Thursday 1.16 - Walls

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Ran ignored Yohji leaving with irritation. He hadn't waited for a response, which meant that Ran's time was already spoken for by unspoken agreement. Whether or not he would have.

And little things like this are why the others think you're an asshole. Obligations came with letting people into your life.

Something he already knew.

Aya-chan was away at school, Yohji was out. Ran leaned a hand on the counter and stared out the window. He considered going upstairs and practicing, then remembered his leg.

Maybe he would inventory their stock. Someone needed to do that.

Ran turned and realized with surprise that Ken hadn't left with Yohji.

"I just, well, he can barely stand me as is, so I don't do something dumb."

It hadn't been that long since their fight in the kitchen on Monday, though it felt as though it had been years. [OOC: LOL.] Everything Ken had said to him had echoed back to him with what he'd just said to Yohji.

Does Ken resent me so much? It was becoming apparent that even if he hadn't payed attention to much while his sister had been in her coma, the world around him, the people around him, had been affected by him despite that. The weight of that responsibility settled uncomfortably in his gut. Or had that been stress talking?

The mission and its aftermath had been like a dam breaking in the Koneko, for Ran. Despite the injuries and pain and countless mistakes, he had felt more grounded since that release.

He realized he had been staring at the brunette and unconsciously tightened his mouth out of annoyance at himself.

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Farfarello smirked just faintly at Ken's reaction to his entrance, but decided not to say anything to further anger the kitten - they were actually on an assignment, after all.

/Let's go then, before someone gets carried away again. I do like to try to not piss Crawford off twice in as many days./

He turned slightly, more towards the door, and looked at Schuldig with a raised eyebrow, waiting patiently, essentially giving Schuldig the chance to let out a parting shot at the two kittens. After all, he couldn't spoil all of Schu's fun... Especially since he rather enjoyed it as well.

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Schuldig gave a slight nod, watched Farfarello turn toward the door. /I'm not kidnapping anyone today. Too much effort, anyway./

"I've told you why I'm here." He picked up the bouquet that he'd been examining, tossing down a few more bills to cover the price, the actual price that he'd pulled from Ran's head. "You don't even need to write a card. I'm in a bit of a hurry." He flashed an eerily charming smile at Ran and Ken, then turned on his heel to follow after Farfarello.

Before he left, though, he did implant a light suggestion into Ran's mind that there must be some connection between Sato's sudden appearance and Schwarz's sudden interest in them. Maybe Omi should take a deeper look into the man's interests. Ran could easily ignore it if he chose, but he knew the other redhead was already wondering. It wasn't much of a stretch.

[Exit to Thursday 1.18]

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Farfarello grinned and glanced at the kittens, saluting them briefly before walking out after Schuldig.

[Exit to Thursday 1.18]

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Ran stared after the two Schwarz with surprise and irritation. He had the nagging feeling that he'd been fucked with again somehow, but couldn't quite pin it down.

He turned to look at Ken. He raised an eyebrow at the vase.

He threw a look back over his shoulder at the door. They didn't reappear.

Ran gathered the money on the counter and counted it, then distrubited it into the till. He was thoroughly pissed off, but there was absolutely no present outlet for it. He didn't waste time wondering why they'd come; he would get no answers from himself or Ken.

He locked the door and turned back to his tense teammate. "Ken."

He was checking to see if the soccer player was holding it together.