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At least there’s a reason for Ryuubei’s age to be mistaken. But, for Sigma--

Well, he probably upset a witch and got cursed. The only explanation.

“So, if it wasn’t a pickup line...”

For a moment, the boy shuts his eyes, gives a little sigh. He looks serious for a moment, but then, the sides of his mouth twitch upwards.

“Then, you straight up approached someone you thought was a kid to ask them about lunar homicide, pfft...?”

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“Yeah, it did seem a bit far fetched...”

Ryuubei nods his head, agreeing with Sigma once more. Even if the reaction he’d gotten from implying Sigma was old was amusing, the fact was still… that Sigma didn’t actually look like an old man at all. 

The only way you could think he did, was if you were a kid… When you’re a kid, everyone seems old.

“I’m not denying you do, of course. But, do I really look that young…?”

(The answer is yes. He probably does. Even if he’s nineteen, with his youthful face, he could probably easily be mistaken for as young as fifteen.)

[◑] Exactly. He certainly didn’t act like an old man (or at least, he prayed that he didn’t), so it had to just be a kid thing. Even if this guy wasn’t a kid.

“Uh, kinda, yeah. Young enough that I certainly wouldn’t walk up and start hitting on you.”

Oh, how he sometimes missed the college life, when you could be sure that everyone was roughly your own age.

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The park was especially interesting today.

Not to say that it was every really boring, not in Utopia, but the sight of the many children and the one adult running rampant within the park brought a catlike smile to the white haired boy’s lips as he leans back into the bench he was seated on.

“...My money’s on the Southern Army.”

Lyste approaches the bench, and Ryuubei speaks lazily, as if talking to himself. He juts his chin, tilts his head, looking towards a large tree just south of the bench--

A group of young girls are huddled in a circle, staring and pointing over at the other children running around. The tallest of the group leads a whispered discussion of strategy among them all, gesturing to a pile of colourful objects in the middle of them all.

Finally, the boy’s attention turns to the newcomer, who had been playing with the children only minutes prior. 

“What say you, brave Sir Velvetdasher? Will your liege’s army’s hold up against a barrage of water balloons...?”

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“At your command, general! Which army shall we strike first?!” he cries out, bouncing the boy upon his shoulders.

The child, who can’t be more than seven, cackles as his friends squeal and flee from him and his noble knight-turned-steed. He points at one of his buddies and calls out, “The eastern army! We will beat them back to the Dark Lands, Sir Velvetdasher!”

Order given, he hastens after their target, jogging at a quarter of his usual pace so as to give the boys a fighting chance.

“Set me down, I’ll finish him myself!”

He laughs at that confidence and does as he’s told, kneeling down upon one knee to release his charge. The kids run circles around each other, waving their ladles and pans as their laughter rings throughout the park. He grins as he strolls towards a nearby bench and settles down to watch them from afar, never mind the fact that there’s someone else already seated as well.

Feeling cheerful and talkative, he turns his head towards his bench companion and says, “It’s amazing how much energy they have.”

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Heels swing inanely, Ryuubei lazes about on one of the numerous benches around Utopia. He’s almost, almost dozing off, until--

A rough voice starts to rouse him to attention, expletives flowing.

“Mm...?”

The boy tilts his head, turns his attention, and there’s a colourful looking boy cursing to himself, glaring upwards at the glasses adorning his head.

Swiftly, Ryuubei stands from the bench, and reaches up, stretching his arms in a nonchalant manner--

Within moments, he’s leaning over Banri’s shoulder.

“They sure do look wrecked... No way those are getting fixed, huh?”

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He glowered while looking at the long, deep crack that ran across the sunglasses that resided just above his forehead and nestled in his hair. What made it worse was that they weren’t cheap and were tinted for the sake that no one could tell if his eyes were a different color at all. And that wasn’t counting the ‘other stuff’ too. Point in case, they were now useless and Banri was down protective gear.

