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[looking_sharp]

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[electroburst]

it was a metaphor, goofball
just come over already.

[looking_sharp]

In the car. Can't rush that.

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you know i think texting while driving is super hot

[ he also knows it's voice-to-text because Rude isn't a moron ]

[looking_sharp]

Voice to text.

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buzzkill hurry up

[ he's curled up in a ball completely under all his blankets like a little kid. ]

[looking_sharp]

[It's another few minutes before the door opens and Rude slips in. He moves quietly, closing it behind him. Once that's done he toes off his shoes slowly and then crosses to pull that ball of blankets into his arms.]

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Heyyy.

[ laughing weakly as he's dragged over in his blanket cocoon. he doesn't sound especially upset, just awkward. it's a cool day in hell when Reno sounds awkward. ]

Whad'ya think of my ghost costume?

[looking_sharp]

[Shhhh, don't think it's awkward. It's just affection. Rude holds him tighter.]

Not exactly quaking, Casper.

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[ it's kinda nice. Reno tugs the blankets down a little, just enough to peer out at him. ]

Boo.

[looking_sharp]

[Rude is most definitely not going to tell Reno how cute he is right then.]

Nope. Still not quaking.

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Heh... I know, I'm being stupid. There's no need for this type of shit. I'm fine, really.

[ he's at least pretty certain by this point that rude isn't going to say (or think) that he's being stupid, but he still feels it bears expressing. ]

[looking_sharp]

I don't know. You're easier to hold like this.

[His arms wrap tighter around Rude.]

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Easier to keep from runnin' away, too.

[ if he was going to run, he'd have been long gone by now. ]

[looking_sharp]

No. If you wanted to go, you'd be gone.

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I could still bolt. I dunno. Now that my big secret's out, an' all.

[looking_sharp]

You could. I'd come to find you.

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Where would you look first?

[looking_sharp]

My home. I know you'd find your way there.

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Mm-mm. If I'm a risk, I wouldn't want to put you in the middle of it.

[ ... yeah, but. ]

... but I'd still go. Yeah.

[looking_sharp]

[Except Reno could trust him to stay safe, couldn't he?]

Then you'd be easy for me to find.

[electroburst]

[ he just doesn't like knowing it's his own inane bullshit that puts him at risk. ]

I guess it doesn't really matter. I'm not a risk, and it doesn't matter if anybody finds out about where I came from. It's just a personal thing.

[looking_sharp]

[Hmmm... Rude kisses Reno's head.]

Got hit by a confuse spell on the way over. Don't remember what you're talking about.

[A.K.A., he can forget he ever heard it if Reno wants.]

[electroburst]

[ heh. he grins weakly. rude always knows just what dumb stuff to do to cheer him up. ]

No... I want you to know. I think you're probably the only person who wouldn't give me grief about it. I always—felt like I had something to prove, but you know already. My, uh... value, I guess.

[ he says "value" like it's a load of bullshit, but there isn't really any other way to put it. ]

... just sitting here like 'what if reno was another shinra bastard but who took more after his mom?

[looking_sharp]

[Well, Rude has known him for an insanely long period of time, hasn't he?]

You're one of the most dangerous men in the world. Working as a senior member of the intelligence arm of the most powerful company and nation in the world. You've got nothing to prove.

NOT GONNA LIE, I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT A LOT

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[ the longest. and now he really knows him. sort of. there's still more to that story. ]

If I can do it, anyone can, right?

[ and then... after a pause. ]

I didn't tell you how I did it.