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Sitting in a tree isn't doing shite, you carrot-stick.

[ plus, she's staring right at him, what made him think she wasn't right there. ]

[what

his device/phone/prismattachment to his wrist lowers and he looks around. seeing Megumi nearby, he twitches in shock and presses his back into the trunk behind him.

was the little clicks of his keyboard so loud he didn't hear her at all?]

Shit, you-- how long have you been there?

[ Oh she loves seeing the terror in his eyes, it gives her life. ]

I told you, I'd find you wherever you went, right?

[ No, she didn't say that at all, but she's having fun let her live.

Good thing the trees mask her scent every time. ]

Were you going to show off for the birds? Don't let me stop you. I'd accept that as "doing something".

... You give me the creeps when you say that.

[did she say it before??? he feels like he would be a little more scared of her if she had actually said that to him at any point in time.

Robin's pale face is quick to redden, once he gets the innuendo she's making.]

Hell no! [he hasn't... done that...

anyway after glowering at her, he simply moves to lay his back flat on the branch he's using to relax on. twenty or so feet into the air. his arms pillow his head and one leg hangs, swinging idly back and forth.]

As you can see, I'm really busy so I definitely can't chat.

Oh come off it, it's natural. But you really shouldn't be such an exhibitionist. Takes all the fun out of it.

[ Don't mind her. Faster than a speeding bullet- no not really, but she does leap forward easily, swinging herself up on an overhead branch and - landing down on the thick one he's on, balancing herself easily. ]

Really busy and hardly working. What are you hiding up here for, anyroad? Look what I got!!

[ She's going to show him one of the pictures Yan Qing sent to her! ]

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We're not in Duplicity anymore, there's no reason to talk about this shit!

[it might be a sore spot.

he's minding her, he minds her but for solidarity; though it doesn't seem like it at all half of the time. now he sounds more tired than annoyed. there's a reason he still talks to her, allows her to hang out on the branch he's hanging out on without kicking her off -- after everything she's pulled on him today. Robin has the decency to sit up once she joins him on the branch but he's very close to pouting as he pulls his leg back onto the branch and sits cross-legged.]

I have to hide now that you've revealed my True Name on the network. [he points out, rubbing his hand on his face and then through his hair.] People might come looking for me now, ugh.

[it's very belated when Robin drops his hand and glances to see what she has.]

What is i--

...

[......................]

WHO IS THIS?!

[THAT'S!!! NOT HIM??????

he's taking it, though, by the way. stealing it right out of her pinched fingers and jumping to his feet. he flips it back and forth, trying to make sense of this picture. Robin Hood: befuddled by a picture of himself in beach gear.]

Where did you get this?!

[why is the outfit cool]

[ Blame yourself, Robin, it's not like he ever told her not to use it. Then again, everything she knows about his world, about his status as a servant, about what servants provide for masters- came from everyone else, not him.

If he expected her to magically know not to use his True Name, then he should have told her not to. ]

Who says that sort of thing is limited to Duplicity? Really, you hyur are so stuffy. Oh, and you're full of yourself if you think your name's going to get people chasing you. Think your antics will do that more than a name would.

[ There's more she wants to say, but then he grabs the picture, and her ears flick as she crouches. ]

How is that not you? Sure, the white's a change, but looks pretty Robin to me. Besides, if you ever want to hide, there's your answer. Just be a model named Hobin Rood and no one will be able to tell.

[ Hiding in plain sight! ]

Edited 2019-04-13 06:07 (UTC)

[he didn't. he is absolutely the one at fault here and he is definitely a Big Moron. but there's a reason he didn't tell her things, too. that's information she might have to work to pry out of him.

for example, not correcting her on calling him a hyur.]

If this some clone bullshit again, I'm definitely gonna kill mine this time. [the trigger finger. it itches.] It's not being full of myself, either. Robin Hood is a name that's been used by a lot of people. I'm not the only Robin Hood that's ever existed. Though, I guess, since you come from some world called... Eorzea, right? The name's probably foreign to you.

[and that's part of why he eventually told her he's Robin Hood. she doesn't know it. on the flipside, HE DIDN'T THINK SHE'D ANNOUNCE IT TO THE WORLD. TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS. that's all he's saying about that, though. in his usual fashion.]

