#FGIDFGF HES AN ASSHOLE OK

[taileaten]

"yes, it's because of the dog." dryly sarcastic, katashi is still only mostly joking. "and because you don't see your family." not sarcastic, bordering on cruel. it's not intended to be a kidney shot, but the words are out of his mouth almost as if by the will of another. normally, he would only have thought of these social offenses, rather than share them with their conjurer. his face remains passive. "traditions aren't kept alive alone. those are just habits."

"Why? Because my parents are dead or my kid isn't here in Coronado?" He didn't answer the question, though Katashi's tone betrayed a sort of careless neutrality that Dimitri's learned not to take personally. He wonders if the siblings were going to be juggling family expectations, though that would be more of a minefield to ask than Katashi's pointed comment. "I didn't know you thought of me like that, Katashi," he replies, the corner of his mouth turning upwards. "Is it because of the dog?"