[ It probably doesn't take much to assume that Minato would wear something silly without much comment, seeing as he hasn't been without the cat ears ever since he'd shown them to Akane. But also... yeah... out of everybody else that Minato's spoken to, it doesn't look like most would wear this stuff either. He thought he could convince Lea, but Lea wouldn't even wear just the cat ears. ]
That's too bad... Guess I'll have to continue being me for a little longer. You wouldn't wear this stuff? Not even the glasses?
[ That's very true, and he accepts this and moves right along to what's important. ]
In that case, I should probably go back and clarify the bet, huh? Surviving on just coffee, versus dying due to starvation. Death by other causes doesn't count.
[ It always surprises him when people laugh when he's being serious, in the same way they deadeye his jokes. But he can adapt, pretending this was the latter, and gives Akane an amused smile. ]
I really didn't think I would lose, so it wouldn't have mattered... But if you really think it's not a good idea, I can call off the bet. I don't mind losing.
[ ... Despite answering near-immediately, Akane is quiet for a moment, mulling over a thought. Eventually: ]
Actually, do whatever you want. You've been doing whatever I say, but doesn't that just mean that as soon as someone else tells you, "No, go through with the bet," you'll just say okay to that instead?
[ "Do what you want" is sort of how Minato prefers to live his life— how he prefers others to live their lives- but it's always a bit difficult when it's posed to him like this. Doing what people say is just easier... he finds himself doing that a lot, and most people don't seem to mind. It's just easier for everybody involved. ]
I'd never get anywhere that way, huh? I guess... what I want is to go through with it. I'd feel bad backing out, when the bet's supposed to be something fun.
[ He will accept whatever consequence may come from this, even if that consequence is death ig ]
...Yeah. [ This, at least, he can agree with. ] I tend to get sick a lot, and it always sucks. But in a place like this, I can sleep whenever I want, do whatever I want... sort of, anyways.
[ And the root of it is that he just wants to sleep all the time, still, and he doesn't know what in the world he's doing. Despite all the coffee and arcade games in the past year, he doesn't feel like he's improved at all. ]
[ Yeah... That's all he did for the entirety of winter vacation, really. Sleeping whenever he wanted and doing whatever he wanted turned out to overlap quite nicely: he slept all of December away, and still woke up exhausted every morning. ]
I guess I didn't mind being sick, since it sorta felt like the norm... [ Tired and run down, that's just how he feels all the time. It's a little bit better now, eating other people's cooking in this place and not having to run everywhere all the time. ]
I'd been trying harder to take care of myself, though. I make sure to eat lunch every day. [ bread from the cafeteria, but Akane doesn't need to know that ] And a variety of foods for dinner, too. [ which ranges from ramen to burgers and other fast foods, but Akane doesn't need to know that either ]
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[ she's still smiling though, because that's? probably a joke. it's not like she knows him (or everyone) well enough to really say that. ]
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That's too bad... Guess I'll have to continue being me for a little longer. You wouldn't wear this stuff? Not even the glasses?
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[ she likes aliens, but those glasses are...... on another level.... but also, belatedly, one part of what he just said is catching her interest. ]
... Too bad? What, you don't want to be yourself?
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Sort of... I guess not really like that. [ He shrugs. ] I just think I can do better. It's just taking a while to get there.
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[ That's how he does it at home. Just eats until he feels better. ]
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[ fucking rude, akane. but delivered with a smile! ]
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[ They work, okay!! And, as shoddy a personality as he has now, it's still leagues better than it was when he started a year ago.
That's kind of sad. ]
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[ but akane you just said they were reasons a person should want to change... hrm... ]
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Do you think a person can subsist on just coffee?
[ Do coffee beans count as a vegetable or protein? Either way, it should be healthy taken black. ]
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[ He asks it like it's a hypothetical question, but. He's already made this bet. ]
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... But I don't think you should even try.
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[ Akane has no faith in him ): ]
Do you think I'll die that easily...? I thought people could survive a month or so without food...
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[ That's very true, and he accepts this and moves right along to what's important. ]
In that case, I should probably go back and clarify the bet, huh? Surviving on just coffee, versus dying due to starvation. Death by other causes doesn't count.
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I-I don't think the terms of the bet matter anymore, at that point! And I'm saying, you shouldn't do this either way!
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I really didn't think I would lose, so it wouldn't have mattered... But if you really think it's not a good idea, I can call off the bet. I don't mind losing.
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[ ... Despite answering near-immediately, Akane is quiet for a moment, mulling over a thought. Eventually: ]
Actually, do whatever you want. You've been doing whatever I say, but doesn't that just mean that as soon as someone else tells you, "No, go through with the bet," you'll just say okay to that instead?
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I'd never get anywhere that way, huh? I guess... what I want is to go through with it. I'd feel bad backing out, when the bet's supposed to be something fun.
[ He will accept whatever consequence may come from this, even if that consequence is death ig ]
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[ despite suggesting with a smile that he do what he wants, Akane is... Very disappointed that what he wants isn't what she told him to do. ]
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[ And the root of it is that he just wants to sleep all the time, still, and he doesn't know what in the world he's doing. Despite all the coffee and arcade games in the past year, he doesn't feel like he's improved at all. ]
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... Did you ever think that maybe you would get sick less if you had a healthier diet?
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I guess I didn't mind being sick, since it sorta felt like the norm... [ Tired and run down, that's just how he feels all the time. It's a little bit better now, eating other people's cooking in this place and not having to run everywhere all the time. ]
I'd been trying harder to take care of myself, though. I make sure to eat lunch every day. [ bread from the cafeteria, but Akane doesn't need to know that ] And a variety of foods for dinner, too. [ which ranges from ramen to burgers and other fast foods, but Akane doesn't need to know that either ]
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Just for some dumb bet?
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