[By now, Yusuke would've expected Blake to say something. "What the hell is this", "since when do you tell stories", some bitchy comment about how everything he's saying sounds like horseshit... you know. Something.
Instead, when he finally slows to a stop behind Steve, he just... stands there. Doesn't speak. Doesn't even stoop down to grab the camera or anything, which is what Yusuke was half-expecting him to do when he came close.
Yusuke's a little surprised by how much that unsettles him.
He's half-tempted to pretend like Blake isn't there. Let Steve go on thinking it's still just them and the weird floating thing (the same kind of weird floating thing that both Botan and Shaun have, he realizes belatedly - what's it called, a Musharna? Something like that). He almost goes ahead and does that, too. But there's something off about the old man, he can tell, and Steve looks so small compared to him, and dammit, maybe he's just being paranoid, but he really, really doesn't like how Blake's standing over her right now.
It takes a moment for him to respond to that last bit of pink text that flashes across his screen. When he does, he seems... a little distracted.]
Yeah, it was pretty weird... hey, Steve, can you give me a second?
[Yusuke gives her what he hopes is a reassuring smile. Then he addresses the legs behind her, his expression sobering.]
Hey, Blake.
You wanna sit down or something? You're kinda throwin' me off here.
[His choice of words is as blunt as ever, but for once, there's nothing incendiary about his tone of voice. In fact, he's actually making a concentrated effort not to sound too aggressive here - not for his own sake, because he can handle whatever Blake throws at him, but for Steve's, because as strange as Blake's acting right now...
... well. As much as Yusuke doesn't want to think Blake would take anything out on her, he's not gonna take any chances. If he was physically there with them and therefore in a better position to protect her if something happened, he probably wouldn't be so cautious, but as it is... yeah. He's not taking any risks. Not while Steve's part of the equation.]
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Instead, when he finally slows to a stop behind Steve, he just... stands there. Doesn't speak. Doesn't even stoop down to grab the camera or anything, which is what Yusuke was half-expecting him to do when he came close.
Yusuke's a little surprised by how much that unsettles him.
He's half-tempted to pretend like Blake isn't there. Let Steve go on thinking it's still just them and the weird floating thing (the same kind of weird floating thing that both Botan and Shaun have, he realizes belatedly - what's it called, a Musharna? Something like that). He almost goes ahead and does that, too. But there's something off about the old man, he can tell, and Steve looks so small compared to him, and dammit, maybe he's just being paranoid, but he really, really doesn't like how Blake's standing over her right now.
It takes a moment for him to respond to that last bit of pink text that flashes across his screen. When he does, he seems... a little distracted.]
Yeah, it was pretty weird... hey, Steve, can you give me a second?
[Yusuke gives her what he hopes is a reassuring smile. Then he addresses the legs behind her, his expression sobering.]
Hey, Blake.
You wanna sit down or something? You're kinda throwin' me off here.
[His choice of words is as blunt as ever, but for once, there's nothing incendiary about his tone of voice. In fact, he's actually making a concentrated effort not to sound too aggressive here - not for his own sake, because he can handle whatever Blake throws at him, but for Steve's, because as strange as Blake's acting right now...
... well. As much as Yusuke doesn't want to think Blake would take anything out on her, he's not gonna take any chances. If he was physically there with them and therefore in a better position to protect her if something happened, he probably wouldn't be so cautious, but as it is... yeah. He's not taking any risks. Not while Steve's part of the equation.]