[Akira can only use himself as a yardstick to judge others' intelligence, okay? He sure as hell ain't gonna use Ryo - absolutely no one matches up to that guy. So here he is, and Ryuji does manage to just edge him out as far as cleverness goes, even though it's still a bit "blind leading the blind."
Or maybe not. Probably depends on the subject, and who's having the better day.
Akira laughs.]
Very funny.
[But yeah, there comes a point where the euphemisms were handled so plainly that they don't even really feel all that fun anymore. It's getting about to that point. When Ryuji clambers up onto his back, holding onto his shoulders, he advises,] hold on tight, [before getting moving. He needs his arms to climb, so Ryuji was just going to have to make sure he didn't fall backwards into the swamp.
To his demon's body, Ryuji basically weighs nothing. Akira wades through the water to the edge of the pool, crouching down for a moment before springing upwards, high enough to catch the edge of the pool with his hands. From there he just walks his legs up and hauls everything else the rest of the way. ]
Okay. We're even then, yeah? [Something occurs to him.] And you still have to tell me where the food is!
[They're drenched and filthy. This is no time for food.
no subject
Or maybe not. Probably depends on the subject, and who's having the better day.
Akira laughs.]
Very funny.
[But yeah, there comes a point where the euphemisms were handled so plainly that they don't even really feel all that fun anymore. It's getting about to that point. When Ryuji clambers up onto his back, holding onto his shoulders, he advises,] hold on tight, [before getting moving. He needs his arms to climb, so Ryuji was just going to have to make sure he didn't fall backwards into the swamp.
To his demon's body, Ryuji basically weighs nothing. Akira wades through the water to the edge of the pool, crouching down for a moment before springing upwards, high enough to catch the edge of the pool with his hands. From there he just walks his legs up and hauls everything else the rest of the way. ]
Okay. We're even then, yeah? [Something occurs to him.] And you still have to tell me where the food is!
[They're drenched and filthy. This is no time for food.
But fuck is Akira starving.]