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POSTED ON Dec 4, 2022 3:34:00 GMT

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“Do you think she’ll be fine here?” he asked, peeking in on Miu who was out like a light in one of his spare rooms again. Try as she might to stay awake for the tree lighting, it seemed like chasing after his new rockruff had tired her out thoroughly. Astra was presently snuggled up beside her. Cassius also remained there protectively— stretched out across the foot of the bed. All the same, he didn’t know what was good or bad. Along with his own siblings, Enzo himself had been a bit of a latchkey kid before he’d up and left.[break][break]

He looked over at Kosei questioningly. “I can send Vienna up. She looked after Miu once or twice when you were…away.” Only when he was unable to keep her along with him. Luckily, she’d taken to his head of house staff exceptionally well.[break][break]

Letting the door click shut softly, he wandered back over to the other. Fastidiously, his hands lifted to fidget with Kosei’s tie, straightening the knot. “Of course, you’re not actually obligated to attend this,” he mused quietly, only looking up for a fluttering second. “You can always stay, if you’d be more
comfortable with that.”[break][break]

Enzo, unfortunately, did not share that luxury. The annual tree lighting in the main hall of The Nimbus was a popular tradition among guests and staff alike. Everything about it was a grand and ornate as the hotel itself, though far more festive. As proprietor, a steady appearance was necessary. And admittedly, this was an event he somehow minded less than the other, more exhaustive affairs.[break][break]

Of course, it would also sort of defeat the purpose for Kosei, given that Enzo had specifically invited them for this. And, well, also because the distance between Slateport and Mossdeep was torturous in his very dramatic opinion. Not that they could really afford to flaunt any sort of attachment once they left his suite, but all the same it was nice to see Kosei. Better still, dressed up as he was.

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POSTED ON Dec 3, 2022 20:29:21 GMT

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[attr="class","star2"] Of course, he didn’t expect her to begin fawning and preening over a simple compliment as many, flightier young women might. Enzo knew when to recognize that uncanny sort of opportunistic likeness. But it was a necessity if she left her camera out—he wouldn’t be caught not offering some degree of flattery toward a repeat guest. Perhaps a bit tinny, but again, most enjoyed the airs.[break][break]

This, however, was a game and they both knew as much.[break][break]

He continued to mutely observe her over the rim of his glass, a brow lifting as he waited for what she might say. Typically, Enzo was uninterested in what others might have to say about how he ran his hotel. In this instance, and in studying the content she had put out about The Nimbus, however, he found potential. And of course, he could always make use of potential when it was the right brand.[break][break]

“You might consider, though true that might be, I only have a partial contribution in menu selections. The rest is determined by those who book the space and the businesses they hire for catering. With that in mind, how would you navigate cohesion so that trademark personality isn’t lost?”[break][break]

Enzo smiled thinly, glance once again drifting toward the camera. This time to direct a cheeky wink at the lens and future audience, as if sharing a silent aside with her viewer base. Acquiescing to a patron’s concerns was habitual and essential, but in this instance, he wasn’t about to fold so easily.[break][break]

“You are correct, though. Being the safe bet is as tragic and appalling as it is boring. It requires careful mitigation, though. Too much of a good thing borders on garish frivolity, and I am not here to ringlead a circus.”

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POSTED ON Dec 3, 2022 20:08:20 GMT

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Enzo’s eyebrows lift in tandem with the upward hook of his smile. Skittish.[break][break]

“Don’t fret, Little Cross. Only a joke.” His hand settles on Jayden’s shoulder for a brief moment. Almost a pat pat of reassurance. “Not at present, but I will think on it. There may be benefit, after all, in extending the services of The Nimbus to Rocket in a beneficial manner.”[break][break]

He will have to narrow down the details, however.[break][break]

Stepping back, he perches on the front edge of his desk languidly.
Arms folding, his legs stretch and ankles cross one over the other as he continues to observe the jittery young man in front of him.[break][break]

