blue christmas

[mindgooshed]

Who: bunnabee (mindgooshed) and YOU.
What: SOME GOOD OL' CHRISTMAS ANGST.
When: p much allll day of the 25th, until early evening.
Where: the town/forest
Summary: christmas is kind of an awful time for this guy, and he's missing out on a macabre tradition that he'll be recreating here in luceti. also, uh, dealing with some issues.
Rating: idk pg13? THIS SHIT

Comments

Sorry. Have a gentleman in red. My apologies for possible shenanigans!

[redjacketthief]

[The cold air and a smoke worked wonders to settle his thoughts and still his breathing. It was the quiet nature of Luceti, the minor grade stagnation that caused his mind to whirl around in agitated circles. At least, that's what Lupin kept on assuring himself as his inherent restlessness drove him into the woods

[redjacketthief]

[That wasn't a 'no'. Lupin drops the scarf over Barnaby's shoulders--he can always get another one later through his usual methods, if he didn't have one in his mess already.]

Well...maybe you should trust in the strength of your friends?

[It was a shot in the dark, but one based upon personal experience. His friends were worth more than any treasure that could be found.]

[mindgooshed]

I don't have friends.

[ he pauses, then amends: ]

Well, I suppose I have one, but he hardly counts. [ barnaby shakes his head. ] But it doesn't matter; I'm all right on my own. [ ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, ALWAYS WILL BE. ]

[redjacketthief]

[Those words barely compute to him--they seem completely absurd.]

Smart, nice looking guy with you? Doesn't have friends? Dude~! Maybe you should look around a little. There's gotta be a few more people than just the one guy who cares about you!

...and, maybe you should trust that one guy more. [The guy was referred to as a 'friend' after all.] It's easier to do things when you're not alone.

[mindgooshed]

You mistake me; I don't want friends. [ though he totally appreciates the compliments because they are entirely true.

but really, barnaby kind of sucks at friends. and he's okay with that. ]

I do trust him. But my business is my business. Besides, it's Christmas; I'd rather give him time to enjoy the holiday. [ he's getting uncomfortable though, so it's time to steer the conversation away. ]

But it doesn't matter. I'll get past it. Please, pay it no mind.

[ what is it with people always caring about others' happiness anyway. ]

What about you? I'm sure you have somewhere to be, don't you?

[redjacketthief]

If he's here, he'd probably want a familiar face around more than some strangers. [Lupin can't help himself but be nosey, really. He doesn't like seeing people upset. He is smart enough to take a hint though.

He casually glances at his watch before answering.]

A number of my friends from home are here, but we're not doing anything until the evening. All of my preparations are done for now, and I'm taking a walk to straighten out a few things. Smoke. Think. You know the drill.

[mindgooshed]

[ lupin's probably right, but kotetsu's the type to make friends easily. they've barely been in luceti for a month and already his partner's befriended a great deal of people, so barnaby isn't worried. he deserves better friendships than the one barnaby can give him, anyway. ]

I see. [ preeetty much the same thing he came out here for, more or less. ] I'm sorry to've disrupted your plans.

[redjacketthief]

It's no disruption. I like people. I like talking.

[He's being candid here. A city boy at heart, he misses the bustle, the sheer presence of people. Luceti is far too quiet for his tastes, in plenty more ways than the obvious.]

[mindgooshed]

[ he can level with you there; luceti is sure no sternbild city. but anyway. ]

.. I can see that.

[redjacketthief]

...Let's go get you some coffee.

[mindgooshed]

[ .. sigh. man he really doesn't want to be social right now, but he really doesn't have it in him to fight it either. so he just clams up, hunches his shoulders and continues to walk, and soon enough they're on the main path again. ]