savetheearth | Mission - Pancakes / Backdated to the morning of April 3rd

Entry tags:

Mission - Pancakes / Backdated to the morning of April 3rd

Who: Tony and anyone awake at Willow Ridge after the Kidnapping Incident
What: Demon be hungry, so that means pancakes for all.
Where: Willow Ridge kitchen
When: Morning of April 3rd, after Nathan's rescue
Warnings: Possibly some recollections of violence, but otherwise only pancakes. Maybe eggs. We'll see.

Dressed in jeans and a light T-shit, one could almost forget just the night before he'd been barely able to walk under his own power and bleeding all over himself. Quite the change, though watching closely it was still evident Tony was a little tender and sore. Moving stiff and careful while he cooked.

As it turned out, healing was hungry business. Fortunately Willow Ridge was equipped with a well enough stocked kitchen, and Tony with a little skill instilled by Hajime. Despite his best efforts, he still couldn't really use chopsticks with any kind of efficiency. Fortunately pancakes only required a spatula.

Stacks of them, in fact. The first attempts, under-cooked or over had already been eaten, but now he was on a roll. Why not ask him why he's cooked so much, or join in to help devour the abundance? Surely, he figured, the others would wake soon and they'd be hungry as well. Though likely Tony was far over-estimating their hunger by comparing it to his own.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

One never knows with demons. Misa is appropriately appalled by that metaphor, but elects to set into her second pancake (while avoiding watching Tony eat) rather than comment on it. She doesn't understand this at all, but they seem happy.

"You never have too many miles," Shou replied, turning his head a little and finding that he was eyeing a very nice neck. So he just had to give it a lick and then settle even better against Tony. "Vintage cars have millions of miles but yet people pay top dollar for them. So. The same for people too. All those miles means that you know how to make your partner feel even better."

He is pretty much sleepy talking by this point. sooner or later he was just going to pass out into one pile of dorky vampire unless someone tried to wake him up.

Oi, that's speciest, Misa. You didn't even know he was a demon until five minutes ago! Sorry he eats gross he's just starving. He'll remember manners once he feels significantly less like eating a horse. If she'd healed overnight from three bullet wounds and acid burns she'd be famished too.

"If you say so," Tony teased, grinning mischievously over at his cat-like shoulder drape. "I'll take your word for it." He does make a content little noise at the lick, but nothing further out of concern for Misa's comfort. She's a squeaking bashful mess as it is, best not to make her any more uncomfortable.

Casually he pats Shou's let with his free hand. "You didn't have to stay up for me you know, but thanks. We'll get you back to bed soon." Once he's done feeding everyone, that is. Then back to sleep for a while.

Is it his turn to carry Shou?

Misa chokes on a half-chewed bite of pancake at that lick, devolving into a coughing fit and quickly chasing it down with someone's glass of water (hopefully it's her own, she isn't really paying attention).

"Get a room," she manages to choke out.

Yeah, he made a tiny little squeak at the pat, wiggling a little because oh someone is just so nice to him today, but Misa, well, what she said deserves a comment. So he cracked his eyes open - they were clearly not focusing - and his voice was really more a quiet mutter than his usual tones, but he does say, "We are in a room. Mebbe you need to move."

Poor, poor Misa. Tony can't help but snicker, and give Shou a gentle admonishing flick. "C'mon that's enough, leave the poor girl alone. She gets any redder she might burst."

Or drown if she keeps trying to inhale the water, sheesh. Let him eat then it can be bedtime okay Shou?

Misa is about to retort that this is a common area when Tony comes to her defense; while simultaneously still poking fun at her. Compared to Shou, she'll take it. Once the coughing is out of her system she sticks her tongue out in Shou's direction.

"Listen to your boyfriend, he has manners!"

He blinked at her and then glanced up at Tony before breaking into giggles again. This time he muffled them against Tony's neck, snuggling in as close as he could without falling out of his chair or causing them both to fall over backwards. It was quite clear that he was asleep within a minute of doing that, his feet curling a little in contentment.

It's all in good fun, Misa, and she really is getting awfully red so it's not like he's saying anything that's untrue. Also you know it's bad when it's Tony who has the manners, especially while he's wolfing down his breakfast. At least he's slowed to a more normal human pace after the first few griddlecakes were in. Healing is hungry work you know.

He snickers along with Shou's giggle fit, highly amused at the whole situation, but in a moment he feels Shou go limp and blinks over at him in confusion. "Huh..?" Oh, yeah, no he definitely fell asleep. "Would you look at that? Conked right out." His tone is fond.

Still going to at least finish this plate, Shou's fine where he is.

It really is hard to reconcile Shou sleeping and curled up like a cat with the vampire that had struck fear in her heart the night before.

