Closed RP: Hakkai and Sanzo

[worldly_monk]

Things at Hogwarts seemed to have quieted down a little in the last week. Apparently the 'Holiday Season' madness was over. Even so, habit had brought Sanzo to a vacant classroom in an isolated part of the castle so he could get some reading done

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[polite_sinner]

Hakkai looked up, trying to remember the particular year, as well. "I believe it is, yes, unless we're both mistaken." He gave a sort of winning smile and said brightly, "How fortunate for me that it seems to be my year! Hopefully it'll be a lucky one." It was a reference to his surname, of course, and not actually to his zodiac sign((because the mun still isn't quite sure on that)). "Ah, you can never underestimate this school's willingness to have a party just for the sake of having a party -- but I think I like your idea much better."

Heaving an affected sigh of defeat, he sat back a little in his seat and lifted his shoulders slightly. "Ah, well, I didn't think you would want to get access to the Restricted Section, but I thought it would be worth a try, anyway," he admitted. "I'll need to remember to attempt a different approach next time."

He glanced from the book, to Sanzo, then back to the book, all in one startled, stiff movement. "Oh, was I. . .? I didn't mean to." He laughed awkwardly in the sort of way that most people do when they've been caught red-handed. "I was just a little puzzled by a strangely worded passage," he said, half-honestly at least, and he tapped the page in question. "Of course, I'm sure the rest of the book is the same, as we've discussed, so I shouldn't be too surprised."

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"Hmph. I'm not sure I want to attend any more school parties, after what happened last time we did." Sanzo didn't like to think about Halloween. The idea of some other consciousness taking him over still made him furious. "I'd still like to know who had that bright idea."

He watched Hakkai's performance with a skeptical look. "If you want to try to get permission for the Restricted Section, go ahead. But don't do it on my account. And quit trying to manipulate me," he added, looking slightly annoyed. His annoyance grew when Hakkai gave him an evasive answer to his question. He thought about letting it go, but Hakkai's comments earlier made him reconsider. "Uh huh. What's really on your mind? Or was that little speech about getting to know each other just for superficial stuff like favorite colors?" he asked sarcastically.

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((. . . copy and paste gone wrong, ignore that. .___.))

Hakkai gave a quiet "hm," most likely one of agreement, before saying, "I'm afraid I must be inclined to agree." He looked as though he was turning something over in his mind, and when he came to a conclusion, he gave another little sigh. "My, we're rather antisocial, aren't we?" But he didn't really sound as though he was overly upset by this fact.

He held up his hands to appease the monk. "I apologize, I certainly didn't intend to make it seem as though I was manipulating you." Even though that was what he was planning on doing, more or less, but he preferred to call it something a little less harsh sounding, like influencing. "It's really nothing," he said after a second. Closing the book, he feigned another serious look and asked, "What is your favorite color, while we're on the topic? I'd like to know Goku's, too, if you know it."

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Sanzo shrugged at Hakkai's assessment. "Maybe so." As far as he was concerned, he wasn't anti-social, the rest of the world was just overly social. It was all a matter of perspective. "Gojyo and Goku probably makes up for the two of us."

He gave Hakkai an irritated look, not fooled by the apology. "I wasn't serious about the favorite color question. I have no idea." He'd never even thought about it. "Tch. Goku probably likes them all. He's not very discriminating about what he likes. If you asked him about his favorite food you'd probably get a twenty minute recitation of everything he's ever eaten." Sanzo mouth quirked into a slight smile at the thought, then shifted to a frown. He was not missing the little pain in the ass monkey. Not even for one second.

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"Ah, yes, that's very true." Hakkai chuckled a little as he considered it. "It's rather convenient just how nicely balanced we are, isn't it? We're quite a diverse group, really."

He smiled brightly in response to Sanzo's annoyance, as if he were the most unassuming person in the world. "Now, I'm sure you have one. Blue or orange, perhaps?" Sanzo's thoughts on Goku's tastes earned another light laugh from Hakkai, but the monk's slight smile received a vague look of understanding. "Now, I'm sure even Goku has eaten something he didn't quite like." Lowering his voice a little, as if he were sharing some confidental secret, Hakkai continued, "Bad peaches, perhaps? I recall his complaining about some sour oranges, once. . ."

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"I don't know. Orange. Red. Whatever," Sanzo replied, choosing colors at random. "What does it matter? Is my favorite color supposed to tell you something about me?" He glanced at Hakkai and raised an eyebrow. "So what's your favorite color then?"

Sanzo just shook his head at Hakkai's suggestions. "That's not how it works with Goku. Bad peaches and sour oranges don't count. He'd still eat one if you gave it to him."

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"It's possible, from what I understand," he said with the same tone of false solemnity as he had been using before. "Although I'm sure it's some superficial analysis based on just general associations with colors, such as red meaning that one is quick to anger, or blue meaning that one is calm." Hakkai shrugged his shoulders, clasping his hands together and resting his elbows on the table. "Almost anything one does can allow people to see what sort of person they are, I suppose, even something like the flavor of ice cream one prefers. Perhaps liking mint chocolate chip means that one is the adventurous type?" He was quiet for a second and then smiled brightly as he answered Sanzo's question, "I think I can confidently say that emerald jade green is my favorite, although I do have a soft spot for blue. That wasn't too predictable, was it? I suppose if we go with the connotations for that color, that would mean that I'm easy to make enviousness, wouldn't it."

Hakkai grinned fondly at the thought, chuckling softly. "Ah, yes, that does certainly sound like Goku. I believe he might be the one out of all of us best able to cope with any bad situation, like something as devastating as a bad meal. It's a rather admirable trait, don't you think?"

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Sanzo didn't bother to hide his skepticism. "That's totally subjective. You could just as easily say that blue is cold, red is powerful, and green is nurturing. You can try and evaluate someone by their blood type, their birth date, or the color of their hair, and it would be just as inaccurate." He sat up straight again and looked doubtfully at Hakkai. "You don't really believe any of that, do you?"

Talking about Goku was making Sanzo restless. He shifted in his chair and started stacking up the books. He couldn't help imagining how many ways the monkey could cause trouble without Sanzo there to keep an eye on him. "I wouldn't say Goku copes with a situation. He just plows right through anything in his way. I guess the end result is the same."