tampered | [Jaws Theme] [Log; Ongoing]

[Jaws Theme] [Log; Ongoing]

When; February 17th
Rating; PG to PG-13
Characters; Jade

peonis
Summary; Jade and Peony decide to stretch their legs a little after trolling those who are cursed.
Log;

Satisfied with the day's trollings, Jade sat back, shutting the machine before him. Calmly, he left his quarters, paying little to no mind to any people he came across. He shared an apartment with the important ones, and the others... well, unless they had anything to offer in terms of escape or entertainment, Jade was more than willing to write them off as nothing more than nuisances to be tolerated until he could finally leave. And the most important person in Jade's (not so) humble opinion lay ahead of his little excursion.

Blinking eyes of crimson as they adjusted to the lighting, Jade, once again ignoring anyone else on the street, continued onward to the fountain from which he'd arrived. Although he wandered in what could be mistaken for a daze, he absorbed everything in his deft pace. One of the many basic rules of survival rooted itself in being aware of one's surroundings-- and Jade took care not to defy those rules.

Other laws? Those were expendable. ♥

"Ah." came a quiet sound as Jade, to his surprise, wound up at his destination. That had been... quite easy. Then again, he recalled reading how one could just travel aimlessly and still wind up in the correct location.

Curious.

Casually leaning against the fountain's edge, Jade did all he could do now, and what he usually found himself doing when Peony and an assigned time were involved.

He waited.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Seeing as how Peony was neither familiar with nor particularly observant, in this instance, towards his new surroundings, he tentatively made his way to the fountain. The vague remembrance of the way there played on the edges of his recollection--but even so, he didn't put forth much of an effort to tug it back into his conscious mind. Of course, he could have asked for directions, but that wasn't really his style. As far as Peony was concerned, he would get there. Eventually.

And get there, he did. Eventually.

Peony approached Jade from the side, smacking a hand on his shoulder ungracefully.

"Pray tell, what is a girl like you doing in a place like this?"

Not missing a beat, Jade brought his voice up an octave, adopting what could only be described as a poor Southern accent, "Waiting for the ma~n of my dreams, good sir." A genuine smile tugged at his lips at the sight of his good friend.

"But it doesn't seem like it's you, so please move along if you will. ♥"

Following suit, Peony countered with an obnoxiously bad Southern accent of his own at an octave lower than his normal tone.

"Are you sure you're not just mis~taken, lil' lady? After all, that fall from heaven musta done a number on ya. I'd reckon your brains are all scrambled," he replied as he moved in close and grinned shamelessly.

"Oh lawwwwdy me! Back you animal! Back!" Jade covered his mouth and, in mock bashfulness, turned his head away. "Honest to goodness, they should lock men like you in jai~l!"

It took every fiber of Jade's being to hold back the laughter. He'd missed this. After so many months with nary a care in the world, and suddenly finding himself thrust into a situation without his best friend, the man needed an outlet. Or rather, someone to plot with and then use others as the outlet.

Peony opened his mouth and tried to reply to that. He really did. And yet he found himself throwing his head back and letting out a bout of explosive laughter instead of the verbal quip he'd intended.

"I'm not going to lie," he started brightly, straightening up after such an undignified display. Not that he cared how it had appeared, but his stomach muscles had begun to cramp. "I've missed you, Jade. It's great to see you again." Though he kept his response lighthearted, Peony was truly, deeply glad to be bantering with the other man once again.

In a rare display, Jade found himself chuckling along with Peony's raucous display. With the ghost of his smile still lingering on his face, he responded, eyes alight with happiness and a hand outstretched for a good, old fashioned handshake.

"And it's good to see you too, Peony."

Without hesitation, Peony pulled Jade into an enthusiastic bear hug as a genuine smile formed on his face. After releasing him and standing back once again, he then rested a hand on each of Jade's shoulders.

"You seem to be in good health," he determined after giving Jade a mock cursory visual examination. "I take it you've not been drinking too much to ease your separation anxiety?"

"I've been sober for fifteen minutes and counting, Your Majesty." Jade just barely managed to form the sentence after nearly having the life crushed out of him. He reached up to his shoulders and grasped Peony's hands briefly, giving them a quick, firm squeeze before letting his arms drop to his sides once more.

"And yourself? I trust you weren't completely heart broken at my absence?"

"Not completely," he intoned with a smirk and a shrug. "Your Majesty, hm? For a minute there, you almost had me fooled into thinking that you'd be using my actual name on a regular basis."

Folding his arms, he let his expression dissolve into something decidedly more whimsical.

"Well then, I think we should take care of your unfortunately low blood-alcohol level. After all, this touching reunion is cause for celebration."

