[It's another Friday night concert successfully come and gone, and Phoenix Roost is winding down. Rei is putting away the night's records while Jyushi finishes up resetting the AV, but he pauses at the office door, turning to look at his young employee.]
Jyushi-kun. Come here a second.
[Avalon is pretty weird. Acting like a knight in shining armor is a little too polished a role for Rei to play, but the goodwill that comes with it does sometimes yield dividends. This time he'd been given a magic item... And after the shitshow that was catching Ichiro doing stupid hero bullshit all by his lonesome, well... can't be too careful. Better hand it off to his dumbass kid.
But Ichiro has his pride. (And Rei has his habits.)]
You're pretty well-versed in those star sign things, right?
[Jyushi may have feelings for someone else, much more than just the crush he had on Rei, it doesn't mean that attraction to Rei is gone. He's still a handsome older man and so Rei asks him to come over? He's quick to stop what he's doing and go over to Rei.]
Ah, yes, Rei-san. I am. Or should I say...Aquarius-san? [Hehe, he's so silly sometimes.]
Ha ha! So that's mine, is it. [The bigger shock is that Jyushi remembered his boss's birthday in the first place! Guess Rosho and Sasara were noisy enough about it.]
Well, good. Here. [Rei strolls to his desk, unlocking the top drawer and pulling out a small jewelry box, which he offers to Jyushi. Inside is a slim bracelet, plain except for a few sparkling inlaid gems.] Got this thank-you gift from a local client. Said the protective magic works best with Leos.
[They absolutely did not say that.]
Obviously[???], I'm not a Leo. And I asked, but neither of my boys are, either. Maybe you know someone who is? Hitoya, maybe?
Hitoya-san is a Cancer! But his extravagance and pride definitely make him seem like a Leo, huh?
[Only someone who really knows astrology would see how clearly Leo is a misdirect for Hitoya.
Obviously he knows a Leo and obviously Rei knows he knows a Leo. Although right now, him and that Leo are a little awkward. Skirting around the elephant in the room. As he looks at the bracelet, he's clearly thinking it over.]
I do know a Leo who keeps getting into trouble though. Do you know him? He comes from our world! Yamada Ichiro! He's really nice and always worrying about others.
[Do you know him, Rei? Do you?] You should give it to him!
Oh yeah? Buster Bros's leader, huh? Sounds like you know a lot about him.
[There's a lot Rei doesn't know (or perhaps "understand") about Ichiro. But there's a lot he does know, too.]
Then, I will. Send me his mailing address.
[Rei pockets the bracelet, eyes glittering with amusement. He was planning on Jyushi doing it, but honestly, delivering the thing to Ichiro with Jyushi's permission is fine enough, too. Ichiro won't be able to pass up wearing it if Jyushi asks after it. It's funny to imagine his son squirm.]
Thanks for the tip about Hitoya, too. Useful to know. [IS IT?]
I don't know that much! We um, have just been hanging out a lot lately is all. [Ahh, don't let his feelings make a big misunderstanding for Ichiro. He's clearly shy about this as he averts his eyes to dig out his phone to send Rei Ichiro's address.]
It's really nice of you to give this to Ichiro-san. I feel like he definitely needs more people looking out for him so I'm happy he has you on his side now.
[Rei's smile softens a little as he watches Jyushi's long fingers taps nervously away on his phone. Is Rei on Ichiro's side? That's a funny question. Ichiro certainly doesn't think so. And Rei's not exactly done well by him. He lost any claim to fatherhood when he left his children behind.
Still, Rei's best and worst quality is, perhaps, his audacity. It doesn't matter what he's done, or what he'll continue to do, or what Ichiro or anyone thinks of him. Even when they're right. Rei will keep interfering to keep that son of his alive.]
He'll probably be gladder to have a fellow Japanese teenager like you out here in the English cityscape than he would an old man like me. But I'll trust you.
