To look at like that, not in general! I'll bathe with every Hitachiin man it takes if I have to [ He's not bathing with women ] but I just meant like, I look at you and I don't feel all warm and fuzzy and I don't want to touch butts like I do with Hikaru!
[ He was trying to be vague about that, but if Kaoru needs him to explicitly state that he feels the need to touch Hikaru's butt when he looks at him and not Kaoru, he'll say it. Before his brain kind of backtracks on this conversation, as if there's a record scratch. ]
Wait-- an army!? How many Hitachiins are there anyway!? An army won't fit in the bath!
[there's a shout of laughter at that. Oh, he is telling Hikaru later that Taichi wants to 'touch butts' with him. Not even touch Hikaru's butt. Touch butts.]
Our mother, our grandmother, and the pressing weight of history. Haven't I been quite clear about what you're getting yourself into? Hitachiin men are the least of your worries - technically there are only two, and you're dating one of them.
Yeah, but I'm not bathing with women or history! I'll learn the whole history and where the silverware goes, but I have to impress you first!
[ One step at a time, Kaoru!! He's grinning though, he's confident he will impress him today! It will be the most luxurious experience Kaoru has had since arriving here!!
If Kaoru hasn't figured it out, they're definitely heading toward the castle at this point. ]
Can't I just meet with them normally?! We can go in a swimming pool, but I definitely can't get naked in front of women!
[ Bathing involves getting naked. He's fine with meeting them and swimming with them normally! Taichi may be stuck in the idiot version of this conversation. ]
No, but I met a guy in the kitchens who can get us into one of the guest rooms, and they have big baths. We just have to get the guard to take us to the kitchen first, because the guard's not going to let us in if we tell them we want to take a dip.
[ That gets them some looks for sure. What are these two boys yelling about...
Taichi does slow down once they're almost there. ]
One of the kitchen chefs is named Dorisan-san and we're going to say that he came out with me the other night to a karaoke party, but left his very important [ Taichi digs through his pockets fast and pulls out.. a sword pen he bought earlier! ] S-Sword pen! It was a gift from their little sister who went on a long journey to see a man who lives in the woods, so it's very important we see it returned personally.
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[ He was trying to be vague about that, but if Kaoru needs him to explicitly state that he feels the need to touch Hikaru's butt when he looks at him and not Kaoru, he'll say it. Before his brain kind of backtracks on this conversation, as if there's a record scratch. ]
Wait-- an army!? How many Hitachiins are there anyway!? An army won't fit in the bath!
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Our mother, our grandmother, and the pressing weight of history. Haven't I been quite clear about what you're getting yourself into? Hitachiin men are the least of your worries - technically there are only two, and you're dating one of them.
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[ One step at a time, Kaoru!! He's grinning though, he's confident he will impress him today! It will be the most luxurious experience Kaoru has had since arriving here!!
If Kaoru hasn't figured it out, they're definitely heading toward the castle at this point. ]
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...why are we going to the castle? Are we expecting company in the bath?
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[ Bathing involves getting naked. He's fine with meeting them and swimming with them normally! Taichi may be stuck in the idiot version of this conversation. ]
No, but I met a guy in the kitchens who can get us into one of the guest rooms, and they have big baths. We just have to get the guard to take us to the kitchen first, because the guard's not going to let us in if we tell them we want to take a dip.
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[because how Taichi approaches him speaks a great deal for how he will approach the rest of the family, of course of course.]
Right, right. And what's our reason for going into the kitchen? What's our cover story?
[have you thought this through, Taichi]
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[ That gets them some looks for sure. What are these two boys yelling about...
Taichi does slow down once they're almost there. ]
One of the kitchen chefs is named Dorisan-san and we're going to say that he came out with me the other night to a karaoke party, but left his very important [ Taichi digs through his pockets fast and pulls out.. a sword pen he bought earlier! ] S-Sword pen! It was a gift from their little sister who went on a long journey to see a man who lives in the woods, so it's very important we see it returned personally.