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[twostringsonebow]

And how should I do that?

[maskreant]

first names.

[ He's betting that he won't follow through. ]

[twostringsonebow]

[no.... his professionalism.... how is he supposed to be a cool private eye if people don't call him by his last name the way they do in the books...

... Like Silver doesn't because he's an asshole but. Hm. Hmmmmm.]

And here I thought you'd have me do something more challenging, Akira.

[Oh it's so much easier to type it. He has a feeling it's going to be harder to say, because habits die hard, but. This is fine.]

[maskreant]

[ No...... This is way too weird for him. Way too weird, but he can't yield. Never surrender. ]

let me hear it in a call, Goro.

[ Okay, he realized he's making this even worse, but there's no point in stopping now. ]

[twostringsonebow]

[So this is how they die. Pride and slight embarrassment. Not surprising in the least.

That said, give him a minute to prepare for the worst weirdness and he'll ring Akira up.

Are you prepared. Are you ready. Does your Guts stat allow you to pick up the call.]

[maskreant]

[ He can be wise and let this go to voicemail rather than listen to it live, but he isn't. Picking it up, he's quiet for a bit. Uh... Should he be smug? What should he even say? ]

Hello?

[ Yes. ]

[twostringsonebow]

[Oh thank god he didn't lead off with "Goro" because that would have resulted in one (1) phone being tossed across the room.

No, now this is just weird. Why didn't you let it go to voice mail, you idiot.]

Is this just for tonight, Akira, [oh god he managed to say it,] or do you want it to be more than that?

[... That sounded a lot more suggestive than he intended, um.]

[maskreant]

[ While Akira feels unsettled by all of this, he can definitely stomach this better than he initially thought. Maybe it's because the person on the other line sounds like they're having it harder than him. ]

Whatever you want, Goro.

[ Bonafide idiot. ]

[twostringsonebow]

[Pauses are so much more noticeable when you're talking to someone, god. But it requires thought. Just a little.]

... I wouldn't mind it, I think. You have a pleasant name either way.

[maskreant]

[ ... Why are they doing this again? Now that he's reading over their comments to understand their situation, this was so unnecessary. What was he thinking?!

He's so glad Mr. Detective can't see how his face twists in confusion when he hears that. ]

Thank you. I only want you to be comfortable... Are you sure?

[ Waver. ]

[twostringsonebow]

[You started this you asshole there is not a chance in hell Goro's backing off at this point.]

Quite positive, Akira. Unless you have a problem with it?

[Come on, just admit defeat..!]

[maskreant]

[ THIS IS ALL HARMLESS? He's trying to regain composure. This is fine! He can just be honest. ]

I don't. It's just not many people call me by my first name, so it'll take some time for me to get used to it.

[twostringsonebow]

[Well. Well. If their reason is the same, then he can be a touch honest in return.]

It's the same for me. Outside of my family, there's one person who calls me by my first name, and I'm not sure I'd call us friends despite that... It's more like he's very rude and seems to dislike me immensely.

[Despite that, he sounds pleased?]

So he does it to spite me, I think.

[maskreant]

You sound happy about that.

[ He's not sure if he completely understands since he has a completely different reaction to that kind of situation. What card to play... ]

Almost like you have a crush.

[twostringsonebow]

He isn't my type at all.

[And he's like, pretty sure Silver would be offended on ten different levels if someone said Goro had a crush on him.]

[maskreant]

Right. That's a dumb question.

[ Akira doesn't mind if Silver gets offended. It's all good and fun!! Not that he knows it's Silver, but... ]

You're after my cat, after all. That's your type, right?

[twostringsonebow]

[you're the furry not me]