[catch all for yin yu!]

[survivaltricks]

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week four, wednesday

[survivaltricks]

[provided nothing happens on Tuesday, Akira will be hanging out near the theater on Wednesday, watching the trial! and paying particular attention to two individuals every time they're on screen]

[despite the subject matter, he looks. . . fond. exceedingly fond]

[shixiong]

[ yin yu's tried not to look at the theater too much this week. honestly, the first trial is the worst of all of them, and he's only passing by when he notices akira's attention.

for a moment, he tries to remember. he had a conversation with that young master, at the very beginning...

a guy with dark, curly hair and glasses, ]

...Akira, did you know them? [ as ryuji does something very ryuji on the screen. who knows. its probably Camp Daddy. ]

[survivaltricks]

[it's absolutely Camp Daddy]

Hm?

[he tilts his head in Yin Yu's direction, before acknowledging him with a tiny grin]

Oh. . . yeah, I do.

[he sounds just as fond as he looked earlier]

Ryuji and Yusuke are two of my closest friends.

[shixiong]

[ oh. ]

...A person with curly black hair, and glasses. [ he says, with a little huff of a laugh. ] I see, now.

[ well. ] I spent a bit of time with both of them. Young master Sakamato, especially.

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-- oh?

[he turns back towards Yin Yu, interest immediately piqued]

They're both characters, aren't they? I hope Yusuke ate well while he was there.

[YUSUKE'S FOOD PROBLEMS. . .]

[shixiong]

[ squints, trying to remember ]

There wasn't much food to be eaten.... but we all did the best that we could.

[ a beat... ] He did carve a statue of a lobster out of sand at one point. [ .... ] I believe twice.

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[. . . . . . . ah, yes. that's the Yusuke he knows and loves]

I bet they were real works of art.

[HE SAYS THAT SO SOLEMNLY AND EVENLY IT'S HARD TO TELL IF HE'S BEING SERIOUS OR NOT]

[shixiong]

...Well, the first one was washed away by a storm rather quickly, but it was quite impressive, yes.

[ yusuke was... very...

he was something. ]

[survivaltricks]

[YUSUKE IS VERY. . . SOMETHING]

I'm glad you got to meet them.

. . . and become their friend, too.

[or. he's assuming they were friends, based on how kindly Yin Yu speaks of them]

[shixiong]

Ah... I don't know if it was that much. [ after all, at the beginning of this fiasco, he was even more closed off than he is now. he barely talked, most days, kept his mask on almost all the time.

how far we've come, since then. ] But, I can see why you all got along.

[survivaltricks]

Can you? It's because we're all pretty rowdy, isn't it?

[at least. he is self-aware]

[shixiong]

...You all have very good hearts.

[ he says, and then, with a little laugh. ] But, that too.

[survivaltricks]

Oh.

[SHEEPISH. . .]

Ryuji and Yusuke do have good hearts. [he is refusing the compliment b/c he sucks] . . . if they're really here with us, then I. . .

[he trails off, and the brightness in his expression fades just a little bit]

[shixiong]

[ .... ]

Then, we'll fix this, and bring them back so you can go home together. [ he's not much of an optimist, usually, but, yin yu can have faith, for others. akira is too young to be so jaded. ] Right?

[survivaltricks]

[his lips twitch]

Of course.

[without any doubt in his tone whatsoever]

I'd never leave them behind.

[he wouldn't leave anyone behind, but some people are so precious to him he needs to focus]

[shixiong]

[ ah... to be young. to still have such a long life ahead of you. he'd trade his spot with one of these two young men, if it came down to it, without much hesitation. ]

Then, there you have it.

[survivaltricks]

[and then Yin Yu fucking DIED and Akira is FURIOUS ABOUT IT AAAAAAH]

You make it sound so simple.

Though maybe, in the end, it really is.

[shixiong]

[ looks at my beautifully planted death flag in the tag above, nods. ]

It feels that way, and not, at the same time. If it's anything like before - [ with a slight nod to the island screen ] -then we will just have to work together the best that we can.

I don't think I really understood that that well on the island, but...I'm starting to, now.

[survivaltricks]

[I AM AN INNOCENT AL WHY AM I SUFFERING]

The concept of teamwork?

[a huff]

It's cheesy, but places like this really hammer it home, don't they?

[shixiong]

Mm.

[ it is a bit cheesy, isn't it. but, yin yu looks away, his cheeks turning a little pink, gaze off in the distance, past the theater. ]

...It's been a very, very long time since I worked with other people. [ or even spoken to other people, really. ] A very long time.

It's something I took for granted.

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[oh. . . well. the mischief in Akira's expression fades a little, features turning curious]

You make it sound like you were. . . alone, before you came to the island.

[shixiong]

[ ... ]

...I was, really.

[ life sucks and then you die.png ]

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[for some reason, that strikes a chord deep in Akira's heart. he lifts a hand and places it over his chest, features pensive]

I know what that feels like.

[ah. . .]

. . . it's dark, isn't it?

[shixiong]

[ ah...a little camaraderie.

yin yu stays quiet for a moment longer, looking away. ]

...it is. [ dark. lonely, too. ] With comrades like those, though, you must have found the light.