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Ryusei Sakuta ([personal profile] asteroidbelt) wrote in [community profile] rabbithatch2013-02-22 09:47 pm

no spy music allowed in rabbi thatch | ryusei sakuta and kengo utahoshi

It was quiet when Ryusei walked into Rabbit Hatch. Good, there wasn't anyone in here. He made his way quickly to the control room and pulled out Meteor Switch; he needed to do this quickly before anyone came in. Tachibana's support was all very well and good, but Meteor's status was always either dictated to him or sent in a box. Nothing like the real-time updates Rabbit Hatch could do, and if Ryusei wanted to get a full picture of Meteor's capabilities, he needed to do a little sneaky diagnostic right now, right here.

Don't look down on me.

Tachibana couldn't ever again insinuate that Ryusei was at fault for weaknesses in battle. He had received Meteor Storm, but he didn't want to have to ask for another upgrade, even if he was confident that Tachibana would give it to him. He was grateful to Tachibana for doing so. But on the other hand, Tachibana had taken advantage of his situation—of Jirou's situation—to manipulate Ryusei. Oh yes, he remembered it, even if he was loathe to mention it to Tachibana. Just in case.

Quickly. He tapped his fingers on the table as Meteor Switch was scanned. After a harrowing moment, the results finally came up on the screen. Ryusei leaned forward.
mathemagician: (Beg until your tears dry up.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-02-24 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
As soon as Kengo felt the hands on his shoulders, his face flushed red before he could figure out exactly what was going on. His body had reacted before his mind had caught up, Ryusei managing to get him halfway out the control room door before he did anything else. Raising his hands up, Kengo grabbed at Ryusei's wrists and fought to keep himself from stumbling, the expression on his face a mixture of being embarrassed and offended.

"S-Sakuta..." Taking that route of action seemed to be effective, though. When forced into a situation by someone he cared about, Kengo had a harder time talking himself out of it. It didn't even occur to him at the moment that he'd left his notebook in the control room, still open to the notes he'd been taking.
mathemagician: (I will see the end of this.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-02-25 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
Within the notebook were a variety of notes, particularly on the Fourze system and different things Kengo had been thinking about as far as reviewing future and current designs, as well as ways to better implement the switches they had already developed. There were even tactical notes, but it was all theory -- if they fought a Zodiart with certain characteristics, what were the best combination of abilities they could test out against it? Kengo knew that thinking such complicated things wouldn't do any real good unless it was implemented on the field, but the system and the mission were always at the front of his mind. He wrote everything down primarily as a way of clearing his head to focus on other things.

With this particular page, however, very little of what was written had to do with the Fourze system. There were notes about the circle module switches and Meteor's system -- Elek, Fire, and lesser things like Rocket and Chain Array. He had theorized that being able to use Elek only left Meteor compatible with that aspect of Fourze's system -- but could Fourze use Meteor, and how similar were the bases? It had to have some tie to his father, that system. He just didn't know how.

"I know..." Now Kengo looked even more embarrassed, tilting his head down and actually managing a smile with how awkward he felt. He still hadn't let go of the other just yet. "I'm sorry... for upsetting you earlier. I don't want you to have to work alone either." Apologizing was certainly not something Kengo did easily and it was obvious from the look on his face how uncomfortable he was. But the fact that he was putting the effort forward to say it meant a lot.
mathemagician: (You messed with the wrong person.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-02-25 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
Kengo cleared his throat during the awkward pause, moving to sit down a few feet from Ryusei at the table. He accepted the food, giving a small nod of his head in thanks without verbally expressing it. Resting his arms on the table, he picked up one of the onigiri and picked at the plastic around it. He hadn't eaten since before he'd left for school. It was true that he needed it more than he wanted to admit, but sometimes he became too focused on his work to think about eating. His mind and body always seemed to focus completely on the task at hand and he had to remind himself to eat -- or have someone else do the reminding for him.

"You left pretty quickly earlier. I guess I'm just paranoid. ... it's really hard to figure people out. I'm still not used to it yet and I know I'm usually harsh and demanding towards everyone. I was worried I'd crossed a line with you." Kengo absently picked at the plastic, keeping his head down. "I don't really spend time with anyone in the club outside of being with the group as a whole."

Realizing that he was starting to open up a bit too much, Kengo shifted uncomfortably, fighting the urge to mutter an apology. Instead, he brought the food up to his mouth and took a careful bite, still seeming as though he was focusing on his own thoughts more than anything else.
mathemagician: (I don't even want to hear it.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-02-25 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
While Kengo could easily say that he and Yuki were friends and that him and Gentarou were friends as well, he didn't think that they hung out regularly, at least with either pair on individual terms. It was always work and always a group effort. Yuki had just been the first person to find him and attach to him. Gentarou worked the same way, but there was never really a time where he'd sat down with either of them individually and had a 'friend' chat or anything like that.

