Open Post - Meet Me On The Dancefloor

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Who: Fai D. Flourite and ANYONE
When: September 24, night
Where: Underground mall, at the Twins Night Clubs
Summary: Just a regular Saturday night at the club where Fai bartends on weekends! Open to any and everyone, anywhere in the club!
Format: Action or prose works!
Warnings: Considering anything can happen there, um, I'll update as needed. Just

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Left (Techno) Club

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At the bar~

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[Fai hummed along to the swift beat as he mixed together a rather strong bit of drink then offered a slightly flirty, amused smile as he set it before the one that'd ordered it, slid it lightly across the bar.]

There you go! One lovely little Acid Trip. Can I get you anything else for the moment?

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[Frau has no overly large desire to be here, but he promised Fai he would stop in from time to time. While he doesn't usually bother following "orders" like that, he might need Fai's help at one point. That meant he had every intention of staying on Fai's good side. He rather liked Fai too. At least coming here, he knew he wouldn't run into Sakura.

He waited until the customer Fai was with drifted away from the bar before approaching. Frau grinned, and looked like his usual self, much different from the last time Fai had seen him.]

You're a pain in the ass, you know that?

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And you're a pain in the neck~

[Fai returned the jab just as easily as he reached for a bottle, poured Frau a double shot of whiskey without bothering to ask. As he set it down before his friend, he offered a small smile.]

Haven't seen you much lately. How've you been?

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How do I look like I've been?

[Fai had seen Frau at his worst, so Frau had very little to hide from him anymore. It was hard to hide the truth when you'd unknowingly almost killed your friend's friend.]

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Not as bad as I've seen you and not as good, either.

[Fai chuckled softly at that and leaned in, braced his forearms on the top of the bar in a lazy slouch.]

I'd say you're somewhere in between, so that's not too bad, right?

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You so good at reading people since you hide everything yourself?

[Fai was right though. Frau had certainly been worse. A lot worse. He'd also been better too. Right now he was still struggling with what he'd done. It had been hard being here without his light. Now it seemed like he was going to drown in darkness while it was away.]

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[Fai just hummed as he slid the glass a bit closer, gave his friend a placating smile for all that his expression didn't chance with the observation. Instead he, cut his gaze to the other bartenders to be sure they were doing alright before he shrugged.]

I was worried when you didn't come back. But since you're out and about, I guess you're well enough to go back to life as usual in this place, huh.

[You didn't really expect him to answer that, did you, Frau?]

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[Frau hadn't, not really. It wasn't that he really needed an answer either. He could figure most of the answer out himself.]

I went back to work awhile ago.

[He'd just kept it work and home for the most part though. It had taken awhile for him to feel comfortable going out somewhere else. Now he was finally feeling alright enough to see Fai again.]

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Ah, I see. Just a sec.

[With a sigh, Fai steps off to the side to take one of the waitresses order, then shifts back to continue with Frau as he begins mixing several drinks together.]

You know, that wasn't just you, right? I looked into it after everything that'd happened and I think whatever it was... there was some sort of tampering with the cherry blossoms. Something in the flowers was altering people's state of minds.

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While it's good to know there actually was a reason, it doesn't mean much.

[He'd fallen like that before, and it could happen again. This time was pretty bad. If Fai was right he could consider that extra desire and loss of consciousness a cause of the flower petals, but the start to the fall had nothing to do with them. He'd lost control.]

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No, but it does mean that your own control was compromised in a way that wasn't entirely your own fault, right?

[He shrugged at that and kicked on the blender for a moment, his gaze more understanding than anything as he met that azure gaze with a quiet steadiness. Once done, he poured the last drink, then moved to set them back on the trey before returning to his friend.

Because he knew, didn't he? Anything he said on the matter wouldn't matter to Frau at all. The guilt of one's own weaknesses wouldn't be placated by a few reassuring words or minor circumstantial differences.]

...think you'll be able to tell if it's about to happen again?

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I can always tell. I'm pretty sure I could tell then too.

[The question was why he hadn't tried to do anything to stop it from happening. That's the part that bothered him. He'd let it happen. Had he really gotten to the point that someone, even in his human soul, he wanted the scythe to take over? Wanted to harm an innocent?

Frau didn't want to believe it, but it wasn't a thought he could push away. He reached out a took a long sip of the drink Fai had poured for him earlier. He couldn't drink the feelings away, but maybe, like with the cigarettes, it could hide it a bit.]

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[A thoughtful frown touched Fai's lips as he leaned across the bar, not wanting to voice his question too loudly.]

So then... do you think the effects of the petals were the reason you didn't seem to be resisting it? Because from the sound if it, from what I gathered from Sakura-chan, it was a pretty swift change.

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[Frau took a minute to think about it. He let no emotion creep into his face as he did, but when he finally looked up at Fai, his eyes said he had an answer.]

Yeah. It would make sense. I know what will happen if I lose control of the scythe. I haven't given up fighting.

[And there had been no other trigger.]

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[A small, sincere smile touched Fai's lips at the resolve he could see in Frau's eyes. He nodded, once, to acknowledge it.]

That is a good thing to hear, my friend. Now... it's up to you, but if you like, I can try to devise a more perminant seal, to help you. That or I can place a trigger seal inside you though those are a fair bit trickier.

[A beat.]

If you think it'd help.