Enter the amazing(?!) Guy!
[Trying to catch a struggling rappig while simultaneously entering a familiar shop--or rather being transported to the Plane--are not the most ideal of circumstances in which to retain one's dignity, something Guy quickly discovers as he lands on his ass in the middle of apparently... Actually he has no idea
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... Guy.
[He sounds lightly surprised and faintly curious, and yet distant. This is something else sent to test him isn't it?
... But it's Guy.
So complicated.]
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Asch?!
[On his feet immediately. The rappig can run off, he'll find her later, he always does.]
What...
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It's good to see you.
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He's not that kid anymore.
... but he wishes, sometimes. And being welcomed like that is...
His eyes drift to the side, following the rappig.]
Have you read the brochure?
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[It's weird.]
[It's a relief and it's painful as hell.]
It's pretty hard to swallow it all. But I guess it's difficult to deny, too, considering.
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He really needs a hairbrush.]
You'll get used to it.
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You look like hell, you dork.
[He says it with light cheer, and while his expression and tone match the playful moves, his eyes--thankfully Asch can't see them--don't at all.]
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W-what-let me go!
[Yeah, he's pretty obviously related to Luke. He tries to free himself, hands flying to his hair like it'll help. He's very sour, but he's about as threatening as a kitten with a cowlick.]
Don't.
[He's not Luke. Don't treat him like Luke.
Also, he is not a dork, and he is not flustered in the slightest.]
... I wasn't expecting to run into anyone else at this hour.
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[Guy laughs, gently ruffles Asch's hair again with an open palm instead of his knuckles, and lets Asch go.]
[No, ever since learning about Asch Guy's never seen Asch as Luke. They're different people and he's fully aware of it. He'd hate it if they weren't. They may be similar, but they're not the same. And he's finally realized he cares about both of them, long after it would have mattered. Or at least he used to think it was too late. Now? Maybe it's a second chance to rekindle a friendship he shouldn't have broken, or maybe it's just cruelty, but either way he smiles at Asch with real ( ... )
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It doesn't help that Guy's smile is completely disarming, and his words even moreso. He doesn't... understand. Guy left. Guy /left/ even though Asch had called it.
But... he's here. And he's happy to see Asch, and Asch has no idea what that means.
He tries in vain to smooth his hair down, looks away.]
... It's fine. I don't care. [Which means he kind of does, but he's willing to let it go for now. It's a small victory.]
No one expects to walk in here, anyway.
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[It's a start. Maybe it's more than Guy expected. He's not sure what he even has the right to expect in this situation, but he's never been too concerned with things he has a right to versus those he doesn't. You don't move on in your life worrying about details like that too much--you end up depressed or self-doubting, and Guy has too much enthusiasm for life to fall for those traps easily.]
[Not that there aren't depressing things that will suck him in, but whether he should want to be friends with Asch is one of the more petty concerns he dismisses immediately. Who cares about that? It's a time waster and it's not even a good one, there's no point to contemplating that kind of little issue when there are much bigger issues to worry about. He'll enjoy what he can have now, and whatever he can make of it for the future will happen then.]
This place sure isn't anything I expected this morning. [A light chuckle, laughing off the shock he felt earlier.]
You still look like hell. What happened?
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He's not Luke. He can't walk around looking like a complete mess, but his bangs won't stay out of his face. SO FRUSTRATING.]
Nothing happened.
[Jade happened. At any rate he's not looking directly at Guy, so it's probably a lie.]
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Uh-huh. [He won't pry, for now. He knows a bit more than he's letting on anyway. So he changes the subject.]
Would you show me around?
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... He has way too much going on to be considering getting close to people.
Ugh.
But time doesn't pass on the Plane, and while he might be subjecting himself to more awkward questions, Guy isn't pushing him. Guy... wants to spend time with him. /Asch/. Not Luke. He just can't wrap his head around that.]
I guess.
[He doesn't wait for Guy, just starts off in another direction-- what must be the library.]
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[Guy trots forward to fall in step, letting his hands rest comfortably on his hips. He's not dressed the same as Asch may remember, but it's not such a difference that it necessarily means anything, either. His lack of hostility and glaring and general coldness is probably a bigger clue than his wardrobe.]
You've been around here for a while, I take it?
[He looks over, calm and offering a hopefully neutral topic of conversation. It's not like he knows exactly how to handle this, but he's not going to let this turn into something he regrets.]
[He regrets letting Asch die without... But that's his time. If he starts thinking like that, he can't enjoy spending time with Asch as they are now, right?]
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[He's not thinking too much of the outfit. People show up on the Plane wearing different clothes all the time. Asch and Jade are married to their uniforms, really.]
Time passes differently here. It's only been two weeks on Auldrant since I found the shop.
[He meets Guy's calm look with his own searching one, eyes narrowed slightly, lips pressed into a line. He's anything but at ease, however-- there's something dark and anxious in his expression. A secret Guy already knows.
He looks away.]
Twenty-eight weeks for me.
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