Who: Kimihiro, Mugetsu, hopefully you! What: A few activities to get him started. ❤ Where: Everywhere! Most threads are around Merlaut, though! When: The month of December! Content Warnings: None, just spoilers sometimes.
(kimihiro just quirks a brow, like he was surprised that the other didn't just turn around and leave when the smoke he so clearly hates reaches him. it's after a sip of his tea that he takes in another smokeful breath.)
Adjusting is an issue, but I guess that's to be expected of anyone. (he waves a hand, grumpily.)
[Kaiba might not have retreated, but he did raise a hand to try and waft it away]
Maybe it is, for some people.
[Although he phrased it that way, it wasn't as if the adjustment period had been a snap for him either. In many ways he still wasn't used to all this and was seeking out what he should even do while here]
(time has made kimihiro mature, but it also has cut his patience for bullshit. all he does aside from slow-blinking, visibly unimpressed, is take another sip of his tea.)
Sure you do. (he's sure he's going to regret this, because really, again, no patience for whatever way kaiba is gonna stroke his own ego with the question, but he does genuinely want to know. kimihiro sighs and finally asks:)
Why is it that you feel like you have to be such a grown up as young as you are?
[Somewhat ironically Kaiba hasn't put in quite as much time, and his patience was already so limited. His experiences had made him naturally colder to others.]
[At least there was no argument even if the other didn't truly accept the answer. As he stood there, he debated moving off and leaving the newer addition to his tea and his addiction but as it so happened a question was posed that stopped him]
Heh- as young as I am? Just how old are you supposed to be? [Since Watanuki didn't look old enough to phrase his query that way] I mentioned it before- I have a company to run. [As if that answered it all]
At least a hundred years older than you, that's for sure. ( could sound like a joke, but there's no hinting - just nonchalant honesty. considering time stopped for him in his late teens, of course he looks like a very young adult from appearance alone. it is the pipe and the tiredness that age him.) ... And why?
(who in their good sense put a child in charge? not that kimihiro can say shit.)
Oh, of course, how could I have possibly missed that? [The sarcasm resurfacing in his tone.] If I didn't guess by your physical appearance, I should have from your robes. [Why are there so many unhinged, crazy, delusion nutbars in this place?] What do you do for preservation?
What do you mean, why? [Huffing a little at that] .. because when I seized control of the company I wasn't just going to let all that capital go to waste.
(kimihiro doesn't entertain an answer, he just once again waves a hand dismissively, like kaiba's sarcasm doesn't mean a thing. he already noticed there's something much more interesting below the surface, and his abrasive personality wasn't worth debating with.
so for as much as kimihiro would love to tell him to go bother someone else, people meet for a reason, don't they? he'll hold off on his own impulsiveness for now.)
[It would have been pointless to feed into it either way, it wasn't as if an answer was really being sought. It was clearly just to poke at Watanuki's expense for the outrageous claim.
No they don't. Stop clinging to this absurd notion. Kaiba would say they only met here because they both live in the same apartment building. There's nothing fantastical about it]
Everything. [The initial response is succinct but he expands] Broker partnerships with other businesses, design products, oversee expansion, field the media- you name it I do it- at least in some capacity. There are some tasks that get delegated to others but you can bet that everything has to meet with my approval before it gets greenlit. [He's a control freak]
(and finally, kimihiro takes a large drag again, tapping burnt tobacco off the pipe before the smoke slowly exits his body. he expected more from you, kaiba.
he'd argue people do meet for a reason - why else would kaiba be one of the first people he met in a world he has no business being in in the first place?)
Heh- you think you're the first to assume that about someone who has ascended the corporate ladder to success? Stand in line.
[Sneering at that. What was with people, and being against making a profit and taking an active role in something you built? Truthfully, he's not sure where the disappointment is coming from, and he doesn't care. He doesn't have to impress this git.
And yet, Watanuki hadn't found a reason yet. It wasn't as if Kaiba was planning on spilling his guts about how he was cementing a future not only for himself but for his little brother, or how society had cast them both aside early in life]
I've been dismissed? You know what.... I think I'll stay right here. [Make him leave]
(not at all. after all, it takes work to make it work, but the problem with kaiba's answer is not his company, or even his success. there's no assumption that accomplishment and shallowness are interconnected within kimihiro.
it was the lack of purpose that he provided. kimihiro won't engage any further. all he does instead is smile to mugetsu, giving him a scratch behind his ear.)
