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[They can hear the sound of the doors locking in place as lockdown finally hit. The monster isn’t slamming itself against the doors any longer, but he can hear it skittering across the roof of the building. It can’t get them any more. Breathing a sigh of relief as he moves over to Jim to lift him up and give him a spin.]

We did it. [He laughs as the tension drains out from his body. Putting Jim back down on his feet before he’s wrapping his arms around him tightly. Breathing in his scent deeply as he rubs his back. How many close calls were they going to get in the next few days? Giving a look over at Zack and reaching his hand over.]

Get over here, man.

[ Zack hesitates if only for a moment. Only to double check that that anomaly's definitely not getting in. That that door's definitely going to hold. It does, of course. They do once lockdown hits. That hasn't failed yet. But... but after their latest encounters, he can't help but be on edge for just a moment more.

It's only when he hears Zell's voice over his rush of adrenaline-charged thoughts and feelings that he finally turns his attention over to the two. He smiles at them softly at first before the words and that hand clicks. Then he's making his way over to them, wrapping one arm tight around Zell and the other around Jim, giving them both a tight reassuring squeeze while essentially sandwiching them together with his arms at the same time. He aims that smile in Zell's direction. ]

What'd I tell you? No worries. [ Got Jim there, safe and sound. It doesn't change the obvious bags in his eyes or how winded he still seems, but they're perfectly fine. Completely alright. He even reaches up to give 'em both hair ruffles. ] That makes three.

[ Jim's staring at the door, heart pounding in his chest. They've had too many close calls lately for him to trust the door entirely, not until he's distracted by Zell moving toward him. He's already half-turned and spreading his arms wide by the time Zell hits him and he's lifted off the ground laughing. Once he's sat back on the ground, grinning and a little breathless, he's reaching for Zack too to pull him into the hug.

Before he manages, he's being squished into Zell in another Zack bearhug and he can't even complain when Zack messes up his hair. ]

It was easy, right?

[ Anything but, and one absence in particular is glaring in this circle of arms, but they're almost there. ]

Totally got Zack here safe and sound, see?

[THIS IS ABUSE. Being smooshed to his boyfriend isn’t, but the hair ruffles is definitely abuse. Laughing as he pokes Zack’s side lightly in turn. He notices the bags under Zack’s eyes as he gets closer, but decides he’ll tell the porcupine he looks like shit much later. Maybe when he lets him know about their company that’s staying on the far end of the pharmacy. For now, Zell nuzzling the side of Jim’s face as he breathes him in. Giving Zack and Jim both a squeeze in turn.]

Yeah, you did get him here safe. I knew you could do it, baby. [Jim is a good Zack babysitter. Grinning as he turns his head to look at Zack carefully. He’s trying to get a read on him. He seems tired. Not just in the sense of the coon eyes, but something else? Kunsel would know best. Zell might shoot him a message later on to let him know they are together.]

Soon we’ll all be together again. [And there is probably a muffled MEOW from his bag under the guitar. Whoops. Mochi says hi and he can hear his other people not petting him.]

Edited 2016-03-28 20:46 (UTC)

TOGETHER HUH.

THEY SAY UNATTAINABLE DREAMS ARE THE BEST KIND.

Oh- hah, hah![ Despite the dry laugh, there's still a smile practically a mile long spread across his face as he wrecks havoc on their hair. At least until erk- he gets that poke in the side and that gets him to twitch away from that motion with a grunt.

It doesn't change the way he catches Zell looking at him out of the corner of his eye. His own gaze decidedly falls away, instead landing on- well. The bag first. Sounds like Mochi wants out which might be what ultimately gets him to give the two of them one last squeeze in return with a reassuring: ] The sooner, the better.

[ And then he's finally slowly releasing, so he can go duck down and RELEASE THE BEAST. Seriously, that can't be comfortable. Once freed, he takes the fuzzball into his arms briefly, so he can give him some proper chinscratches, even as he murmurs: ] It should only be a few more days. If the weather holds anyway. Hopefully, we won't run into anymore of those anomalies in the meantime. [ His brow furrows at the thought. ] Is it just me or does it seem like they're getting smarter?

[ Jim's blushing by the time Zack releases them, though even that takes a back seat to his usual efforts to fix his hair after Zack's totally destroyed it. Really, what does Zack have against grooming, the jerk? ]

Kunsel's not too far behind. We need to warn him to be careful of this one if it's still there in the morning.

