[RL with Justin]

[seechainsaw]

Giriko had been making some arrangements and having a lot of weird phone calls lately, and he was pretty sure he had come to some conclusions. But there was a big glaring loose end that needed to be tied up first, whatever he'd told Birkin or Henry or anyone else

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Justin startled slightly when Giriko walked in; he hadn't heard the door at all and wasn't expecting anyone to come barging in. He really was none the wiser about what had been going on recently in Giriko's life, and to an extent he didn't care, so he had no reason to think Giriko needed something important.

"Ah, hello. What did you want?"

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At least Justin wasn't being pissy about Giriko walking in on him, and he didn't look like he'd been praying or masturbating, or anything that he'd be upset at being interrupted.

Good sign.

Giriko closed the door, shoving it closed with a booted foot, and grabbed the chair, straddling it.

"I gotta talk to you about somethin' kinda important," he said without any preamble.

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Justin blinked, completely unsure how to react to that. He could never really tell what Giriko found important at a given moment, so it could be a host of things.

He sat down on the edge of his bed, very briefly considering taking his headphones out before deciding that if Giriko minded - well, minded more than usual - he would say something.

"Alright. Go ahead," he said, frowning slightly in thought.

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So long as Justin didn't pull any stupid shit about not being able to hear him, Giriko expected the blond to leave them in. He knew Justin could read his lips, and he was used to the stupid headphones, so it was fine.

He scratched the back of his head. "So Shibusen is gettin' desperate," he said. "Stein got his boytoy to call me and beg me to rescue Kid."

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"I assume you haven't told anyone else about this?" Justin seriously doubted Giriko would be dumb enough to let this slip to Noah, especially not if he was considering it. And he assumed that if Giriko wasn't considering it, he wouldn't have bothered talking about it.

In his opinion, it was slightly distressing having Shibusen try and enlist help from their supposed enemies. It wasn't their usual method of operation in the slightest.

"What are you planning on doing about that?"

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"'Course I haven't told Noah!" Giriko scoffed, rolling his eyes. "He'd probably think I was gonna do it and kill me or somethin'."

He hesitated, trying to gauge Justin's feelings about it. He wasn't accusing him of anything just yet, which was a good sign.

"Just wanted to ask," he said more quietly. "Because they said if I did it that they'd let me teach at the school. Because I'd be a hero or some shit, for bringing Shinigami's kid back."

He looked at Justin, frowning. "You were with 'em for so long. You think this is legit?"

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"My, my, they really have gotten desperate. I wonder what's making them so antsy about getting Kid back..." He closed his eyes in thought. Teaching there would be an incredible opportunity and one they wouldn't necessarily toss at any old murderous psychopath.

Justin went silent, trying to gather his thoughts about this. "And what makes you think Stein's little pet is at all trustworthy? They wouldn't lie about giving you a job for saving one of their own, but Birkin isn't exactly affiliated with Shibusen, is he?" He could very easily be trying to do things his own way and get himself in good standing with Shinigami by saving his little brat on his own.

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Giriko shrugged. "He did give me some bullshit about them giving him a hard time, that they were blaming him for Kid being kidnapped."

He snorted faintly, slumping over the back of the chair. "But he's a stupid, pathetic twink. If he tried to double-cross me, I'd cut his legs off in a second. What's he gonna do, take Kid and run?" He scoffed. "I wouldn't hand him over until I was sure."

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Justin snickered under his breath. "I never would have assumed you were such a bleeding heart." Though he had to admit that poor man did have a rather pitiable living situation. And he could see Shibusen pointing fingers at the weirdo Stein adopted who can't exactly run around telling people where he's from.

However... Justin could use this to his own advantage rather easily, and Giriko made as good a pawn as any. "Obviously he trusts you for some odd reason. I'm assuming you're really only considering this because you're planning on getting better access to Shibusen's inner circle?"

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Giriko snorted softly. "He thinks he's my friend, keeps goin' on about how he knows I'm not that bad and shit. But I don't give a fuck. He's pathetic."

He nodded, slightly relieved that Justin had figured it out, though that created a tiny worry. What if the others at Shibusen had figured it out, too? It wasn't exactly the most brilliant plan. But they were the ones offering.

"Yeah, I was thinkin' I'd use Kid to get in there and then blow them all the fuck up." He smirked, hoping his worries were unfounded. Justin understood him, after all.

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Justin resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Giriko was always too quick to react. "You realize that I've put you at a disadvantage there, right? They'll be much more weary about less-than-trustworthy people trying to join their ranks now."

He sighed. "So you need to be smart. Earn their trust for a while first. Be on your best behavior. It will make it all the more devastating." They might be suspect, considering Justin had only just done that, but they always were a stupidly optimistic group of people.

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Giriko grimaced, but he couldn't deny this logic. "Not sure I can do that," he said with a growl, scratching his nose distractedly.

"But I guess there's no point in all this shit if I don't make it count," he admitted.

He got up and kicked the chair aside, then flopped onto the bed next to the other man. "Course that all assumes I can get Kid outta here without getting killed. What're you gonna do, though? You gonna stay here?"

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Justin tensed slightly at that idea. He didn't think he'd like being with Noah alone, and he didn't particularly like the thought of Giriko going off on his own either. As much as he hated to admit it to himself, he'd probably miss the chainsaw a bit. Though if they both disappeared with Kid, there wouldn't be much in between them and Noah.

Besides, Shibusen would never want him back anyway.

"I don't know what I should do," he said finally. "I could stay here and try to keep Noah from tracking you down. Or I could join you and give Shibusen someone to hate more than you."

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Giriko grunted, pleased that Justin was even considering the idea of coming with him. "If I'm gonna be some big fuckin' hero for rescuing Kid, so would you," he pointed out. "I could tell those assholes I need you and they'd better let you back in, too."

He frowned, a thought occurring to him. "But, you know... I can world hop. It ain't like we've only got two options."

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Justin couldn't quite keep the smirk off his face. "I'm surprised you're so willing to admit you need me." But Giriko brings up a good point. He'd be seen as just as much a hero for bringing Kid back, and he has another ace up his sleeve. "I suppose I could always say that my actions were driven by a bout of insanity..." They'd pardoned people based on that principle before, hadn't they?

Though Giriko's other offer was slightly tempting, other than one rather annoying thought. "Take Kid home and then run off to Henry's world?"

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Giriko scowled a little at this. "Don't get so smug. I just figured you'd be cryin' if I left ya all alone. Without me here, you don't know what Noah'd do to your pretty ass."

He shifted a little, thoughtful. "That ain't what I meant, though you could go there if ya want. Like I was thinkin' you could go anywhere you wanted, and I could still pop over to you, even bring you to Shibusen when it was time for shit to go down."