“The hell am I supposed to do now? His misdirection doesn’t account for clothes (which already doesn’t make sense) and getting some cheap knockoff isn’t going to do crap at all.” During this he didn’t realize that he was talking in his regular, rough tone and not the one he’s been using ever since coming to this place and home. Whatever, its not like anyone was watching him-

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@assassinya

“Eh... Assassin got a job so quickly, huh...?”

He drapes himself on the kitchen counter, a totally unaffected smile on his face as he looks forward to the utterly confused Hans who shares his apartment.

“Maybe I should send out some resumes for me this time... ♪“

There’s emphasis placed on the last point, his eyes crinkling further as he says it. He pulls an official looking document out of somewhere, and lazily waves it in between his index finger and his middle finger.

It’s as if he’s practically begging for Hans to take it--

The acceptance letter for Hans’ job application as a cat at the newly opened cat cafe, that is.

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“I’m beautiful, but I’m also deadly.”

@laevatating

“Well, I haven’t seen you fight, so I can’t agree or disagree on the second part~”

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“I heard allergies are caused by the government.”

@beastlybrother

“Would it be community service to overthrow them, then?”

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“Stick to chocolate and comic books... You’re too young for love anyway.”

@shslsyoko

“…Do I really look that young…? I’m already nineteen, and yet this is the second time…”

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“I open my heart, and I get this... People can be so cruel...”

“...I don’t know if I want lessons from someone so ignorant of a man’s delicate heart.”

“I think it’s fair to say that I’m pretty sexy.” BUT FOR RYUUBEI/@amusementheart i'm on mobile i can't swap--

animal crossing sentences!

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“Ehhhh? If that’s what you want to think~. But you’ve really got to step up things a bit if you want to reach higher levels, and I know juuuuust the god who can teach you ♪.”

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Animal Crossing Starters:

“I figured you must be blackmailing that poor girl to have lunch with you.”

“I think it’s fair to say that I’m pretty sexy.”

“I don’t want to live in a world where I have to eat sugar free sugar cookies.”

“I remembered today was your birthday so I thought I’d say hi.”

“You have nothing to lose except your lonely loser status.”

“Shut it, you faker!”

“I sure am tired from all that relaxing I did today.”

“Then I can spend my entire allowance on comic books and video games and no one can stop me.”

“When you listen to pop music, you often hear them saying ‘shawty.’”

“[NAME] made fun of me because I say ‘poot’ all the time.”

“I waited and waited because I really wanted to see you.”

“Tell papa/mama what’s up.”

“It hurts my face just looking at you.”

“Marry me.”

“I look forward to seeing what you’re gonna do with my butt.”

“A trash bin..? Is this a clue to your true identity?”

“I’m beautiful, but I’m also deadly.”

“I hope you go to jail.”

“What did you do to my body?”

“Stick to chocolate and comic books. You’re too young for love anyway.”

“I’m sorry.. please don’t be too mad at me.”

“I have a big favor to ask you.”

“Maybe I’ll just go home and lock myself in a closet.”

“I gotta admit, I really love that one show where all those people do the stuff and then something happens.”

“Here, touch my skin. It’s totally slimy right now.”

“I probably look in the mirror 24 times a day just to be sure I’m still so darned handsome/beautiful.”

“Guess what I’ve got in my pockets right now.”

“Better not catch you making goo-goo eyes at my wife/husband.”

“No one understands me. I’m hungry all the time and no one cares.”

“Are you suggesting my style is outdated?”

“Don’t play with stink bugs, especially when you’ve got a date coming up.”

“They don’t even care who wins. They just all flex their pecs.”

“Love means accepting that there will be times when you don’t get the last scallop.”

“Yeah exercise is totally hard and stuff. I think I’m gonna go take a nap and read a book or whatever.”

“Today was the day my best friend in the whole wide world was born.”

“Whoa you look so weird. And not weird in a hip way. More like ‘weird’ as in ‘makes me want to barf.’”

“End my suffering.”

“Not to sound corny but I really like you.”

“I wonder how I can say ‘swaggy ’ in the most grown up way possible.”

“Just because two people are good friends doesn’t mean they’d make a good couple.”