[ Rather than directly answer Zack's question, Jim presses a kiss to Zell's cheek and gives Mochi a scratch before disentangling himself and sliding up to one of the pharmacy's display windows. It's no good; he can't see it from here, just hear the sound of it skittering over the roof. ]

Did this one look... familiar to either of you? Getting smarter isn't the only way they're changing.

[He’ll make a weak protest at Zack roughing up his hair, but he’s still grinning. From all the purring Zell can hear, Mochi is very happy to be free and getting affection from a familiar face.

Anything Zell was going to say died on his lips at the kiss to his cheek. Grinning after his boyfriend like a dope for a moment. As much as he just wants to drag Jim away from the window, he looks over at Zack knowing there is something very important he needs to share. Gesturing over to one of the far corners in the store with a wave of his hand.]

You should know we aren’t the only ones crashing in here for the night. Brian and Jade are both here.
[Zack finding that little surprise on his own probably wouldn’t be good, right?] Jade is a girl with dog ears. [Zell even imitate dog ears with his hands on his head.] She seems nice from what I’ve seen on the network.

[With that out of the way, he’ll watch Zack for a moment or two before following after Jim to address the roof dweller.] It didn’t look like anything I’ve seen. [He’s not going to touch on the getting smarter thing. He knows himself how they keep adapting and changing. Helping himself to sliding his hands against Jim’s sides to stick them in his coat pockets.]

[ The moment that remark's out of Zell's mouth is the moment Zack tenses, eyes darting that way. His eyes narrow and he doesn't say anything for a solid minute as he studies the corner Zell indicated although from how close to the door they, themselves, are and how far off the other end must be, he can't see anyone off hand. Doesn't change the uncomfortable feeling though, even as he delicately runs another hand through Mochi's fur. ] ...Nothing like I've seen either. But it wouldn't be the first time they've looked familiar.

[ He doubts he has to go into detail about that though. They'd all been witness to that. Giving Mochi one last chinrub, he sets the cat down before standing to size up one of the nearby displays. ] Think you two could give me a hand with this? [ They can worry about that anomaly in a minute. Or talk as they work. But with that thing locked out at the moment, first priority's easily become putting something between them and their uninvited guest. Even if Jade's nice, Brian... well. ]

-A girl with dog ears?

[ Okay, at least Zell succeeded in distracting Jim from any monster freakouts, because what? Also that might've been a bit loud, considering, but at least they're building a wall between themselves and any social awkwardness.

Yknow, as long as Jade doesn't decide to climb a shelf.

He's quiet through most of the moving shelves as he tries to puzzle out how that would even work, but eventually they've constructed themselves a nice little shelf-bunker. Jim stands back and evaluates it critically before giving it a nod. ]

-Think that's good?

A girl with dog ears. I have a picture in my inbox of what she looks like.

[He'll show Jim later. Just going to help Zack with the shelves and try not to be distracted by a certain look his boyfriend gets as he puzzle things out.

Once they were finished, he's stretching out and giving a nod.]

Looks great. [Speaking of looking great, he'll glance at Jim again.] Zack? Going to borrow Jim for a bit. [He'll look over at the soldier to make sure it's okay.] We won't bother the neighbors. [He nods towards where he believes Brian and Jade are. He does wait for a response from Zack first before he snagging Jim's hand to find some where more private.]

[ After knowing rat friend, a girl with dog ears doesn't seem so strange. Although if she associates with Brian... nice as you're saying she is, Zell, well...

Well, at least the shelves are in place now. Realistically, it still won't stop Brian if he really wants a piece of them, but. It ought to deter him all the same. So, he nods just a little in agreement before- ] Hm?

[ He casts a side glance at the two of them... before grinning just slightly. Maybe a bit teasingly. ] Sure, go ahead. Just remember to play nice. [ He might be a bit on the tense side, but after the past couple of days... those two could use some gentle banter. ]

[ Rat friend was at least fully rat. Perfectly normal, full rat. Half dog girl is going to keep Jim up at night trying to puzzle out, so they'll have plenty of opportunity to see that confused face.

Not right now though. Right now he's making a face at Zack even as he tries to drag his boyfriend away. Big brothers: the actual worst, and nobody thought to tell him before he picked one up. ]

I'll show you nice...

[The look Zack got on his face was something he recognized as the Zack is being a shit look. The words don't really make sense because they always played nice.] Huh? Wha-

[And then he's pulled away by Jim. Following after as he looks at his boyfriend as he hears his words. Just give Zell a moment to actually put it together what Zack could be implying. For now, he's going to wait until they are far enough away before tugging Jim into an aisle.]

Over here, Stars. [Once they are in the middle of the aisle, he's going to wrap his arms around him.] Now, where were we?

