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reanimania) wrote2020-06-18 07:45 am
reanimania) wrote2020-06-18 07:45 am
[ He'll accept the hug and mumble back. ]
...you're enjoying this aren't you.
...you're enjoying this aren't you.
[ That gets a genuine smile and a little chuckle as he selects the first cup. ]
You are wonderful. Thank you for being here with me.
You are wonderful. Thank you for being here with me.
It's no problem. I want to see the looks on their faces when we beat them.
[Dryly. But no less petty.]
[Dryly. But no less petty.]
Well, I didn't know if you thought I'd only invited her here because of you or something.
On the interworld travel thing, so she can go back to her world on her own terms with the resources she needs.
On the interworld travel thing, so she can go back to her world on her own terms with the resources she needs.
If that was the case you would have wanted me to keep her, it's not like we don't have the room.
Resources is one way to put it, but I don't know how much she's told you.
Resources is one way to put it, but I don't know how much she's told you.
Oh, it's going to be excellent!
[ And I'm going to handwave a lot of this because most of my Mario Kart knowledge is 20 years old and probably no longer valid!! ]
All right, so that A button there-- get ready to push that down once he says go.
[ And I'm going to handwave a lot of this because most of my Mario Kart knowledge is 20 years old and probably no longer valid!! ]
All right, so that A button there-- get ready to push that down once he says go.
[Without hesitation:]
Yes.
...It's nice to see your soft side too sometimes.
Yes.
...It's nice to see your soft side too sometimes.
I have a rough idea of what she's dealing with there. That dangerous person she's trying to stop, and how she thought the Foundation could help with it.
So I want to make sure that happens. Maybe not necessarily with the Foundation itself, but someone who could do what she needs them to, anyway.
So I want to make sure that happens. Maybe not necessarily with the Foundation itself, but someone who could do what she needs them to, anyway.
[ What has he done to deserve this! ]
I'm not sure how it still exists. [ Quietly, almost inaudible above the sound of the butterflies. ]
I'm not sure how it still exists. [ Quietly, almost inaudible above the sound of the butterflies. ]
Mushrooms are disgusting. [ Especially mushrooms who think they're God? With a name like that he doesn't need to know what Eryngi looks like. ]
I wouldn't trust them to follow through unless they didn't have another choice. But I don't have that kind of power and I don't want to go back to her world either.
I wouldn't trust them to follow through unless they didn't have another choice. But I don't have that kind of power and I don't want to go back to her world either.
[ Okay he didn't get this mushroom detail so this is going over his head. ]
All right.
Anyway, that's the idea, to find someone who's capable and reliable and to ensure that they can get there and back.
All right.
Anyway, that's the idea, to find someone who's capable and reliable and to ensure that they can get there and back.
Seteth or Nanaka, maybe?
It would have to be someone who at least had a connection to the Foundation, but not necessarily someone acting on their behalf.
Some of the newer ones there might be fine, I suppose. I just didn't really see most of their powers in action so I'm not sure what they're able to do.
It would have to be someone who at least had a connection to the Foundation, but not necessarily someone acting on their behalf.
Some of the newer ones there might be fine, I suppose. I just didn't really see most of their powers in action so I'm not sure what they're able to do.
[Hard same. She nods, pressing down on A once the light turns!!
...And, uh, doesn't quite manage to turn hard enough to make the curve, thus slowing down when she ends up off-road oh boy this is definitely a learning experience.]
...And, uh, doesn't quite manage to turn hard enough to make the curve, thus slowing down when she ends up off-road oh boy this is definitely a learning experience.]
[He brought Subete to Saphir's house, among other atrocities, he absolutely deserves this.]
I'm glad it does. ...I don't think I could have trusted anyone again if it didn't.
I'm glad it does. ...I don't think I could have trusted anyone again if it didn't.
[ Wow was it really that ba—okay yes it absolutely was. ]
...hm?
...hm?
[ ......... ]
[ It's a good thing he decided to text at this early hour when his only companion is quiet. A substantial pause later he replies, though in a seemingly different direction. ]
She likes living with you. And I wouldn't want her to live with us, anyway.
[ It's a good thing he decided to text at this early hour when his only companion is quiet. A substantial pause later he replies, though in a seemingly different direction. ]
She likes living with you. And I wouldn't want her to live with us, anyway.
[ And come the weekend, there's Giovanni, excitedly hopping onto a plane in California and, several hours and coloring book pages later, making his way off another one in the great white north that is Minnesota. Luckily for the purposes of not drawing undue attention, he's not wearing his Banzai Blasters uniform (it's in the wash). His casual wear is surprisingly subdued: jacket open over an extremely cool T-shirt, jeans, boots, and his favorite black nail polish. Any post-flight grumpiness dissipates as soon as he spots Saphir, running over to crush him into a hug. ]
Replicator!! Oh my god, that tunnel, you were totally right, it's AMAZING! It's like you're in space! Rainbow space!! How did you know rainbow's like my third favorite color?
Replicator!! Oh my god, that tunnel, you were totally right, it's AMAZING! It's like you're in space! Rainbow space!! How did you know rainbow's like my third favorite color?
Oh. Well, I'm very glad she does.
I'll do my best to keep her happy as long as we're here.
I'll do my best to keep her happy as long as we're here.
[ Saphir is there to greet him in a rose-printed dress shirt (half unbuttoned as usual) and a complementary necklace. He's got a crappy handmade WELCOME sign on a piece of printer paper, because he's never had anyone to greet at an airport before and he's excited to finally have this experience. It gets crumpled immediately in the hug, but that's fine. ]
Isn't it?? I mean, it smelled a little weird in there last time I went through, but it's still beautiful. I almost missed my connecting flight the first time because I got caught up taking pictures of it.
[ When they've separated, Saphir gives him a big, genuine smile that probably would have been impossible to imagine back when they'd first met, and blinks away a few pesky tears as he brushes some hair out of his face. ]
Ah... I'm really happy that you're here. T-the flight was all right otherwise too, I hope?
Isn't it?? I mean, it smelled a little weird in there last time I went through, but it's still beautiful. I almost missed my connecting flight the first time because I got caught up taking pictures of it.
[ When they've separated, Saphir gives him a big, genuine smile that probably would have been impossible to imagine back when they'd first met, and blinks away a few pesky tears as he brushes some hair out of his face. ]
Ah... I'm really happy that you're here. T-the flight was all right otherwise too, I hope?
Good.
I don't know if Marona told you, but we'll be in the US for a while, setting up our base here in Colorado. It's about a 2 hour ride from there to Minnesota, in case something happens.
I don't know if Marona told you, but we'll be in the US for a while, setting up our base here in Colorado. It's about a 2 hour ride from there to Minnesota, in case something happens.
I see. That's good to know. And probably not a bad idea.
[ Though now he has to be twice as concerned about running into them somewhere as he was before... ]
[ Though now he has to be twice as concerned about running into them somewhere as he was before... ]
[ Just don't go to CO Saphir, it's fine. ]
You can't ever underestimate the Foundation's incompetence.
But if something happens or you two need something, let me know. We don't need to worry about finding a flight now either.
You can't ever underestimate the Foundation's incompetence.
But if something happens or you two need something, let me know. We don't need to worry about finding a flight now either.
Right.
I suppose you probably won't need my help for anything in return, but
I'm here, if you do.
I suppose you probably won't need my help for anything in return, but
I'm here, if you do.
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