[For a few moments Kaiba remains standing there just to serve as a source of annoyance but it doesn't seem to be working. Still, at least he decides when he'll leave instead of being told.
Everything was a purpose- he just failed to define it and went off on other tangents. His brother was everything to him. That and never being beholden to anyone else ever again
Eventually he took off, leaving Watanuki to his thoughts and without so much as muttering a bye.]
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(when he blows, he makes sure to use all his lung power, hopefully the smoke would make it towards the other. get lost already.)
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[Said dryly and in jest.]
Trust me, you're one of the last people on my mind. You just happened to be out here when I was leaving the apartments.
[Noticing the attempt, he decided not to depart just yet]
What's eating you, anyway.
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Adjusting is an issue, but I guess that's to be expected of anyone. (he waves a hand, grumpily.)
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Maybe it is, for some people.
[Although he phrased it that way, it wasn't as if the adjustment period had been a snap for him either. In many ways he still wasn't used to all this and was seeking out what he should even do while here]
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(the smoke leaves through his nose. at least this time he's not sending the other a micro-aggression.)
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[Kaiba gently
liedcorrected]I excel no matter where I am or what the circumstances. This.. [Waving a hand at the air] .. whatever it is is only a minor setback.
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Sure you do. (he's sure he's going to regret this, because really, again, no patience for whatever way kaiba is gonna stroke his own ego with the question, but he does genuinely want to know. kimihiro sighs and finally asks:)
Why is it that you feel like you have to be such a grown up as young as you are?
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[At least there was no argument even if the other didn't truly accept the answer. As he stood there, he debated moving off and leaving the newer addition to his tea and his addiction but as it so happened a question was posed that stopped him]
Heh- as young as I am? Just how old are you supposed to be? [Since Watanuki didn't look old enough to phrase his query that way] I mentioned it before- I have a company to run. [As if that answered it all]
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(who in their good sense put a child in charge? not that kimihiro can say shit.)
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What do you mean, why? [Huffing a little at that] .. because when I seized control of the company I wasn't just going to let all that capital go to waste.
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so for as much as kimihiro would love to tell him to go bother someone else, people meet for a reason, don't they? he'll hold off on his own impulsiveness for now.)
What do you do it for?
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No they don't. Stop clinging to this absurd notion. Kaiba would say they only met here because they both live in the same apartment building. There's nothing fantastical about it]
Everything. [The initial response is succinct but he expands] Broker partnerships with other businesses, design products, oversee expansion, field the media- you name it I do it- at least in some capacity. There are some tasks that get delegated to others but you can bet that everything has to meet with my approval before it gets greenlit. [He's a control freak]
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(and finally, kimihiro takes a large drag again, tapping burnt tobacco off the pipe before the smoke slowly exits his body. he expected more from you, kaiba.
he'd argue people do meet for a reason - why else would kaiba be one of the first people he met in a world he has no business being in in the first place?)
Disappointing. You may leave me alone now.
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[Sneering at that. What was with people, and being against making a profit and taking an active role in something you built? Truthfully, he's not sure where the disappointment is coming from, and he doesn't care. He doesn't have to impress this git.
And yet, Watanuki hadn't found a reason yet. It wasn't as if Kaiba was planning on spilling his guts about how he was cementing a future not only for himself but for his little brother, or how society had cast them both aside early in life]
I've been dismissed? You know what.... I think I'll stay right here. [Make him leave]
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it was the lack of purpose that he provided. kimihiro won't engage any further. all he does instead is smile to mugetsu, giving him a scratch behind his ear.)
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Everything was a purpose- he just failed to define it and went off on other tangents.
His brother was everything to him. That and never being beholden to anyone else ever againEventually he took off, leaving Watanuki to his thoughts and without so much as muttering a bye.]
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he doesn't even blink when the other leaves, much less watches it. one of the best points of having a limited peripheral vision.
he just calmy takes a sip of his tea and as soon as kaiba is out of hearing range, he mutters to mugetsu.)
Seriously, what an insufferable little man.
(and for the rest of his morning, he returns as he was - perhaps mclosing it a bit more now. thanks kaiba!)