[With how Avalon works, whether or not Ichiro admits to anything Jyushi will probably find out Rei's ties to him sooner rather than later.]
[There's a squeak from Jyushi when he hears the compliment from Rei. Although there's still something a little bothersome about being called a kid but he guesses that someone as mature as Rei would be find him to be like a kid.
But he was going to be twenty soon!!]
Um, thank you, Rei-san! But you're a very nice person to know so I'm sure he'd be happy to meet you as well. He's really nice and so helpful. He's trying to help people all the time so this is why this bracelet would really help him. It's so good of you to think about others, like he would!
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Jyushi-kun. Come here a second.
[Avalon is pretty weird. Acting like a knight in shining armor is a little too polished a role for Rei to play, but the goodwill that comes with it does sometimes yield dividends. This time he'd been given a magic item... And after the shitshow that was catching Ichiro doing stupid hero bullshit all by his lonesome, well... can't be too careful. Better hand it off to his dumbass kid.
But Ichiro has his pride. (And Rei has his habits.)]
You're pretty well-versed in those star sign things, right?
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Ah, yes, Rei-san. I am. Or should I say...Aquarius-san? [Hehe, he's so silly sometimes.]
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Well, good. Here. [Rei strolls to his desk, unlocking the top drawer and pulling out a small jewelry box, which he offers to Jyushi. Inside is a slim bracelet, plain except for a few sparkling inlaid gems.] Got this thank-you gift from a local client. Said the protective magic works best with Leos.
[They absolutely did not say that.]
Obviously[???], I'm not a Leo. And I asked, but neither of my boys are, either. Maybe you know someone who is? Hitoya, maybe?
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[Only someone who really knows astrology would see how clearly Leo is a misdirect for Hitoya.
Obviously he knows a Leo and obviously Rei knows he knows a Leo. Although right now, him and that Leo are a little awkward. Skirting around the elephant in the room. As he looks at the bracelet, he's clearly thinking it over.]
I do know a Leo who keeps getting into trouble though. Do you know him? He comes from our world! Yamada Ichiro! He's really nice and always worrying about others.
[Do you know him, Rei? Do you?] You should give it to him!
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[There's a lot Rei doesn't know (or perhaps "understand") about Ichiro. But there's a lot he does know, too.]
Then, I will. Send me his mailing address.
[Rei pockets the bracelet, eyes glittering with amusement. He was planning on Jyushi doing it, but honestly, delivering the thing to Ichiro with Jyushi's permission is fine enough, too. Ichiro won't be able to pass up wearing it if Jyushi asks after it. It's funny to imagine his son squirm.]
Thanks for the tip about Hitoya, too. Useful to know. [IS IT?]
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It's really nice of you to give this to Ichiro-san. I feel like he definitely needs more people looking out for him so I'm happy he has you on his side now.
[ :) ]
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[Rei's smile softens a little as he watches Jyushi's long fingers taps nervously away on his phone. Is Rei on Ichiro's side? That's a funny question. Ichiro certainly doesn't think so. And Rei's not exactly done well by him. He lost any claim to fatherhood when he left his children behind.
Still, Rei's best and worst quality is, perhaps, his audacity. It doesn't matter what he's done, or what he'll continue to do, or what Ichiro or anyone thinks of him. Even when they're right. Rei will keep interfering to keep that son of his alive.]
He'll probably be gladder to have a fellow Japanese teenager like you out here in the English cityscape than he would an old man like me. But I'll trust you.
[With how Avalon works, whether or not Ichiro admits to anything Jyushi will probably find out Rei's ties to him sooner rather than later.]
You're a sweet kid, Jyushi-kun.
[He had better sunset Jyushi's Roost contract.]
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But he was going to be twenty soon!!]
Um, thank you, Rei-san! But you're a very nice person to know so I'm sure he'd be happy to meet you as well. He's really nice and so helpful. He's trying to help people all the time so this is why this bracelet would really help him. It's so good of you to think about others, like he would!