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[originallutece]

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6/6 SORRY

[asskicks]

well i guess that gives a whole new and interesting meaning to go fuck yourself

[ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THIS IS A THING, APPARENTLY.]

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL

[originallutece]

Oh, good god, Urameshi, please!

[asskicks]

IM JUST SAYING its pretty ironic that you got on my ass for asking if my girl selfd be hot when you and your guy selfve been popping eachothers weasels for a decade

[originallutece]

I am going to end this conversation right now if you don't stop being disgusting.

[asskicks]

my bad

[HE ISN'T SORRY AT ALL. He does stop harassing her, though, if only because he has a Very Important Question for her and forcing her to tell him to piss off would significantly reduce his likelihood of seeing that question answered.]

does he make you happy

i mean overall not just in the sack

[HE'S TRYING]

1/2

[originallutece]

Urameshi, if you keep referring to our bedroom activities in any fashion, I'm going to box your ears. Be told.

[originallutece]

. . . but yes. He does. I should say I wasn't properly happy here until the day he returned to my side.

[asskicks]

[...]

then hell

thats all that matters right

[He doesn't think she needs his reassurance or approval, buuuut he can't imagine that admitting to being in a relationship with yourself from a parallel universe is easy, so: HERE HE IS, going on the record as saying he doesn't give a damn so long as it's working out for her. He'd be lying if he said he didn't find it a little weird, but as a guy who died, came back to life, then got thrust into the role of defender of humanity by a baby with a desk job, he's hardly one to talk about anyone else's life being weird. That's without even mentioning the fact that he was seeing a fox demon-turned-sorta human up until recently.]

[originallutece]

We rather think so.

[She doesn't need his approval, no, but she's pleased to have it nonetheless. This is the first time in two decades she and Robert have ever had the chance to tell people about what they truly are. It's also the first time either of them have had anyone they cared enough to tell.

She lets that linger for a long few seconds, then adds:]

And he is very pleasing in all aspects of our life, a fact that I will emphatically deny I ever told you, should you repeat it outside of this conversation.

[asskicks]

bow chicka wow wow

[aaand we're back]

[originallutece]

Excuse me?

[Buddy, she's from 1909.]

[asskicks]

[WHOOPS.]

oh nothing just trying to say im happy for you doc

[originallutece]

I'm certain you are. I'm equally as certain that isn't what you meant. Don't make me ask

[Kurama, ah, no--]

again.

[asskicks]

speaking as a detective can i just say some mysteries are better left unsolved

[originallutece]

[Well, now she's going to have to ask Kurama, once the sting of his and Urameshi's breakup lessens.]

Entirely unrelated . . . may I stop by soon?

[asskicks]

[Oh! Well, that's a switch in gears.]

uh yeah sure

why, did you leave something here

[He knows she and Kurama hang out on a fairly regular basis, so it doesn't seem like an impossibility that she might've.]

[originallutece]

No. I want to see you; it's rather been a while.

[And she's worried about him, but she knows enough not to say that.]

[asskicks]

[...

Well, shucks.]

okay then yeah feel free

i dont have anyplace to be

[Not that he ever DOES, really, but. Yeah. HE'LL BE HERE WHENEVER SHE ARRIVES.]

[originallutece]

Good.

[It's about five minutes later she knocks at the door, because SURPRISE, she was lurking around the neighborhood.]

[asskicks]

[Yusuke had managed to wind down over the course of their textual tête-à-tête, but now that he knows he's going to be seeing Dr. Lutece in person, he's right back to feeling nervous and agitated. Shit, wasn't the reason he texted her in the first place was so that he wouldn't have to deal with any awkward face-to-face interaction after she saw him as a stupid, weepy little kid? Not to mention his wanting to avoid any possibility of being looked at like he was sewer scum because of what's happened with Kurama and Keiko. Then again, that hadn't come up at all during their conversation just now, so maybe it won't come up now? ...

