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fatalstriker) wrote in estoria2015-10-07 10:24 pm
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( closed ) tequila is always a mistake;
Who: Yuri (fatalstriker) & Flynn (thatdamnknight)
When: IC 3/16, morning.
Where: The jungle.
What: Dealing with the aftermath of pre-jungle nonsense like totally mature, responsible adults.
Rating/Warning: S for "stupid as hell"
[finally.
as if waking up a total wreck after that night of drinking hadn't been bad enough, right? yuri may have gotten the better deal of the two, but it wasn't really all that good. but then couple that with getting dropped in the jungle mid-recovery and flynn's tendency to have to run ahead and be a white knight, and now more than 24 hours have passed and they've barely spoken a word to each other.
not that yuri has much reason to thing it'd go poorly after the way flynn reacted to their late-night endeavor the previous morning, it's all but out of his mind already. things are fine, right? they both accepted what happened and they'd just move on. minimal yelling from flynn and even less pearl-clutching isn't something he'd about to take for granted, after all. let the topic drop; weird as his reaction had been... it's just better that way.]
Ugh... [still, waking up after sleeping on the ground in a vast jungle isn't the follow-up he wanted. he sits up, running a hand through his tangled, disheveled hair, and looks around. he's definitely groggy, but it's not like there will be any coffee to help with that.] I remember the part I don't miss about leaving cities. What I wouldn't do for an inn right now...
[it doesn't matter whether or not flynn is awake or listening, since repede is lounging beside him. that's good enough, even if the pooch doesn't care—he doesn't get those luxuries even at inns most of the time, after all.]
fatalstriker) & Flynn (thatdamnknight)When: IC 3/16, morning.
Where: The jungle.
What: Dealing with the aftermath of pre-jungle nonsense like totally mature, responsible adults.
Rating/Warning: S for "stupid as hell"
[finally.
as if waking up a total wreck after that night of drinking hadn't been bad enough, right? yuri may have gotten the better deal of the two, but it wasn't really all that good. but then couple that with getting dropped in the jungle mid-recovery and flynn's tendency to have to run ahead and be a white knight, and now more than 24 hours have passed and they've barely spoken a word to each other.
not that yuri has much reason to thing it'd go poorly after the way flynn reacted to their late-night endeavor the previous morning, it's all but out of his mind already. things are fine, right? they both accepted what happened and they'd just move on. minimal yelling from flynn and even less pearl-clutching isn't something he'd about to take for granted, after all. let the topic drop; weird as his reaction had been... it's just better that way.]
Ugh... [still, waking up after sleeping on the ground in a vast jungle isn't the follow-up he wanted. he sits up, running a hand through his tangled, disheveled hair, and looks around. he's definitely groggy, but it's not like there will be any coffee to help with that.] I remember the part I don't miss about leaving cities. What I wouldn't do for an inn right now...
[it doesn't matter whether or not flynn is awake or listening, since repede is lounging beside him. that's good enough, even if the pooch doesn't care—he doesn't get those luxuries even at inns most of the time, after all.]
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and yuri knows that these conflicts they have aren't going to go away after making a decision like this. this decision in itself—it's pretty thoughtless. it comes as the result of a night of drunken actions and not minding the potential for where it can lead. but that doesn't mean it's good or smart, or that they'll be able to make anything of it. he may be determined to make sure things don't deteriorate, but all the same, his knowing that it'll be troublesome and the furthest from something long lasting isn't going to disappear anytime soon. at least, not in some traditional sense. he can lose some of these perks, but having to really turn against flynn isn't something he wants anyway.
they're still best friends, after all.
but these are problems that he shouldn't worry about right now. do what feels right. and what feels right is to roll with this feeling until it doesn't work.]
Not even a protest, huh? [he retorts after a moment with a sly smirk. it's almost flirtatious in its way, but yet still very distinctly yuri. and very distinctly yuri teasing like the ass that he is.]
Man, Flynn... you're just full of surprises this week. Guess you do still have some of that carefree Lower Quarter boy in you, after all. [a truly uptight knight, a noble especially, would never so easily agree to a casual relationship like this. because that's what it is, and he knows that flynn understands what level of commitment he's looking for here. yuri knows he doesn't have to say it aloud, and he knows that no matter how dense flynn can be at times, they're on the same page about things.
after all the things that weigh on them don't suddenly disappear or get better by committing to anything. flynn knowing that makes it a lot easier, and also makes it so that yuri can tease this way, despite everything.]
