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[jokers]

Oi, I fink yer left yer motivation somewhere in th' four o'clock hour, luv.

.. But hey, 'm not complainin'. Maybe I'll see Seph again.

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[soldierfirst]

Undoubtedly.

[jokers]

Seph! There y' are, luv. [ he winds his good hand into the ends of sephiroth's hair, using it to tug him closer with a smile. ] It's been ages, innit?

[soldierfirst]

Too long, some might say. [The tugging's allowed, of course, and the smile returned.] But I would say the timing to be just right.

[jokers]

Yer too zen all th' time. 'Aven't yer missed me? [ a mock-pout, fluttering his lashes up at him. ]

[soldierfirst]

You have no idea. [But the arm curling around that waist might be a start of a hint, along with the other hand brushing back vivid strands of hair.] But I will not rush that which I would prefer to savor.

[jokers]

[ the pout falls away, expression softening as he shifts closer. the hand in sephiroth's hair unwinds, lacing around his back, as the other hand folds lightly over the one around his waist. ]

.. Yeah. Yeah, I do. 'S about as much as I've missed you, I'd fink. [ he squeezes the other man's hand lightly. ] Makin' th' most've th' time we've got, roight?

[soldierfirst]

Entirely so.

[And it's somehow so comfortable, so natural to be thus— at once as if no time has passed at all, and yet still the sweetest of reunions. Joker is encouraged closer, lips brushing over the shell of his ear with a simple, simply honest sentiment:] I'm glad you're back.

[jokers]

[ his fingers tighten against leather, eyes squeezing shut. ] Yeah.. me too. I dunno' 'ow long it's gonna' last, but.. [ a small shake of his head, turning his head and leaning up for a swift kiss. ]

Any'ow, what've y' been up to, eh? Keepin' busy?

[animusangelus]

Seph?

[jokers]

'At's 'is name, Guv. Well, I s'pose technically it's a little longer'n that, but Seph's what I call 'im an' 'e's fine wiv that.

[animusangelus]

What is his full name?

[jokers]

[ oh man, you're going to make him pronounce it? 8'( ]

It's Sephiro-- th. Sephiroth. 'E's about th' prettiest fing you ever did see, too.

[animusangelus]

... [So he wasn't mistaken.] His looks are misleading.

[jokers]

Oh no, we en't doin' none of this. Seph's a sweet'eart. E's been good ter me in a way en't many people in the world been before.

[animusangelus]

Speaking of the world, did he mention he would like to destroy it? [...unless...] ...he's sane. [That's said more to himself than Joker.] I know him from the future and it isn't pretty.

He should stay here. With you.

[declare_war]

At least your Mun has interest in you.

[jokers]

Some 'ere an' there.

[declare_war]

My mundane gets distracted easily.

/late forever

[tamerofbeasts]

Joker, who's Seph?

touches tenderly

[jokers]

[ .. OH no he never expected to have to explain this to one of the others from the circus..

he actually colours a little at the question. ]

'E's.. 'e's this bloke what I was in a game wiv. [ he coughs, rubbing the nape of his neck. ] We were real close. Loike.. romantically-speakin'.

:D

[tamerofbeasts]

(She blushes and then...pales. So he...

Oh.)

...does he make you happy?

[jokers]

'Appy as is possible, I s'pose, as you an' th' rest weren't there. I wanted ter introduce 'im to th' family.

[ he hesitates a moment or two, then carefully curls his hands around hers, squeezing gently. ] Wot's wiv th' face, ey? [ he reaches up, hooking her chin with a finger and tilting it up with a slight smile. ] Yer missed me?

[tamerofbeasts]

Everyone would've been happy for you. (Of course she would have disappeared into the shadows and scowled the whole time.) I -

(How does one put "I'm so madly in love with you that I slept with a demon to forget you for one night and ended up spilling a truck load of information"?

There's no manual for this.)

I don't deserve your kindness.

[jokers]

Well, I'd 'ope so. It's th' same sorta' fing I want fer alla' you, too. [ he still finds it outrageous, sometimes. impossible. he's trash from off the street, only alive because of the baron's appetites. he's done awful, shameful, humiliating things to survive. why would anyone outside of his family, much less someone like sephiroth, bother to look past that and find something worth caring about?

at her next comment, though, he startles, staring at her in shock for several moments before pulling her in by the nape of her neck, curling his arms around her in a fierce hug. ]

Beast, luv, what the 'ell're you talkin' about? Where'd this come from, eh? 'As someone said somefing?

[tamerofbeasts]

... (It's not meant for her. She realizes that now. She'll die as a beast tamer and...really...that's okay. It's so much better than the life she had lived with him before. She would do anything for Joker and since he wants to stick with the Baron, well, she's not going anywhere.)

...! (She gasps and finds it downright impossible to stop the tears from flowing down her cheeks. He doesn't know! Otherwise... Otherwise...)

Black trick'd me! I let him. I...was so sad and... We slept together right before he an' Smile left.

But that's not the worst part...

I told him so much! I dunno what was wrong with me. It's my fault that we're in danger, Joker. You should jus' let me go. I won't bother you anymore.