It's nothing. Just Eren started regenerating on his own, but he keeps insisting powers like that don't exist from his memories are from. So I was trying to rule out the idea he somehow caught it from me.
And since we live together I figured if I was contagious You would've caught it too.
[ Staying up late to draw is not new to Yusuke, and he does his best to remain respectful of the fact he has a roommate as a subsequent result of that. Sometimes he does not succeed.
For a majority of the evening, he'd felt that perhaps tonight he had failed. But he had a deadline to reach, and stopping had not been an option. Or, he'd felt like he had failed in keeping his work unobtrusive until he settled bonelessly into bed; eyelids heavy and bones weary ... and Akira wriggles into bed with him like a sneaky kitten and immediately asks him what he was working on.
It takes a moment to process; as sleepy as his brain is. And then it has to go through a reboot moment while he tries to figure out what to say. ]
... [ Uhhhhm... ]
Commission work, mostly. Deadlines are creeping up on me, and now I have a pause in schoolwork I must get this finished.
[ Hang on let him shift over... so Akira isn't regulated to the very edge of the bed with no cosy pillow. ]
[ Oh, he wasn't planning to stay here that long, but he crawls closer now that there's space for him. Morrigan stretches in between and meows in irritation as he's readjusted. Stop. Sleep now. They can talk with their eyes closed and trick their nanny. No worries? Akira doesn't, but it may help a tired artist.
After stretching his arms overhead for a second or two, he buries his face into one of the free pillows, enjoying the soft plush comforts. ]
You're pretty popular as Inari, huh? I had a couple of your works before knowing your identity, too.
[ Reaching for the warm blanket, he pulls some of it his way so he doesn't freeze to death. While they can afford a room in a house, heating is far from their reach. ]
[ It's impossible not to take a moment to fluff Morrigan's ears as he meowls. Yes, Morrigan. Sleep seems like a wise idea, but your owner has other ideas for now.
He's in the middle of a good scritching, and Morrigan's ears are twitching happily when his hand freezes. Morrigan lets out an unimpressed huffing mreowl, and whips his tail until Yusuke's hand resumes the important task of kitten pets. ]
... How long have you been aware?
[ Because let's not focus on that right now because learning his roommate owns some of his doujin work is a potential yusuke.exe has stopped working moment so let's push that to one side very firmly for the moment. ]
I... do not think abilities are contagious, however. What makes you think that your magic specifically might be? Ignoring things such as contact, and focusing more on the magic itself.
[ Morrigan may be fussy right now, but he calms down into the soothing fingertips that dig into his scalp. Kitty sleeps now—at least one kitty does. Akira rolls onto his back to look up at the ceiling, thinking back to when they decided to move in. He remembers when they scouted the rooms... Pulled in the leftover furniture that Tuuri stole from other parts of the house, and buying decor.
There were some middle of the night talks, some shenanigans here and there, and the sleepless nights in October. When did he really learn about Yusuke's underground job as a doujinka? He's quiet before pulling the blanket up closer to their necks. ]
I had a hunch during the first month, but it was around October. I recognized one of the pages and made the connection.
[ He may or may not have bought more of Yusuke's stuff after learning it was him. ]
Well there was that guy who kidnapped and tortured a bunch of people in October. He's on the app last I heard.
And there's this one bully I keep running into. I mean, she's not as bad as the first guy but- I don't wanna see how violent she'd get if she could regenerate.
[ .... well that's news to him. Shows how much I Yusuke was paying attention during bouts of insomnia. ]
I see... however, you mentioned that the regeneration abilities are only short term? Perhaps, if it's something you are concerned about, some experimentation with people you trust might be warranted.
... You're being bullied?
[ Elliot why didn't you say something half your housemates have supernatural representations of themselves they can literally beat things up with. Yusuke could freeze her to a wall? ]
[Its okay Elliot mostly knew about it because when you have an overprotective family with connections to law enforcement and the fire department- you better believe he gets called up every time an incident occurs in Recolle that's news worthy. Every time.]
Yeah...I might have to do that. Not sure who would be willing to injure themselves for an experiment though...
[And Yusuke have you ever considered you freezing people to walls might be exactly why he didn't say anything?]
Oh, I'm okay. It was just a couple times, I try to stay away from her. She pushes people around until she gets her way, and then claims it's teamwork. I'm more worried about other people than I am about myself.
Someone who has an active job, or may be in a situation where injury could occur more easily? A chef, perhaps.
[ Some people deserve it. ]
All the more reason to do something to dissuade her. [ LIKE FREEZING HER TO A WALL. ] She will alienate people if she's not willing to treat people better. "Teamwork" is not an at excuse.
... Maybe you should worry more for yourself? If others do, it's fairly counterproductive not to keep an eye out for yourself as well.
[ He will be brave. He can survive this conversation, maybe. But he will remember Akira's tricks, and call Goro to perform CPR if Akira plays dead. We'll see how long that lasts then. ]
... I had thought I was being subtle enough to fool you as well. Apparently not.
It pays surprisingly well though. If you were ever considering a need for extra money.
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