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05. bang bang
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[ Well. ]
This is screwed up.
[ Hallelujah does not like to lose, but even he knows a battle against the elements is pretty fucking fruitless. At least when the weather got shitty back home they had the Gundam containers or just, you know, going back to space to fall on. Here, lucky them, it's not so simple. Hallelujah looks towards the mouth of the cave with an expression that can only be called neutral. For him, anyway. He's peeled off his boots and the more sodden parts of his uniform and dumped them in a heap by his side, but even if they had magic, getting a fire started isn't gonna happen. Not with the icy wind and rain ripping through by the light of lightning.
Really, the fact that he's actually sort of quiet, mind hurtling through their options, is more telling than anything. Hallelujah is taking this seriously, which means he thinks they're actually in danger here. Even so, he huffs a quiet noise, a glimmer of a grin turning at the corners of his mouth as he looks over his shoulder. ]
Hey, princess. How's your pride feel?
This is screwed up.
[ Hallelujah does not like to lose, but even he knows a battle against the elements is pretty fucking fruitless. At least when the weather got shitty back home they had the Gundam containers or just, you know, going back to space to fall on. Here, lucky them, it's not so simple. Hallelujah looks towards the mouth of the cave with an expression that can only be called neutral. For him, anyway. He's peeled off his boots and the more sodden parts of his uniform and dumped them in a heap by his side, but even if they had magic, getting a fire started isn't gonna happen. Not with the icy wind and rain ripping through by the light of lightning.
Really, the fact that he's actually sort of quiet, mind hurtling through their options, is more telling than anything. Hallelujah is taking this seriously, which means he thinks they're actually in danger here. Even so, he huffs a quiet noise, a glimmer of a grin turning at the corners of his mouth as he looks over his shoulder. ]
Hey, princess. How's your pride feel?
Then let's go.
[ He needs nothing else but her word to trust that she can follow because he believes in her. Allelujah is prone to doubt, to overthinking — but not here. Movement eases the burdens of his mind, and that he's not alone helps. He starts then by wreathing them both in a gentle gravity buff, meant to lighten their footsteps across the rooftops and up the walls. They may make a playground of it, but these are homes to others.
With that, he places his foot at the top of the ledge he stands on and pushes off to drop to the awning below. There's a narrow path that cuts sideways to what looks like a shipment alley, stacked high with crates, and his body language shifts towards it. ]
[ He needs nothing else but her word to trust that she can follow because he believes in her. Allelujah is prone to doubt, to overthinking — but not here. Movement eases the burdens of his mind, and that he's not alone helps. He starts then by wreathing them both in a gentle gravity buff, meant to lighten their footsteps across the rooftops and up the walls. They may make a playground of it, but these are homes to others.
With that, he places his foot at the top of the ledge he stands on and pushes off to drop to the awning below. There's a narrow path that cuts sideways to what looks like a shipment alley, stacked high with crates, and his body language shifts towards it. ]
[ For someone who's having to adjust the way he looks at things, Mikazuki's gaze steadies on him, even if half of its intelligent light has seemingly gone out. Mikazuki either doesn't realize, or, more likely, isn't immediately bothered by it. Consequences follow a line without many leaps or deviations for him. If he does something, something else will happen. It's not often that he goes in blind, but it was take the instinctive risk or lose. Losing meant losing everything, and there's a reason Mikazuki balances well against Orga in a game of chance. Leveling it on Eugene is meant as a measure of comfort, an unspoken It's fine. It's strange for him to be looked after and not upon, strange to be placed in a spot that's different from how he's supposed to be.
More than the physicality of his fight, Mikazuki faces off with the bone-deep rattle of where it's put him. Not behind, and not forward. Just different. He doesn't crane back at the intrusion of the juice box in disagreement, doesn't nod in agreement either. There's just the stillness of thought that settles opposite of Eugene on the spectrum.
Is he frustrated? ]
Mm. I'm bored.
[ That's something he can say, not so much an admission as a vital truth. A fact for a fact. He leans forward to touch his lips to the straw, taking a sip of the juice. It's a pop of sweetness that has him making a quick face, though the expression there isn't readable. ]
Until we're ready to go back to Mars, what I can do is...
