[This isn't their usual dynamic, but Ichimatsu absolutely won't say 'no' to a bit of reverse affection - especially from one of the few brothers he'd actually accept it from. He leans into the touch, some of the default lines around his eyes relaxing away. Is he purring? No. ... maybe.]
[More than that, though, his eyes light up when Jyushimatsu mentions the Drifter and Ren - especially when he brings up ESP Kitty. Not that he would've doubted her, but it's good to hear that she's been taking care of him all this time. Plus, it sounds like his friends carried on just fine without him. That's good.]
[There was a time when that would have made him feel lonely, jealous, forgotten. But he's not quite like that anymore.]
[Ichimatsu barely keeps up with the rest of Jyushimatsu's tale, an endless list of people he's met and befriended (or terrorized), but it doesn't shock him in the slightest that his brother has already made so many connections already. Again, that's just how Jyushimatsu is. Though pretty much none of the names stick with him this time, Ichimatsu makes a mental note to pay attention to who his brother is making friends with in the future... just in case.]
[And, well, assuming he actually shows back up in the archipelago.]
Ah... so you made a lot of friends, huh? That's good, Jyushimatsu. Thanks for finding Drifter and Ren-chan for me, too. [a pause.] I'm the one who told her to call you Asagi.
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[More than that, though, his eyes light up when Jyushimatsu mentions the Drifter and Ren - especially when he brings up ESP Kitty. Not that he would've doubted her, but it's good to hear that she's been taking care of him all this time. Plus, it sounds like his friends carried on just fine without him. That's good.]
[There was a time when that would have made him feel lonely, jealous, forgotten. But he's not quite like that anymore.]
[Ichimatsu barely keeps up with the rest of Jyushimatsu's tale, an endless list of people he's met and befriended (or terrorized), but it doesn't shock him in the slightest that his brother has already made so many connections already. Again, that's just how Jyushimatsu is. Though pretty much none of the names stick with him this time, Ichimatsu makes a mental note to pay attention to who his brother is making friends with in the future... just in case.]
[And, well, assuming he actually shows back up in the archipelago.]
Ah... so you made a lot of friends, huh? That's good, Jyushimatsu. Thanks for finding Drifter and Ren-chan for me, too. [a pause.] I'm the one who told her to call you Asagi.