[ Zell is interrupted before he can even finish his question with a kiss, and then another - a few more just to make a point - sure hope Brian isn't watching because yeah, Jim isn't stopping for a while. They have twenty-four hours to make up for, it's very important to play nice. ]

-Missed you, [ Jim says, when he finally decides to come up for air. ]

[Jimterruption. Whatever he was going to say is completely forgotten as he returns kiss for kiss, making each a little longer from the last. Sliding his hands up and down Jim's sides as he gets lost in the feeling of having him again. They escaped another frickin' monster and found each other again. He can feel Jim, taste him, and smell him again. The ache from being away from him was dissipating with every bit of affection he showered on his boyfriend.

Is air really such a good and needed thing? Panting for breath as he rubbed his nose against Jim's.] Missed you too, Stars. [Casually sliding his hands to his rear to give it a light squeeze as he smiles. He found the butt.] Love you.

[ It's the first time it's been said without the distance of the tablet between them, even if it is interrupted by Jim laughing at Zell's handsiness. ] Yeah, I see what you missed. [ Not that Jim can talk, the way his hand is resting possessively on Zell's hip. That picture had been... well, something. But the joke fades quickly into sincerity because he needs to whisper in Zell's ear: ] Love you too.

[There's that laughter he absolutely loves and fills him with warmth. At the jest, Zell gives the butt another squeeze as he nuzzles the side of his neck.] Want me to show you everything I missed?

[Already braining over how easy would it be to change the shelves to let them sit comfortably on them when everything comes to a halt as Jim says those words. His heart pounds in his chest as he looks at Jim.] Say it again. [He heard it perfectly fine, but he wants to hear it a few more times. Bumping their foreheads together gently.]

I love you. [ There's a grin on Jim's face despite the sound of the monster skittering overhead. As if reading Zell's mind, Jim's stealing another quick kiss and then turning to evaluate the shelves for a moment before shimming up one. No rearranging needed, he'll just perch cross-legged on the top. ] Come up here if you want to hear it again.

[Okay, he feels like his heart is soaring. He could pick Jim up and spin him again or kiss him until they both become dizzy from the lack of air. Instead, he notices that look Jim gets as he look at the shelves. Then there he goes. Someday, he'll record Jim climbing up something like this. He moves with a lot more grace then when they are training together. Once he's settled, Zell places himself infront of the shelves.]

I could always pull you down. [Teasing as he grabs the edge of the highest shelf he can reach and pulls himself up with ease. Climbing up to the top shelf and plopping down beside Jim.] Here.

I'll kick you. [ No, Jim won't, obviously. He's too pleased by Zell swinging up onto the shelf to join him in the little nest. It's no inn rooftop, but it'll do. Jim rearranges himself so that he's comfortably far back on the shelf and close enough that he can hold Zell's hand. He probably won't stop holding Zell's hand for a good long while, especially when they sleep. ] Wanna hear it again?

[Scooting back to get settled in. What monster skulking about on the roof? All he really sees is Jim at the moment. Bringing their joined hands up to his lips to press a kiss against Jim's knuckles.]

Yeah, I do. And a couple more times after that. [Several times after that over the course of years. Not that he'll say that out loud. Giving him a smile full of affection as he looks at him.] I still owe you a song.

What, you're going to do it here? [ Not that Jim minds; he looks delighted, in fact, except that his knuckles are getting attention that should clearly be on his mouth. ] Better make it a good one if you have an audience.

[ It's possible the shapes Jim is now very casually tracing out on the hand he's holding spell out 'I love you,' but he'd deny it (to anyone but Zell.) ]

[They are very nice knuckles. He's going to give a kiss to Jim's shoulder next, because there is nothing like layers of shirts, a jacket, and a sweater, right?
It's not until Jim draws out the 'o' that Zell realizes he's writing something. Lifting his head up to look at him as he feels each letter.]

The only one that matters is you. [He's going to pull the kazoo out of his pocket and give a dumb grin. Going to serenade him with a kazoo, but after he gives him a kiss. Kazoo is left in his lap as he cups Jim's cheek. Giving him a slow, deep kiss and holding it for as long as Jim lets him.]

[ Jim's not sure Zell'll be saying that if he gets teased later, but Jim's willing to defend him if he is. Especially after that kiss. He really missed this.

Except... yeah, Jim's going to move his hand from the back of Zell's neck down to his lap to grab something.

No.

Not that.

God.

The kazoo, Jim's stealing the kazoo.]

Edited 2016-05-25 07:14 (UTC)

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