If you build it

There was a tense moment when the three of them were all assessing each other. It was if the future was suspended on a tightrope and at any moment, would fall to the ground and shatter around them. Was this their long-lost father? Would the man introduce himself as the Genji Raijin they had been so desperately looking for? Were they even ready for that meeting? Something in his stomach knotted up. Kuroo hoped life would stay on that tightrope just a bit longer. Even as the man thanked them for answering, Kuroo was unsure.

His skin pulled tight over his face for a brief second as the dire man bowed to them. One eye always slightly on his powder keg of a brother. Yet, this stranger seemed alright and as he spoke of a partner and pups, Kuroo began to relax. Sitting his rump down, he relaxed his shoulder against Usagi and flashed the man a bright smile. Though as he looked at the man more, he wondered if this surely was their father, how would they be okay with him siring more pups? No, surely not their father. Impossible, really. He continued to try and brush the thoughts away with a comment.

"I do like pups. Glad to help make sure they stay safe," his medium baritone is a pleasant sound as he nods toward his brother for agreement. He didn't take Usagi as a fatherly type, but they were in debt to Hattori so a hut they would build. With his thoughts distracted, his ear tilted at the word Sake. Indeed, that was something he hadn't truly indulged in before, but a taste of home sounded nice right about now. Trying to silently sort through his feelings, Kuroo was surprised his face didn't twist into a grimace. He wasn't really good at hiding feelings.

Like Usagi, it was the favor that interested him more. If this man was also from Iga, and miraculously not their father, he must surely know where their father was. "I won't turn down a good bottle of Sake, but the favor is more appetizing," Kuroo's lips turn back up into a smile as he was glad his brother had been able to hold himself back during the interaction. "I'm sure you have a lot of traveling ahead of you before your missus gives birth. Any last notes about your hut before you take off?" The boy tilted his head as he kept his shoulder pressed against his brother. They would save the belligerent shouting and their hot mess of feelings for later when the man returned.

"Speech"