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[thricepawned]

Characters: Itou Kamotaro, Jade Curtiss
Location: Casualty Communal, first floor.
Rating: Troll
Time: December 20th, late night-ish
Description: Itou's finally dragged his ass out of the clinic after two weeks of being disabled, and Jade returns from his various activities and missions in time to troll his new neighbor.

Comments

[curtissy]

As it would happen, various activities were keeping Jade up again right as Itou was walking back to the Communal. Notes, reports, research...the day had been busy and Jade was hardly a sound sleeper on the best of days, so he thought he would record his findings before turning in for the night and pursuing more research in the morning.

Years of military training had kept Jade sharp, enough that he caught the sound of footsteps coming in. He only had to ponder a bit before deciding that he could use a bit of a stretch, wondering if he'd be pleasantly surprised.

As it turned out, he would be.

"Isn't it rather late to be out, Mr.Kamotaro?" Ah, the groceries. That gave Jade another idea. "Of course, that may have been a little unwarranted considering that you're doing well single-handedly," he remarked next, his expression giving nothing away.

Oh, was he ever going to enjoy this little...distraction.

[thricepawned]

Itou wasn't an easy person to surprise -- or rather, it wasn't usually seen on his face -- and the mixed dread and anticipation of having Jade as a neighbor had prepared him for being sprung on at any moment. Tonight wasn't an exception, though there was a twitch at the corner of his lips at hearing the name and the pun. Should he react to one or...

"I could say the same for you, Jade," he eventually just groused, stopping in front of his door and arriving at the usual conundrum of one-handed men: how to get their keys out of their pockets when their only hand was occupied. "Long day?" he added absently, referring to Jade's state of... well, the man didn't look like he was in any way relaxing in his room. Itou wasn't sure if the man was capable. Finally, he gave up on his dignity and put the items down to fish in his pockets for the key.

[curtissy]

"I was merely stepping out for a bit of fresh air and I must wonder whatever gave you that idea," Jade replied smoothly, with no indication as to whether he meant it literally or he just thought he'd see his new neighbor in person, smiling as he watched Itou put down the groceries. The man had pride at least; in easier times, Jade supposed it could be a good thing to have.

[thricepawned]

He almost sighed, wondered if he was an idiot for bringing the topic up or if Jade was a damned tenacious man to even notice it, and decided it was probably both. "You weren't in your room when I got here earlier today," Itou explained, sliding the key in the doorknob and opening the door to his unit. "It's late now and you don't seem like you're turning in for the night yet. In fact, you're out here conversing with me, which I think is hardly a relaxing thing to do. Perhaps this is the norm for you, though I'm assuming that you subscribe to the normal human hours by your comment to me about it being late. Regardless of your reasons, you're having an extended day. Therefore, the comment. Satisfied?"

The key went back into his pocket, and in Itou went. Because he was a polite man and also because he only had one hand, he didn't close the door behind him.