[There isn't even an answering machine message here, only some horrible recreation of the theme from that one SBaHJ video he did made completely of clips of different bird calls.]
Yeah. I mean... it's still better than home. If she were missing back home... it'd be a whole different story. [he chuckles humorlessly] I always have energy to be angry. There's a reason I was always that "angry suicidal idiot" in the barracks. [he fiddles with the ends of his scarf aimlessly] I guess... this is kind of one of the best things about there being three of us... If one vanishes, the other two aren't alone. [he offers a small smile] Right?
Don't make it sound like we planned it way, that just feels wrong.
[He finally sits up and slides his hands under his shades to rub the heels against the inner corners of his eyes.]
But. Yeah. It's better, not being alone.
[He lets out a breath that's only barely trying to be a laugh.]
Don't freak out if I go off on my own for a bit sometime soon, though. I'm not gone, I'm just. Doing my thing. [He puts his elbows on the table again and rests face in his hands.] Xion and I got that in common.
We didn't plan it that way, it just... turned out that way. [he hums thoughtfully, then sort of flops over to lean on Davesprite, lacing his fingers into his wings again. Primarily those soft fluffy ones near his back. Because they're nice]
... I might do that, too. Mikasa... went home. So between her and Xion, I kind of need to go blow off some steam.
[you know. uproot some trees and eat them. that kind of thing]
[He glances at Eren, but wait yes that feels nice. Davesprite's wing twitches once and then some of the tension winds out of him. It's good to be touched. It's good to remember he's not alone at the end of the world again.
He winds an arm around Eren's back, holds him to shore him up.]
[they're just gonna end up a tangled mess at this table lbr. Which is fine with Eren. he scratches lightly at Davesprite's wings, pulling a loose feather here and there. You're not alone. And neither is he.
And that much is reassuring]
Yeah. I found the scarf I knitted her for christmas on her bed, but none of her other things. So... she went home. [And left him here alone. Eren is adamant as hell about how much he DOESN'T NEED MIKASA and SHE'S NOT HIS MOM and HE CAN TOTALLY STAND ON HIS OWN!!
but when she's gone, that bravado is much harder to keep up with]
[Davesprite doesn't say anything for a while, just holds Eren and lets him pet his feathers. It's the steam rising from the cocoa that prompts him to straighten, though he doesn't extricate himself just yet.]
You're welcome to stay here for a while, you know. We've got the room. Bro won't mind.
[the most gay. But Eren doesn't seem to care about the level 9000 homo. He blushes a little]
Y-yeah. And I know. And we'll be there when she gets back. [he sounds confident about that!] ... Mikasa will come back too. Someday. I mean, Commander Erwin's come and gone like five times. [he doesn't sound nearly as confident about that]
Oh diabetes. He actually knows what that is! He laughs]
Man, I'm not gonna get diabetes from one mug of cocoa. Mmm. [he pauses, pretending to listen to something] Do you hear that? I think.. I think the couch is calling to us. "Daaaave. Ereeeeen. Come sit on meeee."
[he squints, looking him over] No, you've got like... a torso here. [but the mental image of nothing but a disembodied tail with wings makes Eren snigger. But with a lapful of birdghost, he does what comes naturally.
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[he nuzzles him a bit, then sort of breaks away] Let's go inside, it's cold as balls out here.
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Dork. You don't even feel it.
[He gets up though and lets them in, shaking the cold out of his feathers.]
You want hot chocolate or anything.
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[just not as much, evidenced by his relatively light winter clothing. He finds a place to sit, frowning]
Yeah. Thanks.
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[Davesprite goes to put some water on to heat and then slumps into a seat at the kitchen table, pillowing his head on his arms.]
It's like. Just when we were starting to get better, too.
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If nothing else, this place is really good at pulling the damn floor out from under us. [he growls a bit] Pisses me right off.
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Mmh. I don't know how you get the energy to stay so angry at it, man.
[He slips even lower somehow in his seat, wings drooping.]
And it's not like there aren't worse places to be.
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[He finally sits up and slides his hands under his shades to rub the heels against the inner corners of his eyes.]
But. Yeah. It's better, not being alone.
[He lets out a breath that's only barely trying to be a laugh.]
Don't freak out if I go off on my own for a bit sometime soon, though. I'm not gone, I'm just. Doing my thing. [He puts his elbows on the table again and rests face in his hands.] Xion and I got that in common.
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... I might do that, too. Mikasa... went home. So between her and Xion, I kind of need to go blow off some steam.
[you know. uproot some trees and eat them. that kind of thing]
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[He glances at Eren, but wait yes that feels nice. Davesprite's wing twitches once and then some of the tension winds out of him. It's good to be touched. It's good to remember he's not alone at the end of the world again.
He winds an arm around Eren's back, holds him to shore him up.]
Sorry to hear that.
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And that much is reassuring]
Yeah. I found the scarf I knitted her for christmas on her bed, but none of her other things. So... she went home. [And left him here alone. Eren is adamant as hell about how much he DOESN'T NEED MIKASA and SHE'S NOT HIS MOM and HE CAN TOTALLY STAND ON HIS OWN!!
but when she's gone, that bravado is much harder to keep up with]
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You're welcome to stay here for a while, you know. We've got the room. Bro won't mind.
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[he lifts his head, looking up at the stove]
Let's get our cocoa and go sit somewhere softer.
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[Davesprite starts to get up to make the cocoa only to lean forward instead and kiss Eren's forehead gently.
Wow, that was gay.]
It'll be okay. Xion's coming back. We both know that.
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Y-yeah. And I know. And we'll be there when she gets back. [he sounds confident about that!] ... Mikasa will come back too. Someday. I mean, Commander Erwin's come and gone like five times. [he doesn't sound nearly as confident about that]
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[He squeezes Eren's shoulder and goes to put the water and chocolate powder in the mugs.]
You a marshmallow kind of guy?
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[he shakes his head and stands up and looks at the cocoa]
Um, marshmallows. Definitely.
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[How many times has he lost Bro, now.
He ruffles his wings, glances back at Eren, and manages a slender smile.]
Two double marshmallows, coming right up.
[He loads marshmallows into both their mugs and offers Eren his.]
Enjoy your diabetes.
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Oh diabetes. He actually knows what that is! He laughs]
Man, I'm not gonna get diabetes from one mug of cocoa. Mmm. [he pauses, pretending to listen to something] Do you hear that? I think.. I think the couch is calling to us. "Daaaave. Ereeeeen. Come sit on meeee."
[he grins at him. GOOD JOKE RIGHT?]
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Fine, fine, go treat your ass to our fine cushions, you butt-privilege-toting douchebag.
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[And he throws himself heavily (or, well, as heavily as a thirteen-pound ghost thing can) into Eren's lap to prove it.]
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[oof. Eren holds his mug up to keep the impact from spilling it everywhere]
You're so light.
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[He flops down to lie on his back across Eren's lap, draping said tail over the end of the couch.]
But yeah, I'm like a ghost thing. I mean, I'm solid, kind of, but there's not a lot here.
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And that is petting his hair and feathery ruff]
But you feel solid.
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