[Baren's seen the flag, he's heard the descriptions, the names that Zoro had - but of course that idiot didn't remember the name 'Sanji'? What kind of headass....
Regardless, Baren has some kind of personal investment in this, even if it's tangential. He expects Zoro to handle memory bullshit with all the finesse of a raging bull on roller skates in a china shop. So that's nice. It's why he instead takes it upon himself to knock on the door of an apartment he never thought he'd make it back to.]
[Well... he opens up, dressed far more casually than he presents outside, jeans and a T-shirt, and if it were anyone else besides Baren (and perhaps Pen), he'd pretend to be asleep or out of the apartment.
Nevertheless, his ex is getting one hell of a side-eye right now as he lets the door swing on its hinges]
... I don't got anymore shitty eggs, if that's what you want.
And at that point there's a good chance his phone calls are getting ignored too, so he's going straight to Sanji's apartment. There's the insistent knocks on the door and Baren came over so quickly - so immediately after putting up Sanji's face all over the city - that he doesn't even come with the usual wine bottle peace offering.]
Sanj.
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What the fuck?
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[Wow that'd be sweet if Sanji weren't still pissed off.
And there's a lot to unpack here, all the reasons why he's mildly irritated with Zoro while being flat-out angry at Baren, but he doesn't want to think about it, he just wants to sleep or some other shit that requires little thought, and jesus lord would you stop banging on his fuckin door--
The door yanks open on silent hinges, a hand to his temple to stave off a headache he knows is coming.]
[A text comes to you in the late afternoon of February 3rd. The sender's name has been encrypted and errors out and there are no signs of who the message belongs to. Clicking on the profile of this Retrospec user brings up a picture of the Retrospec symbol.]
How would you like to help us help you out? Your observation period's up and I want you on this particular assignment. You'll be fine, you're probably not going to die, and we'll be able to monitor you from here. We need help. You've got the skills needed even if you don't know it yet. I know it and that's what counts.
You'll be rewarded for your success, of course, but this is only if we have an agreement. Do we have an agreement?
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[ooc: Hello! You've been sorted into group 4. Your event log will go up at 9pm EST along with all of the other logs. We encourage you to read the main event log as well for more information about your recruiter and this note. In the meantime, head over to this thread on the latest mod post and meet your teammates. Thank you!]
[ Yu is up early that morning. Well, he's up early every morning, so this is really no different from the norm, for him. While they wait for their instructions, there isn't much to do...
... aside from dwell on the fact that it's Valentine's Day and he's not with his boyfriend, anyway.
Yu normally isn't the type to mope too much, and he's inclined to be productive perhaps especially when he's feeling down.
But then he gets a notification from his Instagram account that he got tagged on a post and since there's nothing to do but watch it....
ANYWAY the point of all this is that whether Sanji is asleep or awake, he might suddenly find certain thoughts intruding, such as Oh god, he's so cute and I miss him so much or I really don't want Sanji to see me like this or similar kinds of sentiments.
He's hiding in a cozy corner somewhere trying to pretend he's not crying a little bit, if you want to shut him up, Sanji. ]
[Sanji isn't an early riser, no more than any other college student who doesn't bother attending his classes, and with their current mission objective finished, he's ready to afford himself the luxury of sleeping in until 10am. Why not, they've got nowhere to go in this snow storm. Baren can keep himself fed until then, right?
--So what is this useless gay bullshit flooding his brain at 7 in the morning? No, it's not invasive on purpose, even his floating subconscious can tell that right off the bat, but the connection they share as partners doesn't give a shit about those kind of details. After a grunt of irritation, Sanji begrudgingly climbs away from his makeshift mattress of blankets and pillows, and follows the sentimentality like a trail of breadcrumbs.
His greeting is to toe at Yu, voice gruff with sleep and disapproval.]
You're loud, bastard. Text him if you miss him so much.
[Baren hiding something that's definitely fucking him up? Must be a day that ends in Y.
