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... You couldn't have just called?

[Arms crossed.

Are you questioning him!!!

Well.

He's not going to back down now. He just needed to check on her, and--now that he does, there's definitely something strained about her.]

... What happened to you? [was it the same as what happened to him?]

I told you... [ complete with sigh! ] I woke up with a fever.

[ And some other minor issues. ]

[uh huh.............]

Keep it to yourself if you wish, then.

[anyway, he'll just report--]

I have received confirmation that I am...friends with someone, so you do not need to concern yourself with that part of the bargain any longer.

You... received confirmation--

[ WHAT EVEN. ]

... Hold on, just-- come in, I need to sit down for this.

[why are you even making a big deal out of this... Sousei blinks at that, because she didn't even want him to be here a moment ago--

... And then he comes in anyway. Whatever, he'll see this through to the end.]

It isn't that astonishing. I simply completed my end of our deal.

With who? Who's your friend?

[ She's plopping down on the couch, staring at him expectantly (and still swathed in her blanket). ]

[......

he did not intend for this to become a gossip session.

... ... ... so there's a lengthy pause as he looks at her. And then, slowly--]

Milla.

[are you happy now]

Really??

[ Well, she sure brightened up. ] Milla's a great choice! Did you fall for her soup?

[oh. Wow. That was fast.

He blinks.]

What?

[...oh.]

No. Her cooking is excellent but that is not why. [Duh???]

Okay... so why?

[ Give her some details, Sousei. Describe your friendship. Distract her from her everything. ]

[.... what............ HE WASN'T EXPECTING A POP QUIZ.]

...She is acceptable company.

[#nailed it]

...

And?

[ SOUSEI... ]

[and???

That gets a blank look in response.

In all honesty, he does enjoy her company. She's amusing, but she's also proud--she's not someone who answers to him, and he doesn't want her to. She's fierce in her own way, and competent...but she's also strangely incompetent in others. There's just...

something about how he doesn't mind spending his time with her, or speaking with her, when he has the time (which he has all too much of, here).

But he thought he covered that with what he said already, so.

And???]

...

[ Is she really going to have to walk him through this, is she really?

THIS IS A GROWN MAN.

Then again, this is also Sousei, so Yang will adopt the patient, understanding tone of voice she remembers having to take with Ruby when she was five and her sister was three and she had to make her understand that drink coasters were not cookies.

Yes, that tone and not the tone of "WHY WOULD YOU WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU EYAAAAGH". ]

... Okay... why is she acceptable company?

[ SHE WILL HOLD YOUR HAND AND GET YOU TO GRASP WHY METAPHORICAL CORKBOARD IS NOT DELICIOUS-- okay this metaphor worked better in her head at the time. ]

[Really, Yang... Really. You're not his mom!!!

So he really does look exceptionally unimpressed by that entire thing. He knows she's not impressed with what he had to say, but nonetheless, he simply sighs vaguely, arching an eyebrow.]

Don't patronize me.

[He's not good at friends, no, but he's not so hopeless as she's making him out to be. He's just ~~tsun at friends~~ not really interested in waxing poetic about what he likes about Milla when he doesn't see the point.]

I have never had any interest in gossip. Is there a purpose behind this?

Yeah. If you bothered to come over to report to me while I was sick, you can give me a little more than 'acceptable company'. I'm acceptable company! A stranger could probably be acceptable company!

[ Don't give yourself a coughing fit, Yang. ]

[....are you okay, yang...]

Calm down. [don't kill yourself over his lack of gossip!!]

I had thought the fact that we both mutually considered it a friendship was enough.

[ DO YOU KNOW THAT BEFORE NATALIA, HER ONLY SOURCE OF GOSSIP TALK WAS KOMAEDA

Life's rough, man. ]

Was it like 'oh hey, I accept your acquaintanceship', because I'm not sure if that counts.

[That is a very sad life you're living, Yang.

But nonetheless, he frowns slightly at that.]

... The term 'friendship' was used. [...] I would not say the deal was completed if it was not fully completed.

... Well, I guess that's something. I'll take it.

[.... hmph.]

I was not asking if you would.

[HE KNOWS HE DID WHAT HE WAS ASKED TO OKAY.]

Does that mean you'll head home now before I end up sneezing again?

[ Mission Accomplished, right? ]

[Mission Accomplished.]

Yes, yes. I will leave you to your illness now.

[He moves to stand and leave then, because yeah, he's had enough of this interrogation.]

Do not overdo it. I won't tolerate many more missed training sessions.

Don't worry. [ with a crooked grin and a salute. ] I'll beat you into the ground next time to make up for it.

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