Regardless, when Yusuke answers her at the door, it's with his usual irreverent swagger. Despite his recent visit back home, he looks more or less exactly as he did before he left: sharp-eyed and vaguely mischievous, with hair that's been meticulously combed back into his trademark pompadour. He grins at her and steps aside so she can come in, telling her:]

Hey! You sure didn't waste any time getting here. Must've really missed seeing my face, huh?

[Pbbbbbt, Parappa agrees from within the shop. As usual, the kappa is busily attending to the floors. He pauses in his sweeping and gives Rosalind a jeering look. Hey. 'sup.]

[originallutece]

[Yusuke gets a slight smile, quick but warm, as his greeting. Parappa, on the other hand, receives nothing but a cold glare. Fuck off, that's what her look sneers in return, and then she focuses back on Yusuke, because that's more than enough time wasted on that repulsive little creature.]

That and your cooking. Would it be much of an imposition if I asked for a free meal alongside a chat?

[(Truthfully, it is odd, seeing him once again grown after she'd spent an entire evening with him as a child. But it was odd seeing Kurama after she'd spent a fortnight thinking his name was Fawkes; the dissonance will pass).]

[asskicks]

[Dr. Rosalind Lutece, Yusuke decides wryly, is not very much like Atsuko Urameshi at all. That seems like an obvious and flagrantly awkward observation for him to make until one considers that he spent that very same evening mentally comparing the two women out of homesickness and a fondness for the doc that'd apparently endured the impromptu shrinkage of his body and mind. It's difficult to look at her and not think of a gaping sensation of loss and misery that'd been assuaged only by fingers in his hair and murmured reassurances, but he tries not to focus on it overmuch.

He does, however, note that her smile is still very pretty, brief though it may have been. That's not something he thinks is liable to change no matter how young or old she is.

The request surprises him, but it doesn't offend. Honestly, he finds that he welcomes the thought of having something to do with his hands for a while. He tips his head and regards her playfully.]

I think I can probably whip something up for you real quick. But only because you asked so nicely. C'mon. You want some tea, too?

[Yusuke leads her up the stairs to the apartment. Naturally, Parappa stays behind, but he doesn't allow Rosalind to go without blowing a raspberry at her.]

[originallutece]

Please.

[It's odd to climb the familiar steps and enter the apartment without Kurama walking in front of her. Rosalind keeps expecting a flash of red hair or a wry voice to call out from the other room.]

Another way Robert surpasses me: he's the far better cook. It's only recently I've started eating a bit better; I ought to have solicited all my meals from you.

[It's an idle statement, because Rosalind is more focused on the posture and expression of the boy in front of her. She watches him carefully, even as she closes the door behind her and takes a seat.

She's going to have to approach this carefully. He'll avoid and deny if she simply asks, but nor does she intend to leave without bringing the topic up.]

[asskicks]

Yeah?

[Yusuke toes his shoes off at the door and heads for the kitchen. He sounds distant and preoccupied, but despite how one might interpret his tone given the circumstances, it's nothing to do with anything he's been wigging himself out over: he's only trying to do a mental inventory of all the ingredients they've got on hand. Let's see, he knows they've got a shitload of eggs. . .

A minute or so passes, and then he returns, carefully handing her a steaming hot cup of tea.]

You should've asked me. I might not've even made you show me how to make fireballs. What're you in the mood for?

[originallutece]

[Yusuke gets another smile for that cup of tea. It's not something she thinks about, but rather offers freely, which is . . . odd. But perhaps not that odd, not when she thinks about it for a few seconds. She was already fond of Urameshi to begin with, and after seeing him bawl his eyes out in her lap, well. A few smiles isn't quite as risky an action as it might otherwise be.]

Anything. [A beat, and then, more honestly:] I know very little of Japanese food, beyond what Kurama has made me try. I leave the choice up to you.

[All right. Time to see if even the mention of his name will get a reaction.]