game 004 | video - Cherrygrove City

[attrites]

[ What do you get when you put a group teenage tennis players in the same hotel room... with only one bed in it? Complete and utter chaos, that's what. But Akaya, for all his complaining about being shoved under the bed and being threatened with duct tape, is secretly okay with it because he is unbelievably happy that all his teammates have come

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ACTION | on the roof (so late, scream)

[futariniousama]

[ Niou noticed Fuji's absence almost promptly, but he made no move to follow him right away. Now, with little else to occupy his attention, his mind wanders back to the other boy. He's seemed a little off ever since the soul-stealing shenanigans (and understandably so), and Niou is admittedly somewhat concerned.

Not, of course, that he seems concerned when he makes his way up to the roof. He approaches Fuji as silently as he can, barefoot on the shingles and every step delicate and graceful. ]

ACTION | on the roof (never late <3)

[reimprovise]

[it's testimony to just how much attention he's paying to his surroundings when Fuji doesn't quite realize Niou's presence until he's almost right by his side, bare toes against roof shingles. it startles him, and he shows this in the form of turning around to face Niou, gauging. it doesn't take him long to recognize the mop of white hair, even in the dim lighting, and there's wariness as he turns back to the scenery that stretches beneath the roof.

he doesn't shuffle over to make room for the other boy, though there is room plenty along the edge of the roof. he does laugh, however, just a little.]

You know, bleached hair glows in the night.

ACTION | on the roof (I'm doing six threads with you now, you know)

[futariniousama]

[ Niou pauses when Fuji looks at him, the way a deer freezes in headlights, though his expression betrays no alarm. When the other boy turns around again, Niou eases to sit beside him, not quite close enough to touch without reaching out. He lies back along the roof and looks up at the sky. ]

Yeah, I wear my Yagyuu wig when I'm playin' cat burglar.

ACTION | on the roof (allow me to roll in these threads gleefully)

[reimprovise]

[in contrast, Fuji leans over the edge of the roof and looks down below, over the edge. there's a lamp-post, flickering with muted colours.]

Mm, not playing the part tonight?

ACTION | on the roof (♥♥♥♥♥)

[futariniousama]

No need.

[ It's a simple answer, loaded with implications: no need around Fuji, no need now that Yagyuu's here, no need to play the part of Yagyuu, no need to play any part at all... ]

ACTION | on the roof

[reimprovise]

[he's quiet for a moment, pondering over the implications of the words. and he doesn't quite catch all the little nuances, but the gist of the message remains-- Niou is Niou tonight.

if he were the type who's inclined to envy, that might be him. for now, however, he simply feels very tired, and therefore looks up, a little.]

The world can be unexpected kind sometimes.

ACTION | on the roof

[futariniousama]

I'm always unexpected.

[ It sounds like a joke, but he says it seriously and without ceremony, making it seem like more of a simple fact. ]

Why so serious?

ACTION | on the roof

[reimprovise]

[a bit of a chuckle, here]

When have I ever been serious?

ACTION | on the roof

[futariniousama]

When you think no one's lookin', I figure.

[ A serious answer to a lighthearted question. Niou's either concerned or antagonistic. ]

ACTION | on the roof

[reimprovise]

[annoyance, as rare as his temper. the smile drops, and the expression becomes mild, somewhat thoughtful. mocking, honest, petulant.]

You know me so well.

ACTION | on the roof

[futariniousama]

[ He glances Fuji's way, curious and unsmiling. ]

Do I?

ACTION | on the roof

[reimprovise]

[a curious pause. then, he smiles, quick and fraudulent.]

No.

[reaching into his lap, he holds out the egg to Niou, cheerful.] Hold this?

ACTION | on the roof

[futariniousama]

[ Niou sits up obligingly to take the egg, examining it as he does so. It's warm, well-kept, he thinks, and it feels alive under his hands. It's also gold and black. He is promptly suspicious. ]

Where'd this even come from?

ACTION | on the roof

[reimprovise]

[he shrugs, a little. that he bought it for the colour and for the sole purpose of giving it away is probably something that he doesn't particularly feel like mentioning. watching Niou hold it, however, he thinks that it's a perfect fit.]

You know, when a mother pokemon likes a father pokemon very much...

ACTION | on the roof

[futariniousama]

[ Niou is quick to balance the egg in one hand so he can punch Fuji in the arm with the other. ]

Don't be a tool.

[ It's only a moment, though, before both hands are on the egg again, his fingertips pressing delicately to the shell. It feels like it almost hums, so subtly, like it's brimming with energy. ]

ACTION | on the roof

[reimprovise]

[he snorts, and shuffles to the side good-natured. opting to forgo answering that, he, instead, watches Niou press his fingertips to the shell. there's something mesmerizing about it.]

It's a perfect fit.