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Date & Time: Earlier afternoon
Location: Aoba and Ren's room
Characters: Aoba, Ren and Koujaku
Summary: Surprise friend meetings!
Warnings: Nope.

[ It hadn't been a horribly long impromptu mission he'd been sent off on, but a week sure felt like a long time. The fact that he'd come back to the aftermath of a zombie invasion just made him feel like he'd missed out on a hell of a lot. Not that Aoba's particularly broken up over the fact that he hadn't had a chance to experience zombies for himself, but still... it's a pretty big thing to come back and realize you could have come back to everyone a bloody corpse or an undead monster themselves, and to be honest it made him a little leery of going off on single missions anymore.

He's done his best to catch up with everything he missed on his return, but it's left him feeling wiped out and right now he just wants to go collapse in his shitty moon bed right now.

He's not even looking up as he walks through the door. No, Aoba's attention is focused on his feet as he tries to tug off one of the boots the Initiative gave him, hopping into the room on one foot. ]

Ren, I'm back.

[ He's not actually sure if Ren is in the room, but he figures at worst he's talking to the air just just looks slightly stupid. ]

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Dinosaurs? [ there's actually a stunned face at first, because he isn't expecting that answer. ] That's certainly something you don't see every day. [he looks at Ren, his face not looking so surprised anymore, but interested. ] Were they? Well, I'd say most people don't tell the tale of seeing dinosaurs and live to tell about it.

[ koujaku has a habit in dropping in mostly unannounced anyway, but still, he uses kind words and politeness to show his gratitude. ] Well, Ren, I'm sure Aoba and I can find a way to reward you, right, Aoba? [ he flashes a playful smile at Aoba. ]

Not all dinosaurs eat meat, you know.

[ Though there's still a risk of being stepped on by some of the bigger herbivores so maybe Koujaku's comment still stands?

He looks down at Ren. ]

Eh? Yeah, if there's anything you want we can get it for you in thanks for taking care of Koujaku. It's a hard job, after all, so you deserve it, Ren.

Ah. [Ren looks a little bewildered.] No, that is not necessary. Koujaku was a polite guest, it was no trouble at all.

[If anything, Ren is probably the one that caused more trouble with his mood swings.]

True, but most are big enough to hurt you, intentional or not. [ at least Aoba is fine and he got to see something most people never get the chance to. ] But that's over with, and I bet you had an amazing and exciting experience.

So modest. [ he instinctual reaches his hand out, about to go pet Ren, but he pulls it back. ] Right, so what are you doing tonight? You should rest up before you do anything crazy. [ he's joking of course. ]

[ Aoba's definitely noticing Koujaku's reaction to Ren. That's weird, right? They seem to be friendly enough, but that's a strange reaction to have. Did something happen between the two of them while Aoba was gone?

He doesn't ask right now though. Instead he snorts at Koujaku's question. ]

Like there's anything crazy to do around here.

[ Except maybe stage a mutiny, but that'll come later. ]

[Ren watches the way Koujaku corrects his hand, and he feels a sense of gratefulness and guilt. For his own selfishness, he's asked Koujaku to change the way he acts around him. Was that really okay? And will he someday do the same to Aoba?

Ren shakes the thoughts off, tuning back into the conversation.]

It was quite hectic while you were gone.

Hey, you never know. People will always find a way to blow off stress and forget the hard times -- you'd be surprised. [ he tries to act like the awkward exchange never occurred, casually talking and acting very relaxed. ]

With all the new people coming, I can't see how it wouldn't be hectic. There's plenty of colorful people here to say the least.

[ For their sakes he'll go ahead and ignore the exchange as well. As best he can, anyway. He does glance down at Ren every so often. ]

That's true...

But the new people arriving isn't usually that hectic for the rest of us. They show up every month, and you get used to it after awhile. Though I imagine this time it was a little different...

[Ren shifts in Aoba's grip, paws resting on his hand, like he's trying to reassure him against whatever it is that he keeps looking at him for.]

There was an outbreak of monsters while you were away, Aoba. I believe they were called zombies, it was very dangerous to wander around.

They all arrive at the same time? Guess this place has a schedule in the midst of chaos after all. [ at least the attempt to be organized is there. ]

Yeah, zombies. They weren't too bad, but I felt like I was in some sort of video game. [ he recalls some things. ] You really do have to double check if they're dead or not.

[ His expression drops right away. Ren's body isn't flesh and blood, he should have been safe from something like zombies, but Koujaku is another story... ]

I heard someone mention something about it. Were they really...?

[ Undead. Trying to eat people? Horrible to deal with? ... Real? This place has had some pretty things happen, but zombies seems way out there. ]

Yes, they came from the agricultural wing I believe. It felt strange to fight them, since they didn't seem self-aware.

Edited 2014-01-06 09:27 (UTC)