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[November 4] [Hana Yori Dango] Sisterly Advice
Title: Sisterly Advice
Day / Theme: November 4 / Why I’m not where you are
Series: Hana Yori Dango
Characters: Domyoji Tsukasa, Domyoji Tsubaki
Rating: PG
The ringing came to his ear like the grumbling of his subordinates during the bantering that preceded board meetings. It irritated him---he was ready to burst, dammit! She was taking too long to answer. Was she being deliberately annoying?
“Nguar..?”
“Neesan? It’s me.”
Throat clearing. “Tsukasa? Geeze, do you have any idea---”
“Yeah, it’s 4am there. Never mind that. I had an epitome.”
“...”
Did she fall asleep on him already? “Neesan? You there?”
“...Don’t you mean ‘epiphany?’”
“Shut up. I’m in a hurry. Meeting in five and I have classes after. It’s gotta be now.”
“...”
“Neesan? Hey, don’t hang up. This is important!” What was she doing?! He had a very important question that need answering ASAP. Didn’t she realize he was sweating ice right now? Why else was he calling her that early?
“I’m here,” her voice came, this time clearer. “Was just imagining how nice it must be to kick you in the head right now. I think I’ll fly over there tomorrow and do just that.”
“...Damn you.”
“Hurry up, Tsukasa, It’s a good thing my husband’s overseas today. Can’t you ever think before you leap?”
“Leap? What am I a frog? Listen, I just realized something. Tell me if I’m right. If I become CEO of Domyoji Enterprise, my main role would be to listen to complaints, right?”
There was a startled pause from the other end. “How amazingly perceptive of you,” his sister murmured.
“Was that a yes?” he demanded.
“Well, you can put it that way.”
“In that case, I’m quitting! I wonder if Kazuya’d go into squid fishing with me... That might be good business. Or Makino’d have ideas. Common people ideas, but I don’t even ca---”
“Eh? Have you lost your mind, Tsukasa?”
“I’m telling you! That’s it, I’m going home right now. This is stupid. Is this the man I’m supposed to become? What’s so great about listening to all those common people bitch? Then, I do what?”
Tsubaki yawned. “Baka, you tell them what to do.”
“What the hell do I care about common people’s problems?”
“Well, there’s the Japanese economy for one thing...”
He scowled. It always went down to that eventually. “Why would they listen to me?” he asked instead. Of course, they should listen to Domyoji Tsukasa, but still... He wasn’t delusional enough to believe everybody would. After all, a certain somebody had already proven otherwise.
“Because you’re in charge.”
He snorted.
“Direction’s very important in life. I thought you’ve noticed that, at least.” Ah, his sister seemed to think it was the simplest thing in the world. Well, he didn’t!
“You’re telling me that I can go around ordering bullcrap and they’ll listen to me?”
“...Haven’t you been doing that for a long time now? What’s the matter? Getting cold feet?”
“Shut up. I’m serious!”
“Well?”
“Argh!”
“It’s your company, idiot. And you’ll be in charge. The answer’s obvious.”
“Hah? But I just want them to shut up! Why me?”
Tsubaki sighed. “Isn’t that why you’re training and everything?”
Tsukasa was silent for a few moments. “Neesan,” he said seriously. “I’m not built for this.”
“You think? Towering confidence, solid presence, strength, pushiness, sheer pigheaded contrariness. Did I miss anything?”
Another pause. “Bah,” he said, disgusted. “They’re starting. I’m hanging up.”
“You’re welcome, idiot.”
~22:05 110205
Day / Theme: November 4 / Why I’m not where you are
Series: Hana Yori Dango
Characters: Domyoji Tsukasa, Domyoji Tsubaki
Rating: PG
The ringing came to his ear like the grumbling of his subordinates during the bantering that preceded board meetings. It irritated him---he was ready to burst, dammit! She was taking too long to answer. Was she being deliberately annoying?
“Nguar..?”
“Neesan? It’s me.”
Throat clearing. “Tsukasa? Geeze, do you have any idea---”
“Yeah, it’s 4am there. Never mind that. I had an epitome.”
“...”
Did she fall asleep on him already? “Neesan? You there?”
“...Don’t you mean ‘epiphany?’”
“Shut up. I’m in a hurry. Meeting in five and I have classes after. It’s gotta be now.”
“...”
“Neesan? Hey, don’t hang up. This is important!” What was she doing?! He had a very important question that need answering ASAP. Didn’t she realize he was sweating ice right now? Why else was he calling her that early?
“I’m here,” her voice came, this time clearer. “Was just imagining how nice it must be to kick you in the head right now. I think I’ll fly over there tomorrow and do just that.”
“...Damn you.”
“Hurry up, Tsukasa, It’s a good thing my husband’s overseas today. Can’t you ever think before you leap?”
“Leap? What am I a frog? Listen, I just realized something. Tell me if I’m right. If I become CEO of Domyoji Enterprise, my main role would be to listen to complaints, right?”
There was a startled pause from the other end. “How amazingly perceptive of you,” his sister murmured.
“Was that a yes?” he demanded.
“Well, you can put it that way.”
“In that case, I’m quitting! I wonder if Kazuya’d go into squid fishing with me... That might be good business. Or Makino’d have ideas. Common people ideas, but I don’t even ca---”
“Eh? Have you lost your mind, Tsukasa?”
“I’m telling you! That’s it, I’m going home right now. This is stupid. Is this the man I’m supposed to become? What’s so great about listening to all those common people bitch? Then, I do what?”
Tsubaki yawned. “Baka, you tell them what to do.”
“What the hell do I care about common people’s problems?”
“Well, there’s the Japanese economy for one thing...”
He scowled. It always went down to that eventually. “Why would they listen to me?” he asked instead. Of course, they should listen to Domyoji Tsukasa, but still... He wasn’t delusional enough to believe everybody would. After all, a certain somebody had already proven otherwise.
“Because you’re in charge.”
He snorted.
“Direction’s very important in life. I thought you’ve noticed that, at least.” Ah, his sister seemed to think it was the simplest thing in the world. Well, he didn’t!
“You’re telling me that I can go around ordering bullcrap and they’ll listen to me?”
“...Haven’t you been doing that for a long time now? What’s the matter? Getting cold feet?”
“Shut up. I’m serious!”
“Well?”
“Argh!”
“It’s your company, idiot. And you’ll be in charge. The answer’s obvious.”
“Hah? But I just want them to shut up! Why me?”
Tsubaki sighed. “Isn’t that why you’re training and everything?”
Tsukasa was silent for a few moments. “Neesan,” he said seriously. “I’m not built for this.”
“You think? Towering confidence, solid presence, strength, pushiness, sheer pigheaded contrariness. Did I miss anything?”
Another pause. “Bah,” he said, disgusted. “They’re starting. I’m hanging up.”
“You’re welcome, idiot.”
~22:05 110205