[THREAD] to my motion FATIGUE : f a r e w e l l

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Who: Kengamine Nagi & OPEN
Where: the streets of Abyss
When: late afternoon to early evening
Summary: Owl of the burning forest, searching for some familiarity.
Rating: T (to start?)
Other: Start a new thread or hop onto a pre-existing one with permission, I'm good with either.

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To be honest, Nagi hadn't really expected anyone in Abyss to recognize him, and although he knew at the back of his mind that Crow was out there somewhere, he'd never really made the connection that he might run into the other here around the streets. It really was something of an amazing coincidence, wasn't it? But the first shout of his codename only served to startle him, it had been so out of the blue, and he looked up with a start, scanning the streets with shoulders tensed, wondering if he should be on guard?

But no, it wasn't difficult to spot the familiar figure down the street, what with the discontent grumbles of other people being pushed aside, and Nagi returned the wide-armed wave meekly, though cheerfully. And weaved down the street, between the people who were rather quickly making their way away from this eyepatched hooligan. Regardless, Nagi drew closer, a faint smile on his features. "Senji-san, I haven't seen you in a while."And of course, there was the faint hesitation born from the fact that this man seemed to

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Knees almost buckled for a moment at the sudden weight of the arm across his shoulder, and Nagi looked up at Senji with a weak smile, faintly observing how impressive the other's stature was. No wonder the crowd edged away quickly -- probably unwilling to suffer through any more wayword shoves and pushes.

And answering the scrutinizing stare with a small laugh, he gave an awkward shrug. "Ah -- not much. I was just wondering if I could find anything around here that would -- help me remember." Even though he left the terms vague, it wasn't difficult to guess what he was searching for, and he cast a weak glance down the street towards where he knew the Scar Chain HQ was. But now that there was a distraction, he felt somewhat more reluctant to delve into that potential dangerous territory. Shaking off the darker haze that had fallen over his thoughts, he instead looked back up to Senji. "I'm not -- keeping you from any business, am I?"

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Two shapes marred the smooth seam of shadow-- one man crouched over another. One of these men was dead. The Corinthian took the chin of the corpse, tilting it upwards with a pleased expression, a mirror opposite to the frozen shock on the stiff face. He hadn't killed the man. He'd never seen him before in his life, or if he had, hadn't found him interesting enough to remember. The interest was there now

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[ that's fine. :D ]Edging down a deserted alley and emerging back onto the main street, Nagi kept careful track of the direction he was headed in, trying to balance a quick route to his destination with a route that would hopefully avoid any commotion. Of course, he could probably hold his own if worst came to worst, but it would be better to leave here without any trouble, right? And so, taking a right turn, he stepped into a side-street that would lead to the back door of the headquarters, and

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The nightmare rose smoothly to his feet, blatantly watching the newcomer. There was a judgment being passed, whether Nagi was aware of it or not. A possible interloper? ...It didn't seem like it, he decided finally. The placating smile and comment were more the mark of someone trying not to get involved. A glance over his dress and demeanor, and the Corinthian began to wonder whether the man lived down here at all.

Curious.

He smiled. It was an easy, practiced sort of smile. He could have won contests for it. "I don't mind. It can be returned to. ...You look lost." Well, really he meant 'you don't look like you belong', but only one of those phrases came across as inquisitively friendly, and he didn't want to scare the man off so soon. The possibility for information was too enticing.

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A pause. Nagi slowed to a stop when the other rose, figuring that if this was going to be a conversation, then that would be the polite thing to do -- regardless of the fact that the corpse still lay in plain sight. As long as it was already dead, there wasn't much he could do, was there? And at least this stranger seemed friendly, much more than he'd expected -- so this momentary distraction wouldn't be much of a problem, would it?

The smile was returned, tinged with a faint hesitation, but otherwise sincere, and he gave a small laugh. "Is it that obvious?" A hand rose to tug at the folds of his scarf in his usual nervous habit, before he glanced down the street. "I don't usually come around here that often, so I suppose it shows." Part of him wondered if this was a bad thing to say -- would the other realize he wasn't from Abyss and use that to his advantage? -- but if it was that obvious, then maybe there wasn't much point in hiding it in the first place.