OVERFLOW

[gigadevilbreaker]

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It'll be a nice closet.

[The Feint is inside, having opened the window, and disappears once handing the phone back to Nero when he hops into his room.]

[mind_blown]

[at some point, he'd tucked a book into his jacket i forgot to note, but, he's more focused on kicking his shoes off for now, and considering washing his face off, the mask dropping slightly and a more annoyed look sinking onto his face.]

Guess I'll be the judge of that.

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[He kicks his sandals off and shrugs off the damp kimono layer over his clothes.]

...I'm sorry.

[mind_blown]

Why?

[he exhales and pulls his jacket off, plucking the book out.]

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I want there t'be a place where you belong.

[mind_blown]

Y'know that's why I made one.

[he shrugs.]

That's what I do.

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With other people, though.

[He's about to take off his shirt, before-- right, still boobs.]

...Turn around, I need to change.

[mind_blown]

[he just lets himself fall back onto the bed, closing his eyes.]

I don't need that, but I appreciate the thought.

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[Well as long as Jason can only see his back, that's okay. Nero strips the damp shirt off and throws on the frumpled sleep tunic that's hanging on the headboard.]

Then as long as I'm always allowed there.

[mind_blown]

Bad End couldn't ban you if they wanted to.

[he never has to even touch the rest of the unit. but he's listening, for when it's safe to sit up.]

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[thank u for humouring his prudishness,

Nero turns around and scoots to sit with his back against the headboard.]

...You gonna try to sleep again?

[mind_blown]

Actually, I wanna get cleaned up. And I brought this.

[he tosses the book at him, sitting up. it's a book. but it looks like it's... pride and prejudice and zombies.

then he stands, pulling off his shirt, next.]

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[Catches the book and... stares at it. Though he takes a quick peek at Jason's chest, before quickly looking away.]

...I'm almost 100% sure this story doesn't normally have zombies.

[mind_blown]

It doesn't.

I'm cursed with whatever Hell's got available.

[he's going!! to use the wash area.]

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[GOING TO LOOK AT THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK instead of watching Jason bathe, that's the proper thing to do...]

I thought you normally stuck to non-fiction.

[mind_blown]

Nah, I like the classics too. They're just not really readily available here. At least the ones from back home.

[he doesn't have modesty. you've seen him how many times...]

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[b-but...]

What makes a book a classic, anyway?

[he's just gonna read the first page or something...]

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They're the books that define whatever period they were written in.

[yeah, baths take longer, but admittedly, this is nice]

That one's an adaptation?

[the first page is a man dramatically telling a woman to leave to attending his musket when she tries to make smalltalk]

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[Well. Nero was strangely fixated, once talk of guns and training came about. He goes quiet as he... actually keeps reading.]

Huh...

[mind_blown]

[honestly the lack of response is fine-- give him 20 minutes and. when he's toweling off and presentable just--]

Are you still... reading??

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[Doesn't look up.]

Mr. Darcy's kinda an ass.

[mind_blown]

[... just going to scooch back onto the bed next to him and just kinda. be confused.



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Huh.

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Like, he didn't even help fight off zombies at the ball. And he's rude.

[mind_blown]

You don't say.

I guess I shoulda brought two books.

[he moves in a little closer after grabbing his cellphone.]

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[Glances up for the first time,]

Oh-- you can have your book back if you want.