This's why they have real pilots in the cockpit to fly the damn plane, because if you go on autopilot you end up in the entire mess that single first word that spills out the phone represents, a word in a voice that almost had him slamming it down. He can't actually hang up on and walk away from the rest of the village in its downward toilet spiral, he has to answer, has to play his god damned role, but if it's Seishin, does he have any remaining obligation? He at least has the right to walk away from the one walking away.
So to summarize, the word 'Kyoko-san ' in Seishin's voice, does not prime him well for the rest. The disclaimer she's not the issue that immediately follows doesn't soothe a damn thing. His hand moves and unbeknownst to Seishin who keeps on talking, about to put it down on the receiver. But if there's one thing that bothers him more than that concomitant dose of that word and that voice, it's the hypocrisy he now associates with it. Hanging up would be matching hypocrisy with hypocrisy.
If he had any inkling Seishin would have the balls to just call him right back (as he would have done if hung up on), he'd do it. Gritting his teeth, he pulls the phone back to his ear, just in time to hear 'I’ve invited Kaori-chan to spend the night here...' which makes it very convenient that most of his dialogue before that was briefing the situation he was already aware of.
Oh, he's not entirely sure why Kaori is there, or exactly who she is for that matter, but unless Seishin's picked up a girl suddenly, it's probably some Okiagari-orphaned kid. Now that the pilot's awake, his brain can piece together enough details while Seishin prattles at him about some moral responsibility.
He lets the silence hang, as if to see if Seishin has anything more to say. It's an empty passive aggression, if it's silence, Seishin is more patient and comfortable with it than he'd ever be.
"I'll come," he finally says with no discernable emotion, as if robotically responding to a house call. It's followed by a click, and a part of him childishly considers that he could've hung up without confirming he was coming, could have just shown up, but this is in fact a life or death situation. It'd behoove him to remain the adult in the room.
If Seishin were working with them, they wouldn't need to use him, to use any trick to come out and get him. If they wanted him dead, they'd have been able to do it a long time ago. If they need an in to brainwash him... Well, this'll be convenient either way. No matter how he frames it, it's his duty to go.
Unlike Seishin and his hidden woodland paths, the doctor's never had to sneak in anywhere. The Muroi family's been welcoming enough, even if it was usually Seishin visiting him instead of the reverse in spite of that. Though the temple grounds are pretty sparse (he missed the detail about Ikebe while being tempted to hand up), he places his bets that Seishin is in the temple office. He'll let himself in without a knock, looking around for him. Failing that, he might actually have to go to the housing part of the temple, where even his abysmal manners would require he knock. He doesn't want to knock. He doesn't want to respect Seishin's space.
But he does want to see him. Frustratingly. Kaori (Tanaka Kaori, he thinks he remembers during the trip) is a pretense.
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So to summarize, the word 'Kyoko-san ' in Seishin's voice, does not prime him well for the rest. The disclaimer she's not the issue that immediately follows doesn't soothe a damn thing. His hand moves and unbeknownst to Seishin who keeps on talking, about to put it down on the receiver. But if there's one thing that bothers him more than that concomitant dose of that word and that voice, it's the hypocrisy he now associates with it. Hanging up would be matching hypocrisy with hypocrisy.
If he had any inkling Seishin would have the balls to just call him right back (as he would have done if hung up on), he'd do it. Gritting his teeth, he pulls the phone back to his ear, just in time to hear 'I’ve invited Kaori-chan to spend the night here...' which makes it very convenient that most of his dialogue before that was briefing the situation he was already aware of.
Oh, he's not entirely sure why Kaori is there, or exactly who she is for that matter, but unless Seishin's picked up a girl suddenly, it's probably some Okiagari-orphaned kid. Now that the pilot's awake, his brain can piece together enough details while Seishin prattles at him about some moral responsibility.
He lets the silence hang, as if to see if Seishin has anything more to say. It's an empty passive aggression, if it's silence, Seishin is more patient and comfortable with it than he'd ever be.
"I'll come," he finally says with no discernable emotion, as if robotically responding to a house call. It's followed by a click, and a part of him childishly considers that he could've hung up without confirming he was coming, could have just shown up, but this is in fact a life or death situation. It'd behoove him to remain the adult in the room.
If Seishin were working with them, they wouldn't need to use him, to use any trick to come out and get him. If they wanted him dead, they'd have been able to do it a long time ago. If they need an in to brainwash him... Well, this'll be convenient either way. No matter how he frames it, it's his duty to go.
Unlike Seishin and his hidden woodland paths, the doctor's never had to sneak in anywhere. The Muroi family's been welcoming enough, even if it was usually Seishin visiting him instead of the reverse in spite of that. Though the temple grounds are pretty sparse (he missed the detail about Ikebe while being tempted to hand up), he places his bets that Seishin is in the temple office. He'll let himself in without a knock, looking around for him. Failing that, he might actually have to go to the housing part of the temple, where even his abysmal manners would require he knock. He doesn't want to knock. He doesn't want to respect Seishin's space.
But he does want to see him. Frustratingly. Kaori (Tanaka Kaori, he thinks he remembers during the trip) is a pretense.