A different kind of Heat?

[hitoman]

[It's raining quite hard, and Heat Man is taking refuge under a tree, awkwardly trying not to move too much and... protect the kittens inside his lid?!

There's something scorched not so far from him, which used to be an umbrella. The moment poor Heat sneezed, it spontaneously burst into flames.]

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[beasluttonight]

[Heat's not a big fan of the rain. He's more of a parade guy. But for some reason, he's outside, smoking; bad habit, kills your lungs. He only picked it up recently, though; when you're fucking a smoker, you might as well get the relaxing part of it too, you know? Besides, it's practical. A huge droplet manages to hit the end of his cigarette, and he scowls for a brief moment. He's all out. But hey, who's that under a tree over there? Why, it's his increasingly frequent lover. He'll have another one. He walks over, keeping his lid mostly lowered to keep the rain out, then leans against the tree.]

Hey. Can I borrow a couple cigs? I'll pay you back.

[hitoman]

[Heat just stares. There's an awkward silence, and he really wants to ask jut who this 'stranger' is. But he's been asked a question, and he's not one to leave people hanging.]

I don't smoke. It's a terrible vice!

Y-You are not gonna cut me, are you? Because last time this one guy approached
me, and he accused me of false advertisement when I said that! He tried g-getting his hands into my lid, and then shouted, "I'm gonna cut you, bitch!"

I did burn his face off, but it was still very scary.

[beasluttonight]

[...Oh. This isn't his Heat. Go figure. He should have noticed the kittens. Well, another Heat means another Heat to irrevocably corrupt.]

Don't smoke, huh? Remind me to introduce you sometime.

I'm not gonna cut you. Wouldn't mind getting my hands under your lid, but I think there are a couple critters in the way there.

[hitoman]

[Of course he's not. The sparkling eyes should have been the biggest hint of all. Heat tilts his head, and pats one of the kittens]

Ah? What do you mean? Are you going to introduce me to the cowboy in the cigarette commercials or something like that? I wouldn't mind meeting the camel from the packages so much, I guess.

[12000atomicfire]

[This Heat, however, is sheltering his poor cig' under his helmet with him, and spots the other Heat Man nearby. It takes him about a second to realize that this kitten-saving Heat is not the one he's been doing for awhile now. So he just kinda sits down beside him, finally exhaling a breath of smoke]

Hey. What's with the cats?

[hitoman]

[Heat wants to know from where these other Heats keep coming from, but part of him feels he's better off not knowing anyway...]

Oh! I found them all alone near an alley. They all look so thin, so I'm going to take care of them from now on. At least until they get old enough to take care of themselves, or I get bored. Whatever happens first.

[12000atomicfire]

[obvs. from the depths of hell to call your name mega man]

Huh. Really. Cute. [inhale exhale rinse lather repeat]