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[Being on the first floor will probably at least earn Niou some bonus points. In the way that Marui can hear when he gets there.

And hide in his room, ear plastered to the door.

Well, what did Niou expect? Open arms and a hug? Ew! He's wet! How about no.]

[After a brief delay of getting no response and having to resort to the drastic measure of actually talking to people to find out where Marui's room is, Niou stands outside Marui's door with a very wide, not at all friendly grin.

And knocks on the door. Loudly, right where Marui's ear is pressed to the wood.]

Heeeeeey, Marui.

[Niou's drawl is supposed to make you want to punch him in the face, yes.]

[Oi! He felt that through the wood, tyvm.]

I'm not opening the door 'til you answer a question. You dry enough, or do I have to shove clothes at you and make you change in the hallway?

[Yes, he's awful.]

Geeze, way to make a guy feel welcome. You left me standing out here so long it's like I never went wading through the end of days.

[That's okay, Marui. Niou's awful, too.]

[Aww man. That actually made him feel guilty...

With a small sigh, he opens the door and steps aside. You better be dry-ish, Niou. Or you'll regret it!]

If I didn't know better, I'd think your feelings were actually hurt.

[He's smirking, though. To cover up that pang of guilt, you evil trickster you.]

[Spoiler: Niou is not dry at all.]

Cut to the quick!

[Have a hug. A dripping, wet hug all over your nice, dry clothes.]

[Yeah. He see's Niou as wet. That was expected, despite his hopes.]

[Then oh god. A wet hug. NOONONONONONONO!]

[Oh, what the hell?! Uhg. So gross. He can feel Niou's wetness seeping into his own clothes.

wleisdoihowieosh EW.]

[Okay. Pushing you off now, Niou.]

Hey what was the big idea of doing that? I don't want your wet!

's what you get for hiding.

[Niou looks very pleased with himself as he slouches past Marui into Marui's room. Mission take Marui's mind off things and annoy the hell out of him in the process is a success!]

Besides, sharing is caring.

Edited 2012-06-20 00:41 (UTC)

I wasn't hiding, I was in my room!

[Okay, he was hiding. Might as well make it more fun for Niou, right? Right. That's Marui's logic.]

Uhg. I'm pretty sure they meant food and toys when they said that.

[The door gets closed and he trudges over to his dresser, grabs some stuff, and shoves it at Niou.]

Change. You're not mucking my room up.

[Niou slants Marui a disbelieving look for his first statement, but leaves it at that.]

Nope, definitely includes water from weird ass magical floods.

[Magical. Floods. Niou's going to try not to think too hard about that right now. He drops his tennis bag on the floor (yes, Marui, the bag is dry) and starts stripping out of his wet clothes.]

You've really been here months?

[They change together in the clubhouse so at least that doesn't bother him. But hey, he's going to flop onto his bed anyway. Give Niou some sense of privacy.]

Yeah about two and a half. Too bad Atobe wasn't still here, we could have had fun with that.

[Niou's reply is a little muffled while he pulls the dry shirt on over his head.]

That second year from Hyoutei mentioned it. Now I'm sorry I missed him.

[Niou prowls around Marui's room when he's finished changing, poking at the little bits and odds and ends Marui's gathered during his stay. He looks like a rumpled hedgehog with his hair spiked and fluffing out as it dries before he runs a hand through it and reties it into a messy tail.]

And you're setting up a bakery? What're you gonna have left to sell?

[Hiyoshi, that blabbermouth.]

You. I'll auction your lovely self off to pay for the space and buy ingredients.

[Such a nice, polite kid, that Hiyoshi. Very forthcoming with people's room numbers.]

Hey, I'm flattered! You might even get some money out of all these saps who don't know me yet.

[Niou flops down onto the bed beside Marui and nudges him in the ribs.]

There's really no way out of here? I mean, there's gotta be some way, if Atobe left. But no way anyone knows about?

