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[He sees that smile.] Must be tough, being so high up. [He shrugs at the 'seatbelt'. Not that he particularly minds but:] You're not that scary.

[Ice cream for lunch when it's raining?] --Yeah sure, why not.

It's so much pressure. [laughs and gives a little rev of the engine. they might be in the middle of town and there might be cops around but he doesn't mind it at all.

someone take away his license. not that it would stop him tbh.]

Maybe I need to grow some teeth. [snaps his teeth together and then pulls into traffic, humming a little as he heads for a very familiar shop downtown.] I like starting with desert first and I know just the guy to bother.

That's bad for your health. You definitely need to take more breaks.

[Riku settles in his seat and notices the way downtown, but the mention of a guy does make him raise an eyebrow.] Friend of yours?

My uncle thinks I take way too much as it is. But I think he sleepwalks to work every night.

[he's not a bad driver when he wasn't zipping around lost in his own world. it helps that there was someone else in the car.]

He's got a set of numbers and I've been trying to get him to open up a bit more. He's a bit shell-shocked about everything really, and I've been trying to think of things he can get involved with that will help him relax a bit more.

If it's that bad maybe they'll pay you to leave.

[Content as he is to be out of the rain, Riku doesn't seem to notice much, absently running a hand through his hair and letting the AC dry him out.] One of us? Don't really blame him. That cave... it was pretty bad. [His hand clenches a bit on his knee.]

Everyone's always talking about meeting up. Maybe you should take him to one to meet other people. [Then a thought occurs to him and he looks at Shou.]

You mean at the ice cream shop? That British guy with the long hair? [Come to think he hadn't seen much of him since that whole fang thing.]

I'm only working there because Father insists that I need to understand honest labor. I told him that I had more honest work when I was modelling and he just sighed at me.

[shou wasn't there at the cave at the beginning. he arrived later and felt so useless, something that he never really liked feeling. so this was probably a way for him to make up not being there in the dark fighting.] Yeah. It was.

[there was the shop but it would take driving around a couple times before shou found a good parking spot.]

Yup, the British guy with the long hair. I did meet with him in a bar and I think I confused him a little bit. [he grinned about it because hey, he knows he looks like a girl when he tries.] Probably the skirt threw him off.

Do you think he's into video games? What about everyone else?

I'm surprised they didn't just shove you in law or med.

Visual Kei? [That prompts a laugh, though a little forced after the thought of the cave.] Nobody's going to appreciate that all the way out here. Did he ask you where you got your shoes? [Just a little teasing because Adrian is clearly a girl in a fanged body.]

[He thinks about that for a bit.] Yeah, sure. Who doesn't like S&M? The new one that just came out is even multiplayer. [And if he doesn't like it yet, he will. Obviously.]

They tried. There was also the vague hope I would join Mother in music but that didn't pan out either.

[he grinned and hey, if it was a little forced, well that's okay too. after all, it still was a little hard to remember that place.] Something like that, although I just like dressing up in various styles. You'll be surprised how many guys hit on me thinking I'm a girl. [he shook his head. they had other things they discussed instead of his boots, not that he would go into it.]

You haven't got it yet?

Why didn't you? Too much work?

You don't seem to mind. Besides, he can't really talk with his hair like that.

Me? No, too... this past couple of months have been pretty hectic. Besides, I lost a few commissions when I got laid up that time. Need to make them up. Partly why I decided to stretch my legs instead of taking the bike.

Too easy. [how could he explain that he often felt like he was just relearn the music? it wasn't that he didn't have the talent, he just didn't have the struggle to find that talent once he kept up with it.]

Why should I? People are people no matter what sex their body is.

[glancing at him for a moment and then grins.] Let's have an S&M party then. You can try it at my place and we can invite Adrian and get him to enjoy something to and maybe others can join in.

What's with that? [A scoff.] You sound like you're looking for something.

[Nothing objectionable about that, considering gay marriage is legal here and all.] How'd he take finding out you were a guy, anyway?

[He brightens a bit.] Yeah, an S&M Party sounds good. We can even pair off and tag team if we get enough people.

