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"Why the fuck is that his immediate conclusion?"
Yuuji blinked down at the manifestation of Sukuna's eye and mouth, distracted from the movie in front of him. The scene playing was of a Doctor asking for some tests to the nurse in front of him, something about a blood test, an infection, X-Ray, and E-?
Without taking his eye off the screen, Sukuna continued annoyedly, "Why would he immediately jump to ECG? What kind of fuckass Doctor is this? Does it look like the bleeding affects her heart or something? It's in her thigh! Also, a biopsy? Why would you need a biopsy to determine—"
Huh, Yuuji thought, listening to Sukuna speak at length about the movie and blanking out by the first two sentences. Honestly, Yuuji already lost Sukuna at the first medical term he spouted. He's baffled, confused, bamboozled even. Sukuna seemed to be commenting on every aspect of the Hospital scene, from the unprofessional incompetent (his words, not Yuuji's) nurses, to the inaccurate devices (where did he stuck that cable? that isn't - who directed this?!), to the way the actors playing the Doctors talk (where's the informed consent? who talks like that to their own patients?!) which, Yuuji thinks, is funny because, well, does Sukuna even hear how he himself talks?
But really, how does Sukuna, of all people, know all of this?? How does Sukuna, the one thousands years old Curse, know where the cable for the heart shock thingy is supposed to go or how to read the grey black picture of the X-Ray (he said there's infection and fracture then complained in fit that he conclusion was jumped or something)??
Distracted and perplexed, the black Cursed Teddy from Yuuji's hand even woke up, and only by Yuuji jolting in surprise and ducking from that boxer punch, he remembered to keep his Cursed Energy steady. This also momentarily stops Sukuna's rant with a clicking tongue, no doubt ready to berate Yuuji for losing focus.
So, Yuuji hurriedly asked, "Wait, Sukuna, aren't you, like, from the Heian Era?"
Sukuna immediately stopped. Yuuji could almost hear the click of his teeth shut.
"How do you know so much about modern Hospitals?"
Silence.
Yuuji thought he wouldn't answer (and about to ask again), until an annoyed growl sounded, "Unlike your stupid ass, brat—"
Indignant, Yuuji squawked, "HEY!"
Sukuna's grumpy, lecture voice that made him sound simultaneously like the most annoyed and exhausted grandpa ever, continued, "—who barely paid any attention to anything remotely complicated or longer than five words, I can hear and understand things just fine even using your ears. I know you didn't pay attention to half of last night's lecture about Barriers and barely kept your focus here. I even doubt you remember half of the plot of last night's movies you watched. So young and so hopeless already. I should really—"
Pouting, Yuuji immediately shoved the old man in. The ensuing silence was very much enjoyed, especially with a cola in hand. Ah, peace.
(He didn't notice that Sukuna went a bit too willingly inside that time, until much, much later.)