This is entirely the case when he wakes up in Magatus, finds a mark - the kanji for a name that's dead to him, Kumou Baren - burning on the inside of his wrist, and immediately scowls about it. Well that's going to make modeling harder for a bit, isn't it. He pulls his glove back on over it, covering it effectively and heading into town.
But as he's questioning the villagers, just like he did back in February, he finds himself distracted as he catches sight of Sanji.
He waves a hand for his attention and immediately asks - ]
Hey Sanj, did you get abducted by wolves again recently.
[casual conversation hey what's up good to see you too]
[No "Hello", no "The fuck you doin' in this shit of a town again?", just a neutral response coupled with a flat expression. He's not being obtuse on purpose, either, it's because--]
Can't remember anything after the cave.
[More annoying is he's lost sight of Penelope, but that's fine; that girl can take better care of herself than Sanji can take care of his own shit. Baren, however--
Well... The blond squints with immediate suspicion.]
[ Yusuke is used to waking up tired. Mostly it's his own fault, and he's aware of that - his attention is usually focused on something that, at the time, feels far more important than sleep ever could. At least, that's what he thinks until he has to wake up the next morning, with weariness seeping into every bone in his body. The irony is he tends to sleep a little better when he stays over at Sanji's, because Sanji is far stricter and more stubborn about him getting his rest than Yusuke's housemates are able to be. So he usually ends up sleeping more, and feeling a little more rested.
But just a little.
So, when he wakes up he still feels tired. Admittedly, it's early. Early enough that he's the first one to wake up. He allows himself a moment to just snuggle up close to Sanji, and bury his face into his collarbone, before he restlessness and the need to get up and start the day makes him pull away. He's hungry, and he wants coffee, and he's been here enough times in the morning that he now... actually knows how to make proper filter coffee instead of just dumping instant coffee in a mug, so once that's set up and filtering, he starts looking through the cupboards for something to eat.
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Well there's Nutella. And bread. And he's hungry enough that spooning Nutella onto bread sounds like literally the best thing ever so. This is where his life has led him, apparently. ]
[The merging of his past life's memories has manifested in some of the most annoying habits - chief among them being his butchered sleeping schedule. Sometimes he's sleeping until noon, other times he's up at 6 am. But no matter what, he often wakes up groggy and irritable unless Yusuke spends the night.
... Though of course that hardly matters when Yusuke is up before him and raiding his kitchen so he doesn't even get the pleasure of seeing his boyfriend's face. Ugh. There's a stretch and a yawn, an irritable grumble as he realizes he's the only person in bed, and Sanji stumbles his way into the kitchen for coffee.
... Takes him a second to realize what the fuck he's staring at]
[ Since there's no possible way they can trace this to him, especially cause he painted this pillow himself (it took a very long time since he isn't an artist)... Then there's being trapped in Daisuke's body. Which. Can disguise as some random dude for some reason. He takes this risk to deliver the god forsaken body pillow Yusuke refused to make for his boyfriend.
Ringing the bell, he waits to make sure the pillow is in the right hands. Ren is doing him a solid right now. ]
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[ To his credit, Yusuke had tried to go home. He had done his best to leave the warmth of Sanji's apartment, and the purring cat sprawling across his lap, and all the regular reasons he didn't want to leave sometimes -- but he had projects to work on, and time was ever ticking down towards Christmas, when he had to complete them all by.
So he'd made the effort to go home. Or, he had until he'd opened the door, stepped out into the cold and seen a flurry of strong snow, both in the air and gathering in thick piles on the ground outside. ]
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[ And then he shuts the door and clears his throat. ]
It's snowing outside. Just a little.
[ As in "I might become a snowman if I walk home, is it a problem if I stay here?". ]
[And right on cue, Sanji's head pops out from the kitchen entrance.]
... Just a little, huh? [Oh he read between the lines, don't worry. It's with a vague amusement that he questions Yusuke (because he knows about those deadlines, so the weather must be atrocious.) The rest of his body follows as he walks over to his front door, hands wet with suds and dishwater, turning the knob...
... Staring outside and then prompting kicking the door shut as he meanders right back into the kitchen.]