Kengo acknowledged the club and his ties to everyone, but it still felt... off. It was as though there was an invisible wall between him and other people where he couldn't quite understand them. Friendship and ties seemed to come so easily to Yuki and Gentarou... Why couldn't it be that easy for him? What was so hard to understand?

"Making you feel like I'm expecting you to pick up my slack, rather than having an equal standing. My condition shouldn't give me an excuse to do less work." It felt so very uncomfortable to talk about things like this, but every time he tried to stop, he felt as though he had to keep explaining himself. Sakuta had never made it difficult to like him, but with how closely they worked together, Kengo felt he needed to have a stronger relationship with him. It would make sense for them to trust each other as much as Gentarou and Kengo trusted each other.

His reason for wanting to avoid coming into the middle room was purely to avoid further issues. Kengo was aware that his attitude when it came to being hurt by anything was to lash out at others and draw away from them.
mathemagician: (Shut up.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-02-25 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Whatever we do, I'm fine as long as it's equal or the extra weight falls on me. I appreciate everything you've done so far." With the way Ryusei was acting, it was making Kengo feel more and more guilty that he'd potentially upset the other. Out of anyone in the club, it seemed Ryusei was the one who would be the most sensitive to anything that was said to him. Kengo felt Ryusei's personality was too kind to be subjected to his harsh personality. And the other had helped him out a lot...

It wasn't that Gentarou wasn't kind, but his forceful personality had rubbed Kengo the wrong way from their first encounter. Ryusei was really the complete opposite, or at least it seemed that way most of the time. At least the other was getting better about coming out of his shell. Kengo could relate to that...

Kengo put his elbows on the table as he took another bite of his onigiri, seeming a bit more content now that he was eating. "Anyway, I think it should be done soon at this rate. There isn't much left to do."
mathemagician: (Beg until your tears dry up.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-02-26 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Kengo was content to let the conversation die there as he ate, gradually pulling the plastic away from the onigiri and seeming completely occupied with his food. However, his attention wasn't entirely focused on it, which was evident from his reaction when Ryusei asked his question. Kengo coughed for a moment, caught off guard by the mention of a topic he'd been working to avoid. Once he stopped clearing his throat, he swallowed his food and kept the back of his hand up to his mouth, looking back up at Ryusei.

Well, there was no way to say it was nothing at this point. His reaction had been enough to keep that from being brushed aside. Kengo set the rest of his food down, still picking at the plastic with his nails. It was understandable with his position and knowledge that he would want to research other systems similar to Fourze's own, didn't it? So he didn't know why it had to be such a secret other than the fact that Meteor... well. Meteor was not their ally.

"It's nothing I can do anything about, but I've been writing theories about the Meteor system." More picking at the plastic wrapper. "It seems pointless to spend time thinking about a system that isn't mine-- ours." He didn't want to seem selfish over the Fourze system, so the last bit had been fumbled over in his attempt to save face.
mathemagician: (To protect you.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-02-27 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"There's nothing to discover when I can't run tests on the system itself. Whenever I think of something new, I make a note of it." When working on Switches, Kengo's mind tended to wander and go over a lot of different information, whether it was related to the subject at hand or not. The way one Switch reacted to something or a certain path of development would make him think of a way to improve an older one -- so he always happened to make note of those as well.

Sometimes, it just happened to relate to the Meteor system. Or at least his theories about it. "It's part of the system my father developed. I want to know where it came from and how it's different. Fourze was left here when I discovered the Hatch... I don't know where Meteor came from." Was it a system his father had worked on as well? Had it been stolen from him? Or developed from research his father had done? "... if I can find out more about Meteor, then maybe I can figure out something I don't know about Fourze's capabilities."

Aside from that, part of him wanted to help Meteor so the other could aid in their fight, but Meteor didn't show any signs of wanting allies. There was also a very strange suspicion he'd had about the other.

"I wonder what he's fighting for. If it's for the same reason I am."
mathemagician: (I trusted you.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-02-28 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
"... it's a really stupid reason." Kengo gave a nervous smile again as he sat up a bit straighter, leaning back in his seat. He let the food drop from his hands back onto the surface of the table as he laced his fingers together and stretched. Moving around was one of the signs that he was uncomfortable with the current topic, even though he wouldn't readily admit something like that. How was he supposed to admit something like feeling closer to his father and fulfilling his father's dream by fighting for him? There had to be a nicer way to say it.

Tilting his head to the side, Kengo dropped his hands to the table once more. "I'm protecting people because my father couldn't. Fighting for people who can't fight. ... though I guess now people are fighting for me because I can't." That particular comment still made him upset. It was nice that he had met Gentarou and Ryusei and everyone else, but there were times when it truly bothered him that he couldn't be the one wearing the suit, fighting for his father's sake. More and more often, however, it was becoming easier to deal with. Friends made the burden lighter.

