Day 56: Bus 2
It was hard for Guy to believe that a farfetched idea of his might actually work out in the end, seeing how rare that was in this place. Still, he had found the leather and had been allowed to buy it, which meant that the toughest part at this point would be finding tools to work with and also blocking out enough time to work on making the sheath.
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Instead, she just smiled pleasantly and leaned over to greet her "friend", pretending to be very concerned for the man who was undoubtedly going to have a fit in 3 seconds when it sunk in. That's why she had to make it quick, before her voice was lost in the screaming.
"I don't mind." Something - troller's intuition, perhaps, - told her that something good was going to happen if she was nice and cooperative. At the very least, watching Guy freak out again wasn't too bad entertainment-wise, but she eyed the man curiously as if waiting for his reaction to both herself and Sync.
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His mind scrambled as he focused his attention on Sync, his heart pounding with fear and anger, his body unsure of how to respond for a good few seconds. He was caught between a rock and a hard place, between someone he absolutely could not be this close to and someone who he wanted to kill.
But then the fear kicked in full force. Guy struggled to not make a sound -- he'd already done that once today, with Natalia, and didn't need to repeat that disaster in a crowded bus. But his body tensed and then started to shake and every instinct was screaming at him to get away.
That would require more or less crawling over Sync, though, which wasn't something he wanted to do either. Instead of saying anything (because he knew his tone would be shrill and he didn't need Sync to hear that and mock him for it), he instead resorted to scooting as far away from Erika as he could while shoving at the God-General to get him out of the seat.
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"Great. It's been a while since Guy and I got caught up, but I wouldn't want to take your time away from him either." From the girl's greeting it looked as if the two already knew each other, but depending on the setup he knew things wouldn't go as smoothly if he immediately slipped the fact that he already knew Erika as well. However, the God-General couldn't say he was exactly prepared for the reaction he'd gotten from Guy.
He'd heard about it from Van once or twice, but he thought the other had just trying to muster up some sense of humor he actually didn't have. But it was easy to feel the other's shaking, especially with Guy desperately trying to shove him off his seat. However, Sync wasn't going to give in that easily, grabbing hold of the seat in front of him and pushing against the swordsman. It was a challenge, especially since his body was built more for speed and the blond could overpower him with enough effort, but that didn't he wasn't going to hold on for as long as possible.
"What's the rush, Guy? It's going to take a while before we get back, so you might as well get comfy." Purposely emphasizing the last word, Sync attempted to 'discretely' shove his heel into Guy's foot.
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"Oh, you two are friends? Go ahead, I wouldn't want to get in your way." It was pretty easy to tell that Guy and Sync were not friends, but perhaps Erika was trying to goad one of them to correct her. She was extremely curious about the relationship between these two and resolved to ask Sync later about it. Since he was pretending that she was a stranger, it was probably best to keep up the appearance.
Still, Erika had a hard time concealing all of her amusement and mirthfulness. Really, she was just tickled at this entire scene, as if she was enjoying how hard Guy was struggling to push Sync out of his seat. Sync was pretty strong, but... he was still a kid, no matter which way you looked at it, so it was pretty obvious who was going to win in the end. All the more reason to enjoy this scene while it still lasted.
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No, he just wanted to get away, and so even as Sync tried to keep him in place by pushing back against him and holding down his foot, Guy felt his strength increase due to sheer panic.
He half-stood in the seat and then started to push at Sync's shoulder with both hands, intending to shove him right out of the seat. He realized how bad this would look to anyone watching, especially since Sync looked so young, but hopefully everyone would realize simply by his reaction that he was the one being tormented here.
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Like now. Unfortunately, Sync had lost his footing, stumbling forward so that he had to catch himself in the next seat or else he'd end up on the floor. For a moment the God-General scowled when he glanced over over his shoulder, but it was short-lived. He quickly replaced it with an amused smirk, trying to lean back into his new seat like he'd done it all on purpose.
"You can say that, but I can't say I've ever seen him this pushy."
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"You two should settle down, someone is going to -"
And Sync finally gave way, almost falling flat on the floor. Oh well, the fun was over. She just sighed, moving back into her seat since she was sure Guy was going to bolt any moment now. Well, she had to speak to Sync anyway, so perhaps it was best that this great moment of amusement had to end so shortly.
... No, even with that kind of thinking, she was still a little disappointment.
"Oh. Perhaps you caught him at a bad time, he seems to be in a hurry." Hopefully, a hurry off the bus so he wouldn't stick around for the rest of the conversation.
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The two of them were still trying to talk over him as if they were completely in control, and he knew that he was being patronized, but at this point he didn't care. The moment that he had that opening, Guy moved out of the seat and away from Erika, into the aisle.
Granted, it wasn't like he could go that far without coming across another girl, and at this point his best bet was to retreat to the back of the bus. "You'll see me even more pushy if you keep this up," he snapped at Sync, and without a second's delay he started to move away from the pair and down the aisle.
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