11th Rise of the Phoenix ஜ Action/Voice

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[One of the problems of living with Smoker is that, as silent as the man can be he's pretty good at his job as a police -or rather, a marine- and getting information. Ikki had forgot about that and about telling the man when his birthday was, something he had made a point to not tell anyone because it was pointless. Had her remembered he would have gone out the night before and thus avoid finding a cake prepared for him in the morning of his birthday. How did Smoker even know which was his favorite will always be a mystery, but Ikki's plans to go hole himself at the bar and drink until he didn't know who he was were foiled.

Ikki stares at the cake with a frown, there are worse things to do on one's birthday than to eat cake with his best friend roommate and Kohaku but still, he would have prefered to avoid any of this.]

A birthday cake. Was it necessary?

[There's an obvious drunk slur in the words broad-casted, as well as an obvious lack of direction and a good deal of randomness.]

Never thought I would live past 21. Wait, Saga and the others were far older... Guess I still have a few more years before getting screwed.

Tch, this glass is broken, the liquor keeps running out. [Maybe it wouldn't be broken if he stopped drinking? Nah, that's silly.] 'Kay, one more round-... Hey! Where the hell is my sister? No, brother... Nah, that one isn't here, is he? Or was it a she? Whatever, I'll call it "S" and be done with it.

Maybe they have been sent home too, everyone seems to get the ticket out of here lately... [Some hitting sounds, as if someone is knocking at the journal.] Heey, anyone left here yet?

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

You're drunk.

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Probably, want to come and have a drink?

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

I'll one of the non-alcoholic variety.

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It'll stillbe a drink.

[Though there's nothing wrong with the alcoholic ones... Until he has a hangover but that's beside the point.]

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

And where shall I find you in the watering hole, Ikki?

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Eh? You want to go take care of plants at this hour?

[Selphie, don't use figures of speech against a drunk phoenix.]

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

Nevermind. Where are you sitting in the bar?

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At the counter.

[Where else?He hums for a second.]

Ifyou really want to go waterplants wecangolater.

[That's a drunk Ikki being considerate.]

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

Okay. I'm on my way.

[??? Surprised Selphie is surprised but she smiles.]

I'd like that.

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Could be fun.

[At any rate, he'll be at the counter drinking with two glasses.]

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[When Selphie gets to the bar, she seats herself to Ikki's left and orders a lemonade. While waiting for her drink, Selphie turns to her friend and smiles warmly.]

I think it will be.

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[Have a drunk smile.]

So youlike flowers?

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

I do. I don't know a lot about them though but I've been looking up information on them.

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Why do youneed to knowalot about flowers to like them?

[Isn't it enough with knowing that they need sun and water?]

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

Knowing more about them will let me take better care of them.

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What's theretoknow about themanyway? They are flowers, small, pretty and stubborn, growing wheretheyshouldn't.

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

Well, some need more sun or shade than others do. Some plants or flowers only need to be watered once a week while others have to be pruned so they don't look like a tangled mess.

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[Drunk staaaaaaaaaare.]

Ithink you know more than enough already.

[Sigh and he returns his attention to his glasses, frowning upon seeing them empty. Where did the alcohol go? He doesn't remember drinking them.]

Esmeralda liked flowers too.

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Selphie smiles at that.]

Thanks Ikki, but I'd still like to know more.

[She blinks at the mention of an unfamiliar name.]

Esmeralda?

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[Ikki just makes a humming sound. It doesn't come to mind that Selphie doesn't know Esmeralda or that he never mentioned her, so he's mostly rambling to himself now.]

She loved flowers so much. There weren'tthat many flowers at DeathQueen island though, that may havebeen why shelovedthem.

The flowercollar I put on her tomb must havewithered now, I should getanewone...

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Selphie knows that pain of losing friends, loved ones. She looks at Ikki with a calm expression on her face.]

I'll help you make it.

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[Unfortunately her tomb is at Ikki's world, so getting the collar there will be hard, but then again Ikki made a substitute tomb in Luceti for that purpose. It's not the first time he does it, after all the tomb where Esmeralda's body rests for real is submerged in the bottom of the sea.]

Ibet she wouldlike that, Ithinkyou two could have gotten along.