Day 160 - [Video]

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas appears on the screen, looking unsure of himself for a moment before taking a breath.]

Um... I wanted to apologize to a couple people for last week. I said some stupid things and- it was probably really frustrating.

I've been thinking about having some things of my own, and... I think the last day of summer would be good for a birthday. It still seems weird to just pick, but- I guess I've gotta turn 16 sometime.

[He pauses, looking like he has something else he wants to say, but his cheeks pink a bit and he just turns off the feed.]

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[coolerthansora]

Yeah, of course.

Um... what about you?

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[flared]

[He scoffs softly and grins.]

I feel dirty. But otherwise all right. [Ahem.] ... Think it'll be a while before I actually go outside, if I'm gonna be honest with you. [Because people might beat him up. He's totally not embarrassed. Totally.]

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[coolerthansora]

Dirty?

[He's not sure he understands Axel's meaning there, or why he doesn't want to go out.]

Did something else happen?

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[flared]

[... He's not going to explain "dirty" to you right now.]

Mm, no. The curse just tired me out, is all.

[No, he's not going to mention that he made a couple people angry with him either.]

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[coolerthansora]

Oh...

I guess you're not going to the masquerade then?

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[flared]

Masquerade?

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[coolerthansora]

Yeah. There's a masquerade tomorrow.

[...could it possibly be that Axel doesn't know what that is?]

Like a party with masks.

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[flared]

[Oh, he knows what that is, but... he's not super into parties. And he missed hearing about this one. Shocking, isn't it?]

Oh. [Pause] Are you going?

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[coolerthansora]

Well, the host club's kind of- hosting it, so... yeah.

I was gonna ask you, but- you don't have to go or anything. [He will just be a little disappointed.]

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[flared]

[Head scratch. Well... as awkward as that sounds--Hnn.]

... I don't see why I shouldn't go.

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[coolerthansora]

[Roxas brightens at that.]

Really?

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[flared]

... Yeah. [Oh dear] It'll be fun.

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[coolerthansora]

[Axel still doesn't seem too sure of that, but since he's decided to go anyway...]

Yeah. It will be.

[He'll make sure of it, okay?]

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[flared]

[He's sure! Honest! Axel finally manages a smirk for Roxas. A normal smirk this time.]

So, lemme guess. You've gotta dress up to go to this thing, right?

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[coolerthansora]

[That's sounding a little better.]

Right. Not sure you could get away with the coat.

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[flared]

Hmm. [Think think] What're you gonna wear?

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[coolerthansora]

Um, it's kind of like a suit... [Except not so much?]

I could show you.

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[flared]

Sure; you have it with you? [Yes, this is good! Keep making small talk like this and we'll be ok.]

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[coolerthansora]

Yeah.

[The feed wobbles as Roxas gets up and goes over to his closet, and after a bit of shuffling, he turns the camera to show that outfit there on the left.]

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[flared]

[Oh dear, wobbling. Axel watches anyway and when the camera steadies to show the outfit he lets out a little laugh.]

Wow. That's different. [And he means that in a nice way, dude!] You're really goin' all out on this thing, huh.

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[coolerthansora]

You think?

[He just got it through the host club... Is it too much?]

Some of the other guys have fancier stuff.

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[flared]

Ah, sometimes it's better to not be too fancy, you know? [He waves a hand through the air.]

Heck, a shirt and pants would work just fine.

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[coolerthansora]

Is that all you're gonna wear?

[Sounds lazy. Roxas heads back over to his bed and plops down, and then the feed steadies again.]

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[flared]

Well... maybe not. [Way to take your own advice, Axel.] Ah, I'll figure something out. Shouldn't be too hard.

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[coolerthansora]

Not with everything being free.

[Axel dressed up... It's probably clear from the look on his face and the faint blush that he's trying to picture it.]