New muse, not happy about possible ideas.

[tenmyoldy]

Look kid, I have no idea who the hell you think you are making me this journal thing, but I'd rather not have to deal with this shit. I've already had more than enough sadistic games to last me a lifetime, or two even. I'm old, I'm tired and I need to look after Quark. Let's leave it at that. Okay?

... Seriously, just drop any crazy ideas you have for me right now.

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so this is horrible and you should feel horrible

[collapsing]

What kind of crazy ideas is he thinking about?

[ #BAD LIFE DECISIONS ]

[tenmyoldy]

...! A-Akane...

[Seeing her like this after so many years, it certainly threw him for a loop. Especially after recent events he'd gone through.]

It's nothing you should worry yourself about.

[A lie. But he finds it difficult to be entirely up front with her after all this time.]

[collapsing]

Are you sure?

[ Because Akane can totally see through that, honestly, though she is most certainly shifting awkwardly because, well.

THIS IS STRANGE... yet at the same time, not so strange. ]

[tenmyoldy]

[A sigh... He can't hide from her forever.]

... He's considering the possibility of sending me to a game. The one you're in. He's not entirely solid on the idea either way yet though.

1/2; not really here shhhh

[collapsing]

[ S C R E A M S ]

[collapsing]

Why...?

[ Her voice is soft, and slightly shaky. It's kind of hard to tell if she's scared of seeing him again period or seeing him like this. ]

[tenmyoldy]

Hell if I know, who knows what the hell goes through these people's minds when they do these things?

[collapsing]

I suppose they're just treating this as another... game.

[ You should know. ]

[tenmyoldy]

Well, hopefully it isn't as bad as the other "games" I've dealt with...

[... And those were totally your fault Akane. :|]

[collapsing]

[ HEY

She had a good reason for that first... one.. ]

If you're coming here, I wouldn't be so sure.

[tenmyoldy]

Right, I should've figured as much...

[collapsing]

At least you won't be alone if you do end up coming here.

[ Though being dead is not a good thing, really. ]

[tenmyoldy]

I guess not, but... I'm old now. Seeing you again, like this, in your prime, well...

[collapsing]

It's hard, isn't it?

[ She's not going to pretend anymore. There's no need to. ]

[tenmyoldy]

... I spent my life looking for you, Akane. It was a long and lonely journey too, with the exception of meeting Quark.

[collapsing]

[ ...

Akane's silent at that, if only because she feels only a little bit guilty about it. Only a little. ]

I'm sorry.

[tenmyoldy]

It's fine. What's done is done, right?

... Although, I suppose it isn't actually done for you yet, huh?

[collapsing]

Ye... yes, that's right.

[ She's feeling really awkward around him, though. ]

[tenmyoldy]

Either way, it's nice to see you. You're not the same person you were back then in forty five years.

[collapsing]

Really?

[ AWK... WARD..

Especially since she's probably a different person on the inside right now, too. ]

[tenmyoldy]

Yeah. ... Not particularly a subject I want to dwell on though.

[collapsing]

It's fine if you don't want to talk about it.

[tenmyoldy]

So, how about you then?

[collapsing]

Me? What about... me?

[tenmyoldy]

Well, I'm sure anything you've got to talk about is more interesting than the past 45 years...

[collapsing]

Really? Well, I don't think talking about dying is very interesting.

[tenmyoldy]

Right, I suppose it wouldn't be...