5. Text, PSA | Not even bothered to be locked from Minato

[greatseal]

Attn: Ladies especially

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My brother Minato is recovering from mono! That means he's still contagious. So if he takes you out somewhere, don't kiss him, even though he's cute. Or share straws or chopsticks. (And it might be good to wash your hands if you touch him but try to do it quietly because he's sensitive.)

But he is getting better and he's been sleeping all month, so if you see him you should say hello and get to know him! He's a really nice guy when he isn't full of germs. ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ He likes music and listening to people talk to him, and he'd really love to make some new friends.

[This post comes with only the best of sisterly intentions. Minato may love to sleep, but she'd seen how grumpy he'd gotten with almost a month of enforced bed rest. It was time for him to get out and meet new people, and what better way than to give him a not-so-gentle push?

Whatever her purpose was though, it got a reaction. Minako didn't bother to wait until her brother was asleep again to post, so not too long after her PSA goes up, another message quickly follows from a somewhat embarrassed and rather annoyed Minato.]

Please disregard most of what my sister has posted here! Except the part about mono.

But I'm not sensitive, and I'm not looking for anyone to kiss right now. [He has a kind of sort of girlfriend here, after all.]

Though I guess if anyone knows much about playing the violin or likes running, it would be nice to find someone to run with a few times a week when I'm better.

[It feels kind of weird asking about that, but... without Akihiko, running and keeping in shape is going to get lonely, and he doesn't know if the school has a track team. So, even if he is annoyed with his sister for starting all this, he... is kind of slightly grateful. And he might as well take advantage of it to ask about a running partner, right?

Besides, maybe there's someone else out there who plays the violin or something, too. He missed the concert due to illness, and he regrets the chance not to find some more people who play music.]

Comments

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[themortalhalf]

It's a bit much.

[Though his idea of acceptable limits on teasing is far lower than the average person. Publicizing it is, however, one of the worst things you could possibly do. Harmless as it is, the entire network didn't need to know her brother's problems. And her going friend fishing. for him. Though how serious she's being about it is debatable. At least Minato had stepped up to deal with things himself.]

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[greatseal]

Are you embarrassed, senpai?

[Because this teasing has nothing to do with him and yet here he is, stepping in. Making himself the obvious next target. She does know him well enough to take this line of questioning to a private text though.]

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[themortalhalf]

[He's always been a target.]

This ain't about me.

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[greatseal]

But you still sound pretty concerned.

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[themortalhalf]

It's text. Doesn't sound like anything unless you read into it.

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[greatseal]

I've got an idea for my next post on here.

Attn: Everyone

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My boyfriend Shinjiro is recovering from being antisocial! That means he still likes to lean against walls and glare at people. So if you run into him somewhere, don't kiss him, even though he's cute, because I'll get upset with you. Also if he cooks something for you make sure you eat the whole thing. (And it would be good to compliment him too but do it carefully because he's sensitive.)

But he is getting better, so if you see him you should say hello and get to know him! He's a really nice guy when he isn't pretending to sleep. ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ He likes dogs and cooking shows, and he'd really love to make some new friends.

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[themortalhalf]

[There are so many things wrong with the message she just texted him he's not sure where to begin. He knows she's teasing him, and that she's probably having a great time of it in the bowels of her metaphorical trollish dungeon, but there are still some things he wouldn't put past her, even though he'd like to think she'd know better than to do something like this with him. It's better to assume the worst than assume you get to be the magical exception.]

I'm not sensitive.

[And when has he pretended to sleep in front of her, anyway?]

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[greatseal]

[He pretended to sleep on camera...... which she... hasn't actually told him she saw. Whoops.

His reaction, though.]

That's the only part you're denying?

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[themortalhalf]

No.

If I felt like writing down every detail in there worth denying, it would be faster for me to just rewrite the damn thing.

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[greatseal]

Well, I won't let you deny the cute part. That's true.

[and the kissing other people part. but he'd never do that anyway.

right, senpai?]

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[themortalhalf]

[Girls and their inappropriate adjectives.]

Think what you want.

[It doesn't make it true.

And never. Not without some musical accompaniment.]

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[greatseal]

I do!

[He means appropriate adjectives. She just wishes she could see his face right about now.]

But don't worry, Senpai. I do think you should try to make more friends, but I'm not going to advertise without your permission.

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[themortalhalf]

[Well, that's a small comfort.]

I'm fine with what I've got.

[Aki had always been enough. Even if he's not here anymore, it's still true. It's exhausting just imagining what shit he's getting himself into.]

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[greatseal]

[She has her own private doubts that he's taking Akihiko's departure as well as he's maintaining, but she isn't going to bring that up. He can talk to her if he ever does decide that he needs or wants to.]

We'll see...

You'll have chances to make new friends at school tomorrow, anyway.

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[themortalhalf]

[He's not sure what he'd say even if he did.

People leave. That's the way of things here. And it seems to be as willing as it can be willing. Not much use complaining about it. He's back home with Mitsuru. He'll be okay. He'll just have to trust that Aki won't get into any trouble he can't get out of in one piece. Unlike the other one.]

I didn't sign up for school to go on playdates.

[He's only going because he's being made to.]

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[greatseal]

[he's going because he needs to finish his education and not be a bum]

It's not just playing. Socializing is an important life skill, too.

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[themortalhalf]

[Okay, mom.]

Nothing I haven't heard before.

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[greatseal]

[he has no room to talk with all his lectures on healthy eating.]

But nothing you'll listen to either?

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[themortalhalf]

[Healthy eating is different from "now go be a good kid and go talk to some strangers."]

I've done my share of socializing.

[And now he's (for the most part) happily anti-social.]

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[greatseal]

[she just wants other people to get how cool her senpai is :(]

I guess I shouldn't really complain about still getting to monopolize your time.

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[themortalhalf]

[He can live without them knowing.]

So don't go feeling like you need to share.

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[greatseal]

[Sorry, Shinji. She tries to switch to audio to reply, but all it ends up capturing is her giggling at him.

Though that may have been her intention.]

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[themortalhalf]

[As much as he likes watching her laugh—]

I think you just accidentally switched on the video feed.

[Not that he believes one word of what he typed. But he'll keep the text feed on, just for her.]

[minako's video]

[fools_journey]

[ A familiar blue-haired head peers over her shoulder to see what she's laughing at. He accidentally reads Shinjiro's latest text and smirks before flopping back. ]

Minako never does anything accidentally.

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[greatseal]

[She gives her screen a cheeky grin before shoving Minato out of the picture and returning to text again. He'll also notice before her picture disappears that her hair isn't up in its usual style - just a simple, hurried ponytail.]

Sorry, senpai.

You just say really cute things sometimes.

[It's what she really thinks.

And it would have worked much better if she'd actually tricked him into switching to video.]