thatsawiggle | First Breeze

Whatever seals ye been puttin’ on me, ye better start takin’ ‘em off quick. ‘S not somethin’ ta be laughin’ at, tyin’ a guy to the ground like ye do!

[The fiery redhead is definitely living up to his hair color, scowling at the camera, one pointed tooth sticking out over his lower lip. The overall image, rather than intimidating, is almost comically childish, given his wide blue eyes and somewhat ridiculous accent.]

Thorough, too, I dunno how ye be doin’ it without actually tyin’ me down, but I can walk and run and breathe jes’ fine, I jes’ can’t feckin’ fly!

[And a stubborn huff, crossing his arms over his chest.]

And now I’m not one t’turn down a free meal, but this human lady callin’ herself me mam is gettin’ a little much, don’t ye think? Can’t honestly tell if she thinks she’s bein’ serious or not. Can’t tell nothin’ fer shit, not all tied up and bound inside like I am. ‘S like I been robbed of me sense o’ taste, it is, and if yer out there havin’ a gay old laugh at ol’ Jin then jes’ wait til I find ye and we’ll see who’ll be laughin’ then!

Honey, come here and let me brush that hair of yours! You can’t start your Pokemon adventure with a mop like that!

[The look on Jin’s face as he glances offscreen is fear, as he jumps up and beats a hasty retreat.]

Ye get away from me with that brush, y’crazy woman! Ain’t no one what’s brushed me hair before, and ain’t no one startin’ now! Get awa—

[The feed goes blank. He’ll get back to your messages when he’s done fighting off Mom.]

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[Were this meeting in person, Jin might've done a better job at reading the consternation on Yusuke's expression. As it was, a) he was too busy talking himself and b) the screen too small and too unfamiliar a means of communication for him to really take notice of the fact that Yusuke zoned out through his nattering on.

Besides, Urameshi was paying attention for the important part. Jin's ears practically bounce with excitement.]

Oi, now, I may not have me winds under me, but I'll not be goin' easy on ye! I 'spect that means ye don' have yer glowy boom-energy, neither! Nothin but our fists, this'll be a fun match fer sure!

[Jin settles back away from the screen, so that it's not just his big ol' baby blues and his even bigger mouth taking up most of the camera.]

I appreciate the warnin', Urameshi, but I'll have ye know Toy and I been fightin' off bigger things than giant purple rats fer years on years on years long before ye were born. Even without our powers, we can be handlin' ourselves. Ye just promise ta stay put til I can get there and see yer mug face ta face, and we'll be there fast as we're able!

[There, now he notices something's off about his bff Urameshi. His errant tooth digs into his lip in confusion.]

Well, we're out o' it now, technically, but ye'd know that wouldn' ye? Toy and I were in the hospital wing gettin' our strength back and all so's we could come and watch yer team go on soon as we could get up, but...

Don' tell me we missed it!

[AND SUDDENLY, Yusuke understands how Botan must have felt when she was in his position. He grimaces. Dammit, how the hell is he supposed to even do this?

Taking a quick moment to put the situation into perspective turns out to be helpful: after all, compared to what Botan had to tell him when she first revealed that she was from the future – that King Enma's a sham, and that 90% of everything Yusuke had previously understood to be true had actually been a big fat lie – letting Jin know that, hey, the tournament's over for him and Toguro's long gone really isn't that big of a deal. He just can't help but feel a little concerned about how Jin might react, is all; it's one thing if Jin thinks Yusuke's a lunatic because of that stunt he pulled with shooting his, uh, “glowy boom-energy” into Jin's windy fist vortex, it's another if he thinks he's a lunatic because he sounds like one. Musn't let anyone deem him nuts for all the wrong and uncool reasons, you know?

That said, though, the only way Yusuke will ever figure out how Jin'll react to the news is to just suck it up and get 'er done, so with that in mind, he steels himself and tells Jin, as nonchalantly as possible:]

Nah, that's not it. You guys recovered in time to see the tournament to the very end.

