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[ivi477]

Where am I...?

Matt glanced around nervously.  He'd never been here before, and wasn't sure of where exactly he was.  He sat up, brushing his auburn bangs from his face, and adjusted his orange-tinted goggles.

"Lesee," he muttered to himself, "I was out on my rounds, and then I suddenly passed out..."  He checked his wallet, to be sure he hadn't been

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[mymellodrama]

Mello was headed out of a room in that very hall, stumbling a bit and fixing his mussed hair. He had no idea where he just came from, as all the rooms made him dizzy and screwed him up. He blinked and glanced over, smelling the familiar scent of cigarette smoke. Well, well. Another Matt.

He knew that it wasn't the current Matts he knew, he could differentiate them that well. He saw that he was alone and glanced around, approaching him.

"Hey," he nodded, "I guess you're new here, huh?"

The blonde was currently wearing his black pajama bottoms and had his hair tied back.

[mymellodrama]

Mello grabbed his wrist and yanked it down. It was too cute and he needed to stop doing that!

"Then what are you?" he asked dangerously.

[ivi477]

Matt frowned, kind of bummed that bringing this up was interfering with his reunion with his best friend. He was expecting something a little more like Mario and Peach-- OR LUIGI. Yeah, if Mario and Luigi had been separated for a long time...

"I'm more..." he began quietly, glancing away, "The 'supplier'..."

[mymellodrama]

Mello's face faded into a horrified frown.

"... You're a-- a pimp?" he asked in a meek voice, arms dropping from their hold on the redhead.

[ivi477]

"Yeah..." Matt said, attempting to not sound as defeated as Mello looked. "But that doesn't mean anything to you, right?!" He forced a grin. "And you're-you're getting out of it, so it matters even less!"

[mymellodrama]

"You said you hated the business," Mello looked away, hugging himself, "You said you didn't want me in it... and now you're... you're encouraging it?"

[ivi477]

Matt started to panic. "N-No! I do hate it, I do! But..." He sighed. "It started out as a way to make money after losing my job as a programmer, and then I figured... s-since you were in it already, maybe I could find you..." He looked down. "I'm sorry Mel... I didn't want it to end up like this..."

[mymellodrama]

"Just--"

Mello grit his teeth and looked away.

"I thought you were my last peice of innocence, Matt," the blonde said, hurt.

[ivi477]

Hesitantly, Matt reached out, placing his hands on Mello's shoulders.

"C'mon, Mello... I'm still the same guy..." he said, trying for another smile. "I mean, the job doesn't make the man, right? We're all the same in God's eyes, right?"

[mymellodrama]

"Don't pull that one on me," the blonde barked, stepping away, "Say you'll quit, too, or else!"

He knew his threat was empty at the moment, but he'd fill it in mere seconds.

[ivi477]

"Okay, okay!" Matt raised his hands again. He was used to Mello's temper making his decisions for him, even when they were kids.

He took another drag. "I'll quit when you do."

[mymellodrama]

"I'm quitting as soon as I get back," Mello said, "And then you can take all the money you made and buy us an apartment."

He poked him hard in the chest.

[ivi477]

Matt laughed as he was poked, despite the somewhat serious moment. "Well, if you can bear to leave your glamourous California life, I already have my own house in New York."

[mymellodrama]

Mello looked uncertain about that.

"We'll see," he said, "Once we get out of here, that is..."

[ivi477]

Matt nodded. "Alright. We'll iron out the details later." He couldn't stop the grin that once again spread over his face as he grabbed Mello into a side hug.

"You don't know how happy I am to see you..."

[mymellodrama]

Mello grinned and wrapped his arm around his waist.

"I'm happy too, doofus," he laughed.