[The idea of pimping Niou out is almost too irresistible. Almost. Mostly because he's pretty sure that'll fix itself really soon.]

Nah, it's totally at the God's whim. You can't leave unless they don't want you here anymore. Why, you thinking you'll outprank that god of theirs? I bet that'll piss 'em off enough to send you back.

[Not that he wants Niou gone now that he's here.]

Wow, such faith in my ability to be a pain in the ass. You think if I do, they'll kick us both out?

[He's actually really glad Marui's here, not that he'd ever say it. All the weirdness is a little less overwhelming with one of his teammates around.]

Ha, I can see why they got rid of Atobe.

I doubt it. Unless I help with your pain in the ass ways. Think it's worth a shot?

[Though hold that thought, Niou. What do you mean why they got rid of Atobe? He was better off here in Asgard not making trouble for everyone else back home.

That and. Well. Marui actually kinda started to get on with him. Better than with Hiyoshi.]

And say what you want about Atobe, but at least he had the right thought to build a tennis court. I never found out his progress and you know me, I'm too lazy to do it myself.

If they haven't gotten sick of your genius self yet, there may not be any hope, but we can sure as hell try.

[But Hiyoshi seems so prickly. So easy to piss off, it's like he's just begging to be picked on. Of course, Niou would have plenty of fun annoying Atobe, too.]

Guess we should check on that at some point. I'm not gonna laze around like you have and get out practice.

[Niou gives Marui a poke in the ribs.]

[Marui snorts. The hedgehog seriously underestimates how much he sometimes doesn't want in on something. Besides. Those gods are pretty self absorbed - it's not like they'd take notice of him anyway.

Though ow. Have an elbow to your own Ribs, Niou. Leave his ribs alone.]

Oi, That hurts you know! And I didn't have any reason. It's not like Mushroom'll probably play.

[Not that he's asked, either.]

[Marui's loss if he wants to be a target instead of helping~.

Niou bats at Marui's arm and rolls over to trap it under his side.]

Come on, we can just say something nasty about Hyoutei and I bet he'll be begging for an ass kicking. Reminds me, what room's he in, anyway?

Edited 2012-06-20 03:01 (UTC)

[Oh, no. He'd help Niou. That's totally different than not wanting in on what was going around him. During that flood? Like hell he was stepping one foot outside of Baldr. Same goes for most of the other crap that happens in Asgard.

Though hah. He's going to half roll around and kick Niou's leg as he. Y'know. Tries to untrap his arm, thanks.]

Like I know. I only talk to him through the network or in the kitchen. He's not really my kinda people.

Are you thinking of finishing Atobe's job?

[Niou kicks right back and doesn't move an inch off Marui's arm.]

He's in Baldr with you, isn't he? Tch, should at least find out where the bugger sleeps.

[Niou'll have to do a stake out while he's here to find out. He owes Hiyoshi some kind of trick, after all.]

Me? No way. That's way too much work. There's gotta be somewhere we can play, though.

[Ugh, now he sounds like Yukimura. But after that loss...]

[Then excuse Marui while he tries twisting his arm under Niou until he... pinches him. :)]

Why do you think I left it to that guy? You know me~

[Have some extra kicks, btw.]

Are you ever going to get off my arm?

[Ow, bastard. Now Niou's going to be stubborn.]

Yeah, yeah, lazy ass.

[Niou throws an arm over Marui's face, sprawling out on the bed.]

Nope, now I'm comfortable.

Better lazy than bony. I swear you're sp---

[mrf. Yep. That shut him for a sec. Excuse him while he mistakes your arm for a sweet, Niou.]

[Gross. So gross, Marui.]

Ugh, really?

[And Niou rolls off to wipe his hand off on Marui's t-shirt.]

What, do they not feed you here?

[Marui rolls away and sits up, grinning ear to ear.]

Yeah, but it's kinda the standard foods. Anything extra we have to get a job and pay for. Pretty much why I'm starting my own business. I want gum and lollipops, dammit.

You must really