Pass. Being a model is too much hard work. This girl told me all about it once. [that picture is going in his pocket. she can't have it. she might use it for more ads...]

It's not me because I sure as hell don't remember taking any pictures like this. [the end of his sentence trails off.]

... You didn't tell me who gave this to you.

Hydaelyn. Eorzea's a region within the star of Hydaelyn.

[ She sighs and props her elbow against her arm, tapping her knuckles against her jaw. ]

And I've never heard of any Robin Hood. There's a lot of legendary hunters and thieves, though. Who knows, maybe a Robin Hood exists, just like Bahamut exists in the Skydoms some other folks here are from. Frankly, outside of the one girl here who wanted Robin Hood's autograph, I don't think most folks from other worlds know or give a care.

[ And since she's irked at him- ]

Why should I tell you about anyone I'm associating with when you don't give a shite about my existence with yours, anyroad? Oh, and thanks for making me look like a complete arse in front of your Master. She blamed me for revealing your bloody "True Name" when you'd never once told me not to.

[ She's actually quite hurt by it and stands up, folding her arms. ]

Right.

[Megumi has been forthcoming and generous when it comes to information about her. he figured she hadn't heard of his name, regardless. if it turns out that most folks don't know or care, that's all the better for him.

that poor girl, though.]

If I knew you had plans to do some write-up about my personal life I'd have given you a fake name like I do with everyone else instead. [his tone is flat and he's unperturbed by her annoyance. couldn't she tell he wasn't the type to go around talking about his personal relationships with others? especially one like he has with Megumi. something more than casual. something he can't put a finger on.

something like friends. if he talked about Hakuno with Megumi, it would be because she asked.]

And she's not my Master. Not here. I'm not contracted to any Master here. [turning, he drops back to sit on his branch and fishes in his pockets for a cigarette. he finds one and his lighter. quick to light it, quick to inhale and blow out a cloud of smoke, too.] Fine, don't tell me who gave this to you even though it's my business more than yours since it's a picture of me. If you wanted one so bad, you could just ask me yourself.

Edited 2019-04-13 06:45 (UTC)

Why the hells would I bother writing something up about your personal life if you didn't want me to? This was hardly anything anyone knew. Besides, what if I hire you again? You were great with the animals we had back there. Even Gawain said you could calm a rabid pegasus.

[ Which- of course, means she has been talking about him, has been learning about him from people that know him.

Not from him. That's the part that stings. But her ears lift up as she looks over at him when he mentions not being contracted. ]

... she certainly didn't deny it when I said it to her. Told me I didn't know you as much as I thought I did, with the implication that I was the one causing you pain.

[ She looks over at him sharply. ]

Are you ashamed of me? You know me better than that. [ Better than most here. So the fact that someone he cherishes thought so harshly of her, regardless of her intent, is-

Well, if it didn't hurt, she wouldn't be voicing it. ]

Edited 2019-04-13 07:11 (UTC)

[some of the stuff she does he can't BEGIN to make sense of. besides paying him back for all the times he gets a rise out of her.]

... No, er, that guy-- that knight might just be really bad with animals. I'm not great with them, it was an easy job.

[Gawain rides his horse 1000 miles or something I can't remember the thread word for word ok. plus, he thought to talk about murdering it and breaking the pegasus' neck in front of it was a good idea. for a Knight, he's a bit dumb...

Robin catches onto the implications immediately. he has his cigarette in his mouth when he does and he bites on it harder. why the hell would she want to learn things ABOUT HIM from other people? does she think he's going around talking about himself to EVERYONE BUT HER? isn't THAT being a little too full of yourself?

it's also his fault Hakuno didn't deny it. he's slipped up and called her Master a few times, out of habit. he is surprised to hear she said something like "you don't know him as much as you think you do" and that she was causing him pain. well, yeah. a pain in his ass.

what's going on here...?]

What? [honestly, he's about as baffled at this as how she got a picture of someone with his face in a cool swimsuit. the cigarette nearly falls out of his mouth.] Are you out of your mind? That's what you're getting out me not talking about you with other people? I just...

[normally, what Robin feels like talking about is a gamble. a gamble, a game, and never reveals much. but he can tell that Megumi... she's really hurt about him not mentioning anything to Hakuno about her. there's a reason for that, too. he sighs and waves her over to sit next to him. he's not going to say anything until she does.]

