[Futurelandia] An Eventful Valentines and beyond (happy new year)

[generalflirt]

[ Nathan moved into tow and that was awkward, Yamato and Nariko probably have some sort of a relationship and that's awkward, Yamato's been trying to make new friends so that's interesting, and Masaomi and Nariko are hopefully solid as anything after that trip, Nathan and Yamato complications aside. There's a new pack member that Masaomi met at a party and Nariko met in class. It's been over a month since the new year began and the old one concluded.

A lot's changed and yet not a lot had at all.

And frankly, things were probably just going to change that much more in the coming days and weeks. this might be edited to something more poetic later once we conclude more stuff about that other log ]

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[idiotduo]

[ Once more, he blushes a little. It's not fitting, given he's over twice her age. But he pushes past it just as quickly, smiles, and nudges her a little with his shoulder. He thinks about what he should say, and in the end he comes up with, ]

You're welcome - I -- I just wanted to help.

[ And that at least is totally sincere. ]

[themaelstrom]

You did a good job.

[He really did. The guy was a mess in some ways but a lot of people were and, in truth, Audrey was probably going to be as much of a wreck, just in different ways. It kind of seemed like you couldn't make it to a certain age without some leftover wreckage.]

How long do you think we have until they all get back?

[idiotduo]

[ Oh...

He felt good to be thanked like that, implicitly. The older man looks down at his watch, as if that'll tell him anything and then frowns in thought until he concludes... ]

Well, there's a whole party, right? Soooo... an hour? Two? I guess it depends on if it's any fun.

[ The day was already trailing off when they started home ]

[themaelstrom]

I hope it's awful.

[Mostly because, for the time being, she's not going to like Nathan at all, so everything around him deserves to be awful or at least a vague inconvenience.]

Good, though. [She's apparently given up on food for the time being and decided to get especially comfortable next to him.] I love them all but it's nice to be left alone.

[idiotduo]

Masa's catering, so I know Tom's not going to be happy. [ He claims Japanese food shreds his insides. ... Which is weird because who does that? But either way, Sullivan laughs at that, moving past her animosity and looking over at her with some mild surprise. Does--

Should he say that-- ]

Yeah. Yeah it is.

[ He moves his arm to pull her in against his chest ]

[themaelstrom]

That's the one person I didn't want to be too upset, shit. [Well, that's not true, Koji is also on the short list but the guy's very good at keeping himself busy one way or another, so she doesn't have to be actively worried about him.]

Oh well, it'll be fine.

[The concern leaves her as soon as it arrived, and Audrey's more than pleased to just drape herself over Sullivan, angling her head so that it can be laid on him and she can still watch her show.]

[idiotduo]

I'm telling Junko you said that.

[ ... No he's not, and that's the joke. Junko's still not all that comfortable with him, and if he was to tattle on her with anyone (and he wouldn't, this was all something inane and not that incriminating in the grand scheme of things) Junko is more or less the last one it would be with. Nariko would be next on the list and it would go down from there. The older man smiles a little though, enjoying how she feels against him. He focuses back on the screen.

This is comfortable ]

But yeah, it'll -- yeah it's fine.