Hangman

[shigure_soen_ryu]

[Someone, finally not dying from bloodloss, is very very bored.]

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[lightnen]

hah?? What is this? Some kind of game?

[ He's never seen this before so naturally he's confused. ]

[shigure_soen_ryu]

You don't know Hangman? It's a word game. Guess things. Letters. Then if you're wrong you get hanged.

[lightnen]

Weird. But it's a game so i'll try.

[ A pause and then he writes down a letter. ]

A. Is that how you do it?

[shigure_soen_ryu]

See? You're getting it already.

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I can't exactly do much else right now.

[lightnen]

Oh! Great!

Hmm... How about a T?

[ Quietly he's just smiling to himself, even if it isn't really seen that well from where he's sitting. ]

I know. You seem like you're doing better so this is the best way to avoid making your injuries worse like you did that first time.

[shigure_soen_ryu]

Nope.

[A circle is drawn on the noose.]

Well I mean, I didn't really mean to, I just didn't think. I mean Hibari is kinda scary when he's angry. [This was spoken outloud from where he was laying on his stomach.]

[lightnen]

Hmm. An E?

[ Okay so he's having fun with this. Though he does look up from his notebook when Yamamoto speaks, raising an eyebrow briefly. ]

He seems that way from what I saw. Doesn't bother me, though. I've seen much worse from people when they're not angry.

[ A shrug. His dad's a good example of that, not to mention the chimera ants and the like. ]

That girl called Rei before... she called you Shigure but I don't think I ever got your actual name. Feel up to sharing it with me?

[shigure_soen_ryu]

_ _ _ E A _ _ _ E

[Yamamoto shifted his head over a little bit, but that was all he had the energy for.]

Haha, that's true. Its when they're calm when you have to watch out. And I'm Takeshi. Marian said you were Killua?

[enharmonica]

That looks nothing like any kind of a fruit.

[shigure_soen_ryu]

You're supposed to guess the word! That's a hangman's noose if you get it wrong :D

[lightnen]

[ It takes a second of looking at the numbers of letters and that it was some kind of fruit, that he seems to figure something out. ]

Can I guess what it is yet?

[ He taps the charcoal against the paper with a small frown, exhaling a sigh at the same time. Not realizing he's already got a smudge of black on his face and another in his hair. ]

Exactly. [ Killua grins at this and nods. ] Yup! I asked her if i needed an alias too but she said having one causes more problems than necessary so i'll just stick with my name as it is.

[shigure_soen_ryu]

Yeah, sure. Write it down if you think you know what it is!

[And up on his bed, Yamamoto just yawned slightly, trying not to shift too much.]

Oh really? Well, coming up with codenames was fun anyway. It's like we're super secret spies or something, you know? But I'll call you Killua and you can call me Takeshi.

[He raised an arm in a weak sort of thumbs up motion.]

[enharmonica]

This is a game?

[serpente]

Very funny.

[shigure_soen_ryu]

haha what is? :D

[You'll never take him alive.]

[lightnen]

[ There is probably the biggest smile ever on his face as he writes down his answer. ]

Pineapple! :D

[ A pause followed the other's words before he nodded, setting his charcoal down for a moment and frowning at his hand briefly. ]

Sounds good to me. [ Something occurred to him then. ] Since I really don't have any other friends here yet, mind if I keep coming to see you until you're all better?

[serpente]

[ Then he'll take you dead. ]

Do you really think that you're being subtle, Shigure?

[shigure_soen_ryu]

I really don't know what you're talking about, Kasumi. I just picked a random fruit.

[shigure_soen_ryu]

Haha, you got it! You get points. Or something. I don't really have any prizes. I can do another one but we usually trade places if you want to try!

[And Yamamoto looked over to Killua again before giving a big smile.]

Hey, I'd love that. You seem pretty cool and there's really no one else here around my age. I can't exactly do much else either.

[Yamamoto then peered at him harder.] You are around 14, aren't you?

[shigure_soen_ryu]

Yeah. You want to play? I have to make another word though, because Killua is solving that one.

[serpente]

I find that hard to believe.

[enharmonica]

Alright.

[shigure_soen_ryu]

Really? What makes you believe otherwise?

[shigure_soen_ryu]

Hmm, let me think.....


An animal!


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[lightnen]

[ Well that was definitely something that worked in making him happier, chuckling a bit to himself even as he wrote something back. ]

Sure! I'll give it a shot.

[ Followed with doing the same setup as Yamamoto had done, down to the little picture and having this written beneath it: ]

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It has four wheels!

[ Hopefully that was good enough. Killua couldn't help but feel a little accomplished in that the other seemed up to the idea he'd suggested, only looking back up at the question regarding his age. ]

Just about, yeah. Why?

[serpente]

Your feigned lack of awareness and the rarity of nine-lettered fruits.

[shigure_soen_ryu]

Now you're just using a lot of big words!

[serpente]

Then let me put it in a way even you can't claim ignorance about:
There aren't a lot of other fruits with nine letters, you imbecile.

[shigure_soen_ryu]

Would me using palm tree instead make you feel better about yourself?

[enharmonica]

I should be guessing what each letter is, correct?

[serpente]

Keep insulting me and you'll see how hard this 'palm' can hit.

[shigure_soen_ryu]

Hmmmm I'll guess an E.

[Yamamoto looked back at, making eye contact and grinning.]

Well there really isn't anyone else in thier teens I'm friends with so I'm happy. I mean there's Hibari but like........

[There may be others but Yamamoto didn't know about them.]

[shigure_soen_ryu]

Yep. Come on, just give me one!

[shigure_soen_ryu]

Aww, why can't you leaf injured people alone?

[enharmonica]

E

[serpente]

Oh please, you've survived worse. Don't pretend otherwise.

[shigure_soen_ryu]

I think your memory is being a little fruity, now.

[serpente]

[ There's no written response, but the next time he goes to his bed, Yama finds his pillow stuffed with all manner of insects from the locale.

Take that, annoying child. ]