same hat: brandon and oda psl

[tenimuho]

self-loathing mafiosos hate each other probably not as much

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[tenimuho]

[Oda hesitates - does he have the right to call them family? If it weren't for the mafia he's a part of, they would still be with their real parents. 'Family' is a word he shouldn't use easily.

...But there isn't any other way he could describe them. Even if he couldn't call himself their father, those kids are undoubtedly family.]

Yes, sir.

[codeofiron]

[Brandon doesn't turn, but he nods.]

...That's important.

[He gives the fishing line a final evaluating look before starting to reel it back in. If nothing has bitten yet tonight, it's not going to start.]

[tenimuho]

Yes.

[More important than just about anything.]

...Any fish today?

[He's not much of a fisher himself, but he knows it's a hobby that requires patience. Uncle said he would be good at it.]

[codeofiron]

[Brandon shakes his head. Some days are just wrong for it, no matter how patient you are. But he glances curiously at Oda.]

Do you fish?

[tenimuho]

I don't. But I always thought it must be relaxing.

[That's the way it was described in books, anyway.]

[codeofiron]

[Brandon nods, a hint of a smile on his face. He's on firmer ground here than he was with being thanked. But he hesitates notably before speaking.]

If you'd like to learn... [He shrugs, awkwardly, not wanting to make too much of the offer.]

[tenimuho]

[It's difficult for Oda to impose a request on a superior, but the offer has been made, and it's equally difficult to refuse. The deciding factor is whether Oda actually would like to learn.]

If you don't mind. Thank you very much.