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I wonder what tall Hayato's specialty stroke would be...

Maybe it would be the doggy paddle. Haha! He's number one in Japan for the doggy paddle.

Hey, normal Hayato happens to be alright at that one too.

Can you not swim well?

I can be dropped in the water and not drown but that's about all I've got goin' for me.

If you wouldn't mind learning, I could teach you some techniques when it warms up. We're going to try to restore the abandoned pool that's here.

If you don't think it'd be too tedious to teach a beginner, yeah, that'd be fun. [... Shit, then Makoto will have to get his shirt off. SHIT, NOW GOKUDERA WAS THINKING ABOUT IT.] SO, uh, you know pool restoration, then?

Not at all! One of my friends, Rei, he joined the swim club and didn't know how to swim at all. He...he actually sank like a rock. But now, he's really amazing at the butterfly stroke! I'm the captain of the swim club back home, so I could get you swimming well in no time.

And yeah, we had to restore the pool at our school back home. It was full of weeds, grass, and cracks. It'll be more complicated for the one here, but I think we can do it.

Where there's a will there's a way, right?

Oh, before I forget, there's something I wanted to give you. I was able to get some supplies when I went back, a little bit anyway. Tried to keep it to things easy to carry, you know? So no icebox full of convenience store food or nothin.

Right.

Oh yeah? I guess you can bring it when you come over, right?

[He laughs a bit.]

But that's too bad, I was looking forward to convenience store curry.

[Right. Boots on, he's heading over.]

Yeah? Ha, well, if it happens again, I'll make sure to grab some of that. Dunno if you'll like this but I'm sure you can regift it if you don't.

I'm sure I'll like it. Anything from civilization would be like a breath of fresh air.

I know right? Everything was kinda weird though too. I had some cup noodles in my apartment cabinet, I almost threw up after eating them, they tasted so damn salty now. [Also his stomach was already upset from smoking half a pack of cigarettes nonstop.]

It's because everything here is pretty bland, huh...

Though even cup ramen sounds really good right about now. My mom cooks really good food, so I only went to convenience stores after school or when I visited my friend's house.

Ah...now I'm getting hungry thinking about it. Hahaha

Ha, sorry. She cooked a lot? Uh, your mom? [... He likes to hear about people's families, when it comes to people he cares about. So sue him.]

Yeah. She would make my bento for school and cook dinner and breakfast. Sometimes, she'd even make my best friend's bento if he ever spent the night. It was always really delicious.

That sounds really ... nice. Really traditional. [Normal. He can't quite keep the hint of longing from his voice as he wonders if that's the kind of life the Gokudera that lived in the world he went to was able to have.]

It is really nice...I miss my younger siblings, too. [He lets out a soft sigh.] We were really close.

You said you had an older sister, right? What is she like?

[You are going to regret asking that question, Makoto.]

SHE IS LITERALLY THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD. And I don't mean 'literally' like 'figuratively' I mean she is the fucking WORST! She's just horrible! She's overbearing and loud and annoying and she's tried to fucking kill me! Actual attempted murder! I feel sick just thinking about her, it's like this fucking Pavlovian response by now because of how often she's fed me fucking poison IF SHE EVER SHOWS UP DON'T ACCEPT ANY FOOD FROM HER. EVER. DON'T EVEN SMELL IT.

[Welp! He wasn't expecting that response.]

A-ah...Oh.

[He huffs in an angry manner for a little longer before he manages to calm down somewhat.

That calm comes with him pulling out a cigarette and lighting it. Bianchi is a special case that requires nicotine to deal with.]

M'almost there. [Subject change!]

[He wondered if it was an older sister thing to pick on the younger brother. He's heard stories about Nagisa's older sisters putting him in girls' clothing and replacing his swimsuit with a girl's variety. ]

Okay then. I'll see you soon, Hayato.

[Or a twisted sense of what it was to be a good, loving big sister. Most of the poisoning attempts were unintentional.

Hayato hangs up on the call then, because it's only about a minute later for him to knock on Makoto's door.]

Edited 2013-12-24 18:20 (UTC)

[Makoto opens the door and greets Gokudera with a smile.]

Come on in!

[He steps back to let him inside.]

[Gokudera smiles back kind of bashfully when Makoto smiles at him, a knee-jerk response done without thinking. He's not polite enough to put out his cigarette even if he is polite enough to take his boots off as soon as he goes in.

Makoto asked about his sister of all people, and Makoto alone does ... things ... to Gokudera's nerves. He can deal with the much needed cigarette.]

So, I don't know if you like sweets or not, but... [Once the boots are off, Gokudera reaches into his coat pocket to pull out a chocolate bar, holding it out to Makoto.]

[He closes the door behind them to shut out the cold then looks over to the shorter boy when he starts talking.

He sees the chocolate bar and his green eyes light up like a puppy's.]

I love chocolate!

[He takes it with a bright, beaming smile. He brought this all the way from home and he's giving it to him! He feels so happy!]

Thank you! Thank you, Hayato!

[Seriously, if he were a dog, his tail would be wagging uncontrollably.]

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