[ Looking for the words, he comes up with an implied not enough. Normally, this would be a conversation for Orga. But Orga isn't as good at keeping him settled, at not igniting him in some manner. Be better. He can, and they both know it.
That's probably why this is so charged, fundamentally skewed. ]
It's strange.
More than the physicality of his fight, Mikazuki faces off with the bone-deep rattle of where it's put him. Not behind, and not forward. Just different. He doesn't crane back at the intrusion of the juice box in disagreement, doesn't nod in agreement either. There's just the stillness of thought that settles opposite of Eugene on the spectrum.
Is he frustrated? ]
Mm. I'm bored.
[ That's something he can say, not so much an admission as a vital truth. A fact for a fact. He leans forward to touch his lips to the straw, taking a sip of the juice. It's a pop of sweetness that has him making a quick face, though the expression there isn't readable. ]
Until we're ready to go back to Mars, what I can do is...
[ Looking for the words, he comes up with an implied not enough. Normally, this would be a conversation for Orga. But Orga isn't as good at keeping him settled, at not igniting him in some manner. Be better. He can, and they both know it.
That's probably why this is so charged, fundamentally skewed. ]
It's strange.
[ Yeah? ]
Pride? Even you don't have time for it now.
[ What's the worth of pride in the face of survival? Zero. That's right. They're Celestial Beings, there's no pride in dying, only when you survived. A death body accomplishes nothing, especially if you die in foreign planet. Although death means something else for an Innovade, Tieria has no intention of throwing it away for something like pride. Revenge, maybe. Pride, no. Neil would be disappointed in him. What kind of report could he bring Neil if he died without accomplishing anything?
Hallelujah being quiet however, is a rarity. Tieria wonders what's going on in his mind right now. Tieria would try to start a fire but no fire would hold in this temperature, much less in the presence of wind this powerful that it's presence could reach this deep into the cave. Casting a fire spell would just waste his abysmally low mana. ]
You have something in mind? [ He asks, peeling off the jacket that is now proving to be much more of a bone chilling factor than a heat retainer now. ]
Pride? Even you don't have time for it now.
[ What's the worth of pride in the face of survival? Zero. That's right. They're Celestial Beings, there's no pride in dying, only when you survived. A death body accomplishes nothing, especially if you die in foreign planet. Although death means something else for an Innovade, Tieria has no intention of throwing it away for something like pride. Revenge, maybe. Pride, no. Neil would be disappointed in him. What kind of report could he bring Neil if he died without accomplishing anything?
Hallelujah being quiet however, is a rarity. Tieria wonders what's going on in his mind right now. Tieria would try to start a fire but no fire would hold in this temperature, much less in the presence of wind this powerful that it's presence could reach this deep into the cave. Casting a fire spell would just waste his abysmally low mana. ]
You have something in mind? [ He asks, peeling off the jacket that is now proving to be much more of a bone chilling factor than a heat retainer now. ]
[ Hallelujah snorts. ]
Yeah. [ And that's it, for a moment. There are only so many options. Hallelujah's mind is not a great place, but it is an effective one. As soon as he realized what the stakes were and what he had left to gamble with, he'd gone on the offense. ] Getting biblical wasn't exactly on my mind, but since the weather didn't get the memo...
[ Had Allelujah been awake, he would have demanded to be praised for his cutting wit. ]
Either way, all your fire isn't going to amount to shit without mana.
Yeah. [ And that's it, for a moment. There are only so many options. Hallelujah's mind is not a great place, but it is an effective one. As soon as he realized what the stakes were and what he had left to gamble with, he'd gone on the offense. ] Getting biblical wasn't exactly on my mind, but since the weather didn't get the memo...
[ Had Allelujah been awake, he would have demanded to be praised for his cutting wit. ]
Either way, all your fire isn't going to amount to shit without mana.
[ The idea of wringing his jacket dry is temporary shelved because Tieria is honestly curious about what Hallelujah might come up with. Knowing him however, it's definitely not something on the spectrum of angel's ray.