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but it really has been a week, hasn't it? maybe his model knight behavior took a bit of a backseat more frequently than not. then again, around yuri, doing so tends to feel more permissible. ending up taking their friendship to more intimate levels might have stretched it, but stretching to a degree that isn't bad. behavior like this won't continue for much longer, anyway. once home, all he's allowed to be is a model knight.
one thing that will never change, whether it be here or at home or where ever else, is the fact he has a friend like yuri, status be damned. it isn't a fact he's oblivious to entirely. the council will likely give him lip for it or for associating too much with anyone from the lower quarter; flynn fully plans on telling them to shove it... in more respectful terms, naturally. spinning things in a way like 'fostering relationships between the people and the government or between the guilds and the empire' is easy. everything in his life will planned out and need to be perfect and scrutinized should it not be and all else. the one thing flynn will NOT allow anyone to determine for him is who he associates with.
his friends will be who he deems friends. yuri will always be his friend. anyone who has issue with it? well, that can be the reason why his approval rating ends up being at 95% instead of 100%. this may be why no protesting happens. being friends with yuri or being more than friends with yuri: it's practically the same which makes both perfectly acceptable.
his lips curve into a smirk that mirrors yuri's. no flirty tone accompanies his words, however. flynn is still flynn, sorry to say. that said, flynn being flynn means he can still joke in an unsexy way.]
Or maybe I'm a model knight attempting to put a dangerous criminal on a shorter leash no matter the means.
[dedicated as that would be (if an above and beyond level of dedication), flynn can't claim to be doing so for the sake of the knights. this is something fun and carefree and done without too much thought.
...huh. so. they're officially more than just friends, aren't they?]
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right now, what he needs—maybe what they both need, is something a lot more simplified.
and maybe that's what this casual extension of their friendship counts as. yuri would be hesitant to call it anything but that, despite the conscious decision they've made to extend this to something more intimate. who knows? maybe it's partially just a craving for intimacy that can't be quelled by a ceres-operated pleasure district (though he's wondered if anyone has really used it). either way, not thinking about it much and just... seeing where things go is just the level of uncomplicated they can use right now as a bit of solace from all the other complications.
even if it will eventually end up getting mixed right into that fray.
for now? yuri will take it. and flynn's completely unsexy jokes.]
No wonder you never have a girlfriend back in Zaphias. You flirt with the wrong ones and have crappy lines for the ones you do like. [he reaches back up from that awkward position to press his palms against flynn's cheeks again. what a dumbass, spouting the most unflirtatious things right after they put some sort of weird stamp on their relationship.
sure, he doesn't really expect any less from flynn, but he could at least try. even yuri's trying a bit here. sure, his words aren't exactly the best, but he can tease and feign tone well enough to at least give them a little atmosphere.
(even if it's still in the most inappropriate place. repede is going to be greeted with this sight soon enough and wonder why his owners are so stupid.)]
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I told you before, I don't flirt.
[he really doesn't. it's lost on him and he has no clue how to do it back. tease? yes, with varying levels of success. flirt? what even. not to mention he's not fully convinced his actions are anything akin to flirting anyway. being polite does not amount to flirting. ...okay, yes, he's been concerned about it being as such after yuri's commentary, but that doesn't mean anything. it's not flirting. just politeness. end of story.
as for the crappy comments, well, sexy ones aren't happening in the middle of a jungle. really, they're already doing things that aren't really suitable in this sort of situation. taking it up a notch into more intimate talk won't be happening. somethings simply are not appropriate outside a private setting!! yuri can deal with crappy lines until they either get back home or somewhere out of the public eye. ...should they maybe save this sort of closeness for later, too? flynn won't move away JUST yet, especially not while being the idiot's support again, but it really isn't all that appropriate to remain like this too much longer. the next words come out nonchalantly and without too much in the way of thought behind them.]
And I just don't think the middle of the jungle is an appropriate place for lines like 'Oh, I'll have some Lower Quarter Boy in me s--'
[...the realization this time hits a little sooner than earlier, but not soon enough. he cuts himself off, promptly turning red. the line itself WAS good, but just... goes past the intended pg rating. way past. god, he really needs to learn to stop running his mouth when caught up in a moment. they are in a public area and not private one. maybe no one is around but maybe someone is!! what if someone heard that? what if a child heard that??
yeah, no, anything past this is SO saved for their apartment. this might be a carefree thing that they both need, but a carefree thing no one else needs to be subject to. children will not be traumatized on his watch!]
