[ Koromaru doesn't budge from his spot on the futon. He's finished off his treat and curls up into a donut, sighing as he observes the three's shenanigans. His ass is Not coming to Minato's rescue.
Minato sighs too and grabs another piece of pocky. He snaps a piece of it off in his mouth, chewing as Kotone settles down to brush his hair. He's already given up. There's no defeating the Kotone-Ryoji tag team... How can he say no when the two of them look so jazzed to be doing this...]
[High-five returned! Ever the dutiful partner in crime, Ryoji makes sure to get the brightest and most neon-looking clips for the job - stuff that's guaranteed to pop out of his dark blue locks.]
Right? It'll be a fresh new look!
[His eyes are sparkling. You don't want to take that sparkle away from his eyes, right?
In the end he narrows it down to three choices - pink, yellow, and radioactive green.]
[At least she's gentle with the brush, guiding it carefully with her other hand to keep from tugging. His hair is nicer than hers, she's pretty sure, straighter and less wavy. Probably easier to maintain, which must be why he can wear his down, while hers lives in a perpetual ponytail. She hums contentedly as she brushes, only pausing to peer at Ryoji's offered clips. Hmmm...]
Pink! [but she points at herself, then points to Ryoji.] Yellow! [Like his scarf. Then finally, points to Minato.] Green! We can wear matching clips!
[She does glance around to try to get a look at Minato's face, giving him a smile that's meant to be encouraging.] Lemme know if I pull your hair too much, okay?
[ Minato blinks from behind his bangs. Pink is pretty close to the color red, just like Kotone's headphones. Ryoji obviously has his yellow scarf. There's nothing green to be seen in anything Minato wears, but he supposes it's the last hair clip standing. Green is such a strange color for Ryoji to select in the mix, but... Yeah. Minato can't say no to those sparkling eyes of Ryoji. ]
Okay.
[ He has to stop himself from nodding, given that Kotone has some of his hair clutched between her fingers. It's nice, actually. He could doze off like this... ]
Good idea, Kotone-chan! We should take a group photo once we're all done!
[While Kotone is busy brushing out the kinks in Minato's hair, Ryoji takes his spot in front of him, straightening Minato's bangs with a comb of his own. Now that he thinks about it, this is the first time he's been this close to Minato's face. This kind of peaceful expression suits him, Ryoji thinks. It gives a kind of softness that he likes to see more.
Perhaps it's curiosity that bites the cat, or it's because they have been fiddling with Minato's hair, but that inspires him to tuck it away behind his ear. It's rare to be able to see both of his eyes so clearly. And now that sight is in front of him...]
[Kotone just steals some of that extra hair Ryoji brushes back as if it's something planned, taking advantage of the extra length and just brushing it in with the rest of his hair. Hm?]
Let me see!
[She leans around front again and freezes, less because his eyes are pretty, and more because he looks an awful lot like Ryoji himself like this. Does that make sense, or is it weird? Ryoji had been a part of her for a long time without their knowledge, and she knows it's the same for Minato, but shouldn't he look more like her than like Minato? It's weirdly uncanny, and something twists painfully in her heart, but she covers it with a laugh and leans back to start separating Minato's hair into halves in preparation for pigtails.]
Yeah, I guess so! Have you ever thought about changing your hairstyle, Minato?
[ The mention of a group photo has Minato waking up again. ]
We could. ...I still have film for my camera.
[ Even with his slight camera-shy streak, he's willing to indulge both Kotone and Ryoji. It's worth it, he thinks, given how frail the miracle of all three of their paths intersecting may be. There's no telling how long moments like this will last.
Still, Minato finds himself feeling a little bashful at the compliment being leveled at him. The hand tucking his hair away doesn't help either. He breaks eye contact, feeling a little self-conscious. ]
...they're just eyes. Everyone has them.
[ Nailed it.
He looks up again just in time to catch Kotone's ambivalent expression, gray-blue eyes flickering to her face. He doesn't comment on it because she laughs and starts separating his hair. She doesn't want to talk about whatever's bothering her. Point taken.
Minato hums thoughtfully. ]
Not really. Didn't think about it since my current one doesn't bother me.
Future plans will have to wait for later, not when he's still too busy admiring Minato's complexion. Nothing has been able to take his attention this much before. Less so than someone who has only known for months.
