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[flared]

Who: Axel (flared) and X-Butt (croceamors)
When: Shortly after this conversation
Where: X-Butt's hermit hole
Style: Action, but I'll follow whatever~
Status: In Progress/Closed

[Axel usually knows what to expect out of his and Saix's encounters by now. Even when they're in the best of "moods" something always seems to go wrong. He's right. They're always fighting... but better it be them than Axel's friends. So as much as Axel doesn't appreciate confrontations, he'll willingly take this if it means sparing Sora having to deal with this idiot.

So shortly after he ends the feed with Saix a Portal opens up in Saix's living room and Axel steps on through, seemingly calm but on his guard.]

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[croceamors]

[Hmph. He's always been the quickest between them. Ignoring New Moon's whines, Saix moves around the coffee table so that there's nothing between him and Axel. He rolls one wrist in his other hand.]

Despite what you may think, I pay attention.

[flared]

[Axel keeps his eyes locked on Saix as he moves. He wants to say that he wouldn't draw his claymore over something like this, but, really, this is Saix and it's entirely possible.]

Yeah? Prove it.

[croceamors]

You avoid eye contact when you lie. Despite being extraordinarily lazy, you still try to take care of your appearance such as using eyeliner and modifying your jacket. Whenever you're tired, your shoulders ache the most. You know how to hack into computers. You're actually good at math. You hate getting close to people. You can fish.

That's just stating minor facts. Anything else you'd like to demand of me in my own home?

[flared]

[It's arrogant, but... hearing all that really does stir something up in Axel regardless. He might not be the same, but at least he still remembers.

For how long, though? How long will it be until he either forgets or chooses to dispose of those memories completely?

Smirking, he cracks his neck.]

Well, at least we know that everything I said to you a few moments ago was true, right?

[croceamors]

Doubtful. Your delusions on what's different about me are almost laughable, and, no, I actually don't underestimate you.

Which is all the more reason to want you dead.

[flared]

I'm pretty sure you're the one being delusional for once.

[A light laugh as he brings a hand to his forehead.]

Thinking that there's nothing wrong with you and that I should be dead. Man, oh, man. Sometimes I wonder if all that Darkness got inside your head, too.

[croceamors]

If there's any extra Darkness inside of me, then I would think it to make more sense that it's there because of you. Anything else- we've already gone over it before.

[flared]

Me?

[Scoff]

Now you're just randomly pointing fingers.

[Turning his back on you again. Hmph.]

[croceamors]

No, it's always been firmly pointed at you.

[He'll let that sit, and not talk anymore for a few minutes. Instead, he lets his attention stray to New Moon, tense against the couch and ears still pulled back.]

[...It wasn't supposed to be this way.]

Nearly everything I did used to be for you.

[flared]

[There's a lot of silence following that. Axel still refuses to believe that everything was his fault, so there's no sense in listening to Saix on that, but- That doesn't mean it hurts any less to hear.

Lea never liked to see that he'd upset Isa, never wanted to disappoint or anger him either...

He forces himself to grin.]

How romantic.

[he mutters, turning around halfway to face him, then in an almost mocking tone,]

Do you miss me?

[croceamors]

No.

[He meets that mocking smile with his own steely glare.]

I miss who I thought you were.

[flared]

Hm.

[He's still grinning when slowly his eyes seem to soften, something in them resembling a young, reckless boy from their past. Is he doing it on purpose? Possibly.

With a sigh he glances over to he dog now and seems to address him.]

You see what I gotta put up with? Some friend, huh?

[Oh dear.]

[croceamors]

[Asshole.]

[For some reason, Saix's mood seems to get worse when Axel starts talking to his dog.]

Stop that. You've already admitted that you've never thought of us as friends, and the dog can't answer you.

[Dog just whines. Please don't drag him into your marriage spat.]

[flared]

[Axel holds his hands up and shrugs.]

The dog seems to like me just fine. I was always good with stray puppies.

[No, that look still isn't going away, so he's definitely acting this way on purpose.]

[croceamors]

He doesn't like you right now, it seems.

[He knew it. Asshole, asshole, asshole. He really should just accept the consequences and kill him, honestly.]

[flared]

Oh, but he's such a good boy, isn't he? Isn't he?

[Still talking to your dog and making with the googly eyes to try and win him over. Awww, who's a good boy? Who's a cute doggy-woggy? See, this is stuff Lea really would do before. Not around other people, of course, but around Isa? Sure. This isn't anything unfamiliar.]

[croceamors]

[The dog is very clearly nervous. On one hand, yessssss, he is the good boy, he is so good, you don't even know. On the other hand, his master is currently radiating an aura of murderous intent and doggy has self preservation in his repertoire. You know. Unlike someone else in the room. So he keeps glancing between the two Nobodies, tail between his legs.]

[The continued act just makes his mood worse and worse, as if he can taste bile on the back of his tongue.]

Stop that.

[flared]

[Hm. Poor dog. If only things weren't so terrible for you with this jerk for a master. ... But even Axel can't really say that, because he's seen how well Isa cares for things, living or not. He may seem cold and callous, but he really can be quite attentive.

Looking back to Saïx, he tilts his head.]

What?

[croceamors]

That horrible fake act you're putting on- stop it.

[flared]

What? I thought you missed it.

[He puts his hands on his hips, head still tilted.]

[croceamors]

That isn't what I meant at all and you know it. I'm not referring to Lea.

[Don't make him break out the claymore.]

[flared]

But who else could you possibly mean?

[Look at how much his eyes are shining right now. LOOK.]

[croceamors]

[You're gonna be missing eyes in a second, buddy]

You, idiot.

[flared]

[He pouts then as he turns his back he waves a hand through the air.]

Mm, you are so confusing.

[croceamors]

You're just an imbecile. I'm being clear as day.

[A huff as he shakes his head. What is he going to do with this fool... How can someone so intelligent be so stupid?]