Whatever his idea is, Tieria is open to suggestion. It beats freezing to death by a few galaxies, really. ]
So? Out with it. [ This dilly dallying is so unlike him that Tieria is beginning to think that maybe, maybe it might be a really bad idea after all. It better not involves getting back out in that torrent of rain... ]
Whatever his idea is, Tieria is open to suggestion. It beats freezing to death by a few galaxies, really. ]
So? Out with it. [ This dilly dallying is so unlike him that Tieria is beginning to think that maybe, maybe it might be a really bad idea after all. It better not involves getting back out in that torrent of rain... ]
[ Actually, it's a great idea. In part because it's so simple, and does not, in fact, involve the storm. At least not the storm that put them here. Hallelujah turns from the sight of it, gaze zeroing in on Tieria sharply. Then, he chuckles. ]
You know, for a walking supercomputer, you sure are one dense bastard sometimes.
[ It's enough to get him approaching. By the virtue of being what they are, they're more durable and used to unfavorable conditions than normal humans. And still, he's bitter fucking cold, and he's about had it. Patience has never been his strong suit. That's why he just up and reaches for his partner, chucking his chin up with the edges of his knuckles. That single point of contact sparks a mana exchange, a weak trickle of the energy they need. ]
Get it?
You know, for a walking supercomputer, you sure are one dense bastard sometimes.
[ It's enough to get him approaching. By the virtue of being what they are, they're more durable and used to unfavorable conditions than normal humans. And still, he's bitter fucking cold, and he's about had it. Patience has never been his strong suit. That's why he just up and reaches for his partner, chucking his chin up with the edges of his knuckles. That single point of contact sparks a mana exchange, a weak trickle of the energy they need. ]
Get it?
Shut it, jerk.
[ If he's not fighting cold right now, he would have smack the running mouth so fast. It's one thing tolerating his usual jest but Tieria has never been one who allows such blatant personal jab.
What Hallelujah did, however, certainly piques his interest. This partner of his who abhors mana exchange is willingly initiating it? The only reason Tieria hasn't sat close to him even when he's in dire needs of mana is simple - to respect Hallelujah's personal space. But to think that even Hallelujah would voluntarily touch him is both surprising and a reality check to him. Their condition is certainly bad, there's no question to it. Even Tieria understands that they're pretty much sitting ducks right now.
Still, he raises a curious brow and looks directly at the Meister, wondering what he's up to. ]
You're initiating? [ Mana exchange, that's it. The sparks of mana transferring between them certainly helps a little but Tieria is much more interested in what's going on his partner's mind now. ]
[ If he's not fighting cold right now, he would have smack the running mouth so fast. It's one thing tolerating his usual jest but Tieria has never been one who allows such blatant personal jab.
What Hallelujah did, however, certainly piques his interest. This partner of his who abhors mana exchange is willingly initiating it? The only reason Tieria hasn't sat close to him even when he's in dire needs of mana is simple - to respect Hallelujah's personal space. But to think that even Hallelujah would voluntarily touch him is both surprising and a reality check to him. Their condition is certainly bad, there's no question to it. Even Tieria understands that they're pretty much sitting ducks right now.
Still, he raises a curious brow and looks directly at the Meister, wondering what he's up to. ]
You're initiating? [ Mana exchange, that's it. The sparks of mana transferring between them certainly helps a little but Tieria is much more interested in what's going on his partner's mind now. ]
[There's simply a quiet nod in response, glad that Allelujah trusts her to keep up. She knows he has a tendency to overthink, so his belief in her is reassuring - and something she wants to help support to. To prove that she can move alongside him like this.
Gold eyes glance down at their feet as he casts the buff, shifting from one foot to another for a moment, before stepping over to the ledge as well. Letting the movement pitch her forward and onto the awning below, landing easily as she glances over at Allelujah. Noting where his body language shifts, and she follows alongside him, sliding off the awning and onto that narrow path towards the shipment alley.]
Gold eyes glance down at their feet as he casts the buff, shifting from one foot to another for a moment, before stepping over to the ledge as well. Letting the movement pitch her forward and onto the awning below, landing easily as she glances over at Allelujah. Noting where his body language shifts, and she follows alongside him, sliding off the awning and onto that narrow path towards the shipment alley.]