In truth, he wasn’t testing him. Enzo simply enjoyed picking at others. No matter how much etiquette he trains into himself, knack for pressing buttons will not fade. Even so, Enzo is a far cry from the near-feral, street savvy version of himself that Jayden likely remembers from his early boyhood days in Rocket.[break][break]

“Ah, well I’m glad someone remembers. From what I’ve heard, not everyone in the new rankings shares that sentiment.” His head tilts then, considering something that this subject brings to mind.[break][break]

“Perhaps there is something you could possibly do for me, after all.” He hasn’t spoken to Kosei Kiryu in years. His departure and their falling out are a bitter taste on his tongue, and even now the wound is still a sore one. Given by someone at one time considered his closest partner, colleague, co-conspirator. Friend. In his anger, Enzo hasn’t sought him out ~~much~~. But—[break][break]

“Do you suppose that safety could be ensured for someone other than myself?” It’s a stretch, even he knows that. He knows when to make a calculated gamble, though.

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[attr="id","moonpost"]At the sulky response, Enzo laughed. Staring up at the ceiling tiles, he let the sound fall in the space of their room. It wasn’t rowdy and loud, but it was still very obviously an entertained sound. “You’re pretty funny. What qualifies as fun, then? Please share with the class.” Maybe it was a bit cruel to be a bit tickled by the retort, but Enzo couldn’t help it. He’d been at that party—he remembered that awkward lull. And it wasn’t like Kosei had done anything to really cut that tension when it occurred.[break][break]

That didn’t necessarily mean that he thought the other was a total lost cause, though. “Uh, yeah you do,” Enzo said point blank. He waved a hand. “No matter, it just means you need to be broken of the habit.” What a fun little experiment this was turning into. Much better than sneaking out actually, now that he thought about it.[break][break]

Enzo pushed himself up quickly. One of his braids slapped against his cheek with how he whipped to the side to look at him. “You said the words, so I will hear no other naysaying.” He pointed over at Kosei as he spoke, mischievous delight spreading across his face. Hopping up, he stood on the mattress and then from there climbed to stand atop his mostly empty dresser.[break][break]

Nudging his hairbrush away with his toe, Enzo reached up over his head to push up on one of the ceiling tiles until it popped out of place. “You’re not gonna regret it,” he said in singsong as his arm disappeared to feel around in the ceiling. Pulling down mostly snacks and things that weren’t allowed in the dorms. Some scattered and fell to his bed and the floor around him.[break][break]

“Or maybe you will, but that’s too bad. I’ve already enacted no take backs.” His fingers closed around a tall, thin bottle with a triumphant aha! and he pulled down the bottle of green apple vodka and pointed the neck at his unwilling roommate. “Prepare to eat your words, puppy.”[break][break]

When had he managed to find the time alone to hide all of this? That was his little secret.

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POSTED ON Nov 30, 2022 7:03:18 GMT

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[attr="class","star2"] “Feisty and a prude, I see.” He let out another snicker, nose wrinkling with the smug expression now perma-fixed to his face. Honestly, Enzo was lucky that Kosei had hung onto some semblance of feeling toward him. He definitely hadn’t made it easy for the other to do when they were younger. [break][break]

“Yeh. Dusty, I said it.” He sighed, eyes rolling dramatically. “Ugh, you just think I’m mediocre because you’ve forgotten skill when it’s obvious.” He leaned a little closer, but not close enough to eliminate the gap. “Right in front of your nose.” It was all teasing, of course. While Enzo certainly hadn’t been out of practice the last handful of years, work had still tended to be his focal point more than any pleasure-seeking.[break][break]

Had he become a stiff? Nowmtjat was tragic.[break][break]

There was a strange sort of softness that bloomed between them. Misplaced gentleness that jarred with both of their natures. It was difficult to dissuade the feeling, though. He was tired, and this made him feel at ease again. “Augh, since when are you sassy?” he remarked with an exasperated groan, though even then he settled back comfortably as Kosei drew closer.[break][break]

Head flopped back against the cushions, he looked up at him with that devil may care grin. Lifting their linked hands to his lips, he pressed a row of kisses against the other’s knuckles while watching him carefully. “It’s fine, Kos. I haven’t laughed like that in years.”