“Sorry, I was staring at your face because I don’t know you. Not because there’s something wrong with your face.”

“Would it surprise you if I said I’m pretty proud of my legs?”

“The truth is never free.. but sometimes it’s on sale.”

“I hear the sound of rap coming from somewhere.”

“They tell you to sleep on a problem. But what if your problem is insomnia?”

“I’ll just observe your friends from the shadows.”

“I heard allergies are caused by the government.”

“Watch out, ‘cause I’ll compliment you until you puke.”

“So D.I.Y. stands for 'do it yourself’? Well, if these guys think I’m going to do my own manual labor, they’ve got another acronym coming.”

“I can smell your confidence. Smells like soup.”

“I’m gay.”

“You’re my hero.”

“Please don’t call on me.”

“I think I dropped my house key somewhere. That was my favorite key… it opened my house.”

“Do you want to hear the brutal truth? That outfit is a hot mess.”

“Oh, I get it! You’re playing it cool. Trying your best not to cry.”

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“Nope. But, sounds like it’d be more fun than being down here on a day like today...” 

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“It was a rhetorical answer.”

“Yer a funny guy, aren’cha? I got another question, then. Ever wanted to go to space?”

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“It was a rhetorical answer.”

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“Someone who’s father wasn’t constantly absent, probably.”

“It was a rhetorical question.”

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“Someone who’s father wasn’t constantly absent, probably.”

“What kinda chump decided there should be a day celebrating fathers?”

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“Yeah, it did seem a bit far fetched...”

Ryuubei nods his head, agreeing with Sigma once more. Even if the reaction he’d gotten from implying Sigma was old was amusing, the fact was still... that Sigma didn’t actually look like an old man at all. 

The only way you could think he did, was if you were a kid... When you’re a kid, everyone seems old.

“I’m not denying you do, of course. But, do I really look that young...?”

(The answer is yes. He probably does. Even if he’s nineteen, with his youthful face, he could probably easily be mistaken for as young as fifteen.)

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“So you aren’t?”

He cocks his head innocently to the side, as if to ask ‘Why is this guy getting so upset over that statement?’? Nevertheless, the boy offers a shrug.

“Well, sorry if I said something that upset you. You don’t look that much older than me, after all, I was just making assumptions because you said I was too young…”

“Anyway, you were the one who brought up ages in the first place…”

He says that in a quieter tone. It’s still loud enough for Sigma to hear, but it’s more of a grumble and a pout than the words that came before. 

[◑] “No, I’m not an old man.” He said it again just to reiterate the fact, before taking a deep breath. He just needed to breathe. In, out. Keep it calm, Sigma. Keep it calm.

“Th-that’s beside the point. I only brought up ages because I have standards, that’s all.” Despite what a certain friend of his would likely try to insist, he did have standards. They were just… usually pretty easy to meet.

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Ryuubei’s arms fall to his side, and offers another apologetic smile, his eyes totally dissonant to the apologies he offers. Still, it seems to have pacified the other boy (...slightly), the compliment totally derailing the conversation.

Kakakaka--

Well, at the very least, he wasn’t the only one with such a strange laugh.

“Fufu... Well, I’m glad you think so...”

“Then... I’ll do as you say, and use my words.”

The white haired boy’s hands clasp behind his back, and he leans forwards slightly, a serene smile on his face.

“May I have the pleasure of knowing your name...? This city... There are lots of adults and kids, so it’s nice to find someone around my age. Ah, but of course, I should introduce myself first...”

He sounds like a prince, when he speaks with such honeyed words. It’s fun to see this stranger’s reactions...

Someone who can take pride in being called interesting, and then return with such a strange compliment. Even if Shu wants to avoid troublesome people, his attitude attracts them. 

“I’m Ryuubei... Nice to meet you.”

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“Eh? Vulgar intensity–?”

The boy offers a pout, but the way his eyes are smiling and his voice is entirely casual, it’s obvious that it’s just performative. 

