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"I'll join you then, if you don't mind," Hiroto decided, "I'll step out when he wakes up, ya know, if he's calm and everything yea?" Hiroto still felt something was off, that there was something more than random drunken rage going on. He wasn't leaving his best friend alone with his bum father until he was certain he'd be ok. Jou could defend himself, but he'd never run offense against his father, even his father actually was aiming to cause some serious injury.

He sent a quick text off to Yuugi and Anzu, apologizing for the delay and asking if they could wait around and let them know when Mokuba returned. After receiving an affirmative, he let Jounouchi know that they'd get a message if Mokuba showed up before his dad awoke.

Hiroto laughed at his own joke, amused to see Jou finally break down into a genuine chuckle himself. It was weird talking and laughing next to his best friend's unconscious father, but it was a nice return to normalcy after the crazy day they'd had (and night Jou had had). A gruff cough suddenly broke the mood and alerted the pair to the fact that their unconscious roommate was possibly experiencing a shift in stasis.

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Tetsuo had listened to the monotonous droning of his son and his friend for as long as he could stand it. He had been listening for some indication of why he was in a hospital bed, what exactly had happened after his son's unexpected interruption. He apparently wasn't going to get it, and there was only so much time he could spend thinking while lying in a bed. As his son was the entirety of his security, he assumed he wasn't in trouble, yet.

Opening his eyes he settled his focus on the two teenagers in his room, who immediately jumped up, slightly afraid he felt. That was pleasing. Cutting to the chase, he harshly commanded an answer, "what the hell is going on?" For now, he'd play memory holes, seemed like the safest approach, and one his son was likely to play along with, as he clearly hadn't said anything earlier when he truly hadn't remembered past events.

((Few minutes of a time jump there...and yes, was too lazy to make up a joke. Sorry. xd ))

"Damn it boy, I asked you a question, why the hell am I in a hospital?" he snapped, wrapped up in his feigned anger enough to almost be truly annoyed. It did irritate him how his son always felt he could "handle" him though.

"******** sake boy, if I remembered coming here I wouldn't be asking the damn question would I now," Tetsuo bellowed, mumbling "damn idiot," under his breath for good measure.

"Yea, well, how the hell do you expect to pay for this? Damn idiot you don't ever think do you?" Tetsuo bellowed further.

The fidgety brunette with his friend and that moment decided to chime in, "hey chill out, you fell in the hospital so they are going to cover you, your son was worried you shouldn't be yelling at him."

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Hiroto knew this was Jou's family, but he couldn't just stand by and listen to his father blather on like an inconsiderate jerk, especially as his buddy seemed determined to just stand there and take it. He cringed moments later when Jounouchi Tetsuo banished the duo from the room, claiming he needed to rest and wanted the "damn morons" and their "idiotic banter" as far away as possible. Grabbing Jou's arm he steered them both into the hall without another word, only too happy to oblige that particular request.

"Sorry man, lost my head a bit, although he probably needed to be cut off before the staff came swarming in, and, well I guess it just seemed better if I cut in for you, I don't have to live with the guy." Hiroto apologized and explained, hoping Jounouchi wouldn't be too mad at him for getting them thrown out.

Hiroto bit his lip, he thought about suggesting maybe he hadn't forgotten. Two convenient bouts of amnesia in one day? Seemed unlikely. The unwarranted amount of anger also seemed to suggest the older man wasn't entirely in the dark, and more wanted time alone to plot rather than to recuperate. However just the thought alone was terrifying, he didn't want to suggest it unless he had some basis for certainty. Before he could make a decision his phone went off.

"Well, I guess if he doesn't remember than whatever for now, you weren't telling the authorities anyhow, I don't see any particular reason to remind him. Mokuba is here though, and Kaiba is asleep - Yuugi and Anzu headed back in there after I sent the last text apparently - so you are probably free to grab a word with him if you like?" Hiroto hoped Jounouchi would just go with that plan, and forget about his father for now.

"Yup, all 3 of them are there. If you don't mind talking with him there I can haul Yuugi and Anzu back off to the cafe with me, if you want to be alone? I'm sure our friends will forgive us one day for the run around," Hiroto suggested with a strained laugh.

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Tetsuo looked around the room once he was certain he was alone. Things weren't adding up. He'd been caught red-handed trying to murder a man, a man whom clearly was still alive, as was his witness. So why wasn't he handcuffed to the bed? Despite the pulsing in the back of his head screaming "KILL KILL KILL," he wanted to calm down and think a bit before acting rashly. He was starting to think he was getting himself into more trouble than he actually had already been in.