Party after the Baptism By Shadow ; May 12, 2063 - 10:00 PM

[ktotheatothez]

[Kaz is fiddling with Oswald's Cross. Having come out of the Vault after a long, interesting talk with Elaine of all people - beings - people. They said it was time to party but Kaz is still a little overwhelmed. His Seven consisted of three Malice Kings, the Bishop and a Cardinal of the Brotherhood, and one of their highest level operatives. It really is a "YO MAN" moment for him, even now that it's all done.

He's looking at Alistair Mordechai, Hikaru Shinta, Aidan Clayce, Maes Mordechai, Paolo Inojosa and Marissa Inojosa at the table, fiddling with the necklaces, the cross tucked away in the pocket of his jacket.

Won't I have to put this on a chain? And then there's the uniform...

Oh he thinks it's bad-ass, no question, even if Hikaru looks so uncomfortable in it. He snickers now, grabbing a glass and pouring himself a drink. He's actually starting slow: vodka mudshake.]

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[clayce]

[Aidan is not starting slow at all, of course. And he has no intention of letting Kaz do the same.

Smiling now, as he pours himself some whiskey.]

It's been a while since I've had something like that.

[Eyeing that bottle in Kaz's hand, of course.]

[ktotheatothez]

Father, hi. Uh...

[His gaze flits to the bottle in his hand. W-well it's not like he was being afraid of drinking stronger stuff, but the night was kind of young.]

I thought I'd start with my favorite, and work my way through... Slowly.

[clayce]

Fair enough. After you're finished with that, though...

[Tapping his bottle with a finger. Significantly. Is he smirking? May~be.]

yoooooooooo man

[ktotheatothez]

[He'd seen Aidan smile several times before. But this was a smirk, and for a second, he worried. But then, he had no reason to - just a niggling in the back of his head.]

Sure, why not?

:D

[clayce]

Excellent.

[Now he is satisfied. For the moment, anyway.]

How do you feel now that it is over?

Re: :D

[ktotheatothez]

Odd. Relieved. Different.

[He takes a good, long, drink of his mudshake after that.]

[clayce]

Different how, exactly?

[ktotheatothez]

Settled, maybe. Thank you, by the way, Father... For coming with me.

[He tips back his drink shyly, it's empty.]

I believe I'll try some of that whiskey now.

[He grins.]

[clayce]

That's good. And you're welcome.

[There's a glass with ice already appearing close to Kaz's hand. Aidan's leaning over now, to pour him a generous serving, then refill his own.]

Cheers?

[mordechai]

[He hates to admit it, but Mae had been right: they had needed that Walk. All of them had.

And his former student had been initiated without trouble, as expected. That was... good.

Sitting on his own now, nursing his own bottle (how many has he had already? Hell, did it even matter?), content to watch everyone else. It's nice to be here, he realizes, but he wasn't about to say that to anyone, especially the people he was with now. He'd never hear the end of it.]

[ktotheatothez]

[Kaz finds Alistair nursing a bottle a ways away from the others. He'd been gone a month and true to form, the Seer looked way better.]

You look good, Alistair. All healed up?

[He smiles and plants himself down next to the older man, procuring a nearby bottle for himself.]

[mordechai]

Mostly.

[Looking at that bottle he's getting.]

Didn't you have more than enough with Aidan already?

[Yeah, he had caught that.]

[ktotheatothez]

Mmh... Maybe.

[Yes. No. Kaz isn't sure, but he's happy to see Alistair. Really happy to see him.]

[mordechai]

More like definitely.

[Shaking his head in amusement, and taking a swig from his bottle.]

You ought to learn how to get used to this sort of thing, kid.

[ktotheatothez]

[Kaz snickers and digs out his pack, lighting up beside the other man.]

Hmmm. You and Hikaru seem to be doing okay.

[He's referring to the banter that occurred during their walk into the Old Paths.]

[mordechai]

[Huh. Well.]

We are.

[La la la la, this bottle is so interesting!

[ktotheatothez]

[Huh. Good. He's drained this bottle and reaches for more, not that he ever has put this much alcohol in his system... But he feels fuzzy, warm... Thirsty.]

Good. Uh, well... I got to see Nico while I was out there... He looked great. Fantastic, even.

[He trails off, because yeeeeeah, his boyfriend was a hot piece of Riskbreaker booty. Mm. Wait what? He shakes his head and lights up another cigarette.]

[icarusalsoflew]

[And during one of those moments where most everyone else is either talking among themselves or doing their own thing, Hikaru's kicking back in his chair, fixing his gaze on the roof, blowing smoke rings into the air.

His old uniform isn't nearly as bothersome anymore, for some reason. It almost feels right for him to wear it at the moment.

...You didn't hear that, Elaine. Nope. You didn't.

(Please be busy doing Creator Shit right now.)]

[ktotheatothez]

[He's been plied with some alcohol, and food when he finds Hikaru, gazing towards the sky (or was it the roof).]

Mind if I sit here?

[He'd wait for permission, ordinarily, but he's barely managed to pry himself away from Marissa, who wanted to do shots and needs a break, so he sits down and lights up as well.]

Feeling better?

[icarusalsoflew]

[The smile he's giving Kaz the moment the boy approaches is more than enough of a go ahead.]

Me? I'm always good. You might not be soon enough, though.

[ktotheatothez]

Brother, I am fine...

[He is. He does remember Hikaru being sick, though. He stifles a burp.]

Man, Marissa is going to drink me under the table.

[icarusalsoflew]

Is she now? But she's weak.

[By Hikaru Shinta Standards, anyway.]

[ktotheatothez]

[ Kaz's eyebrow raises at this. Then he shrugs and takes a long drag off his cigarette.]

W-ell... we can't all have acid stomachs like Brigade. Or be Russian like Yulia.

[Point of fact, Kaz is properly sloshed now, so when he bumps Hikaru's shoulder, it's fairly clear the walls have gone down.]

Hikaru? Were they okay while I was away?

[icarusalsoflew]

[This is amusing. And almost cute. Just almost.]

They were absolutely terrible.

[Said with perfect solemnity and a grave look.]

[ktotheatothez]

Were they?

[He kind of maybe pouts, because he really missed his Blade, he hasn't seen them as yet. Okay he says it as he takes a swig off of the cruiser he'd snagged.]

I may have really missed them while I was out there...

[Okay. He says the other thing.]

I was happy to see you briefly too, even if you were on-duty.