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三 [video]

Mar 05, 2011 23:59

[Ken's stopped for serious time. He's lying back in bed, in the room he and Youji are sharing--the other man's nowhere to be seen--idly scratching Ratty's ears. The little purple Pokemon is bruxing happily at the attention.]...so, I was thinking ( Read more... )

wat do, i'm old and don't like cold, deep thoughts

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[video] coolest_cat March 6 2011, 06:18:16 UTC

[And this would be Youji, taking an impromptu smoke break. He calls back with an extremely straight face.]

I'm actually on the other end of the equation... see, the person I know from home is the one who knows everything, and since I'm so used to being the older, more experienced, more attractive one between us, it's something to get used to.

[video] usedfuryswipes March 6 2011, 06:20:03 UTC

What, you're saying I'm the more attractive one now?

[video] coolest_cat March 6 2011, 06:24:20 UTC

I've known girls who prefer older men.

[video] usedfuryswipes March 6 2011, 06:35:17 UTC

Everything's bloody sexual with you, isn't it?

[video] coolest_cat March 6 2011, 06:43:06 UTC

Give me some credit, sometimes it's just romantic.

[Flip to serious mode.]

This must really bother you if you're actually thinking about it.

[video] usedfuryswipes March 6 2011, 06:45:37 UTC

What was your first clue.

This is just as weird for me as it is for you. I just...if I tell you, there isn't any takin' that back. And you might decide that you really didn't want to know, once I'm done.

[video] coolest_cat March 6 2011, 06:52:22 UTC

You already know how I react to it all; use that as your basis. I probably don't want to know, all things considered. I'd be a damn lot happier if I didn't know what has already happened to me.

[Smiles slightly.]

But it's second nature to ask, isn't it? And you've already pointed out how much I enjoy things that really aren't good for me.

What would you want to know, if you wanted to know?

[video] usedfuryswipes March 6 2011, 06:59:32 UTC

Fuck, if you tell me that, I'm going to tell you to run in the other direction as fast as you can.

[He smiles, but it's a bit lopsided and not really reaching his eyes. He's not touching that second part.]

...well, from where I stand now? I wouldn't want to know. But if I was in your shoes, I probably would. Hindsight's a bitch, isn't it?

[video] coolest_cat March 6 2011, 07:05:45 UTC

And if you tell me that, I'm going to be too curious to resist experiencing it for myself.

[Youji matches the smile, right to the lack of sincerity. That Ken can fake that smile bodes not well.]

From where you stand now, you're what, twenty-five? Thirty's getting up there in assassin years. You're about to hit your physical peak.

You know you won't make it over the hill, Ken: it's just downhill after this.

[video] usedfuryswipes March 6 2011, 07:11:03 UTC

Just waiting around for the other shoe to drop, you know me. I wouldn't do well getting really old, anyway. I'd break a hip or something trying to chase a soccer ball and they wouldn't be able to get me to sit down for long enough for it to heal.

[video] coolest_cat March 6 2011, 07:20:34 UTC

Well, that's something for me to look forward to, at any rate.

We-ell. If won't talk about me, talk about yourself. Or Aya or Omi. I don't mind being pained with curiosity, but starving for it is decidedly uncomfortable.

[video, private.] usedfuryswipes March 6 2011, 07:36:17 UTC

[You wouldn't see it.

He pauses for a few moments, considering. His hand, still petting Ratty, begins to slow, then finally stops, and he moves both to rest on his knees as he sits up, cross-legged. He messes with the encryption on the Pokegear recording, just in case.]

I won't talk about Omi or Aya. S'not my place. Not much to say about Aya anyway.

[But Youji should probably have a bit of warning, if Ken was going to have a relapse. It could happen. He was terrified of the idea, but it could. And Youji would both be in the line of fire and the one who'd have to stop him.]

[...still, though. He didn't want to talk about this. It's plain on his face, in his tone.]

[video, private.] coolest_cat March 6 2011, 07:55:35 UTC

[Which implied there was something to say about Omi, but Youji declined comment. A very serious shift in Ken's body language, and it unnerved him.]

Do you want me to come home? Shift's nearly over, anyway, I'm just trying not to get caught up in anything before I can leave.

[It'd give them both time to prepare, and even encryptions can be broken, after all.]

[video, private.] usedfuryswipes March 6 2011, 08:01:33 UTC

Finish your shift first. Don't want the police getting angry at you.

[video, private.] coolest_cat March 6 2011, 08:07:15 UTC

Right, right. Probably it'll be about an hour, then.

[Deep sense of foreboding. This will not be pretty.]

I probably owe you a few errands, too, if you want me to bring anything back. Might even be able to swing the nurse.

[video, private.] usedfuryswipes March 8 2011, 05:44:08 UTC

See you then.

[Yeah you have good reason for that. Ken considers the offer of errands.]

Don't think so. Just grab whatever you think sounds good for dinner.

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