[RL with Devit] [Backdated to the Worst Fear Virus]

[tyki_tock]

Tyki stroked Relena's hair and beamed as Nena's arms slipped around his neck. He didn't know that the akuma he believed were his friends were simply regular second level akuma, startled at his instructions but not complaining about the affection he showed them

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so sorry for the lateness ;3;

[halfthetroubl]

Considering this was all part of some weird virus, Devit wasn't sure anything would actually come of hunting down Tyki, but he wasn't about to take any chances, especially where that asshole Cross was concerned. Just to be on the safe side, he'd left Jasdero to keep an eye on the community in case there was any other word on the Exorcist's whereabouts, but he had every intention of calling the other Noah to him as soon as he found Tyki.

Of course, when he did finally stumble across Tyki, he hadn't quite expected to find him cuddling a couple regular level 2s. He stood in the doorway and blinked.

It was kind of distracting, in a grotesque sort of way.

"...Wow."

[tyki_tock]

Tyki was unaware that he was cuddling some regular level 2s and would have been horrified if he knew that. He let Relena go and sent her with a gesture over towards the far side of the room, waving the other akuma off as well as he turned to glance at his cousin.

"Can I help you, Devit?" he asked curiously.

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Devit's gaze followed the akuma for a moment, but he soon remembered himself and immediately whipped his attention back to Tyki.

"No," he spat. He folded his arms across his chest, pistol in hand. "I'm here for insurance."

[tyki_tock]

Tyki eyed the pistol for only a second before dismissing it entirely. Jasdero wasn't in view, which means Devit was no threat to him.

He raised both eyebrows and leaned back indolently in his chair. "Meaning?"

[halfthetroubl]

"Meaning you don't get to Cross before we do," he said, irritably. He'd been waiting long enough, damn it. Even if nothing came of it, there was no way in hell he was going to give Tyki a chance to one-up him.

[tyki_tock]

Tyki smirked, crossing his legs over and rummaging for a cigarette. "Why, you scared I'll wipe the floor with him too fast for you to get a chance?"

He stuck the cigarette between his lips, and lit up. "Pull up a chair, I guess. I doubt he'll really come, though."

[halfthetroubl]

"Shut up," he snapped, dragging a chair over after a quick glance over his shoulder. He wanted to be ready in case anything did happen.

"Besides..." There was a smug air about him when he looked back, which he emphasized with a smirk of his own. He finally sat down, throwing one leg over an arm of the chair as he continued, "...didn't he help Walker wipe the floor with you that one time?"

[tyki_tock]

Tyki's smirk faded a little, and he gave a snort. Despite himself, he reached up to rub at the scars on his chest, opening the buttons of his shirt to bare them to the air. The texture of fabric grew more and more uncomfortable with each passing day.

"You mean, he attacked me after Allen beat me, so I wasn't exactly at my best. And don't look so smug. You were taken out by that loser vampire - he wasn't even General level," he sneered.

[halfthetroubl]

"We were not!" Devit sat up straighter, aiming another glare at Tyki. "That freak was nothing but a stain on the ground by the time we finished with him. If that stupid kid hadn't done whatever he did with the old Ark, he would've stayed dead, too!"

[tyki_tock]

Tyki waved a hand as if Devit was just splitting hairs. "You had to go all out just to get out of the room, and you didn't even stop the rest of them. You should count yourself lucky, though. If you'd managed to trap Allen, it'd be you with these scars, not me."

[halfthetroubl]

"Says you," Devit snorted. He unconsciously brushed his arm through the sleeve of his coat, remembering the pain that stupid vampire's Innocence had caused. That'd been bad enough; he couldn't imagine what Allen's sword did to Tyki, and he didn't really care to, either. Not that he'd ever let himself get in that position.

Lapsing into silence, he settled against the chair once more and turned his attention to the doorway, boredly swinging his leg back and forth.

[tyki_tock]

Tyki shrugged. "Or maybe you'd just be dead," he said.

Though Jasdevi's power was undeniable, Tyki had no doubt that his exceeded theirs. Whether or not that was pure arrogance on his part had yet to be tested.

"Do you really think I'm affected by the virus?" he asked after a few moments of silence.

[halfthetroubl]

Devit idly glanced at him, slid his gaze over to the akuma on the far side of the room for a moment, and then brought his attention back to Tyki, cocking an eyebrow at him.

"Do you seriously think you're not?"