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(GS3) Home Field: Espoir Mansion

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Beryl:
Satoshi sat there, contemplating his options. He could make a mad dash for the window, jump out, and never return. That seemed pretty safe right now, considering he had made just enough money to get by for a few days before he had to figure out some other plan. Or maybe he could enjoy his new life as a carpet.

A thought weaved its way into his mind, though, as the huge man paused to sip at his tea. Something his own father had said a while back. Men of power deserve respect, but they respect powerful men. The point of the saying was that standing ground would be reasonable here, even in the brink of losing his life. After all, this gargantuan man had some form of compassion to not be squeezing the life out of them yet, so maybe he was waiting to see what they would do.

He stood up slowly, a bit of blood still dripping from his lips, but he wiped it away with his hand as he stared Mr. Espoir, dead in the face. This was an incredibly stupid idea and could backfire, but with the confidence this country boy had been given from his aide on Cray...it was worth a shot to see if he could articulate things a bit more clearly than Haruka.

"Mr. Espoir, sir." He gave a short bow, then proceeded: "What my friend Mr. Nakahara here is trying to say is that he had no intention of courting your daughter. He was taking care of me, I sustained a rather heavy injury and he was making sure I was alright and tended to. The Miss came to make sure he was doing everything correctly, and to provide him with medical supplies. He mistook her shock as a fever and was attempting to care for her without realizing. It was a complete misunderstanding on his part that is my fault alone for allowing myself to be in such horrid condition."

He took a few steps forward, standing at attention before him. "In fact, sir, if it would be reasonable, I will take the full responsibility of his actions. Any punishment you deem worthy for this, I deserve infinitely more than my friend. He had only good intentions in mind. I, on the other hand..." He looked over to the blushing Yukino once, then back to Father Espoir's hard stare. "I will admit that your daughter is in fact a very attractive young woman, and as a father, you should no doubt be proud of the strength and power she has within her. I wish I could share in that prospect, but that is not for me to allow, is it not?"

He clenched his hands at his sides. "So whatever you decide...please, myself only. I'm not about to let a good-intentioned man suffer for my errors."

Haruka +2 AP

Satoshi obtained the title, "(Foolish) American Hero."

Hope:
"Hana-chan, we are getting reports from the united alliance of a strange force shaking both Earth and Cray, Juggernaut Maximum and Amon seems to be in tears because they feel that it is far too powerful." Pacifica warned,but Hana smiled, "Tell them not to worry, that's just my dad!" That was exactly why they were worried.

Hana was still a good distance away, closer to dad-san who was now silently sipping his tea as the others were groveling. She thought she had helped them, but she was disappointed to discover that it had not hit the way she had anticipated. There was only one way to calm down dad-san when he was like this, but it may make the situation worse. Even Hana through her naive and often clueless mind knew the dangers of calling forth the one card that could trump the unimaginable force known as angry dad-san, and she was hesitant. In this situation it was like a wild card.

Satoshi took a stand, a brave and honorable act for his friend. It was an awe to watch even, but Hana knew that she must save him, his life could not end here! (The Espoirs are rich enough that dad-san can probably get away with murdering Satoshi without suffering from any repercussions.)

Hana moved without thinking and opened up her flip phone.
She called mom.

Jello:
Haruka was definitely in deep shit. Without a good enough reason for her Father, not only was he dead, but so was Satoshi, that butler and whatever human beings are in a half-mile radius.

And then Satoshi stands up. He puts a shield of courage in front Haruka, guarding him with his own life. Haruka nearly breaks into tears. Satoshi is a saint. A god among men. This boy could single-handedly be the reason Haruka isn't torn to shreds and thrown to the wind. He gulped, in awe. Absolutely astonished. "And I was supposed to save people," Haruka said mostly to himself. 

Satoshi +5 AP

"Satoshi..." Haruka's voice was quiet. He felt sorrow burrow into his gut. He didn't want Satoshi to be destroyed here for his own problem. Haruka should have done something else. He could fix this still! He wanted to take the blame, like he originally planned. Before Haruka could open his mouth, he saw Hana pull out her cell phone and start dialing. Haruka thought for a moment. His brain's gears functioning at hyper speed. So damn fast, a future Cardfight clan would be in shock at such thought-process.

