backdated to mid-morning yesterday, oops!

[fading]

[if anyone has attempted to contact Nami to wish him a Merry Christmas, they'll have been informed that the number is currently not in service. this might have something to do with the fact that, inside Nami's trashed apartment, his phone is sitting in a puddle of paintwater, sparking. Nami's nowhere to be found!


there's a frantic Kai calling for Nami as he makes his way through the park. he can feel that Nami's still in the dressing room, but there's a wall between their connection so solid he can't sense anything other than that.]



(ooc: Nami got a heart for Christmas. unfortunately, he's had a lot of negativity 'bottled up' so to speak, and the sudden onslaught of proper emotion wasn't taken well. he's in hiding, having taken a portal straight from his apartment! responses will be from Kai, at least at first, despite the fact that the post is from Nami.)

Comments

[dawnrise]

I don't know about weirdest. Messiest.

[She was bleeding SO much, from the hole in her head and her cuts and scars, and the bullet in her heart... Hm. Maybe she should show him the scar she got from Hachibi, I don't think she ever did. Also. If he wants to talk about either of those, Axel will have to bring them up himself. >:|]

[f1re0nthesun]

[ooh, she should. and he'll bring them up later on at some point, when she's least expecting it.]

You were messier than me, with part of your head missing and everything. You've gotten pretty banged up here.

[dawnrise]

It'd help if I'd stop turning into monsters.

[Since Red headshotting her as a zombie was the only reason she was missing part of her head! She leans back into the couch a little, then looks up.]

Hey. I'm not trying to bring up bad things or rub it in anyone's face, but... do you want to see the scar?

[f1re0nthesun]

From... oh. Sure.

[don't take the lack of exclamation points as a bad thing; he looks pretty interested!]

[dawnrise]

[She sits up and switches her coffee to one hand, then raises her sweater up to expose her left side. It's a pretty impressive scar, and probably her longest next to the burn on her lower back.]

[f1re0nthesun]

[he leans closer to look at it, and reaches out with one hand but draws it back before he can touch her, because he's not sure if he should. he doesn't even have anything to say about it, nothing that's at all adequate at seeing what Hachibi did to her.]

[dawnrise]

[She's not going to tell him he can touch it, but she wasn't going to jerk away or anything. She doesn't leave her sweater up for very long, just enough that he can get a clear picture of it.]

[f1re0nthesun]

[there's still not really anything to say about it, so he pulls his arm back and leans back to his side of the couch. Hachibi's unsettlingly quiet too, not that she can tell that. she could ask what Hachibi thinks of it, though.]

[dawnrise]

[She's thinking about it. She settles back down in her seat and looks at him, frowning faintly.]

I'm not going to hit you if you say something, you know.

[f1re0nthesun]

I don't have anything to say. I think Hachibi's feeling bad about it, though. I can't really tell.

[he wasn't worried about her hitting him, don't worry. P: ]

[dawnrise]

[She looks... Not much like she believes him, but she's not going to say that. She shrugs instead, looking to the Christmas tree.]

I wasn't trying to make anyone feel bad.

[f1re0nthesun]

It's a good thing. If you ever want to talk to him or yell at him or anything, you just have to ask, by the way.

[since the last time she talked to him was in November. although actually that hasn't been that long, since this is still Christmas Day.]

[dawnrise]

Maybe tomorrow.

[But not today. Not on Christmas. She's not going to do that. She looks relaxed now. Also, she never said it was a bad thing, she just doesn't want them thinking she was trying to manipulate Axel or Hachibi by showing off her scar. She doesn't really believe he would feel bad for it.]

[f1re0nthesun]

[Axel's gonna slide down into a slump on the couch, eyes on the Christmas tree, even though the movie's still on. there's a series of quiet thumps; Apricot's headed upstairs, probably to nap with Nami.]

Whenever. Now we need something new to talk about.

[wait for it....]

[dawnrise]

[Oh right, the movie. She's probably concentrating on that now that the subject of Hachibi has come up.]

Any suggestions?

[f1re0nthesun]

....did that advice of mine come in handy yet?

[if she can't tell which advice, the fact that he's not looking at her might clue her in. he IS expecting her to hit him for this.]

[dawnrise]

[She couldn't, which is why she turns back to him. But the realization creeps up on her face in no time, as does a ferocious blush. Screw hitting. She's trying to shove him off the couch with her feet.]

[f1re0nthesun]

[now he's laughing, and lets her push him off the couch until he's laying on his back on the floor, his feet still up on the cushions.]

Looks like a yes to meeeee~.

[he deserves whatever punishment you dole out, Riku.]

[dawnrise]

I can't believe you just asked me that. On Christmas.

[She's a pretty impressive shade of red right now, and scoots along the couch after him so she can squish her heels into his gut. You bastard.]

[f1re0nthesun]

[he hasn't laughed this hard in ages and ages, and doesn't seem to care that there are feet jabbing into his stomach.]

I'm sorry, I had to ask!

[dawnrise]

[Those are toes in Christmas socks stabbing his ribs with even more effort. She hopes this hurts!]

You did not! There's no had to about it. You just asked me if I ever gave Red a blowjob.

[Isn't it cute how her voice got quieter at the end of that?]

[f1re0nthesun]

I was curious, and you managed to ask me about it in the first place!

[he props himself up on his elbows, suddenly looking very serious.]

I'm really very proud that you finally managed to say it out loud. [pause] So have you?

[dawnrise]

[He's done it now. She's furious beyond words. Her mouth keeps opening and closing like she's trying to form words, but nothing's coming out! This goes on for a long moment, and then finally she's left just staring at him.]

Are you serious?

[f1re0nthesun]

[the fake seriousness gives way to real seriousness, and he sits up a little more.]

Not if you don't want. You should know you never have to answer when I ask stuff like that, Riku. I was flattered when you asked me about it in the first place, but I'm just giving you shit about it. It's your business, and not mine.

[dawnrise]

[Nope. She plants her foot on his chest and shoves. Get back down where you belong, you jerk. She looks terribly embarrassed but still mostly annoyed.]

You're right. It's none of your business.

[She huffs, and considers throwing her coffee cup at him, but it's a nice cup and Kai would probably be sad if she destroyed more stuff from his kitchen.]

...but I have.