5 Aug 2063 | Naufragio

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Kaz Zobel de Ayala Aug 5 posted from Naufragio View on Instagram Only I could come back with a video game character for a Persona. — with Josh LaRue and 5 others 21 Likes · 15 Comments View all comments.

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August 9th, 2:00 AM || After the Frozen/Disney marathon

[ktotheatothez]

[It had been great to see Frozen with the Hounds, unfortunately, having told his grandmother and his other family that he'd gotten engaged left some tingling energy under his skin, and he'd tossed in bed for a while, unable to sleep.

He's checking Facebook when he sees Rethe's post and decides that he should probably go see the Angel, now that he's back in town and grounded for the next month. So he gets up and changes before sending a text to Rethe.]

SENT: 2:01 AM
Hey... You at Haven?

[kyriff]

[Responding promptly. You're lucky: he just finished his set.]

SENT: 2:02 AM
Hi. Yes, I am. :)

[ktotheatothez]

SENT: 2:05 AM
I can't sleep... Can I meet you at Haven?

[kyriff]

[That makes him blink, and immediately hunt Cen down. He's going to need a quiet place to settle down in.]

SENT: 2:07 AM
Sure. What's wrong?

[ktotheatothez]

SENT: 2:09 AM
I'm not sure if something's wrong? But I'll see you soon.

[He was in the garage as he sent that text, and it doesn't take all that long to get from the tower to Haven, so he guns the engine and roars out into the night, thoughts running a mile a minute.]

[kyriff]

[Rethe, in the meantime, leaves instructions with the staff to direct his young friend up to the quieter tables at Haven. He's already got his Jack Coke, and he'll smile once Kaz comes around.]

[ktotheatothez]

[The drive to Haven was quick, if anything. After all, traffic was non-existent, and it wasn't as if the Tower was all that far, so he parks the bike and actually leaves the helmet strapped to the seat. Haven was... a haven, after all.

He's instructed to head for the mezzanine and the quieter areas of Haven when he enters. He's ordered a milkshake, of all things, because no more alcohol for a while. He spots Rethe nursing a Jack Coke and approaches, smiling easily.]

Hey, you.

[kyriff]

Hi.

[He's smiling, of course, but it's obvious that he's concerned.]

And hi, Roxas.

[The Persona isn't out yet, but they DO like to be remembered, in Rethe's experience.]

[ktotheatothez]

Hey.

[Roxas murmurs "Hello" sheepishly from in Kaz's head. The young Persona is also blushing, which makes Kaz smile a little as he takes his seat.]

Roxas says 'hello', Rethe... So. Um. I couldn't sleep...

[kyriff]

What's wrong?

[Leaning forward now, because his worry over you is steadily rising...]

[ktotheatothez]

[Have a smile that's meant to reassure you, Mr. Kyriff-Clayce.]

That's the thing... Nothing is. My Blade seems happy, and while we've been told to sit down and take a break, it looks like everyone's happy to do it.

[He settles into the seat and waits for a bit.]

I keep... I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. For something to happen and make things not-okay again. Five days with no major emergency with a Hound involved is a record...

[kyriff]

[Saying this slowly and gently.]

Well... to be fair, the other shoe always ends up dropping in this business. But you don't have to keep waiting on it.

[ktotheatothez]

I suppose not... Um... So you showed up in Naufragio.

[He's been meaning to ask.]

[kyriff]

[Nods.]

Josh was worried about Brianna. I think he felt that I'd be able to cheer her up a little.

[ktotheatothez]

Ah. I thought it was something like that. There are times that I forget that Brianna, for all the things she's been through, is still younger than me in some ways.

[He thinks about making it up to her, maybe an extended day out. And then he looks away for a bit because he has to ask.]

I guess you felt it when I fell?

[kyriff]

[He's quiet for a heartbeat.]

I did. [Then, a little louder.] I also felt it, though, when Hikaru caught you.

[ktotheatothez]

I really thought I'd left them all behind.

[He says, sadness in his voice, and then he amends it.]

...left you all behind.

[kyriff]

[Reaching out now, and covering your hand with his.]

But you didn't.

[Softly, but firmly.]

[ktotheatothez]

[Kaz gives Rethe's hand a gentle squeeze at that.]

But I didn't. I know I keep saying that I'm too stubborn to die, but sometimes I wonder if that really was the case. No use looking a gift horse in the mouth, though...

[kyriff]

If it was not the case, though, what do you think it was?

[Questioning, in Rethe's opinion, was all part of the process. He was pretty sure that most of the others weren't attempting to ask Kaz about it, or were encouraging him to take it as it is.]

[ktotheatothez]

Well... Um... Maybe it was Elaine's way of telling me I wasn't done around here just yet.

[It makes him slouch a little bit in his seat, sipping on his just-arrived milkshake. He's not having as much alcohol, he's got a minor on-board now.]

[kyriff]

[...Ah.]

Can I be blunt with you, Kaz?

[ktotheatothez]

Sure...

[Sipping on his milkshake quietly now, listening intently]

[kyriff]

Elaine doesn't actually want anything from you, beyond you seeing things for what they are, and making your own decisions.

[There is no divine plan anymore. Everyone was responsible for themselves, and nothing had to make sense.]

[ktotheatothez]

So... It was all me?

[Blinking owlishly at you, Rethe.]