Time to Play Bingo [Closed]

[concealingeyes]

Date & Time: April 4th, afternoon
Location: Around the market!
Characters: Jade, Kido, Kano
Summary: Jade is a bad person
Warnings: See above




[All things considered, their lives here at Exsilium have been very peaceful. So maybe it was inevitable that something would come and ruin that peace. Kido herself can't be too worried yet until she finds out what she needs but she is definitely guarded.

...Guarded because of what Kano said but also from how worried Kano was about this. She hopes things won't be too troublesome. As long as Kano behaves it'll be fine. Probably.

She spots Jade finally and waves at him.]

Oi, Jade! We need to talk!

Comments

[concealingeyes]

[Suddenly Kido feels like she's actually with two children, instead of a teenager and a grown man.]

Eh... Kano picks on people and teases them but even he wouldn't be that cruel with a prank. Well, probably not.

[clinical]

['Probably not.'

Jade is getting kind of depressed watching these two kids fail all over the place.]

I'm certain Kano wouldn't be so cruel. You would know if that was in his personality.

[concealingeyes]

Hm? It's not like that. He's not a bad kid. But he has a habit of taking things too far without realising it. So, that's why I say 'probably not'.

[She smiles slightly.] He wouldn't be so cruel on purpose. I can say that, though. It's his filter that's busted.

[duplicitoussight]

[The jab he expects back doesn't come. Huh. He smiles along.]

Hey, hey, Leader! I'm right here, you know!

[concealingeyes]

Huh? You are? [She glances at him.] Without hearing you talk nonstop, it was hard to tell.

[duplicitoussight]

Eh? I can be quiet too! Is it really that strange for me to stay quiet? [A sigh.] I'm not a complete chatterbox.

[concealingeyes]

You always leave me so many messages, though. I think the only time you're quiet is when you're sleeping.

[clinical]

My, my. [Jade adjusts his glasses.] I believe this kind of conversation is an old man's cue to leave.

[You sure are flirting in front of him.]

[concealingeyes]

Huh...? [A beat. Then she turns red, waving her hands.]

S-Stop assuming he's my boyfriend, geez!! You don't have many friends, do you?

[She scratches her head.] Oi, that reminds me. You should apologise for that prank. Otherwise it's going to be a pain.

[duplicitoussight]

[Kano can't help his snicker, even though he presses a hand to his mouth.]

You mean he's assumed that before too, Kido? Ah, what sort of things did you tell him about me, I wonder...?

[concealingeyes]

[She turns and kicks him in the shin.]

I didn't say anything weird! Don't laugh like that!

[clinical]

I believe I'm interrupting again.

[duplicitoussight]

Ow--!

[He bends over, clutching the now-bruised shin.] I'm sorry....

[He's going to be quiet. For now. Give or take half a minute.]

[concealingeyes]

Sorry. He's always like this. [She turns back to Jade to let Kano suffer.] Anyway, do you intend to apologise for the prank or not?

[clinical]

May I pose a question first?

[concealingeyes]

Huh? Yeah, sure. What's up?

[clinical]

Why do you want one?

Please don't misunderstand me. I have no problem acknowledging that I overstepped in my approach to Kano. [To say the least.] But I'm not clear as to whether you seek an apology or Kano does, and to what purpose.

[concealingeyes]

[She blinks once. Then she rubs the back of her head.]

Is it that weird...? Well, to be honest, I don't think Kano wants to deal with you ever again. You really did freak him out. It's blunt but true. Personally, I want an apology. I kind of get why you did it, I guess. That's your personality...

[She sighs. This is really weird to explain.] But I want an apology because it's better to start over with everything like that. It only works if it's sincere, though, so don't bother if you don't mean it. I'd still like to talk to you about some things sometime without having a bad taste in my mouth. Kano'd probably rather I didn't but I'm not going to say I'd stay away. You're not a threat to us, so there's nothing wrong there.

Good enough?

[duplicitoussight]

[So they'll still have to deal with Jade. It's not something he's happy about, but he knows that convincing Kido not to go through with it would be a pain. If she sees that Jade has something useful to offer to the Dan... well, he hated to admit it, but her instincts on things like these were usually right.]

... ah, would Kido mind if I added something?

[He interjects to signal that he's going to speak, not to ask for permission. He straightens up.] Well, putting my feelings like that is an exaggeration, really! If Kido still wants to talk to him--

[A split second of hesitance. He shrugs.] --then that's Kido's choice! To be honest, it doesn't matter to me, the apology or future contact. Leader knows best.

[He doesn't think an apology'll be sincere, anyway, coming from this guy.]

[clinical]

[When Kano interjects, Jade's eyes slide over to him. And he listens, and he sees.

He looks back at Kido.]

Yes, that's enough. Thank you for elaborating on your position. You have my apologies.

[concealingeyes]

[Kido looks at Kano before nodding. She really does understand why Kano is put off by him but it's not like she's asking him to deal with Jade, right?]

Thanks. I accept it. [She thinks he's being sincere in his way.]

[duplicitoussight]

[He still doesn't like it. But he figures he can find a way to avoid Jade somehow, so it's... a solution, he guesses.]

All right, all right~ Now that's done, we can all head back, right?

[clinical]

One more moment of your time, Kido.

[With a dispassionate and forthright expression, he meets her eyes.]

I would also like to apologize for frightening you on our first meeting. I hope you can understand the reasons why.

[concealingeyes]

[She hesitates, then nods.]

...It's okay. You're in the military, so... you've probably been in some horrible situations. When I appeared so suddenly, your soldier training took over, right? Actually, looking back on it, the way you controlled it was pretty impressive. I'm lucky you're that good.

[It's a little embarrassing but she admires that kind of control.] ...I'm not used to dealing with people like that. I'll be more careful with my eyes.

[clinical]

[She's close. Not half-bad. So he accepts her answers.]

When you use the power you have on others, you have to accept some responsibility for the consequences. It would be unfortunate if your own abilities became a serious danger to you from careless use.




[What was that, Uncle Ben?]