prismatica | text | un: lightning | slightly forwarddated to iris

[Atsushi mulls over those words for a bit. A consensual arrangement, one meant to keep Lightning in check, and Atsushi is already familiar with how sneaky Lightning can be even outside of Iris moon...

Yeah. He's probably tied up or something. And really, whatever arrangement they have is none of his business, right? Lightning has proven to be smart, he wouldn't actually be in a situation like that if he didn't want to be.

Seeing Lightning tied up might get to his 'must protect everyone' instincts too, which wouldn't be good in a situation like this. ]

...no, it's alright. I'll just talk to him after the moons are over.

[If he actually does get hurt during this, well, Atsushi can do something about it at that time. But he should give others the benefit of the doubt, right? This woman doesn't sound malicious, and Atsushi has no reason to doubt what she's saying.]

[ Now there's a surprising answer. Makes her pause and wonder about this one despite that it... well, this really suits her better, especially given that she's not certain how many others will have the same idea, how many more she'll have to field in person, and whether they'll be reasonable or not. She hadn't been expecting company, let alone the potentially gung-ho sort mistakenly convinced they were carrying out an honorable retrieval mission on account of a certain troublesome, horny leaf, but then, she's dealt with far worse and she supposes that'll teach her to leave Lewin a little rope.

Lesson learned.

She pauses, canting her head thoughtfully even as her eyes slide to the living room. An easy chirp in addition to that glance tells her all's well and she looks back at the door again. This person's had his reasons from the very beginning and if she's sure of nothing else about this one, he's... probably kind. ]

You must have come some way to leave empty handed, though. Wait here a moment.

[ Sorry, stranger. She's not even going to give him the chance to protest. That's footsteps receding way too quickly?? Returning way too quickly? Some locks being undone... ]

[That assertion isn't wrong, though there's a lot to unpack when it comes to using 'kind' to describe Atsushi. The last few months in Prisma have been doing wonders for lifting the weight of 'mafia hitman' off of his shoulders, and he's actually becoming more of a normal person.

Well. More of a normal 'shy and skittish' person. Because when Setsura tells him to wait, he actually looks baffled at the response and has to stumble over his words for a response.]

Eh? I- okay?

[He doesn't think anything bad is going to happen, but he's almost apprehensive of what it might be. It might say something about him too, that he actually waits like he's been told to instead of just walking away.]

[ It might say something about her that she actually expects him to stand there and wait. It might say something more when the door opens and there she stands -- all five feet, two inches of her -- in little more than a dark purple robe terminating about mid-thigh with a katana at her side and no hint of shame, carefully checking the contents of what appears to be a somewhat weighted tote even as she minds the doorway and his position with her peripheral. There's a tupperware in her hand and in that tupperware -- well, it's a bentou, really. Homemade, not any of that store bought business, and the tote is full.

Because look, a peephole may allow a somewhat limited viewing, but he looked awfully skinny when she did peep and he came to help her man. That counts for something, but... yeah, she's looking up at him directly now, brow quirked. She forgot to ask. ]

You're not allergic to anything, are you?

[The robe almost gets a reaction out of him- Iris moon really is the worst, and Atsushi often finds himself embarrassed by the dirty thoughts he gets about normally innocuous things- but he is sufficiently distracted by food. As it turns out, he's very food motivated and constantly hungry, so the promise of something good (and homemade at that!) practically has him drooling.]

Ah, no, I don't think so. But is this really for me?

It is.

[ Absolutely. Let it never be said that Setsura Yamaguchi is ungrateful when it comes to matters related to her man. She's tucking the tupperware in her hand snugly in with the others and a small smile tugs at the corner of her mouth as she really catches his expression. ]

You came to help Lightning-kun, didn't you? Even though it turned out like this, I'm really grateful. You shouldn't leave here empty handed.

[ That is, she doesn't want him to, so she offers him the tote freely, easily. ]

[Well then! He can't really refuse that, can he? Not that he would want to, because food is king. But he still manages to look hungry and anticipating deliciousness while also a little embarrassed at receiving the food in the first place.]

I- um- thank you. I'll return the containers when I'm done.

[He'll actually return them after the moons, because he will probably finish the food today, but pffff coming back right away.]

I'm Atsushi, by the way. Atsushi Nakajima.

Setsura Yamaguchi. It's nice to meet you, Nakajima-san, even if the circumstances that led to it were a little less than ideal.

[ She means that and seeing the way he's regarded those containers -- ]

You'll let me know how it is, won't you? You look like you've got a good eye for it.

I will, thank you.

[Spoilers: he'll eat the food in less than a day, though he'll end up waiting a week to return the tupperware because he's shy about how big his appetite is.]

You're welcome. I'll let Lightning-kun know you stopped by and that he should get in touch with you after the moons, too.

[ Don't be shy?? She's definitely going to follow up asking his opinion about it and will probably... foist more food on him when he shows up again. She does pause a moment. ]

It might be a day or two, though.

[ Maybe. This is another learning experience, a new attempt at figuring out what works for them during the moons. Allowing some margin for contact is reasonable, she thinks. ]

But if you get worried, it should be fine to stop by.

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