[The thing is, they're coming at this from different perspectives. Which means that Suga can see that waiting him out isn't an option. And can also see how useful Yamaguchi's position could be.]
I think you should listen to him. He likes you, Yamaguchi-kun.
[ Yamaguchi blinks and then gapes, certain he's heard him incorrectly. ] ?!
W-What? …You don't mean, just to give Oikawa-san what he wants, right? [ He blurts out thoughtlessly, not stopping to consider what on Earth Sugawara might have meant by it. ]
[ Yamaguchi wilts at that, and more of the truth comes tumbling out of his lips faster than he can try to stop it. ]
…He keeps asking me to do things, and go places with him…he asked me to go to China for some trip abroad, y'know? [ To which Yamaguchi had reasonably replied with some variation of NO NO YOU CREEP, GET OUT OF MY APARTMENT and Oikawa had obviously not been deterred. ] It's like he thinks I'm part of his gang. …Even though I'm not!
[Suga's eyebrows climb higher as Yamaguchi speaks. Because that's very interesting. And could easily work in Karasuno's favour. It's not a secret per se that Oikawa wants to expand Aoba Johsai's infuence, so much as it's something that people like Suga want to know everything about so they can plan around it. It's gossip, really. And that decides what Suga wants Yamaguchi do do, but getting him to do it might take some more work.]
I know you're not, Yamaguchi-kun. We all know you're loyal. [As long as Tsukishima is acting as the family's doctor, that is. Speaking of which, that doctor might have some things to help Yamaguchi relax, get some sleep, stop worrying about clingy mob bosses, so Suga drafts up an e-mail to him.]
But I don't think spending more time with Oikawa-san would be a bad thing, you seem to like him. [Well... He seems confused. Which is basically the same as liking him considering he's apparently been stalking and harassing him and Yamaguchi never called to get a second opinion on how to get him to stop.]
[ Yamaguchi's gotten so caught up in the details of his own story—the nightmarish deluge of memories teeming behind the corners of it, rather—that he very nearly misses the first part of that statement altogether.
And then, before Sugawara's assessment of Yamaguchi's loyalty has any time to reassuringly sink in, the second bombshell hits: Yamaguchi starts in his seat like he's been zapped with an electric prod and nearly upsets the stack of papers between them. ]
Uwaa?! N-No! It isn't like that!
I don't…like him. [ But the lie is an unconvincing one, and insisted for his own benefit as much as Sugawara's. Yamaguchi's told Oikawa to leave him alone so many times, and yet he kept coming back…might it be because some part of Yamaguchi was giving away how conflicted he really felt? He hadn't MEANT to, but…! ]
[And Suga is very good at spotting lies. A big part of his job is knowing when to believe people and when to point out that they might perhaps want to consider not saying things that are full of crap.]
Yamaguchi-kun, if you don't like him, why didn't you ask for help to deal with him? You know we're not weak, we could always help you deal to him. [He says it light and friendly, but Yamaguchi's been with the family long enough to know that Suga dealing to people tends towards permanent solutions.]
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In that case what do you intend to do? [Since 'telling his family' didn't seem to be high on his list of things to do.]
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[ And then, Yamaguchi thoughtlessly proceeds to make possibly the second-worst mistake of his life: ] What do you think I should do?
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I think you should listen to him. He likes you, Yamaguchi-kun.
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W-What? …You don't mean, just to give Oikawa-san what he wants, right? [ He blurts out thoughtlessly, not stopping to consider what on Earth Sugawara might have meant by it. ]
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[He's being patient, but he makes sure to put a firmness behind his words that suggests there might be an end to that patience.]
Avoiding him is causing you stress, isn't it?
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…He keeps asking me to do things, and go places with him…he asked me to go to China for some trip abroad, y'know? [ To which Yamaguchi had reasonably replied with some variation of NO NO YOU CREEP, GET OUT OF MY APARTMENT and Oikawa had obviously not been deterred. ] It's like he thinks I'm part of his gang. …Even though I'm not!
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I know you're not, Yamaguchi-kun. We all know you're loyal. [As long as Tsukishima is acting as the family's doctor, that is. Speaking of which, that doctor might have some things to help Yamaguchi relax, get some sleep, stop worrying about clingy mob bosses, so Suga drafts up an e-mail to him.]
But I don't think spending more time with Oikawa-san would be a bad thing, you seem to like him. [Well... He seems confused. Which is basically the same as liking him considering he's apparently been stalking and harassing him and Yamaguchi never called to get a second opinion on how to get him to stop.]
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And then, before Sugawara's assessment of Yamaguchi's loyalty has any time to reassuringly sink in, the second bombshell hits: Yamaguchi starts in his seat like he's been zapped with an electric prod and nearly upsets the stack of papers between them. ]
Uwaa?! N-No! It isn't like that!
I don't…like him. [ But the lie is an unconvincing one, and insisted for his own benefit as much as Sugawara's. Yamaguchi's told Oikawa to leave him alone so many times, and yet he kept coming back…might it be because some part of Yamaguchi was giving away how conflicted he really felt? He hadn't MEANT to, but…! ]
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Yamaguchi-kun, if you don't like him, why didn't you ask for help to deal with him? You know we're not weak, we could always help you deal to him. [He says it light and friendly, but Yamaguchi's been with the family long enough to know that Suga dealing to people tends towards permanent solutions.]