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[darkasnight]

Who: Night & Villa people (and anyone who wants to crash)
Where: The beach on the island.
When: Backdated to Friday (8-16)
Style: Action/Prose
Status: Open

[One of Night's favorite past times was going up to the island to do a number of things: hunt small wildlife, toss around in flowers, and sunbathe. The normal life of a cat, really.

But after a few recent events he feels like maybe coming up to the beach, not just by himself, but with everyone else, could be a good thing. Who didn't love being out in the sun all day?

Which is just what he does, leaving most everyone in the Villa a message asking them to join him at the beach Friday morning. It isn't a party only because he has no idea what to do or bring for a party, but the intent was to have fun and relax.]

Comments

[jagermeister]

Tch, she also said you didn't have anything other than cooking, then backpedaled when I pointed that out. Tellin' someone to go die is pretty fuckin' rude if you ask me.

_{[He just regrets not calling her back to tell her that he was already dead by a couple centuries.]}

I got the feeling she's gonna be dodging me, so y'don't gotta worry about a 'next time', Okumura.

[keepsthefire]

I'm pretty damn sure you misheard her, 'cause I know what she says about me and it's way more than that.

[quietly huffing, rubbing at one of his temples]

Maybe, but she had people hounding her all day and tellin' her shit like she should 'be more realistic' about thinking I was gonna come back, crap like that. It was all bullshit and no one should be tellin' anyone how they should and shouldn't handle losin' some one they care about.

[But he already had his talk with Angelo, and he wasn't going to bother dealing with Duke or anyone else who gave her flack over her attitude regarding his vanishing act.]

I wouldn't count on it. She's not the type to avoid someone out of anger.

[Unless it's her dad but... c'mon. That's understandable.]

Just... give her a chance, okay? She ain't some shallow chick who only thinks I'm good for one thing. Hell, if anything you should be askin' why a smart girl like her went for a dumbass like me at all!

[jagermeister]

She should watch who she mouths off to. I don't have Starrk's patience for brats like her.

_{[Honestly, if it wasn't for Celes' influence over Grimmjow, things could've gone much worse than they had. He didn't know why, but he was actually glad she stepped in when she did.]}

If you want the two of us to get along so bad, she can come looking for me herself. I'm not gonna deal with her bullshit over the networks again.

_{[Then he reaches over to steal another hotdog with a scowl.]}

Why should it be my business who you decide to screw?

[keepsthefire]

[KINDLY REMIND HIM WHY HE PUTS UP WITH YOUR SORRY JERKASS SELF

GAWD.

Rin lets the hot dog go, but he's scowling while it leaves the grill.]

Okay first off we're not screwing we're dating and there is a difference. Secondly, she's not a brat and if you're gonna keep callin' my girlfriend second grade playground insults you can kiss your fuckin' extra lessons goodbye.

1/2

[jagermeister]

<sub>[Because he's the lesser of two evils between himself and Vanitas, clearly.

At the second remark, Grimmjow opens his mouth with a few select insults in mind. This is what he has to put up with? This? The beginning of a snarl slips out and his nostrils flare, but at the last second he closes his mouth with an audible 'snap'.]</sub>

[jagermeister]

_{[Okay. Deep breath. Inhale and exhale. As much as Grimmjow enjoyed butting heads, he knew it wouldn't do him much good to lose his temper here and send himself down shit creek without a paddle.]}

Whatever.

_{[It's not as calm as he wants to be, but it's a start. Maybe pacing will help with that? Yeah, he's going to try pacing a bit.]}

Fuck--I don't get you people at all.

[keepsthefire]

[Yeah, Rin didn't really want to get in to a fight today either. He's never seen Grimmjow in action but he can easily assume from his attitude, mannerisms and overall build that it would not be a pretty picture if the two of them were to clash.

So Rin just watches him before turning back to his grill, throwing a few more things on.]

What's not to get?

[jagermeister]

What's to get? Why're you people so protective over your own kind? Why fight their battles? What's the fuckin' difference between fucking around and dating?

