axilium | hikage.

['sup, buddy.]

Hey, Hikage. Come with me for a sec.

-- Belph.

[ by now, it's probably decently late, and Hikage is by the bonfire - sitting, at first, but when he sees Belph, he gets to his feet, an ominous black silhouette in his cloak against the flame. But there's nothing menacing at all in his expression; despite the hour, he doesn't look tired, and his brow is furrowed with concern.

He could ask if Belph is okay. That's the "normal" thing to do. But he knows Belph will shrug it off if he does, and he doesn't know if the pleasant intent ever reaches past the surface when it comes to him. ]

Have you talked to Stephanie yet?

[ he's easier to find when he's playing piano, that's for sure. It's hard to miss the sound when you're in the dormitory area. Normally, Hikage would knock; this time, he doesn't, for fear of interrupting Belph's playing.

The skill seems so at odds with the rest of Belph's personality - maybe that's part of why Hikage enjoys it. It's rare, to get a peek at anything genuine under the mask. ]

... It sounds good, as usual. [ naturally, he waits until Belph finishes whatever he's playing before speaking up. ] Stress relief...?

-- Belph.

[ wherever he can find Belph tomorrow, Hikage is doing so. If he was a little tougher, he would have done this yesterday; if he was a little more generous, he wouldn't be doing it at all. But, as things stand, Hikage is a weak, selfish man; that hasn't changed, and even death hasn't wrung it out of him, neither the first time nor this one. What it did do was give him more time to think. He looks somewhat uneasy as he approaches, but he's doing his best not to show it. ]

I need to talk to you. In private.

w0, monday.

w0, saturday

w1 sunday

w6 sunday morning..... we really only had two pcs huh :pensive: