towerofanimus | 007 ♑ [seventh honk]

Characters: [OU] Gamzee Makara and you.
Setting: Floor 11
Format: Starting with action, but I'll match.
Summary: After going fucking nuts and slaughtering a few things, Gamzee has been pretty good about keeping himself out of trouble. With an ankle almost back to normal, he's checking out the wicked eleventh floor and trying to forget that his life sucks while simultaneously freezing his ass off.
Warnings: If the summary wasn't clue enough, profanity. Also other things idk it's Gamzee, come on.

[It was in these kinds of moments that Gamzee had been particularly grateful for his new duds. Kanaya, before departing the Tower, had presented him with a very generous new wardrobe - one better suited for the rapidly falling temperatures.]

[For being in the Tower for a length of time fast approaching nine months, Gamzee hadn't a single change of clothes up until now. As horrifying and possibly disgusting as it was, he still hadn't the mind to change out of them. Rather, he threw the jacket, hat and scarf on right over his marred shirt and dirty hair. Hygiene really wasn't at the top of his list of priorities.]

[What was at the top of that list, however, was inspecting the spray of the water that spilled from the ceiling of this level, and the many rainbows that bent and danced around him as a result. With a limp that refused to abandon his right foot after weeks and weeks of healing its broken ankle, the boy watched with bright, droopy eyes the colorful bands that spanned before them. An awed grin was in its early stages at the corners of his lips, dimpling his now-purple cheeks and leaving him with a slightly slack-jawed look of amusement that made it possible for a few puffs of visible breath to escape.]

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[For being out of contact with literally everyone for what was fast approaching a month, now, seeing such an old acquaintance was actually pretty comforting for Gamzee. Even though they'd had their altercations, he was too chilled out to pay such trivial things any mind. A grin spread across his face before he could even think otherwise.]

Long time no fuckin' gettin' at the motherfucking yapping, brother. The fuck all be bringing at you 'round the rainbow motherfuckin' magicland, huh?

[The look of relief on Romeo's face when Gamzee didn't shout at him. His whole face lit up and he bounced over to his friend.] I was just exploring! What are you doing? Did the bad people give you a hat as well?

[It was really hard to keep a huge grin off of his face when confronted with Romeo's never-ending cheerfulness. If he were a little less high, he could probably take a page from the kid's book in keeping his spirits up in a way that didn't involve copious amounts of sedatives.]

[Unfortunately, he was not that emotionally strong.]

Explorin' be a fuckin' right wicked thing to all up and fuckin' do, my main motherfucker! 'Specially in a place what's all fuckin' shittin' out miracles and beauty like it ain't at being no motherfuckin' thing in the world!

[He paused for a moment, and it seemed like he was finished speaking, but Romeo might have known by now that it was just time Gamzee needed to process the second part.]

Huhhhhhh... fuck, I ain't be thinkin' on such things, bro. Pretty damn fuckin' straight and sure I got my receive on of these duds fucking by an old friend what's mine. Maybe she be fuckin' bad, now? Can't really be rightly getting your know on of that sorts of crazy motherfuckin' shit now what we're in this place all turned around, you fuckin' feel me, dog?

[He grins as if he hadn't said anything particularly depressing at all, throwing his arms open and inviting a hug from the younger boy. Yeah, he was baked as hell. No one will be offended if you decline this offer, Romeo ~~run, run away!!!~~.]

[Hugs from Gamzee? Hugs from anyone? Romeo was not going to turn it down, he wanted to help keep his friends spirits up ~~and he's a little kid who has been in a horror tower far too long~~ he wrapped his arms round the troll who he didn't really think was a baboon even if Jade said so.

He didn't really understand a word Gamzee was saying, high Gamzee was harder to understand but he was also less likely to shout at Romeo so Romeo didn't mind at all.] I feel you Gamzee.

[Gamzee would squeeze him there for an absurd amount of time, spacing out in the middle of the hug, then coming back some time later to realize he probably shouldn't suffocate his roommate.]

How's shit fuckin' going, though? With everyone. And you, too, I mean.

[The room situation was still a tough subject. Since he'd gotten the stuffing beat out of him by Ghirahim, he hadn't spent a lot of time in their room, even after the crazy flamboyant devil had gotten sent back home and was replaced with a decidedly more pink, but equally ornery, devil.]

New guy still a motherfuckin' riot to rile up?

[Romeo just sat still, trusting that he would let go of him eventually hopefully before he got squished to death. He shrugged at the question, he mostly avoided the room only going in there to sleep and sneaking out early in the morning before the adults woke up.]

They both get angry all the time and shout. So I just go other places when I don't got to be asleep.

[He nodded slowly, picking at his fingernails. He was once a part of the room's shouting problem. In fact, he was a top contributor. But, he hadn't caused a ruckus in there since the whole Ghirahim thing, not that he really felt remorse for the way he'd acted. He'd been pretty fucking angry, after all! Stupid git just egged him on. Anyway, enough thinking about that.]

I feel you, bro. Ain't been catchin' the z's on that side of the Towerland for what's seeming like a while, now. Think the ill voodoo here not be likin' that shit too much.

[He always felt so drowsy, even if he'd gotten a ton of sleep, if he didn't do it in the room. It was a small price to pay, though. He hadn't felt like being around anyone for quite a while, up until now.]

You ever wanna be makin' use of my 'coon, you just get your hop up right in the slime all motherfuckin' comfy as what's nothin' ever all was before, you know? Gets rid of some of the loudest motherfuckin' squawkin's, believe you fuckin' me.

Slime? Why do you sleep in slime Gamzee? [At least that's what Romeo thought he had just said, he still found it hard to understand him.] Don't you get tired though when you don't sleep in your bed? Because I did when I tried it!

Mmm...

[Why did he sleep in slime? Well... because... because everyone slept in it!]

Why don't you, motherfucker?

...And yeah. Invisible tiredness bitches be tuggin' down at these fuckin' lids somethin' what's motherfucking fierce 'cause of it, bro. Guess I should be gettin' my return trip on to the room proper at night sometime soon.

I don't know... [Romeo tilted his head.] I never heard of sleeping in slime before, isn't it all sticky?

[He nodded sagely at Gamzee's next words.] You can come back Gamzee! I'll make sure they don't shout at you! [He brought his hand held in a fist over his heart.]

007 ♑ [seventh honk]

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