We don't even know if there's any actual attraction involved. Naruko's more interested in telling the public he got laid than saying he could be dating. I don't mind if they want to be together, but this is a bad way to start it. [Makishima buries his face in his hands. He doesn't expect much intelligence that goes into what Naruko does but Imaizumi is involved, he should know better than to get involved in a one night stand and expect it to just develop into a healthy relationship.]
Then you'd have to break up with your boy-toy too, y'know.
C'mon, Makishima. This is Naruko and Imaizumi we're talkin' about. [He just smiles, before taking a sip of his water. It's ridiculous, but he doesn't fully fault the kid.] I don't think he means bad, even with the bragging. He probably did it just to show off.
I said within the team. I'm safe. [Makishima actually says nothing about the nickname as he secretly kind of likes it. Though he does happen to mumble the last part, mostly because he know Tadokoro has beaten him there.] ...I was only joking anyway.
[He knows it'd be a ridiculous set of rules to put down. The only reason he considered it is just because he's in such a panic over the state of their underclassmen. Teshima and Aoyagi's issues, while more private, are even worse than what's going on with Naruko and Imaizumi... whatever you could even call it.]
Imaizumi's killed him by this point then, probably. I didn't even think he was capable of liking anyone seriously.
[Something comes out of Makishima's mouth that's like a shout and a laugh, and he has to cower down into his seat for a second when he realizes he caught the attention of a few other people in the restaurant. He murmurs a quick apology and turns his head away from them so he can mainly just look at Tadokoro, holding up a hand against the side of his face to shield his embarrassment.]
No one would be okay if anyone dated that guy. I don't even think he understands what dating is.
[Which is probably not true. Manami's surprisingly smart even though he appears air-headed. But there's no way he'd be the sort to date.... or the better thing to say would be no one is the sort to date Manami. He's. Special.
As the conversation shifts back toward him, Makishima frowns and reaches for his drink to take a quick sip.]
Shut up, I've liked people. I've just never been obvious about it.
[That makes Tadokoro grin more, though he ducks his own head to try and muffle his laughter. His friend is great, so very great.]
He probably doesn't, but who knows? The kid's full of surprises sometimes.
[He really can't picture him dating anyone, much less being romantic. Manami's always struck him as the whimsical type anyway. But as he hears of Makishima's crushes, he leans forward, a curious smirk on his face.]
Really now... Like who, outside of those pretty celebrities from your magazines?
[God Tadokoro shut up. Can they please go back to talking about Manami's nightmare of a possible love life??]
I didn't invite you here to talk about that--! [Makishima hisses lowly, but he's not remotely threatening with the flush of color spreading over his face. He turns his head away, fingers tangling into his hair almost like he's trying to use it to shield himself. This is so goddamn embarrassing, and the fact that he can't mention any of his favorite gravure idols makes things even worse. Obviously there's been a handful he's been attracted to, had some hopeless crushes on one or two of his favorites, but actual people? Makishima's terrible with real people.
He hunches over, curling over the table as he mumbles quietly.]
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Now that surprised me. But I guess it's like... opposites attract or somethin' like that?
[Looking on the bright side, yes he is. He crosses his arms.] They moved real fast, though. Here I was expectin' hand-holding at best, but... damn.
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We don't even know if there's any actual attraction involved. Naruko's more interested in telling the public he got laid than saying he could be dating. I don't mind if they want to be together, but this is a bad way to start it. [Makishima buries his face in his hands. He doesn't expect much intelligence that goes into what Naruko does but Imaizumi is involved, he should know better than to get involved in a one night stand and expect it to just develop into a healthy relationship.]
Why didn't we ban dating within the team?
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Then you'd have to break up with your boy-toy too, y'know.
C'mon, Makishima. This is Naruko and Imaizumi we're talkin' about. [He just smiles, before taking a sip of his water. It's ridiculous, but he doesn't fully fault the kid.] I don't think he means bad, even with the bragging. He probably did it just to show off.
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[He knows it'd be a ridiculous set of rules to put down. The only reason he considered it is just because he's in such a panic over the state of their underclassmen. Teshima and Aoyagi's issues, while more private, are even worse than what's going on with Naruko and Imaizumi... whatever you could even call it.]
Imaizumi's killed him by this point then, probably. I didn't even think he was capable of liking anyone seriously.
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[He knows, he knows. But he wanted to give you a hard time anyway. Their team is kind of a mess right now.]
Probably, yeah. That's okay. Darwinism. But... y'know, we could almost say the same about you. I would've believed it if I hadn't seen it first hand.
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No one would be okay if anyone dated that guy. I don't even think he understands what dating is.
[Which is probably not true. Manami's surprisingly smart even though he appears air-headed. But there's no way he'd be the sort to date.... or the better thing to say would be no one is the sort to date Manami. He's. Special.
As the conversation shifts back toward him, Makishima frowns and reaches for his drink to take a quick sip.]
Shut up, I've liked people. I've just never been obvious about it.
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He probably doesn't, but who knows? The kid's full of surprises sometimes.
[He really can't picture him dating anyone, much less being romantic. Manami's always struck him as the whimsical type anyway. But as he hears of Makishima's crushes, he leans forward, a curious smirk on his face.]
Really now... Like who, outside of those pretty celebrities from your magazines?
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I didn't invite you here to talk about that--! [Makishima hisses lowly, but he's not remotely threatening with the flush of color spreading over his face. He turns his head away, fingers tangling into his hair almost like he's trying to use it to shield himself. This is so goddamn embarrassing, and the fact that he can't mention any of his favorite gravure idols makes things even worse. Obviously there's been a handful he's been attracted to, had some hopeless crushes on one or two of his favorites, but actual people? Makishima's terrible with real people.
He hunches over, curling over the table as he mumbles quietly.]
--ki-san....