C'mere. Sit down. I'll give you a treat.

[actually, just kill him now Megumi.]

[ She's too exhausted to point out that he handled all the pets really well when they had them at the café, and it's also exhausting to feel like she isn't really needed or wanted around the people she calls friends.

Not that she'll let them think of her as irrelevant at all! She's a proud Matriarch, she's got a good life and she's going to find a way back to it! Eventually.

Until then, she has to be here, mostly on her own, learning more about others than they'd know about her. She's about to snap at him when he asks her to sit with her and a nerve in her forehead twitches. Give her a treat? The hells does he think she is?! She's not some damned cat here, and-

... now, she's sitting next to him. Somehow, she moved.

She's still annoyed as she feels his heat near hers though. That annoying cigarette smell and the scent of him. ]

Wanker.

[ She mutters, before reaching over and grabbing his cigarette before he can stop her and puts it out against the bark of the tree. ]

... it was Yan Qing. I thought he'd had those pictures of you from somewhere else. He mentioned knowing you so.

[ A shrug. She just assumed they'd been fucking or modeling together at some point. ]

Who you're intimate with is your business, but who I am with someone I care for... that's mine. And I don't like someone assuming I don't know where my actions are coming from.

[ It's lonely, knowing someone will stand up for the people she cares for, including herself- but when someone's accusing her of such things, she won't have friends or her tribe backing her.

Because no one here knows her that way. And the people she thought did, are... ]

[halfway to a smile when she's obedient and listens and then she takes his cigarette and ruins it.]

Hey!

[what the hell. now he's definitely pouting at the spot on the tree and his dead cigarette butt that falls downward.

you know, until Megumi finally tells him who the culprit is behind this picture. ah. it makes sense now.

there goes Yan Qing's one (1) Get Out of Jail Free card when he saved Robin's ass a while back. FIND A DIFFERENT HOBBY. STOP CHANGING INTO PEOPLE. BE YOURSELF. TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR OWN HALF-NAKED BODY.]

That bastard. Those aren't pictures of me. He has the power to change into other people and I'm pretty damn sure he turned into me and took that picture to give to you.

[they're not fucking. unless fucking is shorthand for fucking each other over. if so, that might be a thing now.

as for whatever happened earlier.

with another breath, he folds his hands together between his knees. knotting his fingers. something subdued and empty of emotion coats his words.]

It might be a Robin Hood from a different timeline she doesn't think you know. There's that.

Hah? So he's like a fox?

[ They're mostly the only shapeshifters she knows of- like the princess. Though that does make her smile a bit, despite herself. ]

He didn't do too badly with your body though. It's like I remembered it.

[ Now she's smirking- of course, she wouldn't mind a reminder, but thankfully, they're not being forced into it. Chroma-making with moonlacing is so voluntary here, it's hardly something she feels necessary.

It's when he speaks that her smile fades, and once he's done, she shrugs, looking up and ahead of herself. ]

Does it matter? She was talking about the Robin Hood she knew. The one here, that I was speaking of.

[ The one Megumi knows, and has suffered with. If she were petty, which she can be- she'd point out that the Robin she knows has experienced more with herself than with anyone that hadn't been in that Hells-city.

But she isn't, nor does she have any sort of competition going here. Being upset about this is stupid, especially when in the end- she'll be his Master, contracted or not, and these little nexus worlds-

These will be the only places she'll know him, or any of the friends she's made.

Her tail wraps itself around his back. ]

... I'm a little jealous, actually. I should know more. Before anything else, we're... [ Not just friends. But it's there- just... ] ... anyroad. I don't feel right- not knowing anything. And you know, you should feel special. I don't worry like this about just any wanker, you know.

[ Ha, ha? ]

[where the hell does that come from? he's like a fox? he doesn't get a chance to ask when Megumi moves on to tell him Yan Qing did well copying his body and it's like she remembers. he clears his throat and looks away from her smirking face, some heat flooding to his ears. he still doesn't look at her when she asks him if it matters.

yes and no.

as her tail wraps around him, he glances down. the tip rests on his side and he knows it's Megumi's way of giving him a hug without really giving him one. he snorts when the word "wanker" slips out of her mouth again. her go-to nickname with him. her mouth is almost as bad as Andersen's, really.

they're both blue, too. maybe it's a blue thing.]

