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fallers_rpg2020-01-12 09:05 pm
blue_ice) wrote in fallers_rpg2020-01-12 09:05 pm
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friendship was a mistake [closed]
They all needed a vacation, he'd said. They should take it together, he'd said.
After that little bit of uncharacteristic thoughtfulness on Kaiba's part, he regretted it almost immediately. But the plans were now set in motion, too far along to stop without undoing the progress he'd been making these last few weeks.
That was how he found himself on Hano Beach, dressed in his casual beach wear (with cargos. rip.) and sitting on a large trunk full of Stuff. His smaller Pokémon are nearby, playing in a shallow puddle he'd carefully dug for them and stuck an umbrella over.
There's a table with Anela's famous berry smoothies, also with an umbrella over it, and chairs for the humans to sit and relax. Have fun. Try not to kill each other.
After that little bit of uncharacteristic thoughtfulness on Kaiba's part, he regretted it almost immediately. But the plans were now set in motion, too far along to stop without undoing the progress he'd been making these last few weeks.
That was how he found himself on Hano Beach, dressed in his casual beach wear (with cargos. rip.) and sitting on a large trunk full of Stuff. His smaller Pokémon are nearby, playing in a shallow puddle he'd carefully dug for them and stuck an umbrella over.
There's a table with Anela's famous berry smoothies, also with an umbrella over it, and chairs for the humans to sit and relax. Have fun. Try not to kill each other.
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"...I'm glad at least one version of you figured out what was really important, at least."
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"I promised him I'd do better. And he loved you...the group of us in my world weren't as resourceful as Zahra. We weren't able to save you, and it really hurt him."
Oh god, why is he saying this. He lapses into silence for a moment before he continues.
"I tried to push past it and move on, but...I've had time to think, Noa, and we're not that different. We weren't in any position to be friends back then, but with the past behind us..."
He takes a breath. "Can we try this again?"
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It's progress, at least.
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Regardless, he sucks it up and reaches for his hand anyway, regardless of how foolish it might make him look. He smiles back, uncertain but willing to try.
"I never thanked you for saving us...mm, even if it was all for Mokuba's sake."
He can certainly understand that.
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"...thankfully, Anzu didn't particularly take a liking to the idea of a twelve year-old spending his last moments with his horrible father in a display of pointless self-sacrifice and dragged me into the puzzle."
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Kaiba doesn't seem bothered by the admission. As long as the end result is the same...
It sure leaves Noa in an unfortunate bind, though.
"And I'm glad someone was quick enough. But I wonder if there's a way to give you more..."
It'd be stupid and dangerous if there was, but Seto's an expert at stupid and dangerous. And he feels this lingering guilt pushing him forward.
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"Not again.
"Other solutions, though... I would be open to."
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"I'll have to go 'spiritual' or something, but if that's an option anywhere, it's here. I'll need time."
He doesn't really know where to start, but for what he owes to his brother...he closes his eyes in thought. He'll try.
IMPENDING IRONY (end)