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[It sure is a lot of plants, hopefully you'll be okay there, buddy.

Anyway, Vicious shows up eventually; he's not exactly on time but not super late either, less than ten minutes late so that's pretty good. It's not like he's ever usually had to worry about showing up to anywhere on a set schedule?? Weird.

Anyway, he finds Killy easily enough and approaches.]

Good to see you found the place alright.

[thankfully he does not mind the plants, nor does he seem to have like. allergies. small favors.]

...Yeah.

[And it...seems we're back to this again? He was so willing to talk over text, too...

But text is text, and this is...not, and now he's just kind of staring like he's not sure how to initiate this now that they're both here. Uh. So like, is it just a matter of grabbing your hand and going somewhere because that feels Weird, or are we doing something first, or...]

[...Can't believe he almost misses the texting...]

C'mon, let's wander around for awhile first - might as well see what kinda weird plants they've got here, yeah? If we get bored, we can go elsewhere.

[Here, he'll even extend a hand, just for you! Don't make it weird, Killy.]

[He just kind of tilts his head for a brief moment, but thankfully he is entirely aware of why they're here and doesn't need to be dragged through the fine art of not making this weird; he reaches out and takes the hand extended to him, and he has the basic decency to make sure everyone is on the same level more or less as opposed to just trying to get this over with as fast as possible by heading off through the gardens at an overly-accelerated pace.

Just...guys being dudes...]

Do most people read, where you're from?

[...Killy.]

[Just dudes being guys......]

Huh? Yeah?

[He says, like he isn't sure why this is a question in the first place...]

Is that weird where you're from?

Yeah. Most people don't remember what words look like.

[So maybe not, like, a total asshole? ...Still an asshole for saying it but ehhhh anyway- ]

[Still kind of an asshole, but at least that's a bit more understandable!!]

Huh. Nah, we've got books and stuff where I'm from. Couple of the people I'm travelin' with are pretty into it; Aegis won't stop pesterin' us to "culture" ourselves by readin' and Yuna's a writer. Never had much interest in it, personally.

...We don't have much need for it anymore.

[On a scale from one to "books are ancient technology and reading is obsolete", how post-apocalyptic are you.]

I still remember how to do it, though. Obviously.

[How the hell do you no longer have a use for reading— you know what, he doesn't want to try to get into it, there's no way he's going to be able to wrap his head around whatever you say next.]

Huh. Never would've thought there'd be a place where readin's a rare skill...

[Other worlds are wild.]

None of the other humans I've met read. Only Cibo and I remember how.

[...He can sense the incoming question before it hits.]

Cibo is...someone I travel with.

[Thank you for catching that one before he can ask it, but...]

Yeah? What are they like?

[He shrugs at that; he fidgets a little where they're holding hands, but he doesn't try to pull away.]

Smart. She's an engineer. She likes to rescue people.

[...]

She's just Cibo. I don't know.

[He doesn't know exactly what an engineer is, but they can fix stuff!! So he has a vague idea of what that means and that's good enough for him.]

How long have you known her? You sound pretty fond of her!

[This is Killy's very subdued version of fondness, right...]

[Another shrug.]

I don't know. She's been with me for a long time. She wasn't always there. But it's been a while.

[Is he fond? It's kind of hard to say. Maybe? Possibly. He isn't really sure how to address that, if he's honest.]

She your only companion? Sounds kinda lonely with just the two of you.

[...Hmm, that's kind of weird now that it's out there, probably because he was traveling on his own for a long while... Eh, better not to think too much about it.]

Yeah, she is.

[He's never found it lonely, really; Cibo is decent company, and she tends to keep him busy - whether on purpose or otherwise. Besides, if it was lonely before, then now it's going to be- ]

I'm used to being by myself. I don't travel with people.

[Yeah. That's a mood.]

Did she just invite herself along, then?

She does things like that.

[It doesn't sound affectionate, but it at least doesn't sound like he minds.]

Heh, yeah. It happens, I guess. Couple of kids started followin' after me awhile back and now it seems like I can't get rid of 'em or the people they keep recruitin'.

[...not that he minds at all, from the sound of it.]

...What are they like?

[Fair's fair in asking about that, really.]

Kanata's a do-gooder. You know the type, can't help stickin' their nose into everythin' and always tryin' to help, even when no one wants or needs it. Strong sense of justice, stronger ideals... the sorta kid that's gonna change the world somehow, or die in a blaze of glorious stupidity.

Misella's his friend and biggest supporter. She's real fond of him - or I guess what she thinks he should be. That idealism's real important to her, and she can't stand anyone who'll lead Kanata astray. I guess she's dedicated? She likes settin' stuff on fire almost as much as she likes Kanata, and she likes meat even more than that. She tried to kill me in my sleep once.

[A brief pause as he considers, and then Vicious nods.]

A pair of dumbasses.

[...he's pretty fond of this pair of dumbasses...]

[He seems to consider that for a moment before just...nodding a bit. A pair of dumbasses. Got it.

The plants here are nice to look at, on the occasions when he doesn't want to be reminded that he's just wandering around holding hands with someone on the world's worst first date; he's not familiar with them at all and it's obvious, and as day wears on into evening they start looking...well, decidedly like something worth looking at. It's pretty, if nothing else, and even if Killy isn't used to pretty things that exist solely for prettiness' sake he can't say he minds it, either.]

...This isn't as bad as it could have been.

[The whole...Synchrony thing. It's awkward, but it's not terrible.]

[These sure are some weird plants. That's about all the thoughts Vicious has for it, but hey, scenery is something, at least??]

C'mon, you thought it'd be worse? It's just holdin' hands.

[He squeezes Killy's with a smirk.]

[...That gets a Look, but he doesn't pull away or anything.]

I don't let people touch me, either.

Eh, that's fair. Glad you're willin' to make an exception just for me~

[No, he knows he is not going to get anything out of teasing Killy, but listen, he hasn't gotten sick of it yet!!]

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