"Only in bed, Your Majesty. That was just a slip up." Jade quipped back, settling into a more relaxed pose. Peony's status as emperor never really fazed Jade, but that didn't stop him from adopting a proper tone with him-- even if the purpose of doing so really was just to annoy the hell out of his best friend.

At the proposition, his eyebrow arched. "Honestly, you give all us men such a bad name. Only thinking about women and liquor," Jade paused, bringing a finger to his lips in mock ponder, "I suppose that leaves me only with sports on my mind."

Peony decided to entirely ignore that first comment.

"Hey! I think about other things!" he barked, his features contorting into a scowl briefly before softening into an almost happy pout. "Like rappigs."

There was a pause.

A rather long pause.

There was a rather long pause.

And then Jade spoke.

"I rest my case."

"Ooh, a victory for Peo-kun! ♥~"

Peony thrust his fist into the air and did a little dance before planting his hands on his hips and grinning in Jade's direction.

"You up for hitting a bar? Of course, I'm not sure what currency they accept or even where one is, but...."

"That wasn't a victory, Your Majesty." Jade sighed, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

However the proposition was enough to pique The Necromancer's interest-- this time in a more positive light. "I haven't been out since arriving, so I very well may take you up on that offer. As for currency," he patted a pocket, "I brought enough. It was just laying about, so I figured it would do no harm to borrow some money. ♥"

Edited 2009-02-18 11:23 (UTC)

"Don't be a sore loser," Peony chided lightly, wagging a finger at Jade.

"Oh? How fortunate! If you know of a bar, then let's go," he insisted as he tugged on the sleeve of Jade's ~~unfashionable~~ uniform.

It wasn't Jade's fault the Malkuth Imperial Forces had such shoddy fashion sense. That being said, the colonel found himself being dragged along by his far-too-energetic friend. It took a moment for Jade to regain his step as he fell behind Peony.

"Now, tell me Your Majesty, how do you intend for me to lead you to the bar if you insist on dragging me like some cheap luggage?"

And it certainly wasn't Peony's fault that Sesseman never accepted his uniform redesigns. That old geezer always seemed to find fault with some aspect of his concept sketches, but Peony was sure in his heart that the damn fogey just didn't want to spend the money. At least, that's what he told himself, because there was no way his designs were anything but flawless. Or so he thought.

Upon hearing that, he let go of Jade's sleeve. "Sorry, man. You're definitely not cheap. By all means, go ahead."

Jade readjusted his glasses, speaking only when he passed Peony, giving the other man a wry smile as he did so. "Does that mean you still see me as luggage, then?"

Before the other man could answer, Jade began walking Northeast, towards the general location of the pub.

Peony let out a curt laugh and scratched his neck absentmindedly.

"Oh, come on, I said nothing of the sort. We both know that luggage can't buy drinks," he called after Jade as he lengthened his strides in order to catch up.

"Right, right." Jade sighed, feigning hurt.

"I'm beginning to think you only want me as your personal tour guide, Your Majesty." He slowed his pace so Peony could keep up, despite the other man being taller and bigger in general. "Why, I feel used! Defiled! Dirty even!"

Edited 2009-02-19 04:04 (UTC)

Peony finished closing the distance and slung his arm around Jade's shoulders.

"No, but I do want to get you drunk so then I can defile you."

"Oh my." Jade's pace turned into a somewhat slower saunter thanks to the extra weight. Peony was heavy.

"Well, you'll get your chance soon enough. We should be coming up to it soon." Jade motioned to a rather quaint establishment-- nothing out of the ordinary, really. Just a standard, local pub, brimming with enough life to make it seem just inconspicuous enough.

Jade smirked. Aside from the various 'curses' and other annoyances, this city would be just perfect. How... disgusting.

"Excellent."

Upon nearing the storefront, Peony hobbled ahead and held the door open for the other man. After all, he figured it to be the very least he could do if he was going to take advantage of him after getting him inebriated. At that thought, Peony couldn't help but let out a snerk before grinning innocently at Jade. Truly, he enjoyed being able to have this sort of exchange with his best friend once again.

"After you. ♥"

He had a chance to make a traditional 'ladies first' comment, however the pub's inviting atmosphere succeeded in stopping Jade's quip short. Instead, he took Peony's offer with a grateful nod, and stepped inside, immediately swarmed with the smell of liquor and traditional pub foods.

Heavenly.

"I suppose we'll just seat ourselves."

"Sounds good to me."

Peony made his way to the bar and plopped himself down on a stool. His eyebrows raised at the way the seat depressed under his weight and emitted a sound not unlike a deflating balloon. Interesting. Rhythmically drumming his fingers on the counter, Peony glanced over to Jade.

"You can order for me. I'm not feeling all that picky today."

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Page 1 of 3

[Jaws Theme] [Log; Ongoing]

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