Yeah, yeah. I know telling you not to worry is pointless, so I'm not gonna try. You do worry about anyone and everyone, though. Don't fib.

But [he goes quieter and empty-sounding again] trust me, the less you know about me... the better. We got into it before, remember? When the guards locked us in that room in Fort Harmony. Don't dig too deep. You're not gonna find treasures or anything good if you do. Whoever you know as Robin from Duplicity or here, that's who I'd rather be. Okay? [he leans back on his hands and looks up through the leaves, back to his usual.]

I can't imagine why you're jealous. Because I was Hakuno's Servant for a while? That she knows I use traps and poisons to fight? That I'm an Archer? Or anything about the Holy Grail War? That stuff is only important to Masters and a lot of it I just don't want to talk about. Hakuno knows because she was an enemy Master and I fought against her to the death. So what's there to be jealous about?

Edited 2019-04-17 21:22 (UTC)

Like I have the time to. You know I throw people out on their arses if they don't help themselves, aye?

[ He should know. She doesn't have to make much effort to do it, either. But when he pulls that line, she lets out a loud groan. ]

Again with the whole, the real me is a bad me- Honestly!

[ When he leans back, she switches positions, moving her arms to the sides of his body and staring down firmly at him. ]

Good or bad, a real friend accepts all, not just parts of what they like in a person.

[ She sighs, ears drooping as her shoulders sink. ]

I'm jealous because even if she isn't the Hakuno you protected back in that Hells-City, she still knows you. Knows you- Robin. Like what I know doesn't even matter. That it's all wrong, and I'm wrong for knowing how I know you.

[ She drops her head against his chest, the very image of a tired cat as her ears flatten against the back of her head. ]

You don't have to reveal things you don't want to, but there are things I'd rather hear about you from yourself than someone else that knows you better than I'll ever be able to. And I won't be able to. Because in the end, you'll be as you are, and I'm... going to go where I'm from. We might not even remember each other.

[ And she honestly sounds pained about that, because it's making her heart hurt to think that these small world nexuses will be the only places they ever will know each other. ]

Edited (emo) 2019-04-17 21:50 (UTC)

[she's making too light of it but that's because she doesn't know. all he does is frown at her, even as she cages him in where he's sitting. a real friend accepts all, she says. he'd rather be told what he did was bad like he knows it is than merely have someone accept it. he'd rather have someone say they forgive him for all his wrong-doing than just brush it off. though he doesn't deserve that forgiveness.

but Duplicity would turn into a celibate city before he could admit any of that.

Megumi tells him why she's jealous and drops her head on his chest. the scowl on his face softens as she explains it. if it weren't for Duplicity, it's true that Megumi wouldn't know him. he gets it -- Megumi is jealous because Hakuno knows him outside of Duplicity. that if it weren't for worlds like this where time is all fucked and so much can happen she wouldn't have any idea he existed. that's a large pill to swallow. that he really matters so much to this person.

what did he do to be so important?

chances are he won't remember Megumi if and when he ends up being summoned on the Moon Cell again. this time, to fight as Hakuno's Servant. she won't remember him when she goes back to her tribe, to be the Matriarch and live happily ever after with her husband and her kid.]

... I try not to think that far down the line when it comes to what's going to happen when I leave this place. [or when someone else does. but he does think about it. of course, he does.] It's better to live in the moment. Enjoy things while you can. It's easier. [and he tries to do so. sometimes, he's not always great at it. a hand reaches up towards her head and he scratches around her ears.]

I can't promise you that I'll answer everything, but you can ask me questions. I owe you... no, I want you to hear it from me.

[for caring so much about him and not giving up when he kept trying to push her away.]

As long as you stop asking other people about me, alright?

[ He'd be surprised at what she'd have to say if she knew at all- not that she does or has any idea of what he's done or why it's so horrible. She doesn't expect to know it all either, for that matter- they're not exactly there yet, and...

She sighs as she listens to his voice, eyelids fluttering closed as she sinks over him just enough to lie halfway atop him and be seated. It's something she's always concerned with, even if she does think of the time they have together- the time where they can be together. The present and nows, she closes her eyes as his fingers scritch behind her ears and she purrs. Gentle vibrations sounding through her form, she listens to him talk before letting out a soft huff. ]

... I didn't actually ask this time, you know. About you. They told me when they knew I knew you. Which is all I mentioned.

