5 Aug 2063 | Naufragio

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[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.]

[kyriff]

[Nods.]

Those who care about you love you for you, and they happen to have the means of bringing you back if they so choose. But it's still because of you.

[Taking a drag from his cigarette, looking pensive.]

What you decide to make of this is also in your hands.

[ktotheatothez]

S'all me, then? So...

[That same kind of sad-but-not-quite expression comes up on his face again.]

Does that mean I could've just as easily seen you instead of Hikaru that time?

[It's an innocent question, and he's gonna backpedal if you show any discomfort.]

[kyriff]

[Smiling at that.]

That's a possibility.

[ktotheatothez]

[ He'll take that as it is. ]

Sorry, I really just couldn't sleep at all... I don't know what it is, but I just have this buzzing going on in my head.

[kyriff]

It's okay. I can stay up to keep you company.

[This one doesn't really need to sleep. Besides, he's not too surprised to see Kaz out of sorts. Dying is a bit of a big thing.]

[ktotheatothez]

Thanks...

[ He's going to sip quietly on his drink before he asks: ]

How're you holding up, though?

[kyriff]

I'm all right. Just waiting for Aidan to come back, really.

[And to think that he had just gotten used to Aidan being around more often...]

[ktotheatothez]

[ Kaz hugs you then, Rethe. He knows what it's like when the one you love the most is too far away. He also misses Daddy Dragon, okay. ]

[kyriff]

[Blinking at that, because he wasn't really expecting the affection? He has only begun to get used to it with Josh.

Still, he can adjust.]

Thanks. I really am okay, though.

[He's not putting up a front. Yes, he misses Aidan, but these things do happen.]

[ktotheatothez]

I know you are, man. I just thought...

[ He's easy with his affections, and you matter to him quite a bit, Rethe. ]

Maybe I wanted to give you a hug. I never have, after all.

[kyriff]

I understand. Hugs seem like a big thing for you.

[Or at least, you seem like the type from what he has observed. It's very odd for this one, to be honest: the Malice Kings aren't exactly cuddly, and Rethe is more than content to be the recipient of casual affection, similar to the kind that he'd get from Calintz or Hikaru, and - more recently - Josh.]

[ktotheatothez]

U-um yeah... I always hug my friends, and my family. Especially when I haven't seen them in a while.

[ Well, that's the most indirect admission of friendship he's made. ]

[kyriff]

That's nice. We kind of do things differently among the Kings.

[Understatement of the Century, Rethe Kyriff-Clayce.

Understatement of the Century.]

[ktotheatothez]

[ Kaz chuckles, but doesn't press, then it's a good five minutes of him staring into space before he speaks again. Now it's low, quiet... ]

So I guess... That I'll be alive longer than most. Y'know Mamita said I was going to outlive her...

[ There's that quiver in his voice... ]

[kyriff]

[And this one is quiet too, at least for the moment. He's watching you carefully now that he's getting a better sense of what's weighing down on you.

Then, softly:]

Yes. Yes, you will.

[Kaz was now going to outlive a lot of people. It's a truth that Rethe could not hide him from, but he would certainly try to help.]