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sirenspull2012-03-07 08:35 pm
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Moonrise 006 - Voice
[...This is probably the last thing he'd though he'd ever ask, but he'd double-checked his finances to make sure there was budget for it and that he had the room for it. It would have to be older, of course, so it didn't require constant attention. What is it he's looking for? Well...]
...What breed of dog would you suggest to guard an apartment?
[He's taking no chances after the incident with the Orgniazation.]
...What breed of dog would you suggest to guard an apartment?
[He's taking no chances after the incident with the Orgniazation.]
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So Xigbar's riding your ass, and it didn't occur to you to, gosh, I dunno, talk to me about it? [He audibly plants a hand over his face.] Light, for a strategic genius you're really freaking stupid sometimes.
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At the moment, Axel, the less you know, the safer you are.
[Axel needs to know as little about the events after Xemnas' death until now as possible. There were too many vulnerable spots exposed, and the less involved Axel is at the moment, the better. They have to both lie low for a little while.]
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Do you want to know what happened, Axel? After I left you and returned home, I got ready for work. And as soon as I arrived, I was greeted by Xigbar. I was then held for ten days at least from what I can estimate, chained to a chair. And he reminded me of where I began--as the little boy cut open and then marked as subhuman, unable to even struggle for my own life. That is why you cannot be involved at the moment.
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I wouldn't have asked if I didn't want to know, you jackass. If you think you're gonna hide everything from me again this time around, you've got another thing coming, old friend. If you really believe I'm just going to sit around with my thumbs up my ass then you really don't know me as well as you'd like to think you do.
Now put me down and let's talk about this like adults, idiot.
[When Axel has to tell you to act like a grownup, you know it's pretty bad.]
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[He knows Axel. And he knows how reckless Axel can be when things get too personal. But he'll lower Axel and release him, quietly going to sit down on his couch and remain there.]
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[He pointedly dusts off the front of his coat and then folds his arms over his chest as Saïx moves to the couch. Watching him for a minute, Axel just shakes his head, his expression caught somewhere between insult and injury.]
I really don't know what goes on in that head of yours sometimes. [It's a completely genuine admission.] Half the time I think I know you better than you do, and then the rest of the time I wonder who the hell you are and what the hell you did with the kid I used to be friends with. [His eyes narrow, but in scrutiny more than anger or suspicion.] I know Isa's still in there somewhere--even you can't throw everything away. My being here is proof enough of that.
[He lists backward a bit and sidles up to the wall, adopting that usual posture again and giving Saïx a neutral look.] Lemme ask you this, then: did you escape, or did Xigbar let you go?
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...He released me. But that in itself only makes me all the more wary.
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[A single mistake in the game they play is deadly, after all, and Xemnas made the wrong move. It's like losing the Queen in a game of chess. It can happen if one judges their opponent's next move wrong.]
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[But then... the more things change, the more they stay the same, right?]
Still making me do the icky jobs... [A gusty sigh and Axel shakes his head.] I'll talk to Xigbar. Ah--! [He holds up one finger to preemptively hold off any protests.] They still think I hate your guts, remember? Yeah, you tried to kill me, you bastard--I haven't forgotten that, either. [His arm drops to his side again and he gives Saïx a frown.] They don't know I connected the dots when those nightmares were broadcast publicly. And even if they did, it doesn't change what happened between us. So far as they know, I only put up with you at Xino Mao because I had no choice.
But hey, I'm a nosy bastard, right? It shouldn't be too hard for me to just bring up the subject with no context or lead-in whatsoever. I don't trust Xigbar so far as I can throw him, but if he thinks he can use me to get to you, then maybe I can run remote damage control. [A derisive snort.] Just like old times.