in the city when we were still there, so maybe that's why I liked the quieter towns more.
[ sure he'd dreamed of going to paris, venice, all the fashion capitals in the world as he'd told leo before - but nothing beats peace and quiet in the end for a closet introvert like him. ]
I don't have anything in my phone though -- oh yeah. [ hold on, let him just. unlock his phone, leo's gonna get a kick out of this, ] Did you know Retrospec once gave me a pony? She's a bit fat and slow, and for some reason Kasa-kun doesn't like her at all. [ aaaand here it is, a selfie of himself with darker hair with marvelous the pony chewing on grass in the background. please appreciate this beautiful creature. ]
That's 'cause she's overweight as hell, but I think she's a steed fit for the gods~. Look at her, so stocky~.
[coo coo.]
Mm, Mitzy looks weird with dark hair... I thought so earlier too, but a picture immortalizes it. You look so~ much nicer with your pretty silver hair. ♪
[ at least he can freely blush in leo's body. the other leo had complimented him on his hair too, so sena's a little touched that this one also thought the same thing. ]
Thank you. Yours could do some more work and conditioning, though. Still did my best in making it soft, see?
[ he can make do with what leo has in the bathroom, but sena's so used with his usual brands... look at him, shaking his head to show off that bit of luster. pet him!!! ]
leo'll brush his fingers through... his own hair..? his hair, which is sena's hair right now. it is softer than normal. wow.]
Huh~. So you can even make me look pretty. Don't think I'll do your routine though, I don't really care how my hair feels. It's nice 'cause of my genes anyway, what's the point in doctoring it any?
I'm not saying that you should keep it up everyday like me. Just. You know. Try this one conditioner sometime. You won't regret it. ♪
[ ah, he's being pet... hhh. curse his touch-starved ass as always. ]
You know, your hair's going to turn orange later on whether you'd like it or not. It happens to the rest of us. [ shrugs ] Oh well. Might as well make most out of it till then?
[ before all of them will look like their old selves inevitably. will it be easier for them to deal with memories, though? ]
Someday, someday... To be honest, dunno how much I'm lookin' forward to it, but these eyes weren't so bad..♪ I love the ones my family passed down to me, but...
[and then he'll slide his hand down, eyes narrowing pleasantly as he cups sena's cheek to look at his eyes.]
Green's a good color. It works pretty well with my hair too, doesn't it, Mitzy~?
[ god, now this is veering into uncanny valley. it's weird enough that leo's talking to him with his own voice, but having to look at his own face this close and seeing those green eyes reflecting in his clear blue ones... ]
They look...
[ exquisite. polished, like emeralds. since did he become so poetic in describing eye color in his mind anyway? ]
They're not bad, I can admit that much. [ he raises a hand up, brushing leo's hand away from his face before he can feel his face flaring up at the contact. that was close. ] You already wax poetic about my looks on the regular anyway, so hearing that you like your eyes this much is refreshing, really.
[ he turns back to his food, wanting to stuff his cheeks more with the stuff and hoping that that'll hide the redness in his face temporarily. sigh. ]
I prefer that kind of color anyway. [ to have them look at him for a moment longer than this. ]
[fuufuufuu. leo drops his hand and picks at his favorite fruits in the acai bowl, waving a strawberry once he's speared it.]
Right~? There's nothing better than vibrant greens. ♪ Anyway, I thought for sure you'd call me narcissistic for liking my own looks so much, so it's nice to hear that it's refreshing instead~.
[munch munch. mmmm. not all fruits are bad.]
What's so wrong about waxin' poetry about what's beautiful anyway? There's a thousand different poems about fall, you know? It's all loneliness though, mm, apparently that season really resounds with people who're like that... [... oh.] Your birthday's then too, right~? But you don't seem really lonely, Mitzy. There're so many people who've gathered to you.
[even if sena might've been at one point, even if their loneliness is a commonality, to leo... he didn't seem that lonely, not with how he acts in more casual instances with the others. it's nice.]
Yeah, in around three months. Can't believe you'd still remember that.
[ guess who's not excited about it coming up. ]
Fall's not bad, actually. I'd rather have that over fucking summer any day, and... [ not lonely, huh. ] I can't really afford to be lonely with my career; I get to meet all sorts of creative minds and fans of what I do, even some friends who can actually put up with my bullshit...
[ but he takes another bite of pancake, eyes downcast with a wistful smile. he's not comfortable with telling people how lonesome he can be, especially since kazuki had stayed in his lonesome apartment for a day which says a lot... and yet: ]
But sometimes it feels as though you're alone in a crowd, to be honest. [ sighs. ] I wouldn't expect you to get that since we're from wholly different worlds, but all those poems about loneliness in autumn still mean the same thing in the end. It's called "fall" for a reason.
Of course I remember it~. It's a very important day, you know?
[though not just because it's sena's bday, just... in general, because it's a bday. life is always celebrated.
leo stops playing with his food as sena talks though, watching the tells on his own face and knowing what they mean; it's a strange, but not unfamiliar look on that face, and one he feels resound in the cavity of his chest. mm, mm.]
... What do you know, huh? Of course I can understand, Mitzy. Even if we're from different worlds... Or even if you think that, that doesn't mean I haven't felt that before. In Japan, I had a point of time where I was a stray, I didn't belong anywhere and I didn't belong to, or with, anyone.
[it was. mm. difficult. not a time he wants to return to. even before then, too, with his parents not getting it (still not getting it, gods) and tsukasa being too young to understand. but he doesn't want to think about it, so he just eats his fruit.]
Then I fell in with people I felt with my heart and I haven't wanted to go back since. Done my best to that too.
[even if. after returning to recolle, he felt that loneliness again and sort of just. went around to find some kind of comfort. at least he's fine now, he's good now.]
[ well, so long as sena can still get up in the morning, there's no need to hype up that day too much. or maybe he's just too disillusioned by the gesture for the past couple of years, where he hadn't had the time to celebrate it as he'd like. it's why last year was special to him.
he listens to leo this time, realizing his mistake. while sena felt like he can still blend in with the crowd just fine, there are still times where he'd... rather not. mingle for a while. why else would he be so standoffish when asked out on friend dates? ]
And you're doing a good job of it so far. [ no sarcasm, don't worry. ] I... don't feel alone with you, so no use going back now.
[ and it's not just him, mind you. goro's probably waiting for an explanation to their little predicament right now, so sena will go text him right now as an excuse to not look leo in the eyes after admitting that. ]
[... how romantic. in a sense, anyway, with someone not feeling alone around another. it's how he feels around nazuna, how he felt around miai, but it's also how kuro makes him feel. in other words, he's someone important to sena.
hhhhhh his cheeks are warming. to think he could be something like that for someone...]
Mm~. I'd feel bad if you did, you know? Since we're so close in our memories, and we work well together here... I like bein' around you too, Mitzy. I wouldn't mind sittin' in the quiet if you were my company.
[which is. hhhhhh. important, too. that he can sit in silence with someone else. he's so focused on his food.]
[ okay, there. sent a quick message to goro that pretty much said PLEASE HELP HIM AND ME BY EXTENSION BE PATIENT WITH HIM AND DON'T GO ALONG WITH HIS FLIRTATIONS, stashing his phone away and looking up just in time to catch leo's sweet words. that soft, warm feeling of whenever they're like this is back in full force once more, and sena wants to stay in this for a little bit longer --
but no. he's a lot more aware of his own schedule today, so this little "date" will have to be cut short for the time being. he clears his throat. ]
We'll save that for another time. [ yes, next time. preferably in their own respective bodies once more. ] For now, you've got to get to the studio immediately. I already filled Goro in of what happened, so he should be able to teach you the ropes a bit.
[ ah, the kouhai becomes the senpai. sena owes him big time. ]
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[ that's "sena"'s responsibility for the time being. whoops, forgot to mention that lol. ]
Anyways, go try an acai bowl, they're sweet and healthy enough for you. And a glass of orange juice too while you're at it. [ starts slicing up a pancake and nom - ] Mm, been a while since I had one of these... ♪ I almost feel bad that you had to restrict yourself while you're inside my body.
[ so many restrictions, like a bird in a cage. someone as free and easygoing as leo wouldn't be able to survive for this long. ]
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[it'll be exciting and new for a time, but leo definitely, definitely won't survive. with a too happy smile for sena's normal face, he goes to get the suggested meal; he doesn't have an issue with paying, since it's gonna be sena's money he's using, and when he returns he sits across from... himself...........
this
really is so weird! but alright.]