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POSTED ON Nov 30, 2022 2:37:57 GMT

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[attr="class","star2"] He shook his head, still wracked with laughter. “I can’t help it. You just look so dumbfounded.” Kosei was, well, whiny. Something else that seemed to not have changed with age. Enzo’s smile widened when he didn’t resist the tug of his hands, and soon enough he was staring at that ruddy, sullen expression again. “Still a sulker too, I see.” He snorted, eyes rolling. “Feisty.”[break][break]

Okay, so maybe regardless of his teasing, there were things he’d like to apologize for (shocking, to say the least.) But they could circle back to earnest conversation later. There was too much lightheartedness bouncing between them in the wake of Kosei’s blunder.[break][break]

“Nahhhh…you still like me.” He continued to hover there as he shrugged, almost nose to nose with him. “Good, because I don’t apologize for it either—“ he broke off, an indignant scoff tumbling loose. “Not bad? That’s rich coming from a dusty, single dad.” All of the offense was half-hearted though. Not really all that sincere at all. “Think I’d be alright with that arrangement, though.”[break][break]

The tone of his voice dropped low as he spoke, and finally he acted on the urge that had been present from the moment Kosei’s face had turned red. Releasing one wrist, his hand cupped the back of the other’s neck as he snagged his mouth in a kiss. The other hand slipping up over his palm to tangle their fingers together.

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POSTED ON Nov 30, 2022 1:32:53 GMT

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[attr="class","star2"]Despite the smugness that had crossed his expression, he still felt surprise filter through the smarminess. His brows lifted sharply as he simply looked at Kosei. It made sense now, of course. But leave it to Kosei to make those apologies without providing any sense of context surrounding it. Something in him that he wasn’t aware of softened. It wasn’t snide or smug or pleased to have been ‘the right one.’ It was just…relief. Like a pressure valve being loosened so that the built up air could ease out.[break][break]

Of course, this was quickly subdued for the moment as it began to dawn over Kosei about what had been implied instead without that extra piece of the puzzle. Enzo’s head tipped back, and he barked out a loud laugh. Or maybe it was like a howling laugh because after one, he couldn’t curb it. Every time he thought he had it reigned in, he’d look back over at the mortified look on the other’s face and dissolve into a fit all over again.[break][break]

He wasn’t sure when the last time he’d laughed like this had been. When he was younger, definitely. And no doubt it had probably been alongside Kosei. He hid away and something about the act made a fond feeling twist at his heart. “You still blush like a nineteen year old.”[break][break]

Enzo scooted across the couch. Close enough so that he could at least let his hands curl his hands around Kosei’s wrists in an effort to pry them away from his face. “Pro tip,” he started, failing to smother another stupid laugh that broke apart his expert advice, “make sure you specify what it is you’re apologizing for first.” His sides hurt a bit from the laughing, and he shook his head as he tried to regain the rest of his breath. “Honestly, cucciolo. It changes the entire thing.”

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[attr="class","star2"]“...yes?” Did Kosei not see that as an overkill way to let someone down? Really, this made no sense whatsoever. His normally easy deduction of the other’s moves fell apart seemingly in his hands before he could compact it and hold it together. What he’d been sure of minutes ago suddenly felt jumbled. Because Kosei was acting…confused? That didn’t make any sense. Not when he’d so blatantly laid everything out for him just now.[break][break]

And then came the response– one that left Enzo blinking a few times in his own confusion as he looked over at the other from his seat across the couch. What? There was an obvious missed signal in here, a lapse in communication. Though Enzo couldn’t really put together what that was. His mind was settled in the present. He’d been content to stay there and not crawl back to his petty grudge. He’d been content. So the idea that that was what Kosei was referring to was, frankly, lost on him.[break][break]

Though there was relief that came with the retort, in spite of the insult that came along with it.[break][break]