Oh no. You'll have to stay over. What a shitty nightmare this is. [In the most deadpan of tones does his voice echo from inside the kitchen, followed by an amused snort]
Whelp, Chou will be happy to keep her slave around for the rest of the night.
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like a day after ninja warrior or w/e
hey asshole look at this.
morning after ninja warrior
that do anything?
evening after ninja warrior
how about that?
AFTER HAVING HIS PHONE BLOWN UP
JESUS
THE FUCK ARE U DOING
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ok like two days after ninja warrior
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Hey jackass, open up. S'me.
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Nevertheless, his ex is getting one hell of a side-eye right now as he lets the door swing on its hinges]
... I don't got anymore shitty eggs, if that's what you want.
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can't think of anything you've done
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[what a way to start a thank you call, zoro]
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Give Sanji a second, he needs a smoke for this. Why did he answer the phone again...? (He knows why, just let him pretend otherwise)]
Tch. So the princess awakens.
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Kyouko's the one who did all the work.
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AFTER ZORO'S POST IG | action
And at that point there's a good chance his phone calls are getting ignored too, so he's going straight to Sanji's apartment. There's the insistent knocks on the door and Baren came over so quickly - so immediately after putting up Sanji's face all over the city - that he doesn't even come with the usual wine bottle peace offering.]
Sanj.
[He has half a mind to pick the lock but Sanji said not to but Baren wants to but Sanji said not to but—]
What the fuck?
[He's being ignored? He fucked up? He fucked up that bad?]
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The door yanks open on silent hinges, a hand to his temple to stave off a headache he knows is coming.]
What.
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idek like the day after that lovely wanted poster post
In case you are actually uncomfortable with the image on those posters, consider this as a substitute, if you wish.
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u drew this?
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WAIT THAT WAS THE END i played myself
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2/3 text
How would you like to help us help you out? Your observation period's up and I want you on this particular assignment. You'll be fine, you're probably not going to die, and we'll be able to monitor you from here. We need help. You've got the skills needed even if you don't know it yet. I know it and that's what counts.
You'll be working with a group (wish I could give you the names, still putting the lists together), but your assignment partner is Yu Narukami. Should you choose to accept this assignment, you will need to meet at the Recollé Zoo and Aquarium and we'll go from there.
You'll be rewarded for your success, of course, but this is only if we have an agreement. Do we have an agreement?
[No other messages will be sent from this account at this time.]
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[He's typing more properly, this is Serious.]
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wait what's up?
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you're with baren, right?
do me a favor and keep an eye on him for me, would you
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u the protective gremlin he sometimes mentions?
[SANJI BE NICE]
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2/16th... or whenever texts get through
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not to the same level as before but getting there
wouldn't call me a cook tho
can't bake worth a shit
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VALENTINE'S DAY.
... aside from dwell on the fact that it's Valentine's Day and he's not with his boyfriend, anyway.
Yu normally isn't the type to mope too much, and he's inclined to be productive perhaps especially when he's feeling down.
But then he gets a notification from his Instagram account that he got tagged on a post and since there's nothing to do but watch it....
ANYWAY the point of all this is that whether Sanji is asleep or awake, he might suddenly find certain thoughts intruding, such as Oh god, he's so cute and I miss him so much or I really don't want Sanji to see me like this or similar kinds of sentiments.
He's hiding in a cozy corner somewhere trying to pretend he's not crying a little bit, if you want to shut him up, Sanji. ]
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--So what is this useless gay bullshit flooding his brain at 7 in the morning? No, it's not invasive on purpose, even his floating subconscious can tell that right off the bat, but the connection they share as partners doesn't give a shit about those kind of details. After a grunt of irritation, Sanji begrudgingly climbs away from his makeshift mattress of blankets and pillows, and follows the sentimentality like a trail of breadcrumbs.
His greeting is to toe at Yu, voice gruff with sleep and disapproval.]
You're loud, bastard. Text him if you miss him so much.
