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ninth flame : video/ various filters - afternoon of 9/13 { an offering

[Rin looks surprisingly distant and thoughtful today. He's lacking his two usual modes - growling and pissed off or cheerful and derpy. He's just sort of... there.

As much as he wanted to believe it wasn't going to bother him, what Maka revealed is getting to him. And it's not even necessarily the relation to the other two that's bothering him. It's more the other questions he has on his mind.

But for the public post, he has a purpose aside from that.

Oh and he totally has a Kuro sleeping on his head]

Hey uh... if anyone wants any free lunches already made and you don't wanna bother with the lines at the restaurants today, I grabbed a buncha leftovers from the ball we had frozen and made some. I got way more than even everyone in the Villa is gonna eat, so I figured I'd just give 'em away.

[He holds one up. It's got a rather interesting assortment, not strictly Japanese since there was a pretty good assortment of cultures represented in the food at the masquerade. But whatever, they still look damn good. And Rin has enough bento boxes behind him on the counter to feed about twenty people. How the hell does he do that?

Aaand here comes the next part.]

video//filter//away from Amaimon and Mephisto

Also uh, if anyone sees this guy?

[Rin holds up a picture Amaimon.]

And he's harassin' you or whatever, just send him my away, okay? I'll deal with him.

[He pauses, then continues with with quite a bit of reluctance in his voice, with a tone of some one who is struggling to accept something but knows that he has to sooner or later.]

Just... just tell 'im "little brother" is lookin' for him.

That's it.

[He goes to turn off the SFC, but stops and frowns, switching the filter one last time.]

video//filter//to: Mephisto

Oi. Clown.

We gotta talk.

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[Yes, that must be the weather.

Asato smiles and nods. For some reason, he feels good around Rin.]

Ok !

[He moves to look at the bento boxes. They're all so yummy, it will be hard to choose !]

Rin-kun... May I ask you something ?

[Rin flops down next to the pets, reaching out to give them both belly rubs. Aurelio stretches and curls his little limbs, rolling in to Rin's hand.]

Yeah? Shoot.

[Belly rubs ? The world is magical.]

You are not totally human, right ? [Straight to the point, Asato, congratulations.]

Heh. Pretty obvious, innit?

[Rin's tail sways slowly, and his grin shows off his fangs a bit.]

Nope. Just half.

Yes... [Ok, that was a stupid question.]

And what is the other half ?

[Don't worry, it's not like Rin has any room to call on stupid questions.]

Demon.

[Asato let's the bento box he's holding fall, his hand trembling.]

D-demon ?

[Oh shit. That was a reaction he hadn't gotten in a while. He wasn't expecting it at all.]

H-hey... ! You don't need to freak out, I'm... m-mostly harmless! Just-- ... I'm mostly human, I swear! I ain't gonna hurt you, if that's what you're worried about!

[Asato quickly leans to pick up the mess he made, avoiding to look at Rin. Damn, the kid probably thinks he's a stupid freak now.]

Ah, no ! I-it's not that ! I-I'm not afraid... of you...

[Not really. He's more confused than anything.]

Th-then what's with that reaction... ? You look pretty freaked...

I...

[Asato pauses, avoiding looking at Rin. He closes his eyes and when he speaks again, his voice is only a whisper.]

I am half-demon too...

... really?!

[Okay whoa why are you happy about that, Rin? He sure as hell isn't.

Bring it back in, Okumura.]

Er... s-sorry...

[Don't worry, Rin, Asato can understand the happiness. If his nature wasn't such a burden for him, he also would be glad to meet someone else like him.]

It's ok, Rin-kun... [Nonono, don't cry Asato.]

... guess it's pretty bad for you, huh... ?

[Even he can see how upset Asato is, and now he just feels like a jerk.]

Yes, very bad... [He can't remember how many times he tried to kill himself because of that.

Oh no Rin, don't ! You couldn't know.]

[TOO LATE]

Geez... shit, I'm sorry I acted like that... I shoulda known better. It's not like bein' a demon is all sunshine and Skittles.

[Rainbows, Rin. But you were close.]

[Asato finally looks at Rin, a tentative but very sad small in his lips.]

It's alright, Rin-kun... I just... Have a lot of problems dealing with it.

[At least you tried.]

... like... what kinda problems... ?

I don't accept it and it makes me [depressed, suicidal]... sad.

... why don't you accept it? I mean, you're you, right? I mean, yeah you're a demon but you're a good person anyway, aren'tcha?

[He makes it sound so simple, doesn't he?]

I hope that I am. However, a lot of people didn't think so. Especially my family...

[And if only it was that simple.]

Che!

[That's... a pretty loud scoff, coming from Rin. Sorry, Asato, he's kind of getting in your face now, pointing finger and all.]

That's bullshit. If you're a good person and you do good things, then show 'em who you really are! And if they still don't buy it, fuck 'em! What matters is what you do and you gotta let your actions speak for you! I just met you and s'far as I can tell you're not a bad guy at all!

[Oh, wow.]

I can't do this Rin-kun ! I wish I could but they must all be dead by now, there is no way for me to show them who or what I am.

[He sighs loudly and looks away from the young man.] As for my actions... Do you still think that I am a good guy if I tell you that I am responsible for the death of many ?

[Well that wasn't what he was expecting. Asato doesn't look that much older than Rin, so he assumed a similar situation to his own.

But that doesn't change his mind any.]

Well then... that's more reason to prove it to yourself. I'm responsible for a lotta bad shit, too, but if I let all that stop me then I'd have no reason to move on and keep tryin' to make myself better. And I can't do that! I gotta make sure no one else dies because of me!

[If you only knew, Rin. Asato was born in 1900.]

Yes, I know ! And I do my best for that but it is not easy when you are a Shinigami. I have no way to avoid bringing death to people.

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[ACTION] Rin's fangs are so cute !