Never look a gift horse in the mouth

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

Characters: Matt, Youji, Open to ppl who might hear
When: October 31st
Where: Nesreca Apartments, stairwell between floors 7 & 6
Rating: PG-13 for corpses?
Summary: Youji wants to play with his present.



There was a loud 'thump thump thump' from the stair well, like the sound of someone falling down the stairs. That someone happened to be dead. And much to Youji's amusement, he might add. He dragged it out of his apartment with much effort and straining before attempting to ride it down the stairs. It didn't end quite like he thought it would, and he glared at the corpse. There was a fair sized bump on his head, but he didn't seem to notice.

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[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

Matt just raised a brow when Youji said his name and... Whatever that was about controlling it. "Uh... Stupid? My name is mine. Not yours."

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

Youji frowned slightly, but decided to test it with a command. "Step back," he said firmly.

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

He stood still. Fingers still hooked in the ear. Matt just stared at the boy. "Uh... No?"

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

Youji blinked, and for the first time his confidence seemed to waver, wilting slightly. Why hadn't it worked? Was it because Natsuo wasn't here?

"Mm...let go," he hissed softly, tail giving the start of an anxious wag. This wasn't okay. His ace in the hole was gone.

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

"...No?" Matt wiggled the ear a bit to prove he wasn't going to let go. What in the world did this kid thing he was doing?

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

He really shouldn't have left his teddy in his room. He could use his hammer right now. His tail poofed up, unpierced ear pressed back flat against his head.

His eyes darted back to the stairs, and he tried to give Matt a shove.

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

"Has Youji learned anything today?" The larger male just stood in place when he was shoved. Matt wouldn't go anywhere until the boy admitted he had done wrong. Maybe he'd even patch up the wound for the cat. He did like cats...

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

"Spells don't work here?" he tried, pulling harshly away, uncaring if he tore his ear. He didn't like this person, not at all. But he did have a growing respect for him.

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

Matt reached up with his other hand to pinch the unharmed ear, tugging it while he tugged the other. "...What important lesson did you learn?"

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

"Matt Clarke is a jerk?" He narrowed his eyes, tail swinging faster, but growing still. He was going to damage himself if he kept pulling. "And dead people make horrible rides?

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

"Mmm... Close but not all right..." Matt gave the ears a few more tugs before he started rubbing them lightly with his thumbs, much like he did with Lady Grey. "What else?"

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

"..." He frowned, able to distinguish the difference been the tugging and the rubbing, and confused by the change. "Nyaa...he's a pervert?" he tried.

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

"...." Matt gave another tug to the unharmed ear before going back to rubbing. "No. Not a pervert. Perverts are bad. Not bad."

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

"No ears, means you're a pervert," he countered with a cheeky look, moving closer as his ear was tugged again.

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

"Never had any ears." Tilting his head to the side, the older watched the cat boy a bit. "No one had ears."

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

"No ears means adult, and adult means pervert," he said with a decisive nod. "Are you going to let go now?"

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

"So.. Because I never had them... Makes me a pervert? Not possible. Not all adults are perverts. I know one.. But I know tons of adults that are shy and quiet.. Reserved and want little to do with dirty things." Matt refused to let go. The boy had yet to say he learned anything and now was calling him a pervert. Dorimouse didn't think he was a pervert.. Did he..?

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

"You shouldn't touch people's ears," he remarked lightly, giving a giggle, "Not unless you want to take them away." Hmm, was this bothering him? Curious.

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

"Fuzzy like Lady Grey's. I miss her... Hope she can find snacks to nom while I'm stuck here. Poor kitty.. Just adopted her..." Matt sort of trailed off as he though of his cat. Maybe she could find a new home. "Can't take away... Attached to your head."

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

"I'm not a kitty," he snapped, "And you can. We took Ritsuka's. I watched. It looked like it hurt. But they were all perverts, and now Ritsuka's an adult. So unless you want to take them, let go."

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

"Not kitty. Person with kitty things." A frown came to the larger's features. "..Why did you hurt someone? Not nice to hurt others for fun..."

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

"Because I was bored and the Joker said it'd be fun," he said with a shrug, reaching up to try and pry Matt's fingers off of his ears. "Some people say losing their ears is fun. Maybe he liked it."

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

"Because.. Someone said it would be fun? That's horrid..." Ignoring the younger's attempt to remove his hands, Matt pulled on them rather roughly. "You said it looked like it hurt. If it did, he did not enjoy it."

[zer0feeling.livejournal.com]

"I dunno if it hurt or not, he was just crying a lot, and-" he huffed, giving an annoyed look as he was pulled more roughly. A hand dropped from its prying, eyes widening in surprise when he saw the blood.

[clockworkkeeper.livejournal.com]

"If he was crying... It hurt. Why would that be okay to you?" The fact that Youji saw blood was lost on the shop keeper. He was far too into the idea that this small boy would be fine with hurting someone.