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[ Yep, it's Lt. Saitou Hajime all right, looking spic-and-span and normal as ever... Well. As normal as a 165-year-old samurai can pass as normal.

Not surprisingly there's a cigarette in his hand, taking a long drag from it before saying anything. Though one will note, when he does speak, it has a noticeably colder tone than usual (and will continue to sound so in all replies). ]

So sorry, Cavil. Didn't take.

[ POLICE FILTER (thou shalt not hax) ]

As annoying as this debacle was, I did obtain some useful information. It's better we discuss off-network.

[ PRIVATE TO BILLY, VIEWABLE TO KIRYU, HIRUMA, MELEE, ALASTAIR AND ELISA MAZA ]

Dr. Horrible, was it? [ He narrows his eyes dangerously, throwing his spent cigarette away as well. ] Consider yourself a dead man.

[The Porter has made Saitou forget his 3-year-old son = basically translates as an upgrade to Cold Bastard™ 3.0]

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[Yes, walking to the car is good. At least he can't really cling now.

And he'll open the door for Saitou once they get there. And mutter a quick apology to the driver.]

[ Well that can't help but make him blink a second, but he smirks nonetheless and slides on in. Kiryu can cling to him again if he really feels like it while heading home, really. Maybe it's because... Saitou knows now more than ever what Kiryu had to go through. And how this feeling was the most frustrating one in the world. ]

[Well, that's good, because that's pretty much what Kiryu's going to do once he gets in.

Okay, well, maybe not with the other person right there. But he'll certainly be sitting a lot closer than the last time they did this.]

[ ... Okay yeah I suppose with someone else there Saitou can understand. But he'll let Kiryu do as he wants anyway. If there was anyone he would have liked to never be involved, it was him... but he'd ended up being involved nonetheless... But at least he'd understood what Saitou was trying to tell him when they found him like that--

He doesn't really want to think on that anymore, because it's making his expression turn sour, for one. Also he'd rather get his frustrations out tomorrow if he could help it. Not right now. Now was his oh-so-very needed break. And he was with the person currently who he felt he could be the most comfortable with, so that helped, and for the rest of the ride he'll be leaning his head against the window with his eyes closed. ]

[Kiryu might sneakily grab Saitou's hand, though, since that guy probably wouldn't see that. He could be a little clingy. Especially if Saitou was letting him.

At least it won't take too long to get home.]

[ Even with his eyes still closed Saitou manages a smirk, squeezing Kiryu's hand once in response.

He opens his eyes again only when he notices the car coming to a stop, the driver putting the taxi into park as well. That hadn't taken too long.

With a bit of a groan he shifts back to sit upright in his seat, opening the door beside him and waiting for Kiryu to follow. And secretly hoping Melee would at least wait a few minutes before beating the living daylights out of him if she was here-- ]

[Kiryu pauses long enough to pay the driver before sliding out after him. He'll wait for Saitou to start moving before moving to follow him, wondering vaguely if he should mention the state their little group is in at the moment.

...Well, he'd find out soon enough.]

You didn't forget our floor, right?

[ Saitou gives him a look that clearly interprets to 'are you serious,' but he waves it off with a laugh anyway. Also oh god how have you people not killed each other without me to mediate I swear ]

Of course. I didn't forget that.

[Also. Did you save Corny's drawing she did of Saitou and Kiryu dueling? o.o I forgot to save it.]

Edited 2010-01-21 02:55 (UTC)

[Trying not to look embarrassed, yep. didn't matter if it was the porter or not, that had still been pretty lame...

Probably 'cause we were dating. I wasn't dating Yuusei.]

Good. [not going to ask if he knows what he did forgot, nope...Let's go in now, how 'bout.]

[I don't think I've even seen it. >_> It doesn't sound familiar.]

[ Definitely a bit amused by Kiryu's embarrasment, though he'll say nothing on it for now and head inside, pausing just a second in the doorway. ... He hadn't set foot in here for almost a week. He hadn't seen anyone for almost a week. And sometimes... sometimes, when Cavil would force him into consciousness again, he couldn't remember if he'd been there for days or weeks at a time.

... But he doesn't really want to think on that right now, even with it so fresh in his mind. So he's just going to shake thought that away for now and head to the elevator. ]

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Edited 2010-01-21 03:40 (UTC)

[Kiryu frowns a little in concern, because it'd be hard not to notice that and seeing Saitou unsettled was weird, but he's not going to ask. If Cavil had put him through anything similar to what he'd gone through, he could understand it.

And he'll push the up button, a little surprised Saitou went right for the elevator.]

[ He really wants to head to his room and collapse, okay :| Even if it means going into that tiny little box that he's positive is going to break someday. And just. Be with familiar people in a familiar setting, because it's been a while. Longer than he'd like.

Well now that he thinks on it-- ]

Where's my sword?

[Kiryu grins at that. It was nice to have at least one piece of good news.]

Lying on your bed.

Edited 2010-01-21 04:18 (UTC)

[ Oh, well, good news he will take. Especially regarding his weapon of choice. He didn't exactly trust the swordsmiths of this era to have the same caliber skill as the ones he was familiar with from his own time period. ]

Good to hear.

[Kiryu's grin just gets bigger; he was glad he could improve Saitou's mood even just a bit.]

Yeah, and Aome's gone in and batted at it a couple times. And she might've slept on it once. For a demon, she can be cute sometimes.

[ Amused eyebrow is amused ]

Getting along in my absence, huh?

[Making a face. So making a face.]

Only 'cause I wasn't there either most of the time.

Uh-huh.

[ Yeah that look isn't going anywhere for a while-- well except he finally noticed the elevator doors opening (thank Kami) and paused in a similar fashion to how he had upon entering the building itself. Familiarity again. He couldn't help a small smile. At least there was that. ]

She was probably just really lonely.

[So denying that he might be getting a soft spot for that cat.

And he sees that smile. And the pausing. But mostly that smile. At least Saitou seems to be taking all this fairly well.]

[ Yeeep still amused and smirking and getting in a better(ish) mood by the minute, so that's not bad. A second later he gives a mock shrug and starts to head to their room, also wondering vaguely who else was home. ]

Guess I should fix that...

*pokes his head out of his room when he hears the door - but that's all that can be seen of him, messy hair and relieved expression and a definite attempt at not looking at Kiryu*

...thought I heard the elevator. Saitou...

[That's fine. Kiryu scowls once at him before pointedly ignoring that he's even there.]

[ Okay well obviously something went on while he was away because they certainly didn't act this way around each other before--

NO-NONSENSE TIME IS GO. ] All right, what happened.

*oh shit...he didn't want to dump this on Saitou the minute the guy returns from the dead*

...nothing. It's nothing.

[Yeah, not part of the plan. But there was no way Saitou wouldn't notice something eventually...]

He's right. It's nothing.

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[action] dfjsa9pfyahs;df /flails -- oh also Cap was wondering if she could hop in sometime on this

[action] HE WANTS TO CLING sob also yeah sure. oh dear. XD

[action] fff I'm going to end up drawing this I just know it DRAMATIME?

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[action] XD the one in this icon, silly.-- NEVERMIND I FOUND IT

[action] fffff OH YEAH my brain went to sword play oops. and I was almost done too! :'(

[action] S'OKAY I'M A STUPID VAGUE PERSON AREN'T I orz

[action] XD no, it's okay. aaaand version 2.0! XD

[action] I LIKE THIS VERSION I WILL KEEP IT

[action] Good, it's all yours. ^_^

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