Infighting Week Four

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Characters: any character participating in the Infighting event
Setting: pods, week four of the event
Format: any
Summary: All week four Infighting event threads should go in here, to keep things organized.
Warnings: horror, trauma, experiment results, impossible geometry, cabin fever

[Week Four Information]
[Week Three]
[Week Two]
[Week One]
Dax's Pod
Riki's Pod
Jason's Pod
Event End

Comments

[pengeen]

Well that's because I'm trying my hardest not to let anything get to me.

[chainsawn]

That's why Kidou-kun's so brave. Even if things like this happen often.. [ ... ] I think it could get pretty scary for people if there are a lot of these things.

[pengeen]

Yeah. [He nods.] To be honest, it was a lot harder when I first arrived. I didn't know anyone at all, and shortly after I was thrown into an event like this which I explained the first time we met.

[He laughs a little bit, sadly.] I couldn't look at my soccer ball after that event, since I had carried it with me the whole time. Every time I looked at it, it reminded me just how terrifying that was.

[chainsawn]

But you made it through, right..? [ which is really admirable and the important part to her, really. She still firmly believes she was only able to get through this thanks to everyone else. ]

And now.. you're this strong. You probably know a lot of people, and you're helping out others.. it's great.

[pengeen]

[And there's a bit of a blush starting to overrun his cheeks] You think so? [He doesn't feel like he's really been doing anything great at all]

[chainsawn]

Of course. You helped me out a lot here, so.. that already means you're stronger than me, right? [ she just smiles, as if she obliviously doesn't even notice the blush. ] I think someone who's strong enough to help out others is really great..

[pengeen]

Just because I've helped you out doesn't mean you're not strong, Urotsuki. Even the strongest of people need help sometimes.

[chainsawn]

Well.. I didn't say I'm weak.. [ but she doesn't really think of herself as strong either way. ]

Just that you're stronger. .. And more amazing, too..

[pengeen]

I don't think that I am.... [He smiles over at her]


But I do think that you're amazing too, Urotsuki.

[chainsawn]

[ oh gosh, she gets a little blushy now.. they're just going to end up complimenting each other into forever like this, huh? ]

It means a lot to me when it's you saying it..

omg i forgot i had a bunch of icons of him rolling around in his cape like this

[pengeen]

[Knowing these two, yes.]

It does?

LFMAO SHIT THAT ICON IS SO MOE...

[chainsawn]

Yes. Because Kidou-kun is someone who's so amazing to me, and.. [ she isn't sure how to word it - it might sound too clingy if she tells the truth, since she's so easily attached to people, right? but.. ] .. someone important to me.

ISN'T IT

[pengeen]

[Oh no, he thought he was done with the blushing but nope, his face is starting to get pretty red. It's not often that he hears things like that, after all.]

...really? [He.. doesn't know what else to say. Usually it goes without saying that he's important to others like his sister or his soccer team but when it's actually brought to attention, he's a bit at a lost for words or he changes the subject to something more pressing at the time.]

I CAN'T HANDLE IT

[chainsawn]

.. Y-.. yes, really. [ It's somewhat awkward to repeat it, but she does all the same - nodding her head a little to herself. ]

That's.. not a bad thing, is it?

BUT YOU MUST HANDLE IT BECAUSE I HAVE MORE

[pengeen]

Ah no, not at all. [He hesitates before speaking again]

...I'm just... not that used to hearing things like that, that's all.

KEEP THOSE ICONS WHERE THEY BELONG

[chainsawn]

Why not? [ she sounds a little genuinely surprised. ] I thought everyone would find you as amazing as I do, and.. when someone is nice and amazing to you, you'd easily find them important, right?

YOU MEAN KEEP USING THEM? OK

[pengeen]

It goes unsaid that my friends and I find each other important, so it's not often that we verbally say it.

[A pause] I'm more used to others telling me things like that I'm a genius or that I'm perfect. [That last part is said with a little emphasis, almost as if he doesn't particularly like being called perfect.]

[chainsawn]

[ She does pick up on it, even if it just makes her frown a little - does that mean the way she talks about him might bother him too? She thinks he's great too, after all, but.. ]

That's a bad thing?

[pengeen]

[He closes his eyes for a moment and sighs] No, don't worry about it.

[Throughout Kidou's life, he had to live up to his father and Kageyama's expectations. Those expectations were higher then most, he had to be in the absolute top. Perfect, intelligent, a good leader, these things were what he was expected to be. One little percent off a test would get his father angry, if he tripped up during practice, Kageyama would look down upon him. Because of the pressure of this, words like "amazing" or "absolute best" had not much meaning to them, they were simply something Kidou had to be.

He didn't get praise for things people normally would, either, because why praise someone for being what you expected them to be? That would be like telling a dog "good job" for simply being your dog.]