Maybe I am. I haven't a clue what it is though. I just feel... restless with the usual choices.

He didn't seem too upset. [he was a good looking guy even when he was in a skirt.]

Oh yeah. And we can get some take out and if people want to talk about serious stuff, they can go into the kitchen.

Maybe you should run, then. Find out what it is that you need to know.

Serious stuff, huh. It's.. I saw something pretty weird when I was out on a job.

That's what I'm doing here. Just... filling in time while I go about looking into other things and hoping something pings me.

Weird? Weird how? [a parking spot! Shou pounces on it before anyone else can claim it.]

Just around here? No wonder. You should get out of the city. Or aren't you up to anything rougher than a dance floor? [Teases a bit.] There's a hiking trail not too far off. I... didn't forget, there.

[And that jolts him-- watch out for that fender-- nevermind.]

Weird like this. [He takes his phone out and taps through it, showing Shou the picture he managed to get.]

I've been all over the world. This city is just another stop on my journey. [laughs at the idea] Ever danced in high heels?

[he's careful with his baby even if it doesn't seem like it. He turns off the car and unbuckles before looking at the picture.]

That is weird... If I didn't know any better I would think that InASquare was testing their latest game format in the real world.

I could live without it. [Though Shou's free to try.]

[Riku unlocks the door on his side but doesn't get out just yet.]

I wish. These things were more like hairy little soot sprites. We went into a cabin to take cover.

It's not that hard; you just got to balance on the balls of your feet. [he already has, thanks]

Did they attack you at all?

You've tried it? [~~Maybe we should make this a crossdressing party, Shou.~~]

They didn't. That's the weirdest part. They just... went by.

Half of my boots have heels on them. [~~don't give him ideas, or he'll make everyone wear a dress.~~]

That's weird. You'd think they'll be looking for us.

Not so bad. [~~...I support this. You never asked if he ever wore heels at all, Shou.~~]

Maybe they're after something bigger than a couple of us.

Of course, only a few of them have high heels. [~~oh dear, that would be so right err wrong... err right and wrong?~~]

Or maybe they're gathering information.

Need a little boost? [~~It's an S&M Party, they should look the part, too. Roleplaying! Er. Cosplaying.~~]

About what? We barely know anything ourselves. The whole Sage message just sounds like a really bad prank. There's nothing to find.

Not really. I just like how they make my legs look. [~~you just want to see him walk in those things, just admit it.~~]

Then maybe we just need to start digging around. Maybe see if the library has information or any place really.

[That prompts a slightly choked laugh.] Shameless. [It's a compliment. Takes guts. ~~They're very nice legs.~~]

I checked on the net, but there's nothing about 'stones of the earth' or anything like that. It's like a manga.

And you know it. [he smiles because he knows it takes a lot of guts. ~~aren't they ever?~~]

Nothing about legends from natives or anything?

[~~Host in leather shorts and thigh high boots, Shou. Then make everyone else do it.~~]

Native Americans? No pings. Just a couple of jewelry shops. It might not even be really stones we're looking for.

[~~those tight leather ones? oh dear, then people will believe that the party really is S&M and not for video games~~]

There's got to be something out there, some where.

[~~Exactly. Riku will be your bouncer and push the little lost lambs back inside when they try to run.~~]

If there is, it's not going to be easy to find. [And he likes books but libraries tend to be stuffy.]

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[~~ah Riku so nice to Shou and his problems of communicating to the rest of the normal world~~]

That's why I wished there was someone like my brother involved in this. He is a bookworm and trying to pry him out of a library is like trying to pry Final Strike from the Rainbow Casino in Seven.

[~~He's always been pretty broad minded.~~]

Your brother isn't in the Network, right? It's pretty weird who is and isn't. It's almost random. [Aside a generous portion of them being part or full japanese. A soft snort for that reference, though.] I liked motorcycle chase better anyway.

[~~shou just forgets that not everyone speaks shou~~]

I've got a cousin on it but no one else. I know a couple others because of family business circles but they aren't family.

So do I, but Final Strike is useful against the Serphas.

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