_{[Hell, he thought that people were talking about the fruit the last couple times he heard 'date' on the TV.]}

The shinigami here are fuckin' whacked out too. Nobodies, humans, half-humans, the weirdos with the horns stickin' outta their heads and now I'm thinking I'm starting to get soft by mingling with these people. It's pissing me off and I don't know why I'm doin' it.

<sub>[He huffs to himself and takes a bite out of the next hotdog as he decides to just

sort of sit down within arm's reach of the grill.]</sub>

...I don't like it. I dunno what changed but I don't like it.

<sub>[Grimmjow wouldn't outright admit it, but he was actually worried Rin would make good on the threat of revoking the extra lessons. He didn't know why he was, and that worried him even more. Why should he care about that?

This is stupid. That tree is stupid. This hotdog is stupid. Let's stare angrily at the hotdog like that'll solve alllllll his problems.]</sub>

[keepsthefire]

[Rin watches him out of the corner of his vision, still prodding at the food on the grill, the scowl in his face slowly turning in to something more sad and distant.

Why indeed. A few years ago he might have had a similar mentality, but he knows now, looking back, just how damned lonely he really was. He has his family, sure, but even that was a strained relationship waiting to snap.

And when it did...

He waited until Grimmjow's rant was over before answering properly, though.]

You can be fuckin' around and not dating, you can date and not fuck, you can do both. It just depends on the people involved. Maka and I just... don't want that right now. It happens.

[Okay, really, Maka doesn't want to and Rin is fine with that because he respects her enough to not push the issue.

He paused here, taking that finished hot dog off the grill and putting it on a bun, handing it over.

Take your stupid hot dog, ya big baby.]

Humans don't like to be alone. At least not completely alone. Friends, family, romantic relationships... hell, a random conversation with a guy on a train just because you two happened to be wearin' the same shirt or whatever! We're... social, y'know? Why do you think we're up here on the beach havin' fun with each other? It ain't a bad thing to just wanna connect with some one, even for a few minutes.

[he sighed softly after that, glancing up at all the people gathered there. New friends, old friends, family... they were all these things to Rin.]

There was a point in my life when I convinced myself I didn't need anyone. People were scared of me and I acted like that was just fine because why should I put up with their bullshit if they weren't gonna give me a chance?

But deep down I hated it. And then I finally made friends.

I stand up for them 'cause I care about them. And I fight for them when they can't fight for themselves. I just wanna protect everyone I care about, and yeah, it's stupid and I get in trouble for it a lot, but I ain't ever gonna stop carin' about them.

[jagermeister]

Hn. Whatever floats your boat.

<sub>[Gosh Rin, don't get your feelings all over the place.

He shoots him a look when he offers the hotdog, but he's not going to protest against it. He'll just content himself with chowing down on that one while Rin speaks.]</sub>

Whadd'ya consider us? Just outta curiosity.

_{[Grimmjow still isn't sure what he considers the few people he's close to. Celes is the closest he has to a 'friend', but the concept was still relatively foreign to him. Whatever friends and family he had before he became a Hollow were long gone by now, whether it be from his own hand or some other unseen force.]}

I used to have a couple people follow me around. For whatever reason they wanted me to lead 'em and all that shit after I took a chunk outta one of their buddies. We went to the living world awhile back and outta the six of us, I was the only one to go back. Can't say we were friends but they weren't too bad to have around.

[keepsthefire]

[I know his feelings are gross]

I'unno. You're an ass, but I am, too. So... friends. I guess. ... if you want to be friends, that is.

[He was well aware the possibility that Grimmjow wouldn't want that because of all the icky confusing human feelings was out there.]

[jagermeister]

_{[He frowns slightly as he thinks about it for a minute or two.]}

...Yeah, why not. Might do you some good to hang out with a guy outside of that weird house.

[keepsthefire]

It's normal to me.

[Which... isn't saying that it's not weird...]