It's about the only way out of this. [ Hallelujah is a strange creature. Prideful, yes, but also hellbent on one simple thing. Living. There's nothing theoretical about his decisions, nothing left to the imagination. Just a determined expression that seems to flicker between himself and Allelujah for a fraction of a second. Enigmatic, where the rest of him is linear. ] You know the quickest way, yeah?
[ Same as he does. Hallelujah's touch moves, to delicate jawbone, the pulsing artery hidden beneath it. The longer the contact, the more mana they share. He dislikes it. A backflow of energy that isn't his. Intruding. But it makes him powerful, powerful enough to keep them from the danger of the situation. It's so ironic he could laugh, and he almost looks like he wants to. A contradiction.
Just like him. ]
[ Same as he does. Hallelujah's touch moves, to delicate jawbone, the pulsing artery hidden beneath it. The longer the contact, the more mana they share. He dislikes it. A backflow of energy that isn't his. Intruding. But it makes him powerful, powerful enough to keep them from the danger of the situation. It's so ironic he could laugh, and he almost looks like he wants to. A contradiction.
Just like him. ]
[ The short answer is all he needs to understand what's going on in Hallelujah's mind. Survival. It makes sense that he would resort to even things he's uncomfortable with if it means they would be able to get out of here alive. That's right. ]
Physical contact... [ Not that Tieria likes it anymore than Hallelujah does but he tolerates it much better. But even so, this touch, the way Hallelujah traces his jawline is so foreign and strange that it has Tieria slightly confused.
Is he hesitating?
But instead of allowing Hallelujah time to slowly moves in, Tieria reaches out to pull Hallelujah close, grabbing him by the neck to pull him into an embrace. ]
It's just a hug. We'll get through this. We'll live.
Physical contact... [ Not that Tieria likes it anymore than Hallelujah does but he tolerates it much better. But even so, this touch, the way Hallelujah traces his jawline is so foreign and strange that it has Tieria slightly confused.
Is he hesitating?
But instead of allowing Hallelujah time to slowly moves in, Tieria reaches out to pull Hallelujah close, grabbing him by the neck to pull him into an embrace. ]
It's just a hug. We'll get through this. We'll live.
[ It didn't take long to figure out. Hallelujah can hate it all he wants, this self-serving methodology, but he's going to know what it is that now makes him tick. This shit they call mana, the veritable lifeblood of this world... you could drum up enough of it to get by with gestures like this. Or you could go for broke, when things go sideways in a real big fucking way.
Like now.
Hallelujah's whole demeanor spikes when he's touched, hackles raised. Lucky him, Tieria isn't much shorter, so he doesn't have to bow to get the full effect of the mana that suddenly courses through him. Tieria's never changes, whether it's him or Allelujah. He huffs a tch into the juncture of his partner's neck. ]
Just like I thought.
Like now.
Hallelujah's whole demeanor spikes when he's touched, hackles raised. Lucky him, Tieria isn't much shorter, so he doesn't have to bow to get the full effect of the mana that suddenly courses through him. Tieria's never changes, whether it's him or Allelujah. He huffs a tch into the juncture of his partner's neck. ]
Just like I thought.
[ Tieria expected as much when he reaches out for his partner. Patting Hallelujah's back, tilts his head a little to accommodate Hallelujah. He could picks up his partner's discomfort from the way his mana spikes and heckles through their bond. ]
You're strong, more so than anyone I've known. That ability to decapitate enemies with just your bare hands and this, this will to live, it's unprecedented.
[ Ruffling his wet hair a little, Tieria lets out a small chuckle before continuing. ]
It won't take too long. [ To be honest, they'll probably need at least half and hour to maybe even an hour to fully replenish all the mana they lost, if Hallelujah let them. He wouldn't be surprise if his partner decides otherwise, nor will he blame him. Even so, the trickling mana is beginning to make both of them feel much better than they were. ]
You're strong, more so than anyone I've known. That ability to decapitate enemies with just your bare hands and this, this will to live, it's unprecedented.
[ Ruffling his wet hair a little, Tieria lets out a small chuckle before continuing. ]
It won't take too long. [ To be honest, they'll probably need at least half and hour to maybe even an hour to fully replenish all the mana they lost, if Hallelujah let them. He wouldn't be surprise if his partner decides otherwise, nor will he blame him. Even so, the trickling mana is beginning to make both of them feel much better than they were. ]
[ Hallelujah's eyes roll so gloriously that they could just about fall out of his head. Being complimented on what comes naturally to him wasn't exactly on his agenda, and he huffs a chuckle, a dark, unkind noise. Tieria can't see it, but the impression is probably there, coursing through him on that current of light and life they currently share. It's working, all right, forcing through his sluggish veins and bringing him a measure of strength he hadn't had before. His body craves the power it brings as if not having it has starved him of it, this foreign thing he dislikes so much... ]
Huh. I had no idea you thought so highly of me. [ He shifts. ] Is it because of this?
[ Reaching aside, he snags Tieria's wrist, holding it. Mana pushes through the second point of contract, drenching downwards. ]
What if I say I'm not very patient?
Huh. I had no idea you thought so highly of me. [ He shifts. ] Is it because of this?
[ Reaching aside, he snags Tieria's wrist, holding it. Mana pushes through the second point of contract, drenching downwards. ]
What if I say I'm not very patient?
[ There is a brief moment as they leave the first building that Allelujah's attention is on her. Down, off the awning, to the pavement in a brief flourish of movement that sees him off just as quickly. His spell keeps his footsteps measured and light, virtually silent against the straight, narrow street. When she sticks with him through the first jump, he actually relaxes. It wreathes his movement, melds one action to the next as he dips down the alleyway, crouching and vaulting up towards the crates.
His boot heel makes contact with one, and he springs up a tower of them. Above, a span of pipework runs across the side the buildings, and he coils, using the nearest wall as a waypoint up. He jumps and catches hold of one of the pipes, taking a swing.
It should be a movement familiar to her, one of the very first he ever explained. ]
His boot heel makes contact with one, and he springs up a tower of them. Above, a span of pipework runs across the side the buildings, and he coils, using the nearest wall as a waypoint up. He jumps and catches hold of one of the pipes, taking a swing.
It should be a movement familiar to her, one of the very first he ever explained. ]
[ Trust Hallelujah to turn even the sincerest compliment into a moment of eyes roll. Seriously, Hallelujah? Can you not do this? Tieria simply huff, regretting ever telling his partner why he appreciates him.
He's about to tell Hallelujah to shut up when his hand ends up in Hallelujah's instead. ]
You can shut up and deal with it unless you want to end up shivering until that storm stops.
[ It doesn't even occurs to him that Hallelujah might have something else in mind. ]
He's about to tell Hallelujah to shut up when his hand ends up in Hallelujah's instead. ]
You can shut up and deal with it unless you want to end up shivering until that storm stops.
[ It doesn't even occurs to him that Hallelujah might have something else in mind. ]
[ It's kind of cute, how personally Tieria takes his spurned compliments. Not that Hallelujah doesn't believe him, or know that what he says is actually true. Sure, he can kill efficiently. He can survive, because that's the only driving force that has ever truly consumed him. And right now, it's mingling with his need for that power to live, to secure his own existence. ]
No, no. It's exactly like you said.
[ Hallelujah uses his grip on Tieria to tug him forward, bodies flush. He goes nose to nose with him, sporting a cheeky grin. Never let it be said he doesn't like to play with his food a little. ]
I have no intention of dying in such a shitty way.
No, no. It's exactly like you said.
[ Hallelujah uses his grip on Tieria to tug him forward, bodies flush. He goes nose to nose with him, sporting a cheeky grin. Never let it be said he doesn't like to play with his food a little. ]
I have no intention of dying in such a shitty way.
[ It's annoying how much he gets manhandled by Hallelujah even if he's fond of his partner. He likes being able to control his body, thank you very much. If this is someone else, Tieria would have driven his knees into his nuts for daring to even attempt pulling him this close but this is someone he wouldn't made sterile, especially not by himself. ]
I know that already. Let go of me!
[ This is completely unnecessary, as he pushes Hallelujah's face away from him. ]
I know that already. Let go of me!
[ This is completely unnecessary, as he pushes Hallelujah's face away from him. ]
Hahah! Good. [ Never an innocent thing, when he agrees. ] If you already know, then this won't come as much of a surprise, will it?
[ Tieria pushes him away, but Hallelujah is persistent in forcing him to look forward, to focus on him. His grip switches, forgoing his wrist in favor of higher up on his arm, giving him less room to struggle when he yanks him back. The momentum's good. In his favor, he calculates, for just a second. Hallelujah uses it to duck in against his partner and capture his mouth in a kiss.
Compared to the effect of Tieria's earlier hug, the mana that flourishes from the sudden contact is leagues stronger. Faster, and warmer, like that firepower he's so fond of. Involuntarily, he sharply breathes it in.
Whatever Tieria feels about the uninvited action of it, what it does, the burn it ignites is real. ]
[ Tieria pushes him away, but Hallelujah is persistent in forcing him to look forward, to focus on him. His grip switches, forgoing his wrist in favor of higher up on his arm, giving him less room to struggle when he yanks him back. The momentum's good. In his favor, he calculates, for just a second. Hallelujah uses it to duck in against his partner and capture his mouth in a kiss.
Compared to the effect of Tieria's earlier hug, the mana that flourishes from the sudden contact is leagues stronger. Faster, and warmer, like that firepower he's so fond of. Involuntarily, he sharply breathes it in.
Whatever Tieria feels about the uninvited action of it, what it does, the burn it ignites is real. ]
Edited (oops typos... many hours later...) 2016-05-11 03:07 (UTC)
[While Lapis is naturally light on her feet - over a decade of dancing does that - his spell makes her even lighter, makes her feel that she can move more easily and smoothly. Gold eyes glance over at him as they dip down the alley, a soft smile tugging at the corner of her lips as she notices how he relaxes.
There's a split-second where she watches his movements, even as she follows along - easily stepping up the tower of crates, her motions seamless as she glances over at the pipes overhead. Glancing over at Allelujah, before huffing with a gentle smile at the movement, letting the momentum push her up the wall and then up towards the pipes - her hands quick to hold onto them.]
- This feels familiar. [It's a playful, slightly breathless comment as she swings alongside him. While a great deal of the time she forces her voice into something more monotone, it's when she's with him that she's more open - not completely, but more than before.]
There's a split-second where she watches his movements, even as she follows along - easily stepping up the tower of crates, her motions seamless as she glances over at the pipes overhead. Glancing over at Allelujah, before huffing with a gentle smile at the movement, letting the momentum push her up the wall and then up towards the pipes - her hands quick to hold onto them.]
- This feels familiar. [It's a playful, slightly breathless comment as she swings alongside him. While a great deal of the time she forces her voice into something more monotone, it's when she's with him that she's more open - not completely, but more than before.]
Huh? What do you mean?! [ He struggles to get away, of course he struggles, there's no way he's going to let Hallelujah manhandles him as he likes. Only to have a mouthful of his partner---
Wait.
What?
ERROR. ERROR. SYSTEM ERROR.
> rebooting main drive, initiating...
>> system reboot failed, reinitiating in 3, 2, 1...
>>> unable to calibrate primary host...
>>>> unstable link between core readers...
>>>>> rebooting in safe mode...
>>>>>> 80%
>>>>>>> 69%
>>>>>>>> 48.77%
>>>>>>>>> 30%
>>>>>>>>>> running firewalls buffing
>>>>>>>>>>> system update complete
>>>>>>>>>>>> reboot in safe mode
He doesn't like ANY part of this, his hair being yanked at, Hallelujah kissing him, their body being all too close, everything about this whole situation is not okay! The sudden surge of mana between them certainly doesn't help as he groans his objection into the kiss.
Tieria wants to get away, to push Hallelujah off him but he's being held in a way that makes it impossible. ] --Mhhmmm!!
Wait.
What?
ERROR. ERROR. SYSTEM ERROR.
> rebooting main drive, initiating...
>> system reboot failed, reinitiating in 3, 2, 1...
>>> unable to calibrate primary host...