Enzo set his glass down and turned inward, propping his arm on the back of the couch. He squinted at Kosei, head tilting. A pleased feeling settled in his chest, warm and content like a purring meowth, though he did his best to not allow that to show quite so immediately. There was still confusion, after all. Despite himself, though, the corners of his mouth twitched upward for a moment. “Whatdya mean, what am I talking about?” Somehow, whenever he was with Kosei, those old speech habits he’d meticulously trained away crept back stubbornly.[break][break]

“Better question - what are you talking about?” His fingers curled in a loose fist as they tucked under his own chin. He paused, mouth opening before a delayed, added thought. “Maybe I’m not the dumbass here, dumbass.”
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POSTED ON Nov 30, 2022 0:19:09 GMT

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“Sure you aren’t.” Enzo didn’t believe that retort for a moment. Kosei was as stubborn as he was serious. He didn’t comment on it, but per usual, it felt like he could hear the cogs in the younger man’s head turning over and over. The idea that it was over the fact that he was there as well didn’t really cross his mind, though Enzo probably should’ve figured.[break][break]

Enzo fixed him with a closed lip smile, though one wide enough to make his eyes crinkle at the corners. “See, I’ve got good ideas too.” He wasn’t really watching Enzo, but it was whatever. The sentiment was still there. Kosei was still trying to seem like he was being contrary to what Enzo expected, but he knew the truth. He breathed out a sigh, but it was more out of contentment than exasperation. The mellowing effect was still present for him, even if he’d taken the opportunity to badger, just a little.[break][break]

Drifting to the side, he twisted in the water so that he settled against the edge next to the other. His eyes fell shut again, and his hands continued to float atop the water. “Oh really?” he snorted dryly, one eye cracking open to glance sideways at him without turning his head. “I had no idea, Kosei.”[break][break]

He breathed in the steam rising off the water, for once not minding the cloying feeling it left in his throat and lungs. This was the soothing sort, unlike the sticky, humid air on that travel bus. “You should, though. Take the time. It’s beneficial.” He left it at that, for once allowing the silence to settle over him. He wasn’t sure how much time passed in the quiet like that, but it was enough to make him doze–just a little. He wasn’t in the business of drowning in a hot spring because he got too cozy and slipped under the surface.

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POSTED ON Nov 29, 2022 22:33:17 GMT

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[attr="class","star2"] “Duly noted.” It was sort of monumental in and of itself that Kosei was willingly offering. Not that that had ever really stopped Enzo in the past– he was typically going to say his piece no matter how much resistance he was met with from the other. So maybe it said a little bit more that he was being sort of considerate of not complaining Kosei’s ears off this time around. It had always been a bit more satisfactory when he could pry those grievances out of Kosei when they were younger anyway. It had been like a treat– as were most things when it came to how contained he was.[break][break]

This was…confusing. The moment in the kitchen hadn’t seemed to him like it betrayed any underlying tension. So now it felt like the ground was unsteady under his feet. Enzo wasn’t sure what he’d been hoping for out of the evening. All he’d known was that he’d wanted to see Kosei after weeks of being unable to. Maybe make up for lost time a little bit more. He no longer knew what this was, if he’d had any idea in the first place.[break][break]

All he knew for certain was that Kosei was suddenly acting strange, and it was dosed in a weird sort of deja vu. Because they’d been through this before. Only that time Enzo hadn’t been so vulnerable before the severance. It had been easier to grow angry and riled up, to spit words back. To make it an argument. Now, though…now he just sat there stupidly unsure of what to do with his hands except to twist the wine stem between his fingertips in a way that might have looked casual and nonchalant, but was more agitated than he liked to convey.[break][break]

He had no idea what Kosei was getting at. And yeah, maybe there was a small part of him that was still wounded and spiny-edged from what had happened in the past. He knew as much because it pricked at him when Kosei finally started talking and it felt like the whole thing all over again. Only now he felt far more foolish.[break][break]

