[voice test; homeless?]

[wheeloffortune]

You are comfortable. I like your space.

I get that you don't have a place to work with me, I am... odd. Not. um...

Forgive me, this is difficult.

Not like most of the voices you channel. Not in the same... universes?

You are a good person, and have much in common with me.

If you would would rather I go, that is fine.

But I feel the reason you are allowing me to speak here at all is because you accept me.

Ah. This is awkward.

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[wheeloffortune]

*shifts from foot to food*

Why are you sorry?

[emperortoughguy]

That we ain't talked as much as we...

uh, should.

[wheeloffortune]

[shrugs, adjusts jacket slightly, smoothing hands down the front]

I've missed you.

Ah... talking to you.

Not that I want you to feel guilty. You have a life of your own.

[emperortoughguy]

[blush blush blush]

[damn it]

We should make a better effort.

Uh, I mean. We're friends, right?

[wheeloffortune]

Ah.

[chews lip, swallows hard]

Yes. We are friends.

[emperortoughguy]

So, like, there's nothin' wrong if we...

Hang out sometime.

[wheeloffortune]

Would you like to hang out, Kanji-kun?

[I am not blushing. I am not]

[I would like to hang out, and... ahem.]

[emperortoughguy]

We could go to Aiya and get something to eat or something that would be great.

[not blushing either, no way]

We could invite the others!

[wheeloffortune]

[smiles, then just barely frowns, not sure if it is visible]

A-ah. We.. we could invite the others, yes.

[chews lip]

[emperortoughguy]

OR NOT

[bites lip hard]

We don't have to.

[wheeloffortune]

[blinks, cheeks only faintly pink]

I just meant that I... I would like to catch up with you.

One on one.

[emperortoughguy]

That'd be cool.

Sometime.

We should do that.

Yeah.

[wheeloffortune]

Yeah.

[hot cheeks. shuffled feet]

Soon?

[emperortoughguy]

Yeah.

[looking down]

Soon.

[wheeloffortune]

[gulps]

[bows low to hide his flushed cheeks]

I would very much like to go and get something to eat with you, Kanji-kun.

[glances up]

If you are interested.

[emperortoughguy]

[looks away, also to hide blushing]

That would be. Um. Really cool.

[wheeloffortune]

[smiles fondly]

Now? Or would another time be better?

[emperortoughguy]

I dunno.

I mean, like.

I dunno.

[wheeloffortune]

O-oh.

[tugs hat down to hide frown]

It's okay. We don't have to. I am fine with where... we are now.

[emperortoughguy]

It's not you.

Just, uh, just so you know.

It's not you.

[wheeloffortune]

Not me?

[bites inside of cheek, then swallows hard]

Not me then. Ah.

Then w-who- what?

[emperortoughguy]

No!

I mean, it's not your fault!

It's not you, that...

I mean, it's me!

I'm the problem!

[wheeloffortune]

[blink. properly confused now]

It's not me? It's you?

[sounds like a cliché letdown to me]

[emperortoughguy]

I mean, where we are now is. Is okay, and I just. I need to think. Some more. If that's okay.

[wheeloffortune]

[turns, adjusting jacket, making sure his bind is sound]

I understand.

[emperortoughguy]

[winces]

We can go out sometime.

Soon.

Real soon.

Fuck, this just ain't the right place.

[wheeloffortune]

[looks up, over shoulder]

I was told I could reach you here. Forgive me for presuming that as accurate information.

[clears throat]

[emperortoughguy]

[winces again]

It ain't the same. It is, but it ain't.

[wheeloffortune]

[frowns]

Then what would be better?

Ah, "the same"?

[emperortoughguy]

Fuckin'...

[grumbles to himself for a moment]

I'm here, but at the same time, I ain't here. You know? I'm me, but at the same time, I'm different.

I dunno what would be better, but you got all upset when I wanted time ta think. That wasn't what I meant to happen.

[wheeloffortune]

Forgive me.

[bows low]

I will leave you and give you your space.