Dual Post (Trendafilka's Chaos, bonus part)

[ogrewarrior]

[Private to the Hothead]

Hey, man. I was thinking about it, while I tried to not burn to death. Look, there's some shit you and I got unresolved. It... you're going nuts, trying to keep calm all the time, and ya can't just lash out at the littlest provocation. Couldn't the first time we had one of these 'come to Juudai' talks, can't a year later. World just ain't that way anymore, and I know that's a goddamned shame.

I know ya chased down that psychic duelist on a bike a few months ago. I was one of the officers in the chase. Blue flames everywhere ain't exactly subtle. And now this. We gotta find a better outlet, man. I'd hate to have to actually bust ya for the damage, after all the stuff we've worked on. If charbroiling me didn't really help, yeah. We'll have that duel or at least a rematch. Come on over, help me get some tires on my bike and fix the melted wiring. Or, we try to reduce the other one to hamburger, which is also fine.

[Private to family/friends/coworkers]

I'm going to fucking hell.

[Event]

So, for some reason, you're in Kaz's apartment's parking lot. He doesn't appear to be here, but there IS a melted looking bike in the lot, with some tools set out in front of it, and what looks like melted bike goo leading upstairs to a fancy looking place.

Comments

Re: Event

[azuremagma]

"I mean, I fuckin' planned on it, soon as we got back from fuckin' South America. It was supposed to be two days, a week tops. An' I said over and over 'this'll be the time I catch 'er. This'll be the time we finally meet back up an' we can regale each other with tales of our stupid ass travels through the twelve dimensions an' Earth. Maybe next time our dumb asses will take the other one with us.

Well. Two days turned 'ta a week o' dodgin' suits an' a private army. I ain't good at incognito shit, y'know? A week turned ta a month. Then six. Six fuckin' months an' all I could fuckin' think 'bout was what was waitin' fer me, back 'ome, back 'ere. Then I get back an' find out ya WERE 'ere. 'oly 'ell, I wasn't bein' a dreamin' idiot. It was fuckin' 'appenin'.

Only it wasn't. I got back an' ya were already back with yer 'igh school sweet'eart."

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[naturalcure]

[Isabel shakes her head.]

Right. So it's on me, huh.

Re: Event

[azuremagma]

"Gonna be honest, tryin' ta talk ya then was gonna end in a fist fight an' 'alf the town ablaze."

Re: Event

[naturalcure]

'Cause I jumped right into another girl's arms without even giving you another chance?! That's what you're saying, right?!

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[azuremagma]

"Eh, kinda. I'm waitin' fer ya ta stop accusin' me an' hoppin' down my throat an' usin' my mouth ta spit out what ya think I'm sayin' an' maybe let ya start talkin' since I feel like I'm doin' most o' the jabberin'.

Ne'er thought I'd be the one with a cool 'ead in a conversation, shit."

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[naturalcure]

[Isabel takes in a deep breath. Releases it. Deep breath. Release.]

Then why don't you tell me exactly what you mean before I say a single damn thing. So I don't keep getting the wrong impression.

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[azuremagma]

"It was gonna end in a fuckin' fist fight 'cause I was 'urtin' like 'ell and I didn't 'ave any fuckin' outlet for it. Talkin' ta ya CLEARLY didn't 'elp the first time an' my strategy for those few months was 'never be sober again.'

Lemme put this inta perspective fer ya. Ya come back from the forest an' instead o' bein' on the other side o' the world, I'm datin' Suguru. 'ow do ya react?"

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[naturalcure]

[Isabel lets out a scoff.] What, that you finally got your first choice instead of me?

I certainly wouldn't have been surprised. And it sure wouldn't be the first time it happened to me.

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[azuremagma]

He grins.

"So you're sayin' I shouldn't be surprised that ya got yer first choice instead o' me?"

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[naturalcure]

--no!

I never - I never saw Jeanette that way until after I left! I was in love with you!

I thought you didn't care! I thought you'd only even gotten with me in the first place because Suguru picked Briar! You kept leaving, what else was I supposed to think!?

If seeing me with her bugged you so much - why did you walk out on me so many goddamn times?!

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[azuremagma]

"What? Ya weren't some fuckin' second string pick. Outta e'rythin' an' e'ryone else, ya were fuckin' brilliant! E'rythin' I coulda asked for. Vicious, funny, smart as fuck, helluva good fighter an' duelist an' I was in love with you too.

I jus'... shit jus' kept fuckin' 'appenin'. I know it ain't... It's..."

He looks like he's about to puff up and start yelling again, but he deflates. He looks tired. He looks old, his eyes dimming a little.

"...'s my fault Izzy. I started the run 'round. Of 'course ya'd jus' say 'fuck it' and run off to the forest after it. Shoulda kept ya in the loop fuckin' better. Jus' wasn't used ta 'avin' someone 'round 'oo was in my corner."

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[naturalcure]

....I thought you'd already moved on from me when I left.

I didn't know I was going to end up in the forest. I just left because...

[She places her hands to her eyes.]

After I lost to Z-ONE, I felt....broken. And I didn't know what to do.

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[azuremagma]

"'Course I didn't."

... what's the protocol here? ... is it going to be weird if I hug? Shoot from the hip and try to hug you anyway.

"An' runnin' ain't fixin' it, but 's better than sittin' 'round feelin' sorry fer yerself. Looks like ya figured out what ta do though, which is good."