for @doggonemad

[throughbamboo]

just bros being bros

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[doggonemad]

Whatever. Better hurry up 'fore I eat all've this.

[throughbamboo]

Yeah, yeah, I'm almost done.

[he's taking his time, eat as much as you want, bro]

[doggonemad]

[ despite his teasing, he isn't eating too much. he's just sort of picking at it as he watches Saejima quietly. ]

[throughbamboo]

[when he finishes up and gets rid of the bags, he takes a seat at the counter with him]

[doggonemad]

[ pushes the container towards him. ]

S'good.

[throughbamboo]

[he will . . . try to eat some, if only to humor Majima]

Thought y'were gonna eat it all.

[doggonemad]

Felt benevolent an' shit.

[throughbamboo]

[he snorts softly]

That what it was? Real kind of ya, bro.

[doggonemad]

Yeah, yeah. I'm a goddamn saint.

[ a goddamn saint who's . . . pretty much eaten as much as he's going to for now. ]

[throughbamboo]

Yer somethin'.

[he takes a few more bites himself, but that's all he can manage]

That all yer gonna eat?

[doggonemad]

Yup. It'll keep for later.

[throughbamboo]

Think I'm 'bout done, too. It is good, though.

[doggonemad]

'Course it is. Kanrai ain't changed much.

[throughbamboo]

Nah, not a whole lot has.

[doggonemad]

It ain't all the same, though.

[ pushes himself up again, packing up the takeout and going to put it in the fridge. ]

[throughbamboo]

[watching him, making an agreeing noise]

The important things are.

[doggonemad]

[ . . .

shuts the fridge, trudging back over to the couch to flop down. ]

[throughbamboo]

[getting up to follow him over, sitting down next to him]

Am I wrong?

[doggonemad]

Dunno what ta make of that.

[throughbamboo]

Make of it what ya want, it ain't complicated.

[doggonemad]

Bro, ya say shit all the time. An' on the surface, sure, it ain't complicated. But then there's all the shit goin' on underneath.

[throughbamboo]

[hmm. He tilts his head back against the back of the couch as he crosses his arms]

Underneath it's just thinkin' about what's the same an' what's different.

[doggonemad]

[ rolls his eye. ]

That ain't changed 'bout ya.

[throughbamboo]

Some things won't ever change.

[doggonemad]

. . .

Alright, I'll bite. Have I changed?