Y'see, uh... this world – Johto – doesn't just take people from different dimensions. It also takes them from different times, too. So for me, the Dark Tournament's been done for a while now – even longer'n that, if you count the three months I've spent here.

[... okay, yeah, fuck it, forget even trying to seem casual. Anyone with a functioning set of eyes and ears could probably tell that Yusuke feels like he sounds stupid, and he knows it. Sigh. Note to self: buy more cigarettes later.

He rubs the back of his neck and goes on, seeming vaguely abashed.]

I know it probably sounds fucking crazy, but that's what's up. Hell, not even Botan's from the same time that I'm from. You remember her, right? Blue-haired girl, hung around outside the ring a lot, never shuts up?

[... maybe not, given that Jin was probably watching the matches instead of the people fooling around on the sidelines, but just for the sake of making himself feel less weird about everything, Yusuke figured he'd get a dig in at Botan while the opportunity to do so was still there. What are friends for, if not to have someone whom you can count on to talk smack about you when you aren't around?]

[Jin listens to Yusuke talk, attentive blue eyes watching him on the screen the whole time. It's still a fair amount of information to process for him, as well, given that he's also being told that he's been taken from a different time as Yusuke, and huh. All that's very well and interesting and all, but there's one important detail that he's latched onto, and he blurts out his opinion after a moment of ~~buffering~~ silence.]

Well! At least we didn' miss the finals o' the tourney! I take it that 'cause yer here means ye won and that big ugly won't be botherin' no one! Knew ye could do it, Urameshi! If it wasn't gonna be us who made it, at least I know ye went all the way!

[Woohoo! You go pal! You did it! You did the thing! He's doing his best to try to reassure Yusuke that he doesn't think he sounds stupid. It's nothing to be uncomfortable about just because you're spouting crazy talk about alternate dimensions and timelines.]

Oh, yeah, the one who almost got inta a fight o' her own with the foxy announcer lass!

[Just because he was focusing his attention on the matches didn't mean that his ears - especially when he started getting excited about the matches - didn't pick up a voice. Especially one like Botan's. No offense.]

[Despite himself, Yusuke looks a little amused at the memory. Watching Botan have it out with Koto hadn't exactly been funny at the time, considering all the reasons why she had been so pissed off, but in retrospect, yeah, A+ COMEDY GOLD. The only drawback to that particular fight (or almost-fight) was that no one lost their clothes...

(Yusuke, please.)]

Yeah, her. Anyway, she's here, too. Says she's from the future. I wasn't really sure I believed her 'til now.

[... you know, now that he's the time-travelling sci-fi asshole in this situation. Sigh. That said, he's a lot more at ease now that he's explained the situation and watched as Jin totally didn't make a huge deal out of it; given how laidback the Jin is, he doesn't know why exactly he thought he would freak out on him, but he's glad that he didn't all the same. THANKS FOR BEING SO COOL, JIN. You are a good egg.]

But yeah, Toguro's long gone. [Yusuke stretches a little.] It wasn't that big of a deal - the fight, I mean. I thought it'd be way worse than it actually was.

[That's a pretty funny way to describe what was probably the most physically and emotionally exhausting experience of your life so far, Yusuke! That is to say, wow, way to be a huge liar. To be fair, though, that whole, uh, ordeal isn't really anything he could get into over the network, nor is it anything he particularly wants to discuss during his first conversation with Jin in months. Besides, if Jin's anything like Yusuke - and god knows they're practically twins - he probably wouldn't want to be spoiled for the match ahead of time. SO, IN LIGHT OF THIS, YUSUKE REFRAINS, instead smirking at Jin and telling him:]

You'll see what I mean when you get home. So hey, did you get hooked up with some kind of animal when you got here?

[CHANGING THE SUBJECT, LIKE A SHADOW IN THE NIGHT...!!]

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