Case in point, the facade collapses within a few moments, giggles escaping Ryuubei’s mouth. 

“Sorry, sorry…~♪ I didn’t mean to bother you, hehe.”

He takes absolutely no notice of the stranger’s harsh tongue. In fact, that’s probably what drew the incorrigibly smiling boy to the newcomer–

“It’s just hard not to stare when there’s someone so interesting in front of you.”

Those words are said without a change in expression, as if Ryuubei meant them entirely innocuously. His gaze flits between Shu’s face and Shu’s clothes.

His eyes narrow as the stranger speaks to him–it’s almost off-putting, in a way, how this was the reaction to his words. It almost gives him a similar vibe to another, but… as if he’d want to remember that sort of thing now.

“…Tch!” Shu clicks his tongue, head jerking off to the side as he very blatantly expresses his displeasure with the situation. He’d been genuinely irritated, and this stranger was playing it off as though it were nothing. ‘Didn’t mean to bother him,’ well, then don’t stare in the first place–

But his attention snaps away from those thoughts, and he turns his head back to look at the stranger once more. His gaze reads of nothing but suspicion for a moment, before Shu lets out a sort of self-assured huff.

“Interesting…? Perhaps you have a bit of a good eye to you, if you can tell such things from a glance, kakakaka…! But still! To stare at me in such a way, it’s unacceptable! If there’s something you’ve wanted to know, then use words! Do not stare at me with such a vulgar gaze again!”

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That’s about right. The nonchalant attitude of Ryuubei’s had gotten him into trouble a few times. Somehow or other, he’d managed to avoid injury... Which, considering his lack of effort, was surprising. 

Han’s movement is swift. It feels like Ryuubei blinks once, and the servant is in a totally different position, knife against him once again. Ryuubei’s eyes widen, just a little--

A servant really was on another level. But, those thoughts aren’t on his mind for very long, as Hans’ words cause the boy to puff up his cheeks in an obvious performance of ‘offence’.

“If you say it like that, you’ll make me sound like a creep, Assassin...”

Even though Hans was one hundred percent correct... Still, the boy continues.

“I’m good at housework too, you know...?”

His eyes flick downwards. No blood this time. Ryuubei is certain that’s on purpose. Something like... ‘I could kill you easily’ was the meaning. His cheeks are no longer puffed up, and the corners of his lips curl upwards once more.

“Which is helpful, considering the fact that this is one of the only comfortable shirts I have at the moment.”

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Ryuubei runs his index finger over the area the knife had been when it was pressed against his throat.

There’s a moment where he looks contemplative (if he’d made one wrong move, would his servant have gone through with it? If Assassin had killed him, would he have even cared?) but that ends quickly when the boy pulls his hand away.

Hans steps backwards and Ryuubei lowers his gaze to look at his own hand. A droplet of blood is on the tip of his finger. 

To say he smiles at that would be inaccurate, as he’d never truly stopped smiling–

But it definitely widens just a bit. Ryuubei’s eyes flick up towards Assassin.

“That’s fine. Though, to be honest… I don’t think I’ll ask you to kill for me.”

“After all… Whether you kill to your hearts content, or play house, it’s more fun if you decide by your own will, Assassin.”

There was something that bugged him about this situation. This boy… he seemed so carefree, that nothing could possibly happen to him. No, that was wrong… Maybe not that, Hans was sure this boy had at least thought of his death a couple of times, this was a war, and with the way he seemed to… smile, probably unnerved a lot of people.

It surely unnerved Hans, but he didn’t show it. Even that was a stretch, Hans visible mouth was curved downads, obviously displeased by yuubei’s reply. 

Killing for him what out of the question. Hans was practically given freedom, not that he minded, Hans’ already decided he was going to do what he wants. “For fun, huh.” He murmured to himself. 

In an instant, he was beside Ryuubei’s, a sharp blade pressing between his ribs, he made sure not to pierce the skin, but the blade did tear through his fabric. He grinned.

“And…? What do you do for fun, Meowster? I bet ya just reaaally love watchin’ people, nya?”