"W-Who are you-"

Haruka had realized it just now. He looked at Yukino mouthing, "Don't gotta insult me in front of your father," in response to being told that she has no interest in him or Satoshi. Haruka looks back at Hana and realizes that this is dire. He bites his lip, looking around for some sort of escape. "Ugh... this is still my fault too.." He was going to say that loud enough to evoke a response from Mr. Espoir, but that would totally throw Satoshi's prior courageous act down the drain. He had to help from the back line.

Boost the vanguard, so to speak.

"Haru, that was a poor analogy. Kill yourself." Haruka shed a tear.

It was probably a much more peaceful way to go then be destroyed by the raging lion of a man in front of him.

Cherry:
Nope, Satoshi made a mistake. The lion man gripped Satoshi by the top of his skull, lifting him into the air. Challenging the king of beasts' stare was not something that should be attempted by any human being. He stood, growling, ready to crush the boy in his large hand, but instead, he let out another "Hmm". He had noticed the blood coming out of Satoshi's mouth, and turned toward the couch, gently setting him down.

A sigh of relief came from Yukino... This... idiotic bravery...

Satoshi +1 Affinity

Dad Espoir also gave a hearty sigh, he even knew who Hana was calling before she dialed a number. While Mom Espoir was frightening, she was also his only rival. This wasn't the first Espoir Mansion, this is was the first for Yukino and Hana. There had been several before this destroyed in the heated wars for dominance between the parents. Even so, it was probably best to not have this one wrecked to rubble too. The aura of fury finally dissipated, and the butler cleaned up the broken teacup he dropped and spilled when focusing on Satoshi.

"Are they nothing more than friends?" he asked Yukino, realizing Hana probably gave an answer born of pure naive nature. The boys seemed sorry enough, and the farm boy even gained some respect from the father. Mind you, a challenging stare was still likely to kill him if he were anyone else. ... And if he were more than a friend.

"Yes! Yes!" Yukino screamed, this needed to end before mother and father killed everyone. Yukino saw one of these fights before Hana was born... a pregnant, mood swinging mom and a dad growing tired of dealing with it... that was only one instance, yet they were out of a kitchen for a good while after the onslaught...

Keeping his arms folded, he gave another sigh. One of defeat. He finally decided to let them live. The same butler came back with tea for everyone else, including a replacement for him. Taking it and another sip, he spoke calmly again: "Let them stay just that, and they're welcome in my home", the lion accepted as workers came to immediately start fixing the cracked stairs and floor.

Alfred sweat bullets on his throne after Cray's quake. He and his right hand Blaster Blade honestly just had no words.

God bless mercy.

Beryl:
Satoshi sat there, somehow alive and yet not breathing. That hand...that hand was so strong and so big, one squeeze would've put out his brains, and it wouldn't've even covered that much of his palm. He should be dead. Dead. Not alive. He was spared because he was injured. The lion had decided to let him go despite being challenged.

Maybe he thought he was stupid enough to be telling the truth. He half was. He was mostly sticking out his head to give Haruka a chance to run, but...there they both were.

He checked his pulse. Despite still not breathing, it was still there. He wanted to spout several curses, but he didn't want to upset Yukino---

Suddenly Satoshi remembered what he said to Mr. Espoir's face about his daughter. His head was in his hands. Crap, he had actually sort of admitted the queen was appealing to him. He could've even gone the step further and mentioned "darlin'" as the pet name, and was glad he didn't for sure now. What the hell was he thinking? Yukino was going to kill him now, for sure, even if they managed to survive her father's wrath.

Still...he also thought about the nerves of steel Hana had. To say that to her father, and then go out of her way to try and fix things up by involving Mrs. Espoir...Miss Yuki's sister was nuts, clearly. But a truly respectable kind of nuts. The kind of nuts, he realized, explained so much about the Espoirs as a family and how he and Haruka somehow got mixed up in their affairs.

The perfect kind.

Hana +5 AP
Haruka +3 AP (to go with the 2 from before)
Yukino +5 AP

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