[ Haha, well, today is a weird day for Kiryu, considering...... he woke up really swole? Rather than risk showing up at work and sparking weird questions, he's taken the day off while he figures out what he's going to tell his coworkers (maybe some kind of miracle training regimen?) None of his clothes fit like they should... Not like he ever had a fitted suit before, but he's. Well. He's gonna need to shop, and soon.
When he gets Majima's text, he's quick to reply: Yes though the length of his own reply is probably a sign that something weird is up.
It's a good thing Tatsuo's at work/working on getting that new apartment because this would be a really awkward thing to have to explain to him. It's going to be awkward to explain to Majima, too. Nonetheless, Kiryu pulls on one of his bigger shirts (definitely not so big anymore) and answers the door in his jammies. He'd usually be ready for work by now, it's just A Weird Day. ]
[majima's so wrapped up in what he's doing, he doesn't even notice what's going on with kiryu. he just takes the invitation and walks right on into kiryu's apartment, past kiryu and into the living room where he paces back and forth for a couple minutes before reaching into his pocket for something.]
I mean, Kiryu was kind of hoping that Majima, of all people, would have something to say here but he's obviously distressed so Kiryu will focus on him. He's never been about dealing with his problems first and Majima's in some obvious distress. ]
[ Was he hoping he wouldn't notice? Or maybe that Majima was just suddenly cool with it? Who the fuck knows. Kiryu isn't exactly looking at the business card now that he's on the spot. ]
This... morning? I woke up like this. Somehow.
[ It's really weird WHAT IS HE GOING TO TELL PEOPLE. He's a little too embarrassed to ask about the Japanese, honestly. ]
[ Oh, Majima has a point. Kiryu was kind of not thinking that far considering he woke up in a different body, but. That is pretty cool. ]
I guess so.
[ I assure you he is having a very muted reaction but on the inside he's still pretty ???!??? about this. He might be embarrassed but he doesn't seem to mind Majima staring... ]
I don't feel super different, but I called out of work just in case...
[ majima doesn't know, because he has other things to worry about than suddenly becoming hot. for once, amazingly, his own problem seems a little more worth talking about. but only because it has to do with kiryu.
he looks down at the business card in his hand and finally hands it over. ]
Look, we need to talk about this. The thing I got in the mail. Then we can sort out your I'm suddenly ripped problems.
[ It's been a while since he saw his name written in kanji. His parents made sure he knew it, and Makoto had liked how it looked as a kid, so it takes a double-take, but.... ]
[ And by remembered, he means "remembered." Just like he remembered how to fight. It's weird. So damn weird. ]
Yeah, that's how it's supposed to be. [ Or so everyone's said. There's no way they'd mix things up now, right? Kiryu looks the card over. Maybe he'll remember something just looking at this. ]
Does this mean... you knew me? We knew each other?
Maybe? I mean, we must've, right? That's what this means.
[ he doesn't know. it was one thing when it was forgetting hypothetical random girls he clearly wasn't attached to, it's another thing if he forgot someone as important to him as kiryu is ]
[ Kiryu can't remember him either, not from before... but this must be some kind of sign. They can't just write it off. Kiryu might not remember what the deal is with this business card, but that's how his dad always wrote his name... ]
I think it's up to us to give it meaning. Unless we remember anything else.
[ I mean, Kiryu for one feels a little better? That he's not alone? But also how the fuck does Majima fit into fighting tigers and a burning apartment? ]
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