because mun adores this little idiot

[larue]

[ Joshua's rocking back on his heels looking a little sheepish. ]

You shouldn't fuss over me. You've got a lot on your plate and besides, it's not like I'm going anywhere.

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[haemokinesis]

Fussing may not be what you want, but fussing is probably what you're going to get. I'd just sit back and enjoy the free ride if I were you.

[larue]

[ half-laugh ]

She's up to her ears in Things To Do. But I'll admit, it's nice to feel at home in her head.

[ he gives a slight shrug before he remembers his manners ans holds a hand out in introduction ] Hi, sorry. Uh, Joshua. Nice to meet you.

[haemokinesis]

They never actually do what they're supposed to, Josh. But that's just good news for us.

I'm Mia. Pleasure, I'm sure. [ Except she's totally not returning that handshake, just glancing at his hand then away. ]

[larue]

[ he moves his hand up and runs his fingers through his hair in that habit of his. seriously though, what is it with the girls he'd met lately and them being so allergic to handshakes -- it's just manners ]

Nice to meet you, Mia. [ he offers a smile and then tucks his hands in his back pockets ] Even if she doesn't toss me up places, I'm in good hands. Not exactly homeless, just don't expect to be too active here.

/kind of breaks the fourth wall

[squiddles]

Ah, sorry to do this, but..!



[hand to mouth; is she trying not to laugh, or..?]

[larue]

[ he gets a distinct look of aw, maaan ]

M...my friend [ yes, friend, even if Yulia looks like she wants to turn him into sushi for being less than useless ] uh, calls me. Um. That.

[ to be fair though, she calls all the kids puppies: Kaz, Jill, Leo; whereas Taning Stanley gets the distinction of "old dog" ]

[squiddles]

I-- I know. I was there! [She gives the brightest of smiles.]

Um, well, not really there there. It's more like... Hmmm... We share the same space? If that makes sense.

[pause--] Oh! Oh, wow, sorry! I didn't mean to have eavesdropped on the whole thing! It kind of just... happened?

[larue]

[ there's the dawn of understanding on his features and he nods ] No, I totally get it. [ he makes a gesture in the general area of his head and shrugs ] Same for my mun. So many people, though.

I hope you and Yulia are... getting along? [ that might be a slight wince ] She's kind of intense.

[ understatement of the century, joshua. ]

[tough]

[ a shrug. ]

Join the club.

[larue]

Am cool to be in it.

[ he gives her a nod. ] I'm Josh. Nice to meet you.

[bostova]

[ arms crossed, and with that exasperated look as if to say, "how long did it take for you to figure that out?" ]

[larue]

[ these are two hands going: "well..." ]

Hey, Yulia.

[bostova]

[ wow you are useless aren't you. ]

Still lost puppy?

[larue]

[ ow. really? look, he hasn't had training. not in the way that she has. ]

Not here. Maybe in a fight, but I'd totally have your back.

[ he's remembering the blood knuckles that The Blade King had given him. he'd like to think he'd tried and while not wholly holding his own, he's not a fighter, but an athlete. ]

Patrol go okay?

[latetotheparty]

HA.

[That's what we call a laugh of "Are you kidding?"]

That's funny. Like really.

[larue]

[ have a confused look. ]

Funny how? [ he was just genuinely concerned for all the things on his mun's plate. she does a lot. and takes on a ton more than he finds necessary. ]

[bargain]

Better a full plate than an empty one, honey.

[larue]

Just voicing out a concern because too much is also too much.

[bargain]

That's also called stating the obvious, but you don't need me repeating that to you, do you, pretty boy?

[regime]

[ If he looks at her long enough, he might start to feel a little strange. Like there's something stirring inside him (maybe violence, maybe vanity; each walks their own path into her kingdom). ]

You don't want to cause a fuss? [ She smiles a little and it's enticing. The kind of smile men ride into infamy for. ]

[larue]

[ It's a familiar enough feeling -- like back when he still used to play and he as running towards the goal, his teammates clearing a path for him -- and how he would run, the win within his reach.

Josh shudders a little and shakes that off.

That's not his life anymore. ]

No, ma'am. [ His fingers clench into fists though, and he inhales deep, feeling Coach's presence linger just behind his shoulder, a hand that none but him and other supernaturals can see settling; a comfortable weight. ] Not my style.

[regime]

[ Once, she wouldn't allow these little games (mankind can be such willful creatures). She is vain, after all, as vain as they come and well earned though she's been met with all kinds of ignobility ever since her brother stole her crown and gave it to the mongering hoardes.

Once, she would have reached into Joshua and snapped whatever it was that he inhaled deep. And oh, how he would have ran again — chasing, prancing, after her skirts.

Once, but not anymore. (Brother, I will wear your guts as a diadem, I swear it.) ]

That's a pity. I suppose you'd rather hide in a hole, then. Die a death like any other death with no one to remember your name. [ She's still smiling, rueful now. ] A selfless death.

[ A pointless one. ]

[sempiternally]

You ever think the reason why you're being fussed over is because you aren't going anywhere? I mean, depending on how long you've both been renting the same headspace or whatever you're probably going to continue to get thrown front and center for a while.

[At least, that's how its been for him over here.]

[larue]

Been here about three weeks. [ Josh scratches idly at a nonexistent itch at the base of his neck. ] Fairly new to the headspace, but looks like I might be just that [ front and center ] for the next couple of months since she'll be letting me loose on a weekly campaign.

[ He shrugs and grins. ] Works for me.

[sempiternally]

[Sure it does.
Kieran just smirks.]

You might wanna plan on being around for longer than just a couple months. Always good to be prepared, you know? But hey, you get to go somewhere and that's pretty cool. It's better than being stuck inside all day like me.

So, uh, where is this weekly campaign place anyway?