Not Again! With Akira

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[oh good, WWX left some coffee in there for Akira instead of taking it all.

But anyway Chuuya is going to purposefully use his left hand to try and grab for whatever space of bare skin he can get. He's trying to make sure Akira can't run away, at least for an hour.]

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[SURE IT CAN BE THAT COFFEE INSTEAD OF COFFEE HE MADE HIMSELF, IT'S FINE]

[anyway, Akira's lower arm is exposed because of his rolled up sleeves, and he is wearing gloves, so! that's Chuuya's best bet. Akira is going to squawk in surprise when Chuuya grabs his arm, gaze flickering up like ???]

-- Chuuya?!

[what have you done]

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[He's made sure that Akira isn't going to run off.

And now he's like. Looking Akira over carefully. Looking over his arm, then his face, and his eyes.

He's trying to see if anything has changed about his appearance, and he's not answering Akira yet lol.]

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[nope, nothing has changed!! still the same ol' Akira he saw earlier today, and the day before, and the day before that]

Chuuya, what the heck? What are you doing?

[I mean he's letting it happen but he's so completely and utterly baffled]

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I'm checking you over. Something's not right with you.

[He'll spare Akira further inspections though, for now at least.]

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What? What do you mean?

[he'd pull his arm away but they're stuck together now :/ RUDE]

And why'd you have to grab my arm like this?

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To make sure you stay put.

Aki- 45- she's not planning anything. She was feeding rabbits and minding her own business. She has absolutely no idea why you're so worked up about her.

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[oh]

[. . . oh]

[understanding washes over Akira's expression]

You-- you told her.

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I asked her what she did today. She's the one who said she saw you while she was feeding the rabbits.

[C'mon dude he'd never give up Akira to anyone.]

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. . . [another breath]

Yeah. I did see her when I went to visit the rabbits myself.

I didn't want to stick around, though.

[due to INTENSE PARANOIA]

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Why? You're not stupid, and you're not unreasonable. What happened to make you leave?

[C'mon Akira, figure it out.]

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[no!!!]

I told you, Chuuya. I just. . .

I just have a bad feeling about her, that's all.

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I literally kill people for the hell of it and you never had a bad feeling about me.

Think, Akira.

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[with rising frustration in his voice]

I am thinking! That's all I've been doing since arriving in this stupid place!

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[I am so sorry, he's not the patient type and is terrible at this.]

You were just saying that you thought she was ok, and suddenly changed your opinion within a couple days. Unless you actually saw her do something terrible, then someone probably used their power on you to make you into a paranoid shithead.

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[that]

[actually gives him pause, and he gives Chuuya a very. . . confused look all of a sudden]

She. . . she hasn't done anything, no, but I just--

[. . . frowns!!]

It can't be that?

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It can absolutely be that. There's like 40 powers here and nobody knows what anybody else can do, right? Someone could totally have a power that makes someone paranoid. Not all of them are straightforward, remember?

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[ugh. frustration again, and Akira lifts his mug to his lips for another sip as his gaze flickers away]

It feels so natural. If it were a power, wouldn't I get the sense that it's an unnatural feeling?

[no probably not, Akira]

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I could use my power on you and you can tell me if it feels 'natural' or not.

[Chuuya no yours is an attack power.]

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[ugh]

[JUST ANGRILY SIPS AT HIS COFFEE]

I hate this place.

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Yeah, me too.

[But he can live with it as long as he can stop any potential paranoia-murders.]

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-- I'm not going to do anything tonight.

[just. in case. Chuuya thought he might]

I don't want to kill her. I don't want her dead. I just--

[don't. want her to stab him in the back??]

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Do I gotta hug you all night to make you worry less?

[Or at least until curfew/knockout.]

Because I will.

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[. . . Chuuya. . .]

-- what?

[he seems a bit surprised that Chuuya would even make that suggestion]

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[Don't make him explain it!!!]

Well like, you're worried about being stabbed in the back, right? Well if I'm hugging you from behind, I'm protecting your back. So you don't have to worry.

Or even if we just lay back-to-back I guess the result is the same, but you get what I mean.