I mean, you can say that sorta stuff all you want, but it's not like you can decide what's important or not to him, y'know?
[Though he won't bother speaking in more detail than that, because relationships are messy and Baren Relationships™ are even messier. He may sometimes misstep, but he's not like Yasusada, who puts his foot in his mouth way too often to count. He's quite careful not to overspeak in these kind of situations.
Once he's done loosening that bandage and fixing it back up properly, he'll move on to the next one, apparently deciding that Baren just needs help fullstop.]
I can try to convince him that his priorities are fucked.
[In simpler terms - he can try to convince Chuuya that he's not worth it. It's what he's been doing, even if the words don't quite make it out of his mouth. There's a self-loathing that Baren can't quite shake, but it's too pathetic for him to admit out loud.
[i still can't believe no one guns for baren's blood as hard as dana]
Yeah, but you get what I'm getting at too, right?
["Don't blame yourself". It's a lot to ask from someone which is why he doesn't say it in as many words, but really, there's only heartache in trying to accept responsibility for someone else's feelings.]
[And he means to say it more flippantly - but he's still thoughtful. He hears the old man sigh and some part of him feels... guilty? For putting an additional burden on Kashuu.
So he reaches up a moment later to give him a little pat on the head.]
What were you headed into the kitchen for? Want me to make dinner while Yamyamtaro is passed out?
[Don't feel guilty Baren, he was an old man before any of this shit happened.]
Yeah, I was gonna make something. You don't have to, though - you're more hurt than I am.
[Thanks to his cheatingass healing powers that have knocked out every injury except the major ones (which have been subsequently reduced to moderate), and whatever his blade reflects.]
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[Though he won't bother speaking in more detail than that, because relationships are messy and Baren Relationships™ are even messier. He may sometimes misstep, but he's not like Yasusada, who puts his foot in his mouth way too often to count. He's quite careful not to overspeak in these kind of situations.
Once he's done loosening that bandage and fixing it back up properly, he'll move on to the next one, apparently deciding that Baren just needs help fullstop.]
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[In simpler terms - he can try to convince Chuuya that he's not worth it. It's what he's been doing, even if the words don't quite make it out of his mouth. There's a self-loathing that Baren can't quite shake, but it's too pathetic for him to admit out loud.
until he gets burnt to a crisp but y'know]
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Yeah, but you get what I'm getting at too, right?
["Don't blame yourself". It's a lot to ask from someone which is why he doesn't say it in as many words, but really, there's only heartache in trying to accept responsibility for someone else's feelings.]
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... Maybe, maybe not.
[and if he even listens to the advice is another matter entirely. some things still make baren very clumsy.
like.
emotions.]
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Here. Are any of these too tight?
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[And he means to say it more flippantly - but he's still thoughtful. He hears the old man sigh and some part of him feels... guilty? For putting an additional burden on Kashuu.
So he reaches up a moment later to give him a little pat on the head.]
What were you headed into the kitchen for? Want me to make dinner while Yamyamtaro is passed out?
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Yeah, I was gonna make something. You don't have to, though - you're more hurt than I am.
[Thanks to his cheatingass healing powers that have knocked out every injury except the major ones (which have been subsequently reduced to moderate), and whatever his blade reflects.]
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[look,
sometimes the truth hurts too]
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[EVEN IF IT'S TRUE, LET HIM LIVE...]
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[NO!!!
But honestly, Kashuu's been doing plenty....]
It's the least I can do - up until we go grab that blood orange parfait.
[THEIR PACT]
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Don't forget it, okay? [Their pact! Their parfait!! He's still adamantly not letting Baren do more work than necessary though, so--]
I think we have some frozen leftovers that I can just reheat.
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[LET HIM DECIDE WHAT TO MAKE]
Take a nap, Kiyo. I'll wake you when it's done.
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MAKING THIS FACE IN BAREN'S DIRECTION. Does he want to argue this out? Is this the hill he wants to die on?? ...Nah.]
Fine. [He makes it sound like he just agreed to wash all of Baren's dirty socks by hand or something, lord.] ...Thanks.