i may love you in the morning.

[underhound]

[ obtaining one of the subjects of this certain series of experiments was not on his priority list, but who is he to give up an opportunity when it's presented to him?

giovanni is not a greedy man, but he'll take whatever steps necessary to reach his final goal. his brother (oh his brother) stands far and away, a figure burning white against the darkness. this is only a portion of the journey.

this "portion" is a boy currently lying unconscious on the floor near the foot of the bed. it's a sparsely furnished bedroom, locked from the outside. the windows are barred. giovanni has allies outside who will let them out when they're ready. he doesn't doubt that the boy will fight at first, but only at first.

he stays seated on the only chair in the room, legs crossed, hands clasped atop his knee, and sunglasses firmly in place. the drugs will wear off soon, and the training will begin. ]

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[underhound]

[ giovanni shrugs, extending his arms slightly with his palms up, the very picture of supplication. except for the shit-eating smirk on his face and rigid posture, that is. ]

I can't properly examine you when you're clothed, can I?

[ and more importantly, kimizuki will need to learn to obey every order he's given, no matter how strange or seemingly trivial. ]

[demonbox]

[ Kimizuki glares again, as stubborn as ever. While Giovanni might make a good point, the whole situation still puts him on guard. ]

Then why the hell aren't we in a doctor's office instead?

[underhound]

[ oh, the good doctor. giovanni shrugs a little. ]

We'll see the doctor soon enough. I'm simply here to make sure that you're, ah, suitable.

[ obedient, that is. he looks kimizuki over, though it's less blatant through his sunglasses. ]

Go on, then.

[demonbox]

[ For a long, long moment it seems likely that Kimizuki isn't going to obey. He gives Giovanni a hostile stare, uncertain and wary, but... But he had agreed to this, and he wasn't about to doubt this guy might make life more difficult for his sister than needed if allowed.

Even so, swallowing his pride isn't that easy. ] Fine. [ His words are of agreement, but he crosses his arms and sits on the bed without moving to disrobe. ] I'll undress once he gets here. [ He's not about to sit around and let himself freeze. ]

[underhound]

[ why people have to be so difficult, giovanni just doesn't know. his lips tighten into a slight grimace. ]

The doctor won't be arriving any time soon. I'm here to, ah, prepare you.

You'll be asked to do other things soon enough.