everydayhero | Drift Fleet: IC Inbox

[well, let's see how well you can pick up on tone of voice here allen]

I'm fine.

[is your conversation partner a.) really fine, b.) telling you to make you feel better, or c.) ready to kick your ass?]

[Yeeeep. That answers that]

Tadashi told you, didn't he.

If you get him hurt again, it won't be pretty.

[he wasn't that hurt but STILL

[it's probably not healthy for this kind of venom to slip into a 14-year-old's voice.]

[And...yep. Looks like the worst case scenario is a thing. Great.]

I didn't hurt him, Hiro. I wanted to talk to Tadashi, I had no idea Crowley was going to take it that far.

And incredibly stupid antics aside, I know Crowley wasn't aiming to hurt him either.

There were marks. You guys left marks on my brother.

[from the seriousness of his voice, there's apparently no greater offense.

[tadashi made him promise not to go after allen or crowley. he never said anything about ripping him a new one if allen came to him first.]

Next time you wanna talk to someone, maybe try words instead of rope.

I didn't-

[He stops himself. Yes, he could argue that he really didn't hurt Tadashi. That Tadashi was never in danger and neither of them put those marks on Tadashi. But it wouldn't matter with Hiro right now would it? He remembers what Ino told him, that Tadashi was dead. Of course Hiro would overreact]

[He'd probably be the same damn way about Mana. Maybe worse, at Hiro's age.]

[He breathes]

- You're right. I'm sorry. I screwed up. I should have been more careful to make sure it didn't go like this.

I never wanted to hurt you or your brother.

... Good.

[he still sounds upset, though.]

I don't know Crowley. I've never met the guy. But if this is about Ino and Tadashi, you can tell him that I'm a lot more likely to get Ino hurt just being friends with her than Tadashi would in a relationship, so if he wants to pick on somebody, he can find me in the same place he grabbed my brother.

What?

[Oh no. He knows what that implies.]

Hiro, stop.

It's alright to be upset. I understand why you are. But it's not alright to be picking fights over this. [Especially when you're trying to pick a fight with an uber godmod]

I'm not starting a fight, I'm telling the truth. My brother is a hero and a giant nerd, he's harmless. If he's gonna have an issue with somebody for Ino's sake, it'll end up being with me.

Yes, we know that about Tadashi now. He's a very good man.

[A bit of sissy and so weird about his cereal- but still! Good man!]

But...it's not like that, Hiro. He's not going to grill every person in her life that might cause trouble. Ino can take care of herself with most things. Half the time she won't even listen if we do try to protect her.

It's just...matters of romance, we're worried about. It's different. They...tend to cut her deeper than most things.

Yeah, and I'm sure she was really happy about this, too.

No, she's....already had words with me. And I wouldn't be surprised if Crowley's been punched into a coma.

[He means the last part lightly. Mostly]

Good.

[his tone is built out of a defensive worry that allen surely recognizes and already has.]

Like you said, Ino can handle herself, and scaring off my brother won't really be helping either of them.

[Allen would argue that they were coming from a place that was Ino's last terrible relationships. But sigh. Ino made him feel bad about sharing that info. Thanks girl.]

I wouldn't need rope if I was trying to scare you two off, Hiro. But you don't have to worry, I have no intentions of doing anything to Tadashi again. I didn't mean for the last time to happen either. Not like that.

... Alright. Fine.

[look, he's relenting!!]

I'm sorry I blew up. I promised him I wouldn't, but--. [he makes a kind of helpless, frustrated noise.]

...It's alright. I won't tell him. [Not that...he's expecting Tadashi to talk to him anytime soon welp]

Honestly, I'd imagine if I were in your place, I'd react the same way.

... I don't get to have him there back home anymore. I have to make the best of what I have while we're here.

...I know. Ino mentioned something about that.

[Well, the dead part anyway.]

... Then you know's it's already an uphill battle to get them to be happy.

...Do you mean happy or together?

[Are you playing matchmaker Hiro]

Uh, yeah? Dude, they're like.. way too into each other.

I'm aware of that. They're not very subtle.

It's just... [Ugh. How to phrase it] Has Ino ever told you about the place where we met?

Yeah, the castle. She told me.

[oh good. That saves explanation]

Yes, well...we lost a lot of people there. Friends, Family... [Lovers.] It's taken a toll on all of us. ...Sometimes I feel, it was hard on Ino especially.

[Allen was used to traveling, to saying goodbye to people and never seeing them again. Crowley, well, it's just part of being immortal. But Ino came from a village where she knew the same people all her life. Not that there weren't losses in Konoha, but...it was different. Not to mention, Ino always was more social than Allen was. She knew more people. You know more people, you have more people to lose]

So...if they ever do decide to stop...dancing around and get together- [he gives a little sigh] I'll just pray they're together a very long time.

... I will, too. She's really amazing, and my brother deserves to have the best with the time he has left.

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