If I was alone, I'd probably take 10 minutes to find a good show to watch while I was eating and just spend five minutes to finish my food but if I was eating with other people, it'd take around 30 minutes to an hour.
It was because some people liked to talk while eating with their friends or family but in this case, it was fucking awkward to get stared at while we were eating the meals provided for us and Quinn was the first one to snap at the two.
"THE FUCK ARE YOU TWO STARING AT?! HUH?!"
The two almost jumped at their seats and Seb was just about to speak when JP did it first:
"Apologies. I didn't think you would take this long— I mean, umm... apologies..."
"..." Seb could only lower his head as he looked away.
Quinn rolled her eyes, "Haven't heard of chewing, huh?"
"P-Pardon?"
"Jesus fucking Christ, I'm talking to a fucking noble—"
Jesus interjected, "Hey! It was a one-time thing, alright? I was drunk then too!"
Quinn almost choked on her food, "Pfft... Asshole."
"Works every time, heh."
"Anyway, the fuck are you two waiting for us? OR are you waiting for him? That's it, huh?"
JP nodded, "Yes, I was instructed by the General— I mean, my father to wait for the leader of the Special Unit, Mr. Ishiyama— Apologies, I'm not too sure of the title or rank given to you by the President—"
I cut him off, "Listen, you either call me by my name or call me 'Kid' like every old dude I met. Oh! Boss works too if you're at my place. Drop the 'Mr.' too, I'm not that old."
"Y-Yes, sir!"
"Sir, with all due respect... We're here to learn from you and not from... from... the other person you're here with," he said before turning to Isaac, "Apologies..."
And Isaac had the audacity to side with them, "N-None taken actually... I actually forced him to teach me too. I'm just as bad as you guys! Ah— probably, right? I dunno much about you two but—"
I cut him off before he dug himself a bigger hole, "Isaac, just stop."
"A-Alright sen— bro— sir— you know how it is..."
I shook my head as I sighed deeply, "Alright, this is how it's gonna go: I'm not exactly sure what your dad is making me teach you but the setup here is he wants me to teach you kenjutsu or something that involved fucking the shit off somebody. But yeah, I dunno where to start with you two so how about you two fight it out and we'll see where it goes?"
"P-Pardon?" the two asked at the same time.
"I already gave Isaac things he should work on based on how I assessed him myself but you two are basically ongoing books I had to decipher to know where to start."
JP raised his hand, "Wouldn't it be better if you assessed us one at a time instead of us fighting each other?"
I quickly answered, "Yep, that would be better. Much more accurate too..."
"Then why—"
"No reason. I just don't feel like teaching at the moment..."
The moment I said that, I instantly sensed how upset JP was getting while Seb just took a deep breath and avoided eye contact. But other than that, what I quickly realized was how Seb was acting while JP was around because he wasn't as passive when we first met him.
I could only assume that something was going on between the two and what better way to bring out their grievances was for them to taste each other's fists from the get-go.
And yeah, I also didn't feel like explaining too much so I just added more fuel to the fire.
"We gave you food, we gave you lodging, we gave you—"
"Before you pile on Mr. Baron, I don't think your fragile ego would take it if I beat you two without breaking a sweat. I could definitely do that much without my blade here, what do you think would happen if I hold it now?"