Well, if this wasn't a classic case of things just going from bad to worse. Atagi's first through fourth thoughts were that this child's inability to understand reason was phenomenal. The fifth, a breakthrough of the synapses, briefly makes him think that maybe
he is the one at fault here, for putting himself in such an unreasonably suspicious position. But it's discarded even faster than it comes to life, because irritation mounts. All he can manage is flustered guffaws and half-sputtered words at her going on and on.
”That...I! I have not been drooling all over myself!” Eyes flit downward to his chin, and he wipes a hand across the corner of his mouth and bottom lip, because actually, he had been. Well, it was more like there was drool there-- probably from being zapped so harshly, not that that'd do him much good as a defense.
”There's no such thing as a Justice Scout and if there was a Hero of Righteousness serial I'd totally know about it!” He shouted with complete, if unfounded confidence, not knowing much of the going ons beyond Kusagakure's walls, let alone whole other countries.
”I-in fact, I'd be in it!”When she says that she's sent a clone to Azarea's room, the whiteness that overtakes his face grants him the appearance of a dead man walking.
”Wha-. I know I said that, but, but, but...” But what, exactly? It should've been a good thing, that he'd have actual backup, but considering that Atagi's first ever greeting to the older shinobi from the cloud had been staring directly at her rack, the series of misunderstandings that led to his demise were already playing out in the Uzumaki's head.
Just as he's beginning to collect his thoughts into something presentable as a defense, the door's flung open, and yet more chaos ensues. The wooden table leg, smashed down against the floor with a frightening sound, makes Atagi's legs reflexively pull up, and he gives what is, quite frankly, a terrified, girlish scream.
"HYAAAAA!” Flapping his arms in front of him and holding them outward still, he gulps nervously, trying to piece together an answer inbetween his life (and the future lives of his progeny) flashing before his eyes.
”It's me, it's me, it actually is I swear it WHERE did you even GET that it looks like it was on a table or chair two seconds ago and it's STILL SPLINTERing please GODS.” It looked like he was going to cry, if this kept up. Actually, he might've already been crying, it was just hard to tell because of the water.
”H-h-he says, ah...” Drawing a deep breath, Atagi clears at his throat, trying to speak properly despite quivering like a leaf, eyes squeezed shut before he realizes he should at least try and keep his wits about him if he needs to make a quick get away. Despite his instincts to stare directly at Azarea's cleavage, he resists if only to not lend any further credence to the 'pervert-san' moniker.
”...that he's sorry he didn't say anything sooner, but that he'd give up everything, even his crown, if it meant that she'd be his. Even being so brazen as to propose to her suddenly! Which she of course has to reject, at least for the time being, but.” A nervous gulp follows, eyes looking between the (clone) Miroru and the (real) Azarea to see what the final judgement'd be.
(
Uchiha Miroru |
Aburame Azarea)