redsworn ♪ i'm free, i'm free!

[chosenfake]

Who: Luke and people in the red flight.
What: Luke is back and he feels kind of dumb. He also made... some mediocre food.
Where: Ruby Sanctum
When: Post-kidnapping/rescue! It's a little backdated. So what.
Warnings: None.


[A. Post-kidnapping!]

[When Luke trudges back into the sanctum after being kidnapped, he looks exhausted. He's covered in dirt and he looks about as disheveled as one would expect. But he's okay, and he's in one piece, so that's what matters. He gets some odd looks from the dragons about, maybe because he was dumb enough to get himself kidnapped, haha...

He hasn't slept for several days, if the haunted look in his eyes is any indication.]

[B. Sometime after that, before/during/after Qilby's plot, idc.]

[After sleeping for about eighteen hours straight, Luke finally wakes up. He'd kill for a meal that wasn't stereotypical elven fare. After an hour or two, he returns with a couple of wild quail-like things. They smell pretty good on the fire, and the gently pan-fried chicken is soon finished.

He made some rice to go with it, but it's really dry. Like, really dry. Don't even look at the salad, he managed to accidentally dump a cup of vinaigrette on it and it's no good.

Whether he cares right now is debatable.]

Comments

[chosenfake]

[He shakes his head, wearing a mild expression.]

We've been friends this long, and I ended up finding out some stuff about you along the way. It's only fair if you know some stuff about me, too. I just... didn't know how to bring it up.

[He looks at Zelos. He's smiling a little, a sad way that is awful and familiar.]

... If you don't want anything to do with me, I mean, I understand. But I've also tried to make up for what I did since then, so I hope you understand that, too.

[wilder]

Yeah...guess you do know some of my baggage.

[Maybe not all of it, but some. There was a lot of stuff he still hadn't told anyone.]

[He still is trying to make heads or tails of this. But...someone telling him he's free to not associate with them, because of what they did....it was almost funny. He shakes his head, rubbing the back of his neck]

...Heh. Nice try, but you can't get rid of me that easily.

[chosenfake]

[He looks a little surprised, like he expected Zelos to actually leave, despite the fact they both share the same sanctum.]

Really?

[But then his face lights up, relieved and sunny as ever.]

Hahah, I guess not!

[wilder]

[That...made Luke way happier than he thought it would. Which the implications of that are...troubling, to say the least.]

...You're one strange kid.

[chosenfake]

[Aaaaand right back to tsunning.]

H-hey! I'm not a kid!

[... He's eight years old, but that's just technicalities.]

[wilder]

[Oh good. He's so much better at talks that don't need for him to be personal or emotional]

Haven't we been over this before? I'm pretty sure you are.

[chosenfake]

[His cheeks are burning.]

You're just mad I pick all the carrots out of what you make.

[And that tone is totally like a kid's, Luke.]

[wilder]

[Oh yeah, that totally convinces him he's dealing with an adult here]

Hey, I'm not mad about that. I'm just saddened you have poor tastes.

But whatever. Just don't blame me if you end up with crappy eyesight.