When Ryusei asked his second question, Kengo waved one hand a bit. "I didn't see the point in talking about it. Something like that isn't important, so don't worry. We'll only need to think about it if Meteor decides to put up with us." He picked his food back up. "I just want to know if he knew my father or what his connection to him is."
mathemagician: (You were my friend.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-02-28 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not saying it's because of the exact same reason. With Fourze's system being my father's research and Meteor's being so close to it, it makes sense he would have a tie to my father. ... somehow." Kengo trailed off for a moment, seeming unsure of what he was saying. There was no way to prove any of this and his theories were starting to embarrass him. "Even if it's something in passing, the systems are compatible at a basic level. That's not something I can ignore when there's a potential for it to be used to benefit our goal."

And whatever Meteor's goal was... It certainly wasn't helping out the club. No, Meteor had something he was selfishly fighting for, or at least that he was good at keeping to himself. The other Rider hadn't hesitated to attack anyone who got in his way. At the very least, he'd never actively tried to kill any members of the KRC, which convinced Kengo that Meteor wasn't openly hostile -- just very determined.

"It's really nothing to worry about." Kengo picked at the rest of his onigiri, tearing off a small piece to put it in his mouth. "It's a scientist mindset, I guess. Planning for any potential research opportunities and any possible outcome."
mathemagician: (So stay by my side.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-02-28 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Ryusei's current nervous attitude certainly hadn't escaped Kengo's notice. It was making him a bit uncomfortable as well, feeling as though he had done something to make the other act this way. Maybe it was like the magnet effect he and Kisaragi had, where they strongly opposed each other in certain circumstances. Being around the other had always been easy when the rest of the club was involved and Kengo didn't have to worry about talking too much, but he was doubting his ability to carry on much of a conversation in private.

Kengo's nervousness seemed to mirror Ryusei's, as he kept his head down and finished his first onigiri, starting to work on his second one. With anyone, he usually tended to go bury himself in work and generally not pay attention to them, but Ryusei had forced him out here and... well. That had to mean that Ryusei wasn't upset with him, right? Even though Kengo felt as though he'd said something wrong.

When Ryusei spoke again, Kengo paused in eating, lifting his gaze before immediately lowering it again. "Kisaragi wanted to drag everyone to something. I told him I wasn't feeling well. ... though I would have expected him to come back by now." He sighed. It was just like Kisaragi to lose track of everything else.
mathemagician: (Be mine.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-03-01 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"It depends on when he decides to come back. He would usually want to check on me by now, but at least he's out having fun." There was something strange with the way Kengo had said those words, taking another bite of his onigiri. It was nice that Gentarou could run around with the rest of the club. Kengo didn't want to force the other to work all the time, but it made Kengo realize that he wished he could be closer to the others and out doing things with them. ... or maybe it was just Gentarou that he wanted to spend more time with. For as close as their bond seemed to be, the two of them rarely spent any time alone or talking. It was almost always work.

When asked about being nervous, Kengo paused for a moment with his food still in his mouth. Finishing his current bite, he chewed his food and swallowed it, hoping that he could figure out what to say before he finished. Unfortunately, nothing came to mind. ... was he really being nervous?

"I'm still not used to talking to you, I guess." As an afterthought, Kengo added after a few moments of silence, "I'm not usually like this around anyone else." It was true, wasn't it? Gentarou was so forceful that he never had time to be nervous. Yuki was essentially his little sister. ... the rest of the club members were treated as if they were any other person he knew, just less coldly. With Sakuta... What made him different from the others?

Thinking that far had pinged Kengo with the sudden realization of why he was acting so strange. This interaction was the first time he had ever actively tried to be friends with someone. It was no wonder his actions felt so strange and foreign.
mathemagician: (That's my truth.)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-03-02 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Be honest? Kengo always tried to be that way, though it was rare that he would go through the trouble of telling the whole truth. His bitter emotions usually came out first, while his softer emotions were buried so deep that he was reluctant to even admit they existed. He'd never really seen the point of being vulnerable around anyone. If they were important enough, then they'd know they were important to him, right?

There was a small smile on Kengo's face as he reached across the table and gave the top of Ryusei's arm a quick pat. "Sakuta. ... I'm sorry for the way I act sometimes. Everything you've done for me..." He shifted uncomfortably, turning his head away. "Helping with switches and Fourze's development, bringing me this... It means a lot to me." ... why had he never told Gentarou something like this? Kengo couldn't really explain it.

Feeling awkward enough already, Kengo dug in his school bag and pulled out a bottle of water, standing up and already starting to head back into the control room even though he wasn't done with his food.

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