It looks surprisingly good for something healthy... Maybe I'll try havin' this once in a while even once we're back, mm? We can get breakfast together more often too. ♪
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You don't have to get up that early for my sake. Besides... [ he already has someone else to have breakfast with.... er-hem. ] Did you already forget why we're even here in the first place?
[ he fishes the phone from his pocket, slides it across the table towards him. ]
Here. As promised, I did not look too much into it.
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[leo does the same, passing it over to sena and taking his own back with a soft smooch to the cover. ah, his baby, his child..♪]
This has every song I've ever recorded on here... Losing this would be losing a national treasure, you know~? Thank you, Mitzy, I owe you one for keeping it so safe. ♪ Ah, do you wanna see some pictures I took while in Japan? I liked sending them to Tsuka-tan while I was there, I have a lot. ♪
[he's. in such a good mood. sena's phone was cool but his own? blessed.]
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[ give him a moment to grab a bite of pancake first before moving next to leo, shoulder to shoulder. ]
All I have in my phone are exclusive selfies, though. And some highly-sensitive Retrospec shit I found last year. I'd rather not think about the app right now, since I'm back.
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[he habitually curls his fingers around his ear, trying to catch locks to tuck there and clicking his tongue when there's... not really any there; his hair isn't long normally, but it is still longer than sena's. he goes to his gallery, thump skipping through his albums and handing it over to the other once he's got the one he wants, the scrolling seemingly endless.
there's aesthetically pleasing pictures, candids of people in larger cities, in redlight districts, lines dedicated to shrines and different forms of art... some selfies of him and the people he met, of a fair-haired miai and an older boy who's similar enough in looks that sena can ascertain they're related, things like that. there's a set that's odd in that it's more rural, with older faces and a traditional feel to the housing, but leo seems fond.]
That's where Baba grew up, [when he gets to it.] I went to see what it was like... Super boring, nothing to do around there, but it was nice in its own way. ♪ She hitched a ride to the city when she was my age to get into trouble around there and that's that.
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You take after her so much. [ rolls his eyes with a chuckle. not sure if he should tell leo about their sorta-date, sine he might also get a different idea... hm ] Her hometown looks beautiful, though. My family used to live in the city when we were still there, so maybe that's why I liked the quieter towns more.
[ sure he'd dreamed of going to paris, venice, all the fashion capitals in the world as he'd told leo before - but nothing beats peace and quiet in the end for a closet introvert like him. ]
I don't have anything in my phone though -- oh yeah. [ hold on, let him just. unlock his phone, leo's gonna get a kick out of this, ] Did you know Retrospec once gave me a pony? She's a bit fat and slow, and for some reason Kasa-kun doesn't like her at all. [ aaaand here it is, a selfie of himself with darker hair with marvelous the pony chewing on grass in the background. please appreciate this beautiful creature. ]
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[coo coo.]
Mm, Mitzy looks weird with dark hair... I thought so earlier too, but a picture immortalizes it. You look so~ much nicer with your pretty silver hair. ♪
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Thank you. Yours could do some more work and conditioning, though. Still did my best in making it soft, see?
[ he can make do with what leo has in the bathroom, but sena's so used with his usual brands... look at him, shaking his head to show off that bit of luster. pet him!!! ]
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leo'll brush his fingers through... his own hair..? his hair, which is sena's hair right now. it is softer than normal. wow.]
Huh~. So you can even make me look pretty. Don't think I'll do your routine though, I don't really care how my hair feels. It's nice 'cause of my genes anyway, what's the point in doctoring it any?
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[ ah, he's being pet... hhh. curse his touch-starved ass as always. ]
You know, your hair's going to turn orange later on whether you'd like it or not. It happens to the rest of us. [ shrugs ] Oh well. Might as well make most out of it till then?
[ before all of them will look like their old selves inevitably. will it be easier for them to deal with memories, though? ]
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Someday, someday... To be honest, dunno how much I'm lookin' forward to it, but these eyes weren't so bad..♪ I love the ones my family passed down to me, but...
[and then he'll slide his hand down, eyes narrowing pleasantly as he cups sena's cheek to look at his eyes.]
Green's a good color. It works pretty well with my hair too, doesn't it, Mitzy~?
