just this once, everybody lives!

[sageprincess]

Characters: Everyone.
Setting: Anywhere.
Format: Party style.
Summary: Post-Ex Machina catch-all mingle.
Warnings: See individual threads.

[After a long, drawn out battle, the infiltration team returns to the residential portion of the Tower, weary, battered... but victorious. Some catching up is in order.]

Comments

[puppy_lancer]

I'll be okay.

[He reaches to grab a cup of cider.]

Blessing of sleeplessness, remember?

[oathshackledbird]

Yes, but I am your big brother. I get to worry and nag at you. It's in my job description...

[Diarmuid winks at him.]

If not, I need to go edit it in...

[puppy_lancer]

That's true. But isn't it in a little brother's contract to make his older brother facepalm with every other thing he does?

[oathshackledbird]

Well...yes...

[Diarmuid laughs.]

Unless the older brother is smart enough to go and scribble out that part of the younger brother's contract...

[puppy_lancer]

[He pretends to be shocked.]

You wouldn't! I thought we were both honorable knights here!

[oathshackledbird]

We are! And as such, I am duty bound to do whatever is necessary to protect my brother knight. I would say that is certainly one way to do it.

[Is he bending the rules a little? Maybe. Blame Waver's influence.]

[puppy_lancer]

[He snickers.]

I get to protect you too, you know. Maybe I should put the fact that we need to take turns protecting each other in the contract...right where you erased the part where I got to make you facepalm.

[oathshackledbird]

Hmm...

[Diarmuid rubs at his chin as if he is giving this a lot more thought than he really needs to and then nods.]

I think I can agree with that when you put it that way.

[puppy_lancer]

Perfect!

[And now's Lancer's chance to look like he's thinking about things more than he needs to.]

Should I also add something about how you have to sing to me at the end of every week?

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid makes a startled sound.]

Wait a minute! When did that becomes part of the deal?

[puppy_lancer]

Hey, you did say we could erase and change things. Doesn't that mean I can put in whatever I want now?

[oathshackledbird]

Yes, but...

[Diarmuid sighs and shakes his head. This is why he doesn't bend rules. All too often it comes back to get him in the end.]

At this rate, we are going to have the whole thing rewritten...

[puppy_lancer]

Then you should be glad it was never written in the first place. We never needed an actual contract to be brothers...even though Riki did give us a certificate.

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid laughs.]

That is true. I will always be honored to have you as my brother. I don't need any paper to tell me that we are either.

[He starts to say something else and then notices Asagi has returned to the floor and gives his brother a nudge.]

And as your brother I wish you a good deal of luck. There's Asagi. Go get her.

[puppy_lancer]

[He's reluctant to leave for a moment, but then he nods.]

Thanks, Bro. I'll be going.

[And then he leaves to go towards Asagi.]