Still, he tried to pass it off. The slight wince that followed I took advantage of you being there, was angled away quickly. Though he couldn’t really mask the inhale that whistled through his teeth that he sucked in when Kosei said that none of what he’d said was true. That he didn’t mean any of it. Who was Enzo, right now? This soft, sensitive part of him wasn’t meant to exist. Let alone be transparent. He huffed a break, cracked an uneven smile. A flash of plum found Kosei’s gaze before it fluttered away again. “Rrrrright. Okay, kind of overkill there, Kos. Ouch.” He nodded slowly, then pushed a hand through his hair with a humorless laugh. “Next time just say you don’t want to sleep with me. Spare my pride the extra knocks.”

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Kosei Kiryu // m: slumber party

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POSTED ON Nov 29, 2022 17:37:16 GMT

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[attr="class","star2"] “You’re going to regret giving me that opportunity,” he remarked dryly, smiling crookedly as he glanced over briefly. Though in truth, he was done complaining for the moment. Soon enough, though, he was sure Kosei would be wanting to pull his hair out from Enzo going on. Despite his grumbling, it had never stopped him from listening in the past. A fact that Enzo had only ever appreciated unspokenly.[break][break]

Maybe it wasn’t wise to throw them back together, but Enzo wasn’t sitting there regretting it. As embarrassing as it had been to admit, he’d meant it when he’d said he missed Kosei.
There was a companionship between them he’d failed to find elsewhere. For all the grievance and anger that had resulted from the messy break between them, perhaps Enzo was more of a sucker than he’d thought. He’d ushered the other back so easily.[break][break]

“Mm thought so.” It was all he said in response to Kosei’s stammering, though.[break][break]

Eventually, there wasn’t enough pasta left on his plate to quietly, tensely eat. So he set it down, and swapped it for his wine glass. The cheap wine was just as sour as he remembered it being, but Enzo washed it down as they continued to sit in silence until Kosei decided to try and put words to whatever thoughts were tumbling around in his head. Sitting back against the couch cushions, he lazily swirled the contents of his glass as if that would make the taste better somehow.[break][break]

Carefully, he studied Kosei with a wary eye. And when the words finally fell out, Enzo frowned. “I don’t know what you mean,” he remarked simply, though a defeated scoff of laughter followed as he looked down at his lap and the glass still resting in his hand. Because what else could he be referring to but the other night? That was the only thing in their recent past that he could connect it to. The resulting pang in his chest was sharper than anticipated or than he cared to admit.[break][break]

“It’s fine, I should have expected as much.” Again, the comment lacked bitterness. Only quiet resignation, because it was only inevitable that Kosei pushed him out again, just like before.

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She was well aware of herself—that much was evident. So it came of little surprise to him when she did, in fact, recognize him. This was good, it meant she kept up. Efficiency was key.[break][break]

“And yet you’re still in attendance all the same,” he mused, a wry smile tugging at one corner of his mouth as he tipped his glass in her, and the camera’s direction. Violet eyes flickered toward the lens for a moment— no more than a fleeting glance. Perhaps a bit cheeky in inflection. Then his attention returned to his guest.[break][break]

“Though I would certainly say you are a cut above the rest,” he added with a fluid smoothness to his voice, though a part of him felt certain she might not buy the charm. There’s a degree of familiarity there that he recognizes. Putting on airs. Fickle like two fluttering birds.[break][break]

Still, she continued to record, and so he must carry on. “Do tell, yumineko— what would you have me do differently to avoid the plasticine effect? Though, again, it hasn’t seemed to dissuade you from enjoying what The Nimbus has to offer.”[break][break]

Tonight, and other events prior.[break][break]

A brow rose in response to her question, and he cast her a sidelong glance as he sipped from his glass. Then his attention shifted away from her–back toward the event unfurling around them. “I wouldn’t say that’s true, Miss Hasegawa,” he finally offered, not paying her camera more attention than necessary. “When one is preoccupied attending to patron satisfaction, it might be considered unseemly to dally, no?”[break][break]