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he barely even has time to feel the heat that emanates of flynn's cheeks because his outburst of laughter forces him to pull his hands away. this is great, if only because hearing flynn utter such brazen innuendo—even if he catches himself quickly—is just comical.
if nothing else, flynn gets a small break from supporting yuri's weight, because he's pulling away just to get this laughter out. this is like "tears in his eyes, so intense that his chest hurts" laughter, because the words are just so, so dirty. it's not as if he thinks flynn is so pure that it's a shock to hear; they're both adults, and they're both men who understand how these things work. but he knows that flynn isn't one to be so bold, especially out in the open. he has a reputation to maintain, and such crass statements would surely tarnish that back home.
but man, is it great to see flynn say something so casually, even if it's short-lived. for him, it's nice to see those traces of the lower quarter still exist in him; he hasn't totally cast it aside to be uptight.
not that yuri is going to help the situation at all. flynn's already embarrassed and yuri is shameless. so when his laughter has toned down and he's caught his breath a little, he'll sit upright, turning to face flynn.]
So there's an appropriate place for that, huh? [yep. yuri's going to make this fifty times worse, because he's not taking it very seriously.] I'll remember that if we ever get back to the apartment.
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bad but not bad. jokes like that are entirely unacceptable in the public sphere, doubly so whenever they return home. somethings are meant to remain private. that said, allowing that perfect knight act to falter like this feels good. full responsibility will be taken if anyone else had fallen within earshot of that, of course. should no one be then, well, just this once (possibly one of the last times, too) allowing himself to not be perfection incarnate, to let that lower quarter brat shine through, might be okay.
when yuri turns around, the expression which greets him is a cheery, if still somewhat red one. yeah yeah, laugh it up; flynn will, too.]
I'm surprised you know what counts as an appropriate place.
[color flynn impressed, oh he who thought naked in the kitchen was okay! though not really. pain in the ass as yuri can be, he no doubt can guess what flynn's idea of acceptable is with more intimate matters. apartment and talk like this? falls right under that acceptable umbrella.]
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[yuri has no shame in calling it out as is. whether it's here in the jungle, their apartment, walking the streets of the colony or sitting in a tavern in dahngrest... yuri wouldn't have any shame making the same jokes. but he knows flynn, and he knows well enough to know that this is the sort of situation that embarrasses him because it's possible for anyone to overhear.
maybe that's why it's almost a little surprising that flynn remains in good spirits about things. the fact that he's laughing despite the embarrassment—to yuri, it's a step forward rather than a step back. it means there really is a little more left in flynn than he'd thought. or maybe than he wanted to believe, because yuri's been so staunch in his feelings that flynn was too far beyond those things at times to really let himself believe otherwise. an oddly complicated situation from someone who prefers to keep things simple.
but whatever. that's another time's problem, right? flynn seems to be enjoying it regardless, so yuri doesn't have much to complain about right now. it's been a rough few days, and getting to this point hasn't been easy, so he isn't about to take that knowledge for granted.] Considering you're that worried about a line, we'd have to save it for a place like that anyway.
[did he just?
...yes, yes he did. he sure did just casually make that implication shamelessly, with a laugh. maybe he doesn't mean very much by it since it's way too early in any regard to think about those things (if only because they're stranded in the jungle, honestly), but hey. no shame—and maybe he just still gets enough of a kick from teasing flynn.]
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...despite how much some days involve wishing it could be all let out. he's honestly envious some days of yuri and of everyone else. most of them say what's on their mind without any thought to the repercussions. it results in consequences for those actions, sure, but it's also a sign of how free they are to say those words. very few times exist when he's capable of doing the same.
most of those times involve yuri, sometimes even in a place where it isn't overly acceptable. his lower quarter side might slowly be coming out around brave versperia and some in this world, too. it's a nice change.
what isn't nice, however, is that crude comment. an immediate and unhappy frown comes at the implication, all amusement abruptly ceasing. once and at his own failure he can laugh; twice and yuri purposely saying such stuff (and with a laugh to boot) he won't approve of. what makes it more annoying is knowing that this is purposeful teasing, teasing he can't help but fall victim to. for all the times flynn comes out on top, the one that tends to come out victorious in battles of teasing isn't him.]
