Not Again! With Akira

[shortforever]

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[survivaltricks]

No no, that's not it. Either I know they're not on my team, or they're on my team and I don't know it because they haven't revealed it to me.

And don't worry.

[mimes zipping his lips shut]

I'm not about to say anything.

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[He just sighs and shoves at list at Akira. It says the following:]

Dimitri
Beau
Flayn

Natalie

Ookurikara
Flayn
Dazai

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Just tell me if any of these losers are on purple. Not like who it is or anything, just "yes, at least one person on that list is on purple" or "I do not know if any of them are on purple or not."

[survivaltricks]

[JUST. STARES BLEARILY AT THE LIST LIKE ???]

[AND THEN AT CHUUYA LIKE ????]

Chuuya, I don't know that many people's teams. I have no idea about any of these people.

[this is so fucking funny b/c Akira doesn't ask about teams so he literally knows like Chuuya's and Dazai's and that's it]

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Why the fuck not? You're the most trustworthy guy here, everyone should trust you with that.

[He. He literally can't imagine that anyone would dodge admitting anything to Akira.]

[survivaltricks]

[just]

[gives Chuuya a ?????? look]

[like]

[??????]

[?????????????????]

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...why are you looking at me like that?

[survivaltricks]

I'm not the most trustworthy person here.

[he literally played a big part in Guy getting executed, come on]

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Bullshit you're not. I trust you with my life.

[And that, coming from Mr. "I have to look out for myself because nobody else will", means something.]

[survivaltricks]

[opens mouth]

[closes it again]

Chuuya. . .

[. . .]

. . . you and I are friends. That's why you trust me. Not everyone will feel the same way.

[shortforever]

You mean you're not friends with everyone here? Not even like, Beau and Phoenix and Zenitsu?

[Friendly people they've known since Blues Clues, for his example.]

[survivaltricks]

I mean-- yeah, of course I am? Though I don't know Zenitsu well. But they're not the only ones here.

[shortforever]

And they haven't told you what team they're on yet?

[He still sounds bewildered by this.]

[survivaltricks]

No? I haven't asked, though.

And you're the only one who knows my team.

1/2

[shortforever]

...ah.

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I really am your favorite, aren't I?

[survivaltricks]

[REACHES OUT TO SMOOSH CHUUYA'S CHEEKS]

[he can't be happy for too long b/c after this PC Akira shared with one other person but you know. FOR NOW? HE IS THE FAVORITE]

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[It's fine, he's the favorite for now. And even with his face being squished, Chuuya is laughing. The smile on his face is one of those rare, genuine ones too, absent of any sass or ego.]

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[ugh!! Chuuya is cute. he likes seeing that smile on his features. honest, genuine, open. . . he should smile like that more often!! all the more reason for him not to return to the mafia]

The point is, I actually don't know that many people's teams.

[BECAUSE HE HASN'T ASKED]

Finding it out hasn't been my focus.

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[And it's good that Akira brought that out, because it made Chuuya forget why he cared about sorting out teams so much.

(Spoilers: it was not for good reasons.)]

Yeah? What's been your focus, then? Making friends?

[survivaltricks]

[NOOOOO MURDER]

Yeah?

[duh]

[shortforever]

Nerd.

[For making friends????]

But I guess that's alright. We need to be united here. Just don't overdo it, okay? You're not the only one who can make friends here.

[survivaltricks]

[he knows that, and he's glad for it, honesty]

You should tell me about the friends you've made.

[because he knows Chuuya had to make some]

[shortforever]

[Well okay it's TIME TO SHARE FRIENDS]

You and Dazai, of course. And I've been getting closer to Beau and 45, they're friends now. And out of the new people, I'd call Natalie a friend at this point.

Then there's a few that I get along with but I don't quite trust yet, so I can't really call friends. But we get along. Flayn, Damian, Lili, Lili's boyfriend.

...I'm getting along with a lot of girls this time.

[survivaltricks]

[time to share friends!!!]

I've been getting closer to Beau and 45 myself. And I'm still really close with Ash and Phoenix. [he likes them all a whole lot] And Natalie is pretty cool, too. I trust her.

I probably trust Lili the most out of anyone here who isn't from the mansion. I like Flayn a lot, though. I get along pretty well with Dick, Giyuu, Magnus, Minako, Yin Yu, Belph, Steph. . .

[he paues]

[and his expression falls]

. . . and Guy.

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Phoenix is alright, but he's an adult.

[That's a different category in Chuuya's mind. Phoenix is a good adult, but still an adult.

But when Akira's expression falls there, Chuuya's gaze softens into something a touch sad. He wasn't close to Guy, but what happened was definitely a shame, and it's upsetting Akira so it matters right now. So, with a quieter voice:]

Hey. It'll be alright. Just like last time, yeah? We'll get 'em back.