mykidisthebest | SPECIAL DISASTER OVERFLOW POST

[when he does that, the hair messing relents and turns into soft, idle scritches instead. Yue absolutely does this to woof Lea sometimes.]

... I'll give you one more.

Yeah? Generous of ya.

[he doesn't bother lifting his head, so his voice is a bit muffled]

[that's fine, Yue is just staring up at the ceiling again]

I don't... hate what happened.

I hate how it happened. The things he said, the way other unrelated people ended up getting dragged into it, having to make my parents come and clean up the mess for me, the way I felt during all of that period... All of it was ass.

But the ultimate outcome? Me losing that job and needing to move into a completely different field?

I think that was probably fine.

[...peeks up at him]

If ya didn't like what ya were doin' then there's nothin' wrong with a career change. Ya still oughta smack Booker once in the head and tell him not to mess with people's lives so easily. It'll help ya put the past behind ya, so ya ain't dwellin' on it.

It's not that that I didn't—

[wait, no, this is more important]

—No. If I hit him he'll enjoy it.

Oh, so he's that kinda guy, huh.

Well it does't really matter if he enjoys it, just as long as yer satisfied. If him gettin' a kick out of it wouldn't make ya happy, then just do somethin' he won't like.

I'm already doing that. Just gonna do my best to continue to ignore him as hard as I can.

...Is that satisfyin'? Are ya sure ya don't want me to punch him?

Don't punch him. I don't want any more unrelated parties involved.

[tugs on the handcuff for emphasis]

[GRUMBLES LOUDLY INTO HIS SHOULDER]

Fine, fine. I won't do anythin' to him. I know it's somethin' ya should settle yerself.

[the grumbling makes him laugh and he reaches up to mess his hair again]

It's been settled for a while. It's just annoying having to live so close to him now, but I'll deal.

[grumbles more when his hair gets messed upppppppp]

This is what I mean when I say yer too nice. If yer stuck together ya should still tease him. Keep him on his toes. For yer own entertainment if nothin' else.

[hehehe sorry the more he complains the more he'll do it]

I think it'd be more satisfying for you than anybody else. Are you sure you don't just wanna tease him yourself?

[he knows. Lea loves to complain and Yue loves to be annoying when he complains. enrichment for both of them]

Hmm. I guess he did make a real good face that one time I picked him up. But I ain't interested in teasin' him. Call it a personal preference. I just wanna make sure he ain't gonna cause ya problems again. Even by accident.

[wait, no, pauses the hair messing]

... You picked him up.

Yeah? After the tunnel performance. Booker wasn't in any shape to be movin' around, but Jewel was all worried about him and asked me to bring him over. So I did.