hikaruorkaoru | Fifth Pattern ; voice

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People come every month, right? That's what I'm getting from this place.

[Hikaru's been very, very quiet lately. Holed up alone in his apartment, working on designs and sewing new clothes with his lovely friend -- a sewing machine.

But it's nearly that time again, so... he's gotten a little restless.]

Could everyone keep an eye out for Hitachiin Kaoru for me? I know he's coming. ["He wouldn't make me spend Christmas alone."] I'm just worried, you know? That he'll end up somewhere remote. So, just keep a lookout, okay?

Anyway.

Someone told me that you guys have a pretty major Christmas party here, so I'm totally taking commissions for clothes.

No set price. Tell me what you want, and we can negotiate what I want in return.

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Whoa! I never would have guessed that. Come to think of it, I don't think I got your name.

I'm Hikaru. My brother's Kaoru.

[Of course, once they're together, there's no promising they won't pass themselves off as each other.

But he won't say that.]

[Hopefully a game he'll be able to play someday. As it is, Kurt just takes a moment to place 'Hitachiin' as the last name. The name order thing is a bit confusing to him as a German American, but he may have been at least a little familiar with it from watching some anime.]

I get it. Nice to officially meet you, man. I'm Kurt.

Kurt.

[Good to put a name to the voice, which he recognizes well enough. People here tend to make an impression. Usually negative. But he remembers them.]

You got it. If you want the last name too, it's Wagner. [Pronounced all v-like, as the username suggests.] Aside from that brother business, how have things been going for you, man?

I've got a place, sewing machine, and things to do. [Overall, it wouldn't b that bad, actually. He might kind of like it here. If he had Kaoru.]

It'll be fine once Kaoru comes.

That's - that's a good start.

You sound really sure of that.

Why wouldn't I be? I mean, sure. Not having a staff sucks. Or money. Or things like that. But once Kaoru's here? It'll be fine.

It's not like it's all rainbow and sunshine here, though. Are you sure you want to wish someone here? And whoever shows up here, I think it's all random.

Well, since I can't just leave -- yeah, I wish Kaoru was here. We're not supposed to be apart.

But I mean... isn't it safer for him back home?

I'm not with him, he's not with me.

I don't care which way it goes -- I leave or he comes here. Just as long as we're together.

Sorry, man. That just sounds kind of backwards to me. [He doesn't understand the bond of twins.]

Why? Because it doesn't matter where we are, as long as we're together? 'Cause that's how it is with me and Kaoru.

I don't know... even when it involves war?

It's better than being alone.

I'm guessing... no one else is around from your world, huh?

Even if they were, they're not Kaoru. It's not the same.

Hey... having someone at all's still better than having no one.

None of the rest of them matter. Not really. Not like Kaoru does.

[Codependency at its finest.]

[And being an only child for the most part just made it harder for Kurt to understand. Sure, essentially he considered Rogue to be his sister, but he wouldn't wish for her to be trapped her with him.]

Really? That's it - no one else you can count on?

There are two groups of people in the world.

Us. And them.

That sounds pretty harsh.

Simple fact. How it's always been, how it'll always be.

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