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"How can you say you will be fine, your hit your head again... I rather worry about you at times. Especially given how many stairs your house has." Even if he was angry with him it was hard not to worry... Elliot rather reminded him of Tatsuo and Dinnye in a way... damn it but this was difficult, wasn't it? He should say something, do something, scold him and yet he couldn't.

He blinked a couple times, confused, "Eh...?" A joke...? He looked more then a little confused now, in fact he looked as though he had no idea what it was that he was supposed to say. They were... teasing him now, too? Did these people hate him so much? He wasn't sure... he was say during his long winded speech that he was an 'outstanding young man' among other nice things, "Ahh... eh...?" He didn't really seem to know what to say so he couldn't help but to stand there in silence for a long moment as he tried to gather his thoughts once more, to regain his normal composure, and find the words that he needed. They weren't coming though so he found himself taking a step back to lean against the wall.

After a time he finally gave a slow nod of his head. They were... teasing him, he understood this but he didn't think from the way the man was acting that it was doing it maliciously which was something, "I... see. I... can't marry him, not now. Even if it weren't a joke I couldn't. Not only because he is to young but because I couldn't force him to marry me just because you find me an outstanding man as you put it. Dinnye should be allowed to choose such a thing for himself." And he didn't really think that Dinnye would think of him in such a way, would he? He was likely to young to be thinking about such things surely. Someone his age was likely like Tatsuo and more interested in playing. In fact given how he'd met Dinnye he was almost certain of that.

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Glancing over at the other boy that was smiling at him and quietly watching him he found himself wondering what he should do next, what he should say next. It was strange... he wasn't good with people but his Daddy had left him to play with Dinnye anyway. He wanted to make friends but he wasn't sure how to go about it. What was the first step... he was supposed to talk more he was sure. What to say, what to say, "Ahh... do you want to fly it again?" He asked, wondering if maybe he should start with giving Dinnye his toy back. It wouldn't be nice of him to hold onto it to long, nor was it the best way to go about making friends and making friends with this person was of the utmost importance since this boy was important to Daddy! He had to do this right!

How Dinnye looked at him? He gave a thoughtful sound in his throat before nodding. He would have to do that he thought to himself before the man asked him what he'd been meaning to ask. It was the second time he asked it but the first time that it really sank in for the white haired youth, "Ahh... what I was going to ask..." He looked for a moment as though, with all that had happened that he couldn't quite recall. It finally clicked after a moment and he snapped his fingers, "Oh! Yes, right. We were on our way to the zoo and I thought that we would invite Dinnye along. I wasn't sure if he would be allowed to go and thought it best to ask you about it, to make sure he wasn't busy today." He recalled that last time Dinnye had a play date set up and Kiyoshi didn't want to get himself underfoot again when it came to this family.

"I understand if he isn't allowed to go, it's not as though this were a planned outing for him or something." He murmured, not wanting to push it. He would rather learn the answer about whether or not the boy was allowed to go and then be on his way from there. He hoped though that he was allowed to go, rather curious now about what all Elliot had said about Dinnye...

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Tatsuo was a little surprised that the other boy didn't want his toy back, wondering if he felt obligated to be nice... though a moment later when Dinnye rested his hands on those of Tatsuo it helped the calm the boy. This was nice he thought to himself, getting to fly the kite with the help of his new friend, or at least what he hoped was his new friend that was. He gave a bit of a wobbly smile, "This is nice." He told the other boy, having found himself enjoying the activity even if it were a simple one, "This is so much better then fashion shows... those are far to loud." He'd only ever been in one and one more more then enough, he didn't even like the mall that much. A place like this, set away from others, this was nice.

Kiyoshi looked to be a little surprised to hear that it was alright with Elliot that Dinnye went with them. He was told even that it would be good for him, "I will careful to keep him away from tall things, after the incident with the tree I understand why he wouldn't like tall things." He said, not even wanting to think about that moment where the boy had fallen. Kiyoshi had never in his life been so afraid and had risk his own safety to keep Dinnye from hitting the ground without cushion. The thought was shoved aside and he watched as the man went about getting things prepared for his son and he took the bag that was offered to him. It was on the tip of his tongue to tell the man that he didn't need his money, that he could afford a trip to the zoo, then gave up.

"I will keep a close eye on him and keep him as safe as I do my own son." He reassured the man before he too the backpack, putting it over shoulder to rest there, "When will he need to come home?" He asked of Elliot, not wanting to bring the boy home to late. Even if he weren't going to be busy this week that didn't mean that the boy could stay with him all the while or anything.

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"Want to reel in the kite and do something else?" He asked, glancing over at him, looking curious. Maybe they should go back and see how their dads were doing? It had been some time and Tatsuo was a little curious about what they were doing. Were they having fun? Were they doing what adults did? Not that he knew what that was really... important things he was sure. They would learn soon enough he supposed, "Come on. Let's go and see what my Dad is up to."

"I know what is best." He murmured, giving the slightest shake of his head. Elliot really should be more protective he thought to himself, before he reached a hand out to rest his hand gently on the man's head, ruffling his hair lightly, "Try to be careful while we are away, alright? I would hate to think that you fell again and got hurt while we were out." He really did worry for this man he thought to himself before he was nudged forward and on his way onward toward where the boys would be waiting for him. He really had left them alone long enough and he wanted to pick the pair up so that they could be on their way.

He paused as he reached the door, turning to look back at Elliot in a concerned manner, then headed out. He would check on him again when he brought Dinnye home later on he thought to himself, just to make sure that he was alright after that last fall. One outside he was heading down the stairs a couple at a time in a graceful manner, his braid fluttering behind him like a flag. As he reached the bottom floor he headed for the door and just as he reached it the boys were coming in and he gave the pair a smile, "Ahh, there you are." He said, giving them both a gentle smile, "Dinnye, if you want to put your kite away the three of us are going to head out to the zoo." He told him, "So long as you want to come along with us that is."

Tatsuo looked at his Daddy then to Dinnye, giving his new friend a smile. So he was going to be allowed to come along with them, that was great! He really was looking forward to spending more time with him as he was learning what it was about his that his Dad liked so much.

Kiyoshi looked at the boys as he approached them, giving them a smile, "Shall we get going? The sooner we get to the zoo the more time we will have to play there." He said, wanting to be on his way. While he wasn't as mad at Elliot for his... joke... he still wasn't the happiest of people at the moment. Fresh air and the calm walk between here and where they were heading though, that would help. The quiet calmness of the outdoors always helped to ease his mood... provided that it wasn't snowing at least. Snow was just something that he wasn't a fan of having been afraid of it since he was little. It was still some time between now and when it snowed though, which was nice.

It really didn't take all that long before the white haired man was much more relaxed, his smile was back and genuine, and he'd all but forgotten about what had happened. He would just chalk it up to some people having to much time on their hands... though he did mean to keep a curious eye on Dinnye, while he couldn't say that he was sure what he might do if Elliot was telling the truth since Dinnye was quite young it would still be a good idea to know one way or the other.