[ day visibly winces at the comment about how trusting his friends will get him killed because- hm-
he tries to focus on the positive for now. like the fact he gets to lower his servos and allow his stiff joints some respite from how long he's been holding them up. yay, he mentally cheers to himself for a second before he addresses the pressing question at hand: ]
I first want to know if you're interested in the idea of coming along.
[ with sir cao pi and mr. hughes and sir kuai liang, their interest in coming along with daylight were obvious enough for him to take note.
but with vanitas that's something he needs to figure out first. ] I'm, um, curious about what you know about Dr. Solis, yeah, but I'm not pushing on that. If you don't want to then you don't want to. I don't like the idea of forcing others to do or be something that's not their thing, you know?
Which is why I want to know if you'll be up for something like this. If you don't wanna go, I don't wanna force you.
[ concentrate on the topic, day reminds himself as he stands his ground. even if you find yourself wondering if you can handle this sort of interaction for the duration of however long a tea with dr. solis will take. ]
I've spoken to others about this. Others- Others have been interested in her, Vanitas- [ he pauses a bit, wondering if it was alright to address him as much. daylight doesn't know his last name and he has a feeling vanitas wouldn't like it if he was addressed as 'mister' so. ] -and that was even before learning about her real identity.
[ he remembers the early days of when they got here. everyone trying to open the trapdoor and find ways to interact with her. it got to the point she had asked him to put up a sign to stop the more 'egregious behaviour' as his great grandpa would have described it. ]
And, besides, this isn't something I should just... decide by myself. Others should have a say and know what's going on. See if they'll have something to say or have tips to give. Stuff like that since, well, we have to work together.
[ He remembers the obsession, the constant need to find out what was underneath. Vanitas had never really cared — not until she came up to stop him.
He hunts closer until he's within arm's length, and the narrowed distance means Vanitas has to look up. It would almost be comical, if Vanitas didn't look so dangerous. ]
You've all always been obsessed with the one under the door.
And what do you think you're deciding now? You think we can give her the peace of mind we aren't like anyone who came before?
I'll tell you this:
[ He cocks his head just a little, and the new angle makes the gold of his eyes shine, inhuman in the low light. ]
I don't care who you take with you. But if something happens to her as a result of this little tea party?
You'll wish I'd done something so simple as let you die and have her bring you back.
[ yep. definitely nightbreak-type when it comes to being protective for those they care for. really unfortunate that he's on the receiving end of it and not the reason for someone being murderously caring.
more than ever, he misses nightbreak. ]
I don't know why you need to do this but sure. [ he doesn't raise his servos up all the way up to resume the gesture but makes little sincere jazzhands of honesty, at the very least. ] If it gives you the security to know that this will make me do what I can to ensure she's safe- Okay.
... Riku was definitely right about you having a soft spot for her.
[ His lip curls, enough that it flashes one of his canines with his derisiveness. It's a flippant response, but Vanitas has grown somewhat accustomed to being underestimated in this place.
Riku was right. It doesn't bother him as much as it would have a few months ago. She represents much more to him than some woman he has a soft spot for, but he also isn't going to discuss it with someone he doesn't know and doesn't particularly like. ]
Everything you do has consequences, Daylight.
[ He walks passed him, then, very close but without touching, toward the door. He pauses with his back to the other guy. ]
I know what it looks like when you're choosing to use someone for your own gain.
[ He turns his head just slightly, so part of his face is visible, a sliver of his jaw, without turning around. ]
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he tries to focus on the positive for now. like the fact he gets to lower his servos and allow his stiff joints some respite from how long he's been holding them up. yay, he mentally cheers to himself for a second before he addresses the pressing question at hand: ]
I first want to know if you're interested in the idea of coming along.
[ with sir cao pi and mr. hughes and sir kuai liang, their interest in coming along with daylight were obvious enough for him to take note.
but with vanitas that's something he needs to figure out first. ] I'm, um, curious about what you know about Dr. Solis, yeah, but I'm not pushing on that. If you don't want to then you don't want to. I don't like the idea of forcing others to do or be something that's not their thing, you know?
Which is why I want to know if you'll be up for something like this. If you don't wanna go, I don't wanna force you.
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You have no back bone at all. No wonder you need someone to go with you.
[ He's too kind, and that wince told him everything he needed to know about the nerve he's touched. It doesn't even surprise him. ]
You can't even ask me a direct question.
[ He advances then, his eyes narrowed and sharp. ]
Yeah, I'd go along. But something tells me I'm not the first person you've asked.
[ Which doesn't surprise him. Why would anyone come to Vanitas for anything other than a need to destroy something? ]
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[ concentrate on the topic, day reminds himself as he stands his ground. even if you find yourself wondering if you can handle this sort of interaction for the duration of however long a tea with dr. solis will take. ]
I've spoken to others about this. Others- Others have been interested in her, Vanitas- [ he pauses a bit, wondering if it was alright to address him as much. daylight doesn't know his last name and he has a feeling vanitas wouldn't like it if he was addressed as 'mister' so. ] -and that was even before learning about her real identity.
[ he remembers the early days of when they got here. everyone trying to open the trapdoor and find ways to interact with her. it got to the point she had asked him to put up a sign to stop the more 'egregious behaviour' as his great grandpa would have described it. ]
And, besides, this isn't something I should just... decide by myself. Others should have a say and know what's going on. See if they'll have something to say or have tips to give. Stuff like that since, well, we have to work together.
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[ He remembers the obsession, the constant need to find out what was underneath. Vanitas had never really cared — not until she came up to stop him.
He hunts closer until he's within arm's length, and the narrowed distance means Vanitas has to look up. It would almost be comical, if Vanitas didn't look so dangerous. ]
You've all always been obsessed with the one under the door.
And what do you think you're deciding now? You think we can give her the peace of mind we aren't like anyone who came before?
I'll tell you this:
[ He cocks his head just a little, and the new angle makes the gold of his eyes shine, inhuman in the low light. ]
I don't care who you take with you. But if something happens to her as a result of this little tea party?
You'll wish I'd done something so simple as let you die and have her bring you back.
( 1/2: gag tag. )
( 2/2: a real tag but it might as well be the same thing. i'm sorry for day here. )
more than ever, he misses nightbreak. ]
I don't know why you need to do this but sure. [ he doesn't raise his servos up all the way up to resume the gesture but makes little sincere jazzhands of honesty, at the very least. ] If it gives you the security to know that this will make me do what I can to ensure she's safe- Okay.
... Riku was definitely right about you having a soft spot for her.
[ daylight, apparently, does not fear death. ]
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Riku was right. It doesn't bother him as much as it would have a few months ago. She represents much more to him than some woman he has a soft spot for, but he also isn't going to discuss it with someone he doesn't know and doesn't particularly like. ]
Everything you do has consequences, Daylight.
[ He walks passed him, then, very close but without touching, toward the door. He pauses with his back to the other guy. ]
I know what it looks like when you're choosing to use someone for your own gain.
[ He turns his head just slightly, so part of his face is visible, a sliver of his jaw, without turning around. ]
I'll be watching.