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[cardio_swindle]

Quackquackquack

[The body is slumped against a tree by a pond. It's a secluded, out of the way little corner of one of the courtyards, and seems to house a family of ducks. Who are currently pecking hopefully at the body in search of crumbs.]

Quack

[The eyes of the man snap open, and Tyki sits upright with a gasp, like a drowning man breaking

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[latenightmoon]

[Shoes the ducks away with a sweep of his hand and crouches down to look at him. Before any words can be said, he speaks up.] Before you ask who I am, let me tell you that the tea is no longer safe. It turned me into a man, but the coffee might still be safe. Welcome back Tyki.

[Shirtless but doesn't seem to care the X of scars from collar bones to bottom of the ribs are exposed, as he pushes another duck away.] I need a drink, I figure you need one too.

[cardio_swindle]

[He just blinks in surprise--tall muscular Allen being very familiar what is this. The scars get a raised eyebrow, and the warning about the tea makes him pause.]

[It's the suggestion of needing a drink that clues him in.]

...Violent girl?

[latenightmoon]

[He snorts and stands up nudging another duck aside.] Yes. Though the title doesn't fit my current form.

[He notices the raised eyebrow and glances down at the vicious looking scars.] ...Long story, I'll tell you later.

[Then pauses to peer at him carefully.] ...but, did it come back?

[cardio_swindle]

I noticed. [He reaches a hand up, wordlessly demanding to be helped up. By the way he's grinning, triumphant and smug despite his physical condition, the answer is probably yes.]

Aye. You said something about a drink?

[latenightmoon]

I did, [He gets helped up with significant ease. The smugness is noted as he whistles and looks around.] You pick better locations than I do for reviving.

[cardio_swindle]

Well then, lead the way. [He notes the casual strength, but he already knew how much she tends to hold back.]

Do I? Where do you usually revive, lad?

[latenightmoon]

The same hallway I'd died in and clothes matching what I wore in China. Bad taste that. [He leads the way past the pond into another hallway, heading for the nearest bar.]

[cardio_swindle]

Oh I don't know, got a good sense of irony at least. [Tyki follows, cheerful and in a very good mood even if he's a little unsteady on his feet.]

Is that how you earned those pretties? [He nods to Allison's chest.]

[latenightmoon]

No, a Noah version of my supervisor tried to kill me here when I was sixteen. He was trying to come up with a stay dead formula and guess who he wanted for a test subject? Woke up in an alleyway back home bleeding all over the place.

[cardio_swindle]

Sounds like he didn't do a very good job of finishing you off. So what happened the time you did die?

[latenightmoon]

...Crowned clown shattered and both myself and the unfortunate with me got devoured by my world's Akuma.

[cardio_swindle]

You and your Innocence seem to have made it all right since.

[latenightmoon]

We had a 'talk' of sorts. Its a really long story there. [Pushes open the door to the bar and steps inside, flicking on the lights and making a beeline for a barstool.]

[cardio_swindle]

And in this place we've got nothing but time. [Pause.] Lad.

[He follows along, amused.] Though I think there's another thing you need to talk about if you're dragging me off for a drink first thing.

[latenightmoon]

...You keep hitting close to the truth of what happened but slightly off.

[Opens a bottle and pours them both a drink into two glasses.] Mikk's a woman right now.

[cardio_swindle]

Well at least that solves one problem. [He takes his glass and clinks it against hers, sipping easily.]