"There's lots of extra rooms here," Misa says in a whisper, not wanting to wake him up for a variety of reasons. "If you want to move him."

When the monster side comes out to play they really can be quite terrifying, that is after all the nature of monsters. Fortunately for Misa it's not the ruling force, she just happened to be there at a very bad time when tensions were high.

"He's got one here that's already darkened, stays here every now and then. I'll drag him down there after I've finished, really gotta refuel feel like I'm starving to death." He echoes the quiet tone, and is careful not to shift or move too much while the vampire snoozes on his shoulder. At least Tony can fuel up on pancakes and not blood.

Welp Misa is going to sleep much less easily knowing that. Thanks Tony.

She watched him continue to inhale pancakes with some trepidation.

Oh, yes, that look. She definitely looks uncomfortable. He perks an eyebrow. "What? Relax, he doesn't stay often. And with a guy this flashy you'll know when he's here."

No vampires skulking about trying to nibble on you, Misa. Tony has no idea what happened while he was off getting himself shot and douses with acid, but he's sure Shou's said something to set her on the intensely nervous kick she's in right now. Soooo hungry, but he's almost done he'll leave you alone soon.

"He's pretty good at sneaking around," she says uncertainly. But it's true, Shou does have a way of announcing himself.

"He's not the type to drop in on you from the shadows without warning. Besides, he's not some mindless animal, you know. It's not his fault what he has to eat to survive, but it's not like everyone in the world's on the menu," Tony does sound slightly scolding with that. He understands the fear, he does, but Shou's his friend as well. He knows him well enough to know he's not just going to go berserk and start snacking on people without warning.

"I know last night probably didn't paint anyone in a very good light, but Shou's one of the most generous and genuinely kind people I've ever met. And trust me, I've met a lot of douchebags."

Misa takes his scolding in stride, but she doesn't look particularly convinced.

"No offense, Tony, but you're a little biased," she points out, eyes going to the sleeping Shou currently snuggled up to his side. "He talks about hunting people like we're animals. How am I supposed to trust someone like that?"

"Maybe a little, but that doesn't mean I started off that way. He's helped a lot of people, never asked for anything in return. You can ask Lazarus if you don't believe me."

He shrugs, and with the all the grace of a vacuum cleaner hoovers up the rest of his plate. He'd like more, but sleeping Shou has made the decision for him, sigh. "He's a big part of why I've stuck out this numbered bullshit so long, and that was way before hooking up was ever even an option so don't look at me like that. This is recent."

He snorts, and raises his eyebrow at the sleeping man. "Did he? Pfeh, big talk. Besides, he goes after scumbags. Criminals, mobsters, people like that."

Misa can't say that she particularly trusts Lazarus's judgement either, after last night. But the mention of 'hooking up' is enough to distract her and make her look pointedly at the opposite wall.

"I don't need to know details."

The knowledge that he goes after criminals makes her feel a little bit safer, but not as secure as Tony seems to think it should.

He rolls his eyes. "I'm not giving you details, relax. You were awfully curious earlier." He smirks a little.

Forced to abandon his mission to fill his gut he turns his attention to Shou, attempting to maneuver him into his arms without waking him. Guess it's nap time after all.

"Whatever, sounds like you've already made up your mind about us. Still, thanks for sticking around and driving last night."

Yes he knows, but there's so much more to the story that he can't properly explain with a Shou sound asleep on his shoulder. Another time, maybe.

"If I've made up my mind, it's because your boyfriend talked about chewing on me last night," Misa shoots back. It is not unfair to be freaked out by a vampire who has actively intimidated her, damn it. They're the crazy ones for trusting him so much.

"I'll talk to him about it," Later, when he's not exhausted and drained. This conversation alone has proven to be more draining than he'd expected. Here he just wanted to have some breakfast and pretend things weren't awful for an hour or so, is that so much to ask?

Yes, yes it is. "Can I ask you something?"

"... Okay," Misa says guardedly.

"Why'd you stay?"

That isn't the question she was expecting. Misa freezes for a moment or two, uncertain how to answer.

"Because... I wanted to do anything I could to help everyone get back safe. Nathan is a good kid, and Lazarus... I care about him a lot."

She averts her eyes, a little embarrassed to be saying it out loud, but that's probably where the real answer lies. "I like Lazarus, a lot. And he's done me a lot of favors, so I wanted to do something for him. I couldn't just leave while he was like that."

Tony looks thoughtful a few moments, then gives a satisfied nod.

"Well, in that case, thanks. Sorry you got drug into all of that,"

Although he does put on a funny, unreadable expression at her admission of how much she likes Lazarus. That's going to... end awkwardly, but it's not his place so he won't say anything. Sorry, Misa, you'll be left in the dark a little bit longer. "It's appreciated. He's like a brother to me, it's good he's got people looking out for him."

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject