everybody's fine 'cause it's party time ( W5 AFTERPARTY )

[cheerfuldays]

After a positively thrilling game of the prisoner's dilemma, it's all over. Everyone needs to get patched up, recover and... hopefully not kill each other after everything. At some point in the cafeteria, Shizuku and Madara have taken over the kitchen- though help won't be denied completely- and leaving a large meal of noodles and whatever else they can still use from Fai and Shizuku's little shopping trip... not a lot of fresh food, but it works out. There's also plenty of coffee, a tea kettle and even hot chocolate ready. (Shizuku herself is using her ill-gotten tapioca balls for some homemade boba, hell yeah.) Team Idol may not stick around for long, but there's plenty to go around for now... and Shizuku will happily bring over some snacks from the convenience store too. And did you know that place has a milkshake machine? Because it does. Get you a milkshake, people.

But tensions are high after everything. Hopefully this doesn't become a murdergame. 

Comments

[iubar]

Maybe, but I'll just take what you have to say at face value.

[ 'cause he doesn't want to keep badgering sabo out of something he's not sure about. ]

[vivens]

[ MAYBE HE SHOULD...but since ace isn't going to keep pushing, sabo's just going to smile to himself and look down at the table. ]

Now isn't that a first.

[iubar]

[ YEAH, HE PROBABLY SHOULD. and yet. ]

Maybe I can surprise you once in a while.

[ or he'll pressure it later?? who knows. ]

[vivens]

I wouldn't mind being surprised every once in a while by you. Especially if it was in a good way.

[ looks at week 6 ending. looks at how they only have 2 week left... ]

[iubar]

I'll have to try to think of what kind of surprise you might consider good.

[ time is a lie. ]

[vivens]

[ honestly, yes, but also.... :umm: ]

Just don't keep me waiting as long as I had to for that gratitude.

[iubar]

Maybe I'll make you wait even longer.

[ because of the complaint!! ]

[vivens]

[ wow??? that wasn't really a complaint?? but also... ]

Just as long as you tell me before all of this ends.

[iubar]

[ sure seemed it!! ]

Why not after?

[ heading off to the seas together... ]

[vivens]

[ how!!!

also it's not like sabo has commitment issues about this but more that he's still not sure about how the timeline of it all to work out. technically nothing changes yet also everything changes. ]

Don't think you can come up with something?

[iubar]

[ that it took him a while!!

sabo is valid worrying and thinking about this kind of thing. ace is more of the one to want to just jump forward blindly and go with it. ]

Is that what you think?

[vivens]

[ hello?? he's just stating facts here.

sometimes it does not pay off being cerebral. still, if sabo was the type to fully run in without a plan then things would be very different for him right now. ]

Yeah, that's exactly what I think. [ leaning his head to a side. ] How long did it take you last time you said something like that?

[ and it was only a few words. (nice words but words nevertheless.) where are the kind gestures and all of that!!! ]

[iubar]

[ he looks at him in thought, not answering the question at first. ]

It took a bit.

[ hey, it's better than nothing!! ]

[vivens]

[ what if he wants those things though!!! ]

It did; so what makes me think that you would be any faster this time?

[iubar]

[ sucks to be him?? ]

I just will be!

[ he has no reasons beyond that. ]

[vivens]

I'll believe it when I hear it.

[ and apparently he has even less time since it's seven weeks instead of eight so rest in pieces ace. ]

[iubar]

[ throws myself out the window. ]

You better.

[ naruto voice: believe it. ]

[vivens]

[ hmmm. ]

Maybe I'll have a surprise for you myself depending on when you decide to say anything.

[iubar]

Trying to make this a competition?

[vivens]

Do you think it would inspire you to come up with something faster?

[iubar]

Maybe. Maybe not.

[ but probably?? ]

[vivens]

Guess there's only one way to really see.

[ looks at watch then taps on it. ]

[iubar]

[ breaks the watch. time is a lie. ]

You're right about that.

[vivens]

Of course I am.

[ frowns.

but with that ""settled"" sabo will go back to enjoying where he's sitting and mentally decompressing from the events of not that long ago. if they hadn't been healed sabo's attitude surely would be far more different. ]