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You're Invited To: Edward Elric's Surprise Birthday Party!
Hosted by: Alphonse Elric & Roxy Lalonde

Please join us for an evening of eating, drinking, and celebrating!

DATE: February 3rd
TIME: 7:00 pm - 12:00 am
PLACE: Hades
RSVP: ASAP with Alphonse or Roxy

(OOC: Surprise! I will have a log up for this on Sunday. Food/Cake provided by Rapunzel & Al. Drinks/Venue by Roxy + Hades gang. )

oi where u at

watching the fire
look out the window, might see it

[ It was the smell that woke him up in the first place and finding the bed empty wasn’t exactly reassuring. Your text is, though, but he’ll still dial your number as he steps out onto the balcony to watch that ominous glow in the distance. That … doesn’t look friendly. ]

… fuck.

( he picks up almost at once, his voice slightly dreamy as he watches the flames consume what remains of the walls. )

It's a pretty big building burning not far from your place.

Wow, y’sound devastated …

[ He frowns and it’s audible. Trust you to go around lovin’ this. While he doesn’t mind a fair share of anarchy in his life, well, huge ass fires aren’t as fun as they’re cracked up to be, especially if they were started by raving lunatics—yes, he’s scanned the network—and he still has his bachelor pad to think about. Hence he cannot keep the worry from his voice as he asks ]

Exactly how close are we talkin’ here?

( he's not. in fact, he's almost intoxicated by the smell of fire right now. )

Not close enough for you to get a stroke just yet.

Looks like they have the situation under control too. The city is made mainly out of stone, Katou.

( and yes, he's still sounding blissful. it's been a long time since he watched a large fire like this in his original form. be happy, he'd be even worse if his twin was here to fuel the excitement. )

Yeah … okay …

[ He’d bitch about you leaving unannounced—in fact, he’s close to it—only to pass up on today’s opportunity to sound like an annoying housewife. You’d never let him hear the end of it and fueling you is just as dangerous as it would be for anyone around that fire over there. He’ll just have to fume about that silently to himself … and wonder absentmindedly why he is in the first place.

Maybe he’s growing too attached. ]

So we officially on fruitcake alert now, huh?

[ There’ll be some rustling as he lights a cigarette. As if the air wasn’t full of smoke already. Also a creak of the balcony door as he shuts himself out. No need to have all that stink in the house. ]

If you like ... The guy sounds fucking sad if you ask me though.

( lone warriors ... he's never going to respect them. he's always been a natural leader and the fact that someone would carry something like this out as a one man army just doesn't impress him at all. )

So is the fact that he goes around scaring women.

Never said it wasn’t a pathetic fruitcake …

[ Also. Why is this making him hungry??? ]

Hey, is it too early t’get takeout …?

[ You have no one but yourself and your previous moves in the bedroom to blame for this! ]

I know a couple of people working at Konoha.

I'm pretty sure they'd let me stop by for an early order.

( they'd be preparing breakfast right now if the fire hasn't managed to distract them. ) How about a real magnificent takeout breakfast?

Sounds nasty …

[ And impressive, considering it hasn’t even turned five yet. If he didn’t already love you for 9823874 other things, he’d love you for your connections. ]

Get steak.

And coffee ... I think I might have missed out on a little too much sleep.

( he's already climbing down from the roof where he has been sitting watching the fire for the last half an hour or so. this has been great but he's actually getting a little hungry himself. )

[ A yawn. ]

Yeeeeah, I’m goin’ back to bed …

[ Some background noise as he lets himself in, shuts the balcony door and flips the switch on the coffee maker before throwing himself under the sheets. ]

Later!

Later!

( he's totally going to have to shake you awake once he gets back. at least there is going to be food to bribe you with. )

ewiiifkbcsdn heesl p meeeeeeedc e

( seeing your message nearly causes him to panic. he left you in the apartment, how can you possibly have gotten yourself into trouble? not bothering to type a reply he switches to audio immediately. )

Katou! What's wrong?

( it might be possible to detect some worry in his voice. he will try to sound composed but he's not quite convincing this time. if this is a joke he will kill you. )

[ his call comes several hours later and there’s something obviously … off about his tone of voice despite his attempts to act like nothing’s wrong. like he hasn’t just died — again. ]

Umm, h—hey! Must’ve … ahh, pocket dialed you or somethin’.

[ yup. still a bad liar. ]

( not only does he recognize a lie, he's also quite pissed after having spent the last hours desperately trying to find you—despite being relieved to know you're still here and fit enough to make up excuses. but there's something about the way you speak that makes him swallow down his anger. he might have guessed that someone was holding you against your will but somehow he senses that there's something ... else going on. )

Seriously? Then you won't mind if I come pick you up, do you?

Don’t!!

[ ah fuck.

chastising himself internally for his outburst, katou’s mind races to find a valid excuse that’ll keep you away from him. whatever situation it is he’s in right now, he doesn’t want you to get involved. he has a good idea on how you’d react if he told you the truth and that would just put you into a danger he is certain he would never be able to get across to you. and he doesn’t want you getting hurt too.

so excuse the enlightening pause on the other end. it isn’t a long one, though, since he is unaware of how close you might already be to finding him. it’s a knack of yours, after all. so it’s with a sense of urgency that he finally speaks up, weighing his words carefully so that he doesn’t accidentally say something that’ll make you decide to act out on your own. ]

L—listen … I … kinda got caught up in somethin’, okay? Nothin’ t’worry about! I’m just … needed here. I—I’ll come home later … when things’ve cleared up … It’s … for a friend …!

[ at least it’s not all lies. ]

( he grits his teeth slightly. there's no way for him to know if your nervous behavior means that you're lying to him or stressed out because of whatever mess you might have involved yourself in this time. you have a habit of getting yourself in too deep without even realizing how dangerous something might turn out and that makes it very hard for him to trust you.

but you're also his friend and he knows that you're a little more careful—and a little more capable—than you used to be. )

Can you handle it?

( if you need help this is your chance to admit it. his tone might make it clear that he doesn't like your sudden decision to go solo but he doesn't want to piss you off so much that you'll hesitate to call him if things get out of hand either. )

S—suuuuuuure, yeah. No problem!

[ god, is he glad this is an audio conversation! while he can will himself to sound self assured, he’s never had much of a poker face and even the best of poker faces can’t hold a candle to yours … or your ability to detect one. he would never pass the test. so he’ll be trying his best to end this conversation quickly else you come up with the idea to switch to video.

he’d really want to confide in you — this is pretty damn scary and he can feel that his sanity is walking on thin ice — but he can’t risk it. not yet. ]

Look, I … gotta go! Just … don’t come lookin’ for me, Kira, okay? Whatever the fuck you hear. It’s a goddamn war — rumours’re gonna be crazy. I … need you t’tell me you ain’t …

( there is a short pause as he stares down the device. you might have held your ground pretty well in the last war you participated in but he's not foolish enough to believe that you've grown enough not to need his supervision yet. )

I won't ...

( he's a better liar than you. )

Call me if you need me. And if you do something stupid I'll make you pay for it later.

[ he’s not sure if he buys it but for now it’ll have to do. nodding silently to himself, katou grips the device tighter. he can only pray everything goes smoothly.

your threat brings a bitter smile to his face. for you, he laughs. a little too carefree maybe??? ]

Duly noted. See ya later, alligator!

[ — and he hangs up. ]

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