>>>> unstable link between core readers...
>>>>> rebooting in safe mode...
>>>>>> 80%
>>>>>>> 69%
>>>>>>>> 48.77%
>>>>>>>>> 30%
>>>>>>>>>> running firewalls buffing
>>>>>>>>>>> system update complete
>>>>>>>>>>>> reboot in safe mode
He doesn't like ANY part of this, his hair being yanked at, Hallelujah kissing him, their body being all too close, everything about this whole situation is not okay! The sudden surge of mana between them certainly doesn't help as he groans his objection into the kiss.
Tieria wants to get away, to push Hallelujah off him but he's being held in a way that makes it impossible. ] --Mhhmmm!!
I'd hoped it would.
[ Allelujah shoots an equally open smile to her. Likewise, his demeanor has shifted, giving way to something a little more confident, nearly jaunty in how boyish it is. Something that doesn't immediate defer to a challenge, but rather takes it head on. Their moment to comment on it passes quickly, and Allelujah uses the momentum to launch himself upwards over the remainder of pipes, and onto the next rooftop.
In Enprise, it's likely that he'll never fly as he'd flown at home. Not at breakneck speeds that even the atmosphere itself couldn't contain. But there are things that ring familiar enough despite it. It's in the way his heart pounds, and how the air cleaves if he runs at the right angle. Even the sudden drops and leaps interacting with his equilibrium he finds comforting. Just maybe he finds his heart in his throat for other reasons, though.
With their gravity strong and their movements swift, it doesn't take long for them to have traversed the path Allelujah say to their target. This tall building he now scales, using the elaborate carvings as purchase. He's out of breath, but the feeling is too free for him to mind. ]
We're almost to the top, just a few more levels.
[ Allelujah reassures in favor of asking how she is. She's stuck with him all this way, after all. ]
[ Allelujah shoots an equally open smile to her. Likewise, his demeanor has shifted, giving way to something a little more confident, nearly jaunty in how boyish it is. Something that doesn't immediate defer to a challenge, but rather takes it head on. Their moment to comment on it passes quickly, and Allelujah uses the momentum to launch himself upwards over the remainder of pipes, and onto the next rooftop.
In Enprise, it's likely that he'll never fly as he'd flown at home. Not at breakneck speeds that even the atmosphere itself couldn't contain. But there are things that ring familiar enough despite it. It's in the way his heart pounds, and how the air cleaves if he runs at the right angle. Even the sudden drops and leaps interacting with his equilibrium he finds comforting. Just maybe he finds his heart in his throat for other reasons, though.
With their gravity strong and their movements swift, it doesn't take long for them to have traversed the path Allelujah say to their target. This tall building he now scales, using the elaborate carvings as purchase. He's out of breath, but the feeling is too free for him to mind. ]
We're almost to the top, just a few more levels.
[ Allelujah reassures in favor of asking how she is. She's stuck with him all this way, after all. ]
[ That sure was the delicious tint of a blue screen. Hallelujah senses it right away, in the initial way that Tieria doesn't react to the intrusion on his personal space. More for him, he guesses, reaping the benefits of what kissing does in an exchange. Which is breath some fucking color back into him. And what he's sure would be a curse aimed right at him, if he wasn't otherwise occupying Tieria's mouth.
But as immortal as Hallelujah likes to fancy himself, even he needs to breathe. He's also sure if he keeps at it without permission, Tieria will think twice on the whole not-making-him-infertile thing.
So, Hallelujah breaks the kiss, but not without leaving the impression of a cheeky smile in its wake. ]
That's much better! [ His tongue rakes across his bottom lip. Not gonna lie though, he already misses the warmth in comparison to the wind still howling through their hideout. Still, he's an asshole, but he only takes what's necessary. Hallelujah's hands have risen in a lazy sort of ceasefire. ] But if you keep wanting to take the inefficient way out, then I can't stop you.
But as immortal as Hallelujah likes to fancy himself, even he needs to breathe. He's also sure if he keeps at it without permission, Tieria will think twice on the whole not-making-him-infertile thing.