In truth, the reason he tired of them easily was more to do with the fact that he wasn’t raised to want for nothing. He had to want everything placed in his hands in order for his fists to close around them. He was not fed on silver spoons or raised with a semblance of opulence. Having most things handed to him these days was, well, a bit boring.
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POSTED ON Nov 26, 2022 6:19:17 GMT

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If Enzo could’ve known the level of disdain that Kosei felt for him, he likely would’ve laughed about it. Which probably would’ve only made Kosei wish to knock him flat that much more. As grating as the goody-good personality was, Enzo didn’t hold any true dislike for the other. He was annoying, yes. Inconvenient to his personal agenda of acting contrarian, absolutely. But it was way too much work to keep up an active dislike for Kosei Kiryu.[break][break]

Perhaps Enzo pitied him a bit, though.[break][break]

To be so beholden by a need to please. Or follow some obsessively pristine code of behavior. He was gonna snap one day, Enzo was almost sure of it. Definitely so, if some of that pressure wasn’t let off the coiled spring winding him up. “I’m not garbage, thank you very much.” Okay, so that one hit a little close to home, betrayed by the slightest harshness grating his voice. This spoiled little military brat didn’t know the first thing about his life. What it had been like, and where he’d come from. The nothing he’d been.[break][break]

“‘Course I’ve got creativity. I obviously have more fun than you.” His tone smoothed over, that flicker of anger there and then gone. He wasn’t wasting his time on it. His eyes rolled again, and quietly he mimicked Kosei’s excuse in a quiet, pitched tone. “You’re such a little hound dog,” he said on the tail end of a forlorn sigh. “Only following orders, it’s terribly tragic.”[break][break]

He continued to stare up at the ceiling tiles. A convenient hiding place. His glance didn’t shift away until he heard Kosei speak up again—then they slid over to the other as his wily grin returned, though he didn’t make an effort to lift from the bed yet. “Ohhh, what’s this? Curious, are you?” He huffed looking away, playing at something coy, but his grin lingered. “Dunno, Kos. Who’s to say you’re not just gonna rat me out, hm?”

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POSTED ON Nov 24, 2022 6:41:54 GMT

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Enzo rolled his eyes as Kosei managed to rattle off a lecture with ease. His hand lifted, mimicking a gabbing mouth, going on and on and on. “It’s wild that you gobble those expectations right up and don’t stop to question the fact that that logic is a crock in the first place.” It looks bad on Kosei? It was backwards. Much as his uptight behavior grated on Enzo, he didn’t have it out for the other or something. But he wasn’t about to stop doing as he pleased for the sake of someone else’s squeaky clean reputation. In his opinion, it could do with a bit of dirt.[break][break]

“Maybe I do, you jealous?” He winked at the other, just for an added layer of obnoxiousness. “If you think that though, it’s a sign of your lack of innovation. Town can be entertaining, if you’re creative enough to make it so.” Maybe it was a stretch to manage sometimes, but it was doable. He’d know.[break][break]

The surprise he was met with was almost reward enough, in and of itself. He didn’t necessarily think that Kosei was unpopular among their peers, but at the same time, Enzo was fairly certain that most knew to steer clear of him when it came to any activity that drew any bit close to the words rule break, and infraction.[break][break]

Enzo, however, was daring (stupid?) and also bored enough to try, and see where it led.[break][break]

“You heard me,” he replied lightly, staring at Kosei down the line of his nose. “And anything. Literally anything that isn’t sitting in this room, being lame as hell.” The second idea wormed its way into his mind, and his glance shifted upward to the ceiling tiles.[break][break]

“Actually,” he shifted gears, and promptly climbed up onto his bed, shoes and all, before free falling back against the mattress. The old springs squeaked and sagged under the thud of his weight. “Twelve minutes is not enough time to convince a square like you to go out, so we can stay in.” Giving up almost a little too fast.[break][break]

He let that settle for a moment, let it sink in with Kosei that he was being humored. Not quite, but maybe ten percent. “But that also doesn’t mean that the fun can’t come to us, instead.”

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