(A/N: Applies to theme #29 'Minor'. This was my first attempt at writing any kind of threesome; the one contained in these peices will not ever become a 'triangle' so to speak. At this point, it's very vague.)
"It's just a minor problem!"
When Noa said that, it was usually rather bright and referring to something electronic he was about to go and tinker with. Usually – if he'd been spending most of his day around Seto and was in a bit of a mood, it would be edging more on terse, and usually have a 'Go away and leave me alone so I can fix it' sort of tone to it. He wouldn't outright tell you to leave, but he would ignore you and give very caustic responses if you pressed him with questions. If you were silent, you were quite welcome to stay – that sort of company he didn't mind.
"It's just a minor problem."
When Seto said that, he was already ignoring you and his fingers were probably flying across a keyboard so quickly you couldn't get an impression of what he was typing. Ask a question and you would promptly be told to shut up and get out, because he was busy and needed to focus. Even if you were silent, it would usually only be a few minutes before he would ask what the hell you wanted and then order you to leave if it wasn't a satisfactory response – it never was. There was no way you could convince him you needed to be there if he was busy.
Funny, really, when you thought about it; the same phrase, said by brothers that looked nearly like twins (exempting height and hair colour, of course) and yet acted so differently. Noa was far more receptive to human beings than Seto was, gave the impression of actually enjoying their company at times – but Seto's attention was a far greater prize. Pry him away from all devices electronic and work his mood into something decent, and you had a very promising evening on your hands.
"It's just a… minor problem."
When Bakura said it, he wasn't talking about electronics.