Your part of town against mine

[fireintwilight]

Who: Axel and YOU! Very very open
When: BACKDATED to yesterday, Feb 14th, afternoon into evening
Where: Various
Summary: After a stint near the mall, Axel's enjoying a night out on the town. Feel free to run into him
Warnings: None so far!

((ooc: It's a choose-your-scenario post! He'll be at the mall, at home, and drinking at a bar, in that

Comments

Riku's Apartment, obvs

[walkthedawn]

It's actually pretty early when he comes home from work, suddenly stumbling out of a portal on his own, backwards, onto the floor of his bedroom. He's breathing hard, eyes wide, shaking off whatever's run into him. He had smelled the pheromones when they hit the mall, quickly warning his employer and Jinx before making a break for it himself. His senses are sensitive - ha ha - and he can't afford to be caught in something like that.

Of course, it doesn't help that he's gotten out. He's just removed himself from Cohen's claws, that's all. He stands, brushing his bangs out of his eyes, hearing the TV on. He goes into the other room. "Axel?"

[fireintwilight]

He was on his way home when they hit, and he doesn't have the same senses Riku does; if anything's affecting him he doesn't know it. The TV goes back on with a click of the remote, tuned to commercials, and he's studying the screen distractedly when Riku comes in, already on his feet.

"Yeah. Hey." Axel glances at him, once briefly and then again for a longer stare, eyebrows raising. Riku looks...startled is the word, maybe. Wide-eyed. He doesn't say anything more, but his silence is expectant.

[walkthedawn]

"I didn't expect you home now," he says simply, at first. It's been an odd past few weeks with him here, but at least he's growing used to the Nobody that stays with him. Still, he's not sure that now is a good time.

Riku makes a quiet sound in his throat. "Something's weird outside, in the mall. I smelled something weird." It's making my head spin a little. He tries to just relax. "It's really strong, whatever it is...but no one else could smell it."

[fireintwilight]

"Why not?"

Though it's not an unreasonable statement. He's there unpredictably, even more so now that Xion's come, and he's splitting half his time at the newcomer apartment with her. And it's nice in some way that Riku says home instead of just here, but he can't get behind it. It's just a place to stay, and he won't even be staying there much longer.

"Oh? I just came from there." He's not watching the TV anymore, but rather Riku; and Riku is more interesting, anyway. "So what's weird at the mall, exactly? Don't tell me it was some kind of attack."

Yes! :>

[fireintwilight]

He'd have been startled if he was capable of being startled. Well, that and he could hear Ven's approach, and instead of jumping he leaned back and turned his head with a grin in return, noting that it was Ven and not Roxas; it was easy to confuse the two by voice, but when he saw them he could see the difference between them. A certain quality of expression, he thought.

"Hey there. Doing some shopping for your valentine?"

[fireintwilight]

"I'm doing some shopping for Xion. She's a girl, so I guess that counts as getting into the spirit of things." Chewing meditatively on his pretzel, Axel watched a group of shoppers rush by lugging enormous bags. "Just figuring out sleeping arrangements for when we find someplace to live. Want some?" He offered Ven the pretzel, which was soft and chewy and pretty good for being overpriced.