All The Right Moves and All the Right Faces (Open Post)

[riskythunder]

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Waking the Dead 2.0 || April 21, 2063 || Saturday

[ktotheatothez]

[It's been a few days into the Walk, and being in the middle of bumfuck nowhere Ireland isn't exactly helping. But it's really crazy to watch Paolo at work. He's shot birds for food, told them where to go just by palming at the soil or by the wind. It really feels like an adventure, way out of his comfort zone.

It's weird when his phone finally gets service back, because it starts squawking in his pocket while he's lying on his bedroll. He frowns and reaches for it, and sees that it's the 21st in the Philippines.

Nico's birthday. OH SHIT.

He scrambles up and tells Paolo he has to make a call, and because this is the kind of call that requires face-to-face communication, he initiates a ViceTime call to his now 21 year-old boyfriend.]

[riskythunder]

[He was on patrol around Tokyo when he happened to get the call. Taking a moment to see who it is, and... welp. Patrol is out of the question.]

Uh. Guys...?

[First: the curious looks. Second: the shoving over to see what he's waving around. Third: the other kind of look before they're leaving him alone.

Dashing off to find a quiet place, and finally answering.]

Sorry, sorry... hi!

[You'll see him dressed like an oni-tsukai in some street in Japan, Kaz.]

[ktotheatothez]

[He's found some rock to lean his phone up against, and he retreats to sit in front of the camera, legs drawn up against his chest.]

Happy birthday, babe. What're you doing on patrol? Wait no don't answer that. Hi.

[riskythunder]

What I'm doing on patrol is that my birthday already passed down here.

[Grins. Lol timezones.]

Thank you, though. Didn't think that you'd be able to call!

[ktotheatothez]

Dammit.

[Yeah, he wanted to be on-time.]

I didn't think I would either... I'm literally in the middle of Nowhere, Ireland.

[riskythunder]

Oh? Can I see?

[Because "nowhere" could have many different definitions. He may also be attempting to rib you, the way that the two of you usually joke around.]

[ktotheatothez]

It's a forest, Nico. Nothing much to see... Besides, I don't know whether or not the signal will last.

[He misses the joking, mostly because he misses you too much. This is the first time the two of you didn't spend your birthday together.]

[riskythunder]

[Wait, what?]

Uh, but you're using Vice Tech.

[Doesn't that stuff like, always have signal???]

[ktotheatothez]

[He fixes you with a serious face. He was at the Well of Souls, he can't tell you that though, so he just says:]

Trust me on this... What'd you do on your birthday.

[Deflect, because he can't tell you.]

[riskythunder]

[Oh okay he knows that look. This is kind of nice, having a hunter for a boyfriend... you just get certain things.]

Not much beyond get totally fucking wasted, ahahaha...

[Yeah. Not his best time.]

F O R E S H A D O W I N G

[ktotheatothez]

Ooh, I really hope that doesn't happen after my initiation.

[He hasn't thought that far ahead 'til now.]

LMAO

[riskythunder]

I wish I could tell you that it won't, but... I've kind of heard stories?

[Brotherhood of Violence. Yup.]

[ktotheatothez]

I suppose you should expect drunk texts, then. If the stories are as bad as you make them sound.

[He chuckles, and right now, he kind of wishes - in a roundabout way - that he was a Card. He could be there right now.]

[riskythunder]

As long as no one molests you while you're passed out, I'm good.

[Funny. He's thinking the same thing.]

[ktotheatothez]

Hm. I doubt anyone would... I am, after all, yours and only yours. Besides... Um. I don't actually know what'll happen.

[Way to break out the cheese, Kaz.]

[riskythunder]

You haven't read up on it? Pretty sure there's SOME sort of record...

[There are for Zangyaku, in any case.]

[ktotheatothez]

Every Walk is different, babe. Besides... I don't think I want to know what happens. Live in the moment, I guess.

[He shrugs. Oh what he wouldn't give to live in this moment for a little while longer.]

My Walk probably won't take me to Tokyo, though.

[Yeah, now he's a little sad.]

I miss you.

F O R E S H A D O W I N G (take two)

[riskythunder]

I miss you too.

[Seeing you sad makes HIM sad, okay. This is harder than even he thought it would be.]

Maybe you'll end up in Tokyo on some other day, yeah? Or maybe I'll end up in Japan.

[ktotheatothez]

If I do, can we go watch an AKB48 concert?

[He's trying to diffuse the sadness, okay.]

[riskythunder]

Sure. It's been a while since I've seen one anyway.

[Which might be surprising? Given the fact that he is kind of in Tokyo.]

I'll hold off even if I have the time from here on, just to make sure that I can watch one with you.

[ktotheatothez]

[It's at this moment that he really kind of misses Nico. It's terrible.]

Y'know... We're the same age now. For a few months at least.

[riskythunder]

Yeah. Pretty sure that I'm always going to be the dumb and silly one between us, though.

[Trying to lighten the mood now, because he can see that look on your face.]

[ktotheatothez]

Well, it's not like I don't love that about you. The being silly part I mean, 'cause you're not dumb. Not even a little.

[He smiles now. He just misses you so much.]

[riskythunder]

Maybe you just love me that much, so you're blind to my faults.

[And the look on his face may tell you that he wouldn't mind if that was the case at all.]

[ktotheatothez]

Actually, I love you because of your faults. Everyone has them, and those faults? They're kind of what make you perfect to me.

[Kaz says that with a kind of finality to them, almost like he's daring you to say otherwise.]