[ There's some rolling of sounds between the scritches... and she wraps her arm around his waist before she lifts her head and...

Bumps her forehead up against his, making him sit up so that she can. ]

If you don't want me to do something, you have to tell me. Talk to me. You idiot.

[ She smiles wryly before bunting him affectionately and drawing her head back. ]

I can't read your mind. It's not fair to me to have to figure it out alone. That's not what you do to someone you care for. You don't test them. That's just cruel.

Edited 2019-04-18 04:39 (UTC)

[so much for not being a cat. she purrs just like one. she curls up on him just like one. he has no other choice but to think she is one.

Megumi only had to mention his name and that she knew him before people were spilling information about him? for shit's sake. this is why he's so private and secretive about himself. he doesn't WANT other people talking about him. good or bad. important or unimportant. yet Megumi's upset he didn't mention her to Hakuno.

something he knows he should explain to Megumi, to make sure she doesn't tell Hakuno anything. something she doesn't need to hear.

he gets a forehead bump like she's a cat, too.]

I'm not testing you. [he's going to dance around the word "care" while he's at it, eyes darting away from hers. he won't admit it and he won't tell her he doesn't. his voice goes quieter.]

But I'm telling you now, don't ask other people about me. [though Megumi kind of has a track record of doing whatever she wants, anyway. he told her to stop bothering with him and what does she do? keeps bothering with him. cares about him.

but everyone else might not be so considerate to hide Robin's secrets. he needs to guard against that. he just hopes Megumi listens to him, for once.]

I get it. I told you that you don't really know me and this is what I get. [curiosity. NOT A CAT, HIS ASS.] It's my own fault. Jeez. Fine, so ask me something.

[ CATS AND CATTES ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, ROBIN. THEY'RE NOT HUMAN. THEY'RE ANIMALS. SHE'S A PERSON.

But she watches him, taking in every word before she sighs, resting her head under his chin as she sits sideways against him, her tail moving over his lap instead for now. She can almost tell what he's thinking and she'd claw him in the side, but-

For now, she simply breathes in the scent of him. Her hand moves across his side, simply enjoying the tranquility of it all until he ultimately makes her mad again. ]

I won't. But I won't stop them from asking or telling me things. Not if you don't tell me beforehand.

[ She sighs. ]

Perhaps I should ask you- what don't you want to share with me, first?

[THERE IS LITERALLY ONLY A TWO LETTER DIFFERENCE STOP FOCUSING ON TECHNICALITIES.]

Alright. [Robin sighs. apparently, he has to make this very clear. without a doubt.] Don't talk to other people about me, either. At all, if you can help it.

[if she hasn't understood it, maybe she will now. Robin is an incredibly, incredibly private person. in a way that most people only really know his name and not much else. and even that is a stretch because he introduces himself as Robin. only Robin.

on the other hand, Megumi knows some information about him that nobody else knows. if he doesn't want anybody to talk about him, it's her.

that in mind, she probably shouldn't be too surprised when he responds with:]

It'd be a lot easier to tell you what I do want to share.

[about that "ultimately"

he's put his chin on her head, casually, and waits for her inevitable huff and annoyance at his attitude. for her to shove at him, call him a wanker.

3, 2, 1...]

[ There's a long, suffering sigh- this is really too much of a problem. She does sound annoyed, though, before nestling her cheek against his chest.

The cool of his necklace presses against the side of her temples, and she flicks an ear as she listens. ]

Like I said, I'll try. But if they talk to me about you, I won't stop them. I won't outright encourage them, though.

[ Much. Sorry, Robin. Even if she has to piece things together, she will piece them as much as she can. The people she cares for deserve that much understanding. She can't just ignore him.

And he should know by now she can't turn a blind eye to it all.

At his gesture, she does roll her eyes and her ears flick. ]

... I'm not going to lie.

[ She says, before anything he says. She's never been a liar. Even when she tries, it's been so badly done- but it's in situations where it didn't matter that she was lying badly.

After all, the one time she did lie convincingly, their true feelings came out. Most, anyway.

Her tail moves back and around his waist. ]

What do I say? You're important to me. I can't not say that.

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