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Waking the Dead 2.0 || July 5-11, 2063 || The Wait
[Beautiful as Seigi is and generous as your hosts have been, it is hard to forget why you're here again.
Zangyaku is carrying on as per usual, as if your presence doesn't mean anything. It isn't a dismissal, though: it's an acknowledgment of the work that you must do, and that they are, by merit of your presence, helping you do it.]
General OOC Notes:
+ This is a catch-all post for any interactions that take place during the in-game period I indicated. Make sure to label your subject lines accordingly!
+ You're all staying at close to the Wolf's Ward, which is the wing devoted to the Blade King and the Wolfborn.
+ You're free to move around until about 7 PM. You have free run of the base.
+ You can, regardless of whether you have a license with Zangyaku or not, join in on minor routine engagements like patrol, or helping out at any of the divisions.
+ There is a free teleport back to Falner. You can go any time, as long as you're back before call time for the vigil with Ginko Takasugi-Vice from 8 PM until 4 AM.
General behavior of significant NPCs in the area:
+ Kasumi is your host, and effectively the officer in command for this leg of the operation.
+ Hikaru is generally NOT around during the day. He only turns up around dinner time to eat with everyone, take a temperature check on his end, and then immerse himself in his own work.
+ NPCs that have been fielded out to watch over David Young and Minato Arisato are available on call.
+ Other NPCs may be available on request. Just ping me?
July 7, 2063: Saturday (Morning) || Kaz and Nico
Now Kaz has this thing, he knows Nico's scent and strangely, he can home in on it. Whether it's a boyfriend thing or not, he's never really figured it out. He's so sleepy that he doesn't even bother to note that he has actually wandered into Nico's room, toed off his boots and stripped down to a tank and boxers before he crawls in next to the bed and wraps his arms around the source.
The Vaizard's out like a light in seconds.]
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Hence his quiet surprise when he wakes up properly about two hours later, over the realization that he is not alone.
How did that happen? It doesn't take him too long to guess. As such, he's laughing to himself before gently slipping out of bed. He takes some time out to change into his Zangyaku colors, then doubles back to kiss Kaz's forehead before going off for his shift.
You'll see a message on your phone (which Nico put on silent mode, since he knows your pass code anyway) once you're up, lover.]
nyawww...
Three: These aren't his quarters.
Wha-a-a-a-- a huge yawn interrupts his thought processes and he realizes how light it already is outside. He finds his phone under the pillow he'd been hugging, which smelled like...]
Oh.
[His eyes bug out a little when he realizes that it's your scent. He unlocks his phone - your anniversary, the cheeseball - to find your text. So he replies:]
lol
Dropping all of that, though, now that Kaz is awake.]
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[He's blushing a little, but he's got his reasons for wanting to have Nico to himself and not all of them involve sexytimes. He still doesn't know how Nico Awakened, really.]
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[Because he kind of doesn't want to roll right back into bed with you, smelling of sweat and dirt.]
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He doesn't reply because it feels oddly like being 18 again and falling asleep in his safehouse and waking up to find a text saying that you're coming over. Back then, yes, he needed to, because it was all new and uncertain.
Nowadays, it feels wonderful and normal, but the butterflies never quite stop their fluttering in his stomach. So he's still on the bed, lying on his stomach at the foot of it with his eyes on the door.]
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Grinning and he hunkers down to kiss you.]
Hey.
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[He's taking the sight of you in right now, and glad that he's on his stomach. Serious talk first.]
How was patrol?
[Or small talk first, but whatever. He can't get over the fact of auto-piloting into your room.]
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[Nothing very serious, anyhow. Petty crime is still a thing, and there is the occasional major engagement dealing with some group or another.
And plopping down right beside you.]
How was first watch?
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Hmm... Well, I was going to take a twelve-hour shift then come see you but I just couldn't keep my eyes open.
[He blushes, he was nodding off in the presence of Ginko Takasugi-Vice. Eep.]
I may have to make up for it. But not tonight. So I'm kinda gross and you're all fresh.
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[Or join you.
Yes, that is what the goofy smile on his face is saying.]
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[The smirk on his face is really quite naughty, but nothing you aren't used to. He stands and heads straight for the bathroom, closing the door but not locking it at all.]
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Give him a bit to stare at the door, note the fact that it isn't locked, weigh options, wonder about whether he --
-- yeah okay sure why not. Getting up to follow you now.
Yep.]
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Kaz takes a while to get dressed, but even then it's only half-dressed: his pants, underwear, socks and a tank top. How he snuck those into your room, well... He's your boyfriend. He has his ways. When he's done, he finds his way back into your space and just sags against you.]
That was nice. Like... Really nice.
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Cuddling you now, because you smell wonderful at the moment.]
I kinda wonder if it's because it's been a while, or because it really WAS nice.
[Saying that jokingly, of course.]
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It's been a while, sure, but hey...
[You smell just as good to him, though. But he looks up and fixes you with a look.]
What's on your mind, though?
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[Not really, anyway. Nico's the kind of boy who'd shelve things that might be issues or become issues without even knowing it if there's work to be done.
You'd know this well.]
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[The fact that he just called you Nicholas - not Nico, not babe - means it's serious talk time. You've got something on your mind and your boyfriend wants to know what it is.]
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[Now he actually needs to think about it. Put all of those feelings and senses into words.
Huh.]
It just strikes me, you know. We're doing a really serious engagement right now, but it doesn't feel anywhere as bad as some of the things I experienced at Tian.
[There's a start.]
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It was just... eye-opening, you know? Being stationed in a country that's been flagged as problematic for the Vigil. You don't know who your friends are outside of the people in your own base. You see, firsthand, what happens when you get careless, or make a bad call.
[He doesn't want to go into details. It's too fresh.]
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Okay.
[Kaz knows this. After all, he'd made a carelessly bad call not too long ago himself. He wants to press, because there's more and he knows it. But another time, perhaps.]
I'm not going to ask what happened, but it opened your eyes to something, whatever it was. Talk to me.
[To punctuate that, he's pulling you closer. He clings when it's serious talking time, you know this.]
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I was thinking of joining the Senshi before. I've changed my mind.
[Glancing over in your direction.]
Once this is done, I'm going to apply for the Zashiki-Warashi.
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Zashiki-Warashi, huh. House-guard.
[Your boyfriend is a selfish sonovabitch right now, because his first real thought is 'Good, it means you'll be a little less at risk out there', his second thought - which he voices - is:]
What happened out there?
[Kaz's arms are wrapping around you now, keeping you in that circle.]
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