...But then again, he's already been here longer than he has been in Gekkoukan.]
Everyone's eyes are different! Yours is really clear and almost blue and...
[His voice trails off, silenced by a gnawing dread. Usually he's very in tune with Kotone's feelings, but right now it's as if he's enraptured, like he's seeing something unnaturally familiar. It doesn't make sense at all - and yet Ryoji can't help but think that perhaps that is simply how it is meant to be.
It terrifies him, just a little. Which is why he ultimately lets the others wrest control of the conversation once more.]
Variety is the spice of life! [He exclaims with a bright smile.] Maybe a new look would help you discover something about yourself!
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Minato sighs too and grabs another piece of pocky. He snaps a piece of it off in his mouth, chewing as Kotone settles down to brush his hair. He's already given up. There's no defeating the Kotone-Ryoji tag team... How can he say no when the two of them look so jazzed to be doing this...]
koromaru bribery worked let's gooo
Right? It'll be a fresh new look!
[His eyes are sparkling. You don't want to take that sparkle away from his eyes, right?
In the end he narrows it down to three choices - pink, yellow, and radioactive green.]
Pick one!
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Pink! [but she points at herself, then points to Ryoji.] Yellow! [Like his scarf. Then finally, points to Minato.] Green! We can wear matching clips!
[She does glance around to try to get a look at Minato's face, giving him a smile that's meant to be encouraging.] Lemme know if I pull your hair too much, okay?
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Okay.
[ He has to stop himself from nodding, given that Kotone has some of his hair clutched between her fingers. It's nice, actually. He could doze off like this... ]
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[While Kotone is busy brushing out the kinks in Minato's hair, Ryoji takes his spot in front of him, straightening Minato's bangs with a comb of his own. Now that he thinks about it, this is the first time he's been this close to Minato's face. This kind of peaceful expression suits him, Ryoji thinks. It gives a kind of softness that he likes to see more.
Perhaps it's curiosity that bites the cat, or it's because they have been fiddling with Minato's hair, but that inspires him to tuck it away behind his ear. It's rare to be able to see both of his eyes so clearly. And now that sight is in front of him...]
Whoa...
[Ryoji looks mesmerized.]
Your eyes are really pretty.
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Let me see!
[She leans around front again and freezes, less because his eyes are pretty, and more because he looks an awful lot like Ryoji himself like this. Does that make sense, or is it weird? Ryoji had been a part of her for a long time without their knowledge, and she knows it's the same for Minato, but shouldn't he look more like her than like Minato? It's weirdly uncanny, and something twists painfully in her heart, but she covers it with a laugh and leans back to start separating Minato's hair into halves in preparation for pigtails.]
Yeah, I guess so! Have you ever thought about changing your hairstyle, Minato?
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We could. ...I still have film for my camera.
[ Even with his slight camera-shy streak, he's willing to indulge both Kotone and Ryoji. It's worth it, he thinks, given how frail the miracle of all three of their paths intersecting may be. There's no telling how long moments like this will last.
Still, Minato finds himself feeling a little bashful at the compliment being leveled at him. The hand tucking his hair away doesn't help either. He breaks eye contact, feeling a little self-conscious. ]
...they're just eyes. Everyone has them.
[ Nailed it.
He looks up again just in time to catch Kotone's ambivalent expression, gray-blue eyes flickering to her face. He doesn't comment on it because she laughs and starts separating his hair. She doesn't want to talk about whatever's bothering her. Point taken.
Minato hums thoughtfully. ]
Not really. Didn't think about it since my current one doesn't bother me.
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Future plans will have to wait for later, not when he's still too busy admiring Minato's complexion. Nothing has been able to take his attention this much before. Less so than someone who has only known for months.
...But then again, he's already been here longer than he has been in Gekkoukan.]
Everyone's eyes are different! Yours is really clear and almost blue and...
[His voice trails off, silenced by a gnawing dread. Usually he's very in tune with Kotone's feelings, but right now it's as if he's enraptured, like he's seeing something unnaturally familiar. It doesn't make sense at all - and yet Ryoji can't help but think that perhaps that is simply how it is meant to be.
It terrifies him, just a little. Which is why he ultimately lets the others wrest control of the conversation once more.]
Variety is the spice of life! [He exclaims with a bright smile.] Maybe a new look would help you discover something about yourself!