So, Hallelujah breaks the kiss, but not without leaving the impression of a cheeky smile in its wake. ]
That's much better! [ His tongue rakes across his bottom lip. Not gonna lie though, he already misses the warmth in comparison to the wind still howling through their hideout. Still, he's an asshole, but he only takes what's necessary. Hallelujah's hands have risen in a lazy sort of ceasefire. ] But if you keep wanting to take the inefficient way out, then I can't stop you.
[ If he's to be completely honest, it's really not as bad as he reacted. It's more to the fact that he's forcefully thrown into a very unfamiliar ground while he's robbed out of any form of self-control. That is something Tieria doesn't deal well with, ever.
When he does get over it, somewhat, maybe, the mana surge pulsing through them is almost overwhelming and hot. Intense, if he has to put a word to it. The difference of what a kiss and a hug restore, the speed of the mana regeneration is impressive. Logically, it makes sense but for someone like him, who prefers his personal space and has no need for intimacy, this completely escapes him. Until now, that's it. Or what was now, with Hallelujah bolting off him as quick as he got on top. Jerk.
That cheeky smile though... ]
Hallelujah Haptism! [ If he wasn't annoyed enough to yell earlier, he is after seeing how pretentious his partner is being, what's with the thoroughly fake surrender and all. ] You're not sorry at all! Don't pretend to be!
[ Catching his breath, however, he shivers from the sudden lack of warmth and immediately hugs himself, cursing internally at the wind. It doesn't feel as bad earlier since they have been more or less gotten used to the cold for hours but the spike of heat from the mana link changes it. He certainly feels the drop of temperature worse now. ] ...Get back here. It's freaking cold.
When he does get over it, somewhat, maybe, the mana surge pulsing through them is almost overwhelming and hot. Intense, if he has to put a word to it. The difference of what a kiss and a hug restore, the speed of the mana regeneration is impressive. Logically, it makes sense but for someone like him, who prefers his personal space and has no need for intimacy, this completely escapes him. Until now, that's it. Or what was now, with Hallelujah bolting off him as quick as he got on top. Jerk.
That cheeky smile though... ]
Hallelujah Haptism! [ If he wasn't annoyed enough to yell earlier, he is after seeing how pretentious his partner is being, what's with the thoroughly fake surrender and all. ] You're not sorry at all! Don't pretend to be!
[ Catching his breath, however, he shivers from the sudden lack of warmth and immediately hugs himself, cursing internally at the wind. It doesn't feel as bad earlier since they have been more or less gotten used to the cold for hours but the spike of heat from the mana link changes it. He certainly feels the drop of temperature worse now. ] ...Get back here. It's freaking cold.
You're right, I wasn't. I told you exactly why, too.
[ Selfless isn't a word that can be used to describe Hallelujah, even on the best day of his life. But he can work in a team. He can be loyal. A mutually beneficial decision isn't outside of the realm of how far he's willing to go, in a shit situation. (Which this absolutely is, by the way.) And yet, as he listens to Tieria admonish him, knowing he had that coming, if not something a little worse...
...to hear him invite him back over causes him to actually look surprised for a moment. Before bursting into laughter. ]
Oh? What's this?
[ As always, Hallelujah does exactly what his partner asks of him. He approaches again, keeping his back to the wind. In that respect, he makes a pretty handsome shield, if he does say so himself. A grin slithers across his face, dark and nonchalant. What will Tieria do if he obeys, he wonders. ]
Finally seeing things my way?
[ Selfless isn't a word that can be used to describe Hallelujah, even on the best day of his life. But he can work in a team. He can be loyal. A mutually beneficial decision isn't outside of the realm of how far he's willing to go, in a shit situation. (Which this absolutely is, by the way.) And yet, as he listens to Tieria admonish him, knowing he had that coming, if not something a little worse...
...to hear him invite him back over causes him to actually look surprised for a moment. Before bursting into laughter. ]
Oh? What's this?
[ As always, Hallelujah does exactly what his partner asks of him. He approaches again, keeping his back to the wind. In that respect, he makes a pretty handsome shield, if he does say so himself. A grin slithers across his face, dark and nonchalant. What will Tieria do if he obeys, he wonders. ]
Finally seeing things my way?
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