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They look...
[ exquisite. polished, like emeralds. since did he become so poetic in describing eye color in his mind anyway? ]
They're not bad, I can admit that much. [ he raises a hand up, brushing leo's hand away from his face before he can feel his face flaring up at the contact. that was close. ] You already wax poetic about my looks on the regular anyway, so hearing that you like your eyes this much is refreshing, really.
[ he turns back to his food, wanting to stuff his cheeks more with the stuff and hoping that that'll hide the redness in his face temporarily. sigh. ]
I prefer that kind of color anyway. [ to have them look at him for a moment longer than this. ]
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Right~? There's nothing better than vibrant greens. ♪ Anyway, I thought for sure you'd call me narcissistic for liking my own looks so much, so it's nice to hear that it's refreshing instead~.
[munch munch. mmmm. not all fruits are bad.]
What's so wrong about waxin' poetry about what's beautiful anyway? There's a thousand different poems about fall, you know? It's all loneliness though, mm, apparently that season really resounds with people who're like that... [... oh.] Your birthday's then too, right~? But you don't seem really lonely, Mitzy. There're so many people who've gathered to you.
[even if sena might've been at one point, even if their loneliness is a commonality, to leo... he didn't seem that lonely, not with how he acts in more casual instances with the others. it's nice.]
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[ guess who's not excited about it coming up. ]
Fall's not bad, actually. I'd rather have that over fucking summer any day, and... [ not lonely, huh. ] I can't really afford to be lonely with my career; I get to meet all sorts of creative minds and fans of what I do, even some friends who can actually put up with my bullshit...
[ but he takes another bite of pancake, eyes downcast with a wistful smile. he's not comfortable with telling people how lonesome he can be, especially since kazuki had stayed in his lonesome apartment for a day which says a lot... and yet: ]
But sometimes it feels as though you're alone in a crowd, to be honest. [ sighs. ] I wouldn't expect you to get that since we're from wholly different worlds, but all those poems about loneliness in autumn still mean the same thing in the end. It's called "fall" for a reason.
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[though not just because it's sena's bday, just... in general, because it's a bday. life is always celebrated.
leo stops playing with his food as sena talks though, watching the tells on his own face and knowing what they mean; it's a strange, but not unfamiliar look on that face, and one he feels resound in the cavity of his chest. mm, mm.]
... What do you know, huh? Of course I can understand, Mitzy. Even if we're from different worlds... Or even if you think that, that doesn't mean I haven't felt that before. In Japan, I had a point of time where I was a stray, I didn't belong anywhere and I didn't belong to, or with, anyone.
[it was. mm. difficult. not a time he wants to return to. even before then, too, with his parents not getting it (still not getting it, gods) and tsukasa being too young to understand. but he doesn't want to think about it, so he just eats his fruit.]
Then I fell in with people I felt with my heart and I haven't wanted to go back since. Done my best to that too.
[even if. after returning to recolle, he felt that loneliness again and sort of just. went around to find some kind of comfort. at least he's fine now, he's good now.]
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he listens to leo this time, realizing his mistake. while sena felt like he can still blend in with the crowd just fine, there are still times where he'd... rather not. mingle for a while. why else would he be so standoffish when asked out on friend dates? ]
And you're doing a good job of it so far. [ no sarcasm, don't worry. ] I... don't feel alone with you, so no use going back now.
[ and it's not just him, mind you. goro's probably waiting for an explanation to their little predicament right now, so sena will go text him right now as an excuse to not look leo in the eyes after admitting that. ]
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hhhhhh his cheeks are warming. to think he could be something like that for someone...]
Mm~. I'd feel bad if you did, you know? Since we're so close in our memories, and we work well together here... I like bein' around you too, Mitzy. I wouldn't mind sittin' in the quiet if you were my company.
[which is. hhhhhh. important, too. that he can sit in silence with someone else. he's so focused on his food.]
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but no. he's a lot more aware of his own schedule today, so this little "date" will have to be cut short for the time being. he clears his throat. ]
We'll save that for another time. [ yes, next time. preferably in their own respective bodies once more. ] For now, you've got to get to the studio immediately. I already filled Goro in of what happened, so he should be able to teach you the ropes a bit.
[ ah, the kouhai becomes the senpai. sena owes him big time. ]