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[fujibayashi]

Date & Time: Dec 5th (forward dated), after snow team gets back.
Location: Hallway and bunk 103, possibly other places.
Characters: Sheena (holeseeker) & Zelos (wilder)
Summary: They really need to stop reuniting like this.
Warnings: Not much. Probably tsundere slapping, but that's normal.

[Sheena is still getting settled back in after her extremely long mission, but that doesn't stop her from running down the hall when she gets the news that some people have returned. Zelos likely only had a couple hours to himself. And now she's here to ruin it. She knocks on the door, then crosses her arms. As usual she's torn between wanting to beat the snot out of Zelos and wanting to welcome him back, but that's really not that unusual either.]

Z- er, Kaneis! Are you in there? You'd better be!

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[wilder]

[He couldn't resist! But he'll let his hand be taken and hold onto hers]

Yeah?

[There's a pause before he finally decides to ask the thing that's on both of their minds]

Does it remind you of that Welgaia place?

[fujibayashi]

[She startles a little. A mind-reader as always, huh?]

... Yeah. That's exactly it.

As beautiful as it is, when I see a view like that, I can only think of how disconnected and wrong it is.

[wilder]

[ALWAYS.]

[But he was thinking it all along too. It was one of many reasons why it was impossible to get comfortable here]

Yeah...I don't think anyone's supposed be up here.

But hey, least it sounds like we can get off soon.

[fujibayashi]

Mm. [She squeezes his hand a little.]

What's it like down there?

[wilder]

[Whoa hey what is that physical affection it is strange but interesting]

Cold and snowy.

[Wait he should probably give a bit more than that]

It was sorta like Flanoir...except weirder. It's like our Exsilium never existed.

[fujibayashi]

[Basically what she's thinking right now. She's still a bit red, because wow this is embarrassing... but she kinda likes it.]

It... what? But how? You'd think if something like that happened, we would've noticed. Wouldn't it have changed us, too?

[wilder]

[He shrugs a little]

Who knows? Maybe it's because we're not from here, we didn't change? I dunno, the laws of time travels and alternate timelines are over even my beautifully brilliant head.

[fujibayashi]

[She snorts at that. He's the same as ever, and she's a tiny bit glad for it.]

I don't think the Initiative knows what they're doing, and they invented this stuff.

[She tilts her head back and closes her eyes.]

... There's no way this war can go on forever, right? Something has to give.

[wilder]

Yeah....I think they're winging it too.

[He'll look over at her while her eyes are closed. He can feel the sentiment of wanting the war to end. Wars are terrible, and this one is a brutal one. But at the same time...it wasn't like he had anything else. Once this was over...]

[Oh well, he wasn't going to say that here directly]

Right, something's gotta give someday. I'm sure we won't be here until the end of time.

[fujibayashi]

[Sheena realizes what she implied almost immediately. It's not the first time she's wondered about what would happen to him. A legitimate worry when they're, you know, dating.]

What if I wanted to stay?

[wilder]

[Well. That sure throws him and his facial expression sure says that much]

Huh?

[NO ONE WANTS TO STAY HERE JFC]

[fujibayashi]

Even if the war ends, there's still... There's still people I want to see. [She keeps her eyes down.] And things I need to do.

[wilder]

Uh...What about Mizuho? Surely that's more important to you, right?

[Sheena was always the more dutiful one of them. Surely...she wasn't serious about this right?]

[fujibayashi]

Mizuho is important. I'm not turning my back on our world, I swear! I just-- I don't want to leave everything here half-finished.

[there's still someone she needs to save]

I'm not the chief yet. If time continues working like it does here, then they probably won't know the difference.

[wilder]

[And there Sheena went again, being stubborn. He wondered if it was just about him, or if there were other people she was thinking of too.]

[and being the less stubborn one, he doesn't feel like arguing more about it. They've done that again and again after all]

...I dunno. If you're here long enough to get gray, they might start noticing.

[fujibayashi]

[He manages to keep the conversation a little light, a gesture she appreciates. She blinks at him, then can't help but laugh.]

I don't think I'll stay that long. I like to get stuff done.

[wilder]

[He smiles just a little at the laugh. He always liked the sound of her laugh]

Right, right. Guess that's pushing it.

[Leaning over, he'll kiss her lightly on the cheek.] Let's just take things as they come for now, hm?

[fujibayashi]

[Sheena makes a tiny noise when he kisses her on the cheek, halfway between embarrassed and pleased. Then, of course, she gets embarrassed because that's not her and ducks her head.]

Y-yeah.

[After a minute, she works up the courage to lean over and kiss his cheek back. HAH TAKE THAT]

[wilder]

[Holy shit that was cute. Quick enough that he gives a surprised little chuckle at her reaction and smiles]

There ya go.

[NOTHING TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT. But he'll move to kiss her on the lips before she has a chance to tsun again]

[fujibayashi]

Mmf—?!

[Hey, kissing doesn't keep her from tsunning. She holds her hands up like she isn't sure where to put them, which is kinda true; she's been gone for a month and they were a bit awkward before then, too. She rests her hands around his neck lightly, fingers slipping beneath his hair; she doesn't put too much pressure on his shoulders because she feels like he might break.

Still, she isn't going to turn down a kiss. She did miss him, and she missed this, and she missed his warmth... She gradually begins to relax, the sweet kiss easing her doubts for the moment.]

that was supposed to be *cute enough

[wilder]

[It makes for a good deterrent against it! He meanwhile is definitely less awkward because well, he's had a lot of experience with kissing. Much more with kissing than dating. His own hand will move to her side while the other stays near her cheek since...he's not sure if she needs help or something YOU SEEM PRETTY NEW AT THIS OKAY]

YEAH WELL /YOU'RE/ CUTE ENOUGH ... ???

[fujibayashi]

[She was just caught off guard! That's all! It's not like she can count the number of times she's had real kisses on one hand or anything.

She finds herself overwhelmed by the thought of leaving him for any reason. It's something that could happen, considering the way Exsilium works, but she isn't done here. She isn't done with him. She doesn't want to leave him, or leave the people they failed to save. She isn't done. If she left right now she couldn't stand it-- she'd try to claw her way back if she could.

It's only been a month, but there's still that fear. And on top of that, what if he gets kidnapped again? She wasn't able to protect him then, even though he protected her during the Kettle War.

She slips her arms around him, hugging him without shame, fingers tangling in his hair. She just wants to kiss him and forget for a little while that they're only borrowing time.]

...GOOD TRY CUTIE

[wilder]

[He's all for taking the chance to forget the situation they are in for a little while. Even with Sheena's determination to save him, he still wasn't convinced he had a future.]

[But he could work with that. It's not like he ever thought he had a future when he was alive. Living in the moment was what he knew best.]

[And the moment here and now was a good one. They were here together, no one else was around, she was warm and her lips were soft. His heart still beats a little fast that this was actually happening, but there was no impending sense of doom like it had been before. This was good.]

[So the hug gets returned with one of his arms, pulling her closer. He doesn't mind keeping up this moment as long as they can]