LMFAO E X C U S E ME I THINK SANJI IS THE ONE WITH THE USELESS GAY BULLSHIT PROBLEM
HE'S NOT THE ONE WAKING PEOPLE UP IN THE MORNING BC OF SAPPY SHIT??
yet.
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am i wrong tho
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you seen these? they're all around town. got any idea what idiot did them?
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what's the sniper's name
u remember?
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There's no text, just the picture. ]
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so i can officially call in her having you wrapped around her paws?
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[ And... well. Because it feels significant: ]
... It’s addressed to your full name, if that’s significant.
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Allesandro Vinsmoke?
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This is entirely the case when he wakes up in Magatus, finds a mark - the kanji for a name that's dead to him, Kumou Baren - burning on the inside of his wrist, and immediately scowls about it. Well that's going to make modeling harder for a bit, isn't it. He pulls his glove back on over it, covering it effectively and heading into town.
But as he's questioning the villagers, just like he did back in February, he finds himself distracted as he catches sight of Sanji.
He waves a hand for his attention and immediately asks - ]
Hey Sanj, did you get abducted by wolves again recently.
[casual conversation hey what's up good to see you too]
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[No "Hello", no "The fuck you doin' in this shit of a town again?", just a neutral response coupled with a flat expression. He's not being obtuse on purpose, either, it's because--]
Can't remember anything after the cave.
[More annoying is he's lost sight of Penelope, but that's fine; that girl can take better care of herself than Sanji can take care of his own shit. Baren, however--
Well... The blond squints with immediate suspicion.]
Did you?
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slides into your DMs winkwonk - 4/28
HUEHUEHUE
wanna hang out?
KICKY LEG
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whispers misfire
at least pick up dâ–’nner.
yeeeees
[HELLO]
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Forward dated to kiiiinda late 6/17
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i promise to try
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that a new look i can expect to see more often?
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7/16 aka the trend of me taking up half your IC inbox continues
But just a little.
So, when he wakes up he still feels tired. Admittedly, it's early. Early enough that he's the first one to wake up. He allows himself a moment to just snuggle up close to Sanji, and bury his face into his collarbone, before he restlessness and the need to get up and start the day makes him pull away. He's hungry, and he wants coffee, and he's been here enough times in the morning that he now... actually knows how to make proper filter coffee instead of just dumping instant coffee in a mug, so once that's set up and filtering, he starts looking through the cupboards for something to eat.
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... Though of course that hardly matters when Yusuke is up before him and raiding his kitchen so he doesn't even get the pleasure of seeing his boyfriend's face. Ugh. There's a stretch and a yawn, an irritable grumble as he realizes he's the only person in bed, and Sanji stumbles his way into the kitchen for coffee.
... Takes him a second to realize what the fuck he's staring at]
Out of the damned jar? Really?
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Ringing the bell, he waits to make sure the pillow is in the right hands. Ren is doing him a solid right now. ]
ROFL I'M DYING
Yeah okay Sanji has Questions and so doesn't make a move to take that body pillow yet]
Uh.
Who the fuck are you?
IT'S A SEXY PILLOW AKIREN WORKED HARD PAINTING IT
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IDEK 12/9 ish.
So he'd made the effort to go home. Or, he had until he'd opened the door, stepped out into the cold and seen a flurry of strong snow, both in the air and gathering in thick piles on the ground outside. ]
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[ And then he shuts the door and clears his throat. ]
It's snowing outside. Just a little.
[ As in "I might become a snowman if I walk home, is it a problem if I stay here?". ]
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... Just a little, huh? [Oh he read between the lines, don't worry. It's with a vague amusement that he questions Yusuke (because he knows about those deadlines, so the weather must be atrocious.) The rest of his body follows as he walks over to his front door, hands wet with suds and dishwater, turning the knob...
... Staring outside and then prompting kicking the door shut as he meanders right back into the kitchen.]
Oh no. You'll have to stay over. What a shitty nightmare this is. [In the most deadpan of tones does his voice echo from inside the kitchen, followed by an amused snort]
Whelp, Chou will be happy to keep her slave around for the rest of the night.
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