[akira catchall]

[slobjection]

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[slobjection]

[ akira stop moonwalking people are dying ]

[ but okay no phoenix is near the laundry, sitting down with a bag of frozen peas pressed into his forehead and generally taking it easy. he's in jorts with no shirt for this reason, and if akira looks closely he can see a couple of nasty scars on both his forehead and back of his head. fun!! ]

[ he lifts one hand in a wave when he sees akira. come kick his ass ]

[survivaltricks]

[HE WOULD IF HE COULD???]

[but anyway, he isn't here to kick any Phoenix ass. why would he do that when Nick just like, died or whatever!! he flashes Nick a lopsided smile before hopping up onto an empty (closed) washing machine to sit]

How are we holding up?

[slobjection]

[ that's a surprise...... phoenix probably would have at least lectured akira a little. turnabout is fair play, after all. ]

[ he returns the smile, but he looks visibly tired in a way he hasn't before. yikes. ]

Well... we are holding up.

[ that is a helpful answer. ]

Sore, mostly. But I'll be fine... if you were worried.

[survivaltricks]

[yeah, but Phoenix is a dad and Akira is a shitty son]

That's better than not holding up.

[a light huff of amusement]

And of course I'm worried. [a pause] Beau told me a little bit about what happened.

[slobjection]

[ that's true but this is an opportunity to revenge lecture!!! ]

Yeah, that would be a problem.

[ but he in one piece!! if sore. ]

Not an experience I'd want to repeat.

[survivaltricks]

[NOPE. HE REFUSES]

. . . yeah. I can't imagine you would.

[a light huff]

You really gave us all a heart attack, you know? You're not allowed to. . . [he trails off]

[die again is what he wanted to say]

[slobjection]

It wasn't as fun as it sounded, trust me.

[ he doesn't know how much akira knows, but he assumes he got the basics. ]

.... I know. I'm sorry.

[survivaltricks]

[it was just the basics. all he really needed to know was "puzzle involved death, everyone died, the end"]

. . . it's fine.

I'm not mad.

It's just really shitty that you guys had to live through that.

[slobjection]

[ that's the long and short of it. ]

[ phoenix is mad, though!! at himself. ]

Won't argue with that. Only plus is that I'm still kicking.

[ metaphorically. he's too tired to kick right now. ]

[survivaltricks]

[a breathless, humorless laugh]

That just means you're tough. You're not the kind of guy who would let something like that keep him down.

[slobjection]

[ akira...... don't touch his old crusty heart like that. ]

Guess not... must be you stubborn kids and your effect on me. You in particular.... all your flipping and phantom thieving is rubbing off on me.

[survivaltricks]

[aw heck stop giving him feelings like this!!]

[a tiny little huff]

I have been told I'm a very bad influence.

[slobjection]

You are.... I'm becoming a stubborn degenerate like you.

[ giving him a little smile, though. ]

[survivaltricks]

[flashing a smile right back at him]

Terrible. Horrible. What have I brought into the world?

[slobjection]

Take responsibility for your actions.

[survivaltricks]

Eeeeeeh.

[HE'LL THINK ABOUT IT]

[slobjection]

Think I can join your little gang now? And get my own fursona?

[ oh he's feeling well enough to joke ]

[survivaltricks]

[s-snort]

Not all of them have fursonas.

Just three of them.

[slobjection]

What do the rest of them do, then? Just cheer you on?

[survivaltricks]

They fight and steal with the rest of us. They just do it with a certain animal-like flair.

[slobjection]

Think I have what it takes?

[survivaltricks]

Maybe if you were about fifty years younger.

[phoenix is 33]

[slobjection]

Tsk.... and after you got me all fired up, too.

[ phantom fetus ]

[survivaltricks]

[another laugh, though this one is short-lived]

So. . . anyway. All joking aside. . .

. . . are you up for talking about the items you guys got on your adventure?

[slobjection]

Hm...... Taako got a knife. I got a candle that points to evidence... the other two got healing spheres. Might come in handy.

[ nods ]