If you know what I think is appropriate then you full well know that comment isn't.
[this is where he draws the line. dropping the perfect knight act can be permitted, but two factors need to be present for it: the right environment and the right company. yuri fills in the second requirement but the jungle damn well doesn't for the first. ...actually, for the implication, apartment as a whole doesn't fall under the right environment. only certain places qualify. by certain places? he means bedroom. only bedroom. not couch, not bathroom and definitely not kitchen.]
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[which is obviously not what yuri is trying to do right now. the words had come out as teasing as anything else he'd say—even yuri has his limits to what he'll do and not do, after all. propositioning flynn for sex in the middle of the jungle wasn't on his to-do list (figuratively or literally, as it were), so clearly he meant it in jest. there's not any reason for flynn to take things so seriously... though he guesses that is just the way he is.
it leaves yuri simultaneously rolling his eyes and smirking. he kind of lost every fight today; even his goading flynn ended up in an unexpected kiss that wound up changing the game a little. this is is one small victory, one of the few things he can consistently lord over flynn... so maybe he's not too fussed at all over the way he wins, but he can't help but roll his eyes in a way that intends to remind flynn to loosen up once in a while. they just made a strange and unplanned decision that opens up a lot of other avenues they wouldn't have had before, so there's no point in souring the mood over a couple of jokes.
don't make him regret his decision when he already has so many reasons to try and run away from it.
at least he knows how to get flynn's mind off it that doesn't involve teasing or flirting.]
We should probably get moving soon, find the others. Who knows what this place has in store for us.
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...says the one who initiated the make out in the middle of a jungle. some standards, huh? the action isn't one he regrets, not with how it turned out, but it still necessitates more mindfulness of his own behavior in the future. which WILL happen. he can't allow the perfect knight demeanor to falter, at least not while out in public, not even around yuri. it'll be difficult, however it can --it will-- be done. dumb antics, if ones of a lesser stupidity level than excessive drinking, can be saved for their apartment.
crude remarks will also be saved for that place. any further commentary on the matter never comes thanks to the successful topic change. flynn doesn't mind transitioning into this. actually, it feels long overdue. the fact nothing attacked them while so preoccupied with all the prior conversation is nothing short of a miracle.]
Good idea. I scouted out the surrounding area earlier; there wasn't anything of concern nearby but also no signs of the city.
[whether that's good or bad, who can say? they lack weapons, but there's also seemingly a lack of ceres.]
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[he's not all that interested in just teaming up with anyone, and a group of 100+ people seems more like herding cattle than actually making progress.
before he can say much else, repede appears from some of the foliage—it's probably tough to say whether that timing is convenient, or if repede intentionally waited while his owners sorted out their issues, but there he is, ready to... not stick around and wait any longer. even the dog is silently saying "let's go" at this point.]
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Yeah, I agree, though we should find a place to set up camp prior to searching around. [flynn stands, allowing himself a casual stretch that wouldn't have been nearly as permissible around anyone else.] It shouldn't be too difficult to make some simple housing, possibly some makeshift weapons, too.
[between aurnion and knightly training, they'll be set. chances are he could even get a solid fire going despite the less than desirable environment for it. yeah, it won't be too bad out here. the worst of it is just the oppressive air, air that seems to be getting more and more difficult to breathe.
a slightly apologetic smile comes from flynn's end toward repede. they may have overdone it a little today and the one who suffered for it was their third companion. a mental note gets made to give repede an extra good belly rubbing later as an apology.]
Sorry for the delay, Repede.
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[it's obviously not an issue to yuri about being able to set up camp. he knows that flynn could probably build a whole city if he really wanted to... but it doesn't necessarily seem like the best idea right now.
not until they have a better idea of what's going on. if the group ends up moving in their efforts to find... well, anything resembling civilization, they could just be setting themselves for a whole lot of work for no good reason. especially considering repede doesn't seem to have anything useful to report back; he's just waiting for the two idiot now.]
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All right.
[exploring a little first can have its perks. repede has his weapon, flynn himself has his magical artes and yuri, even without sword, can still handle himself. no matter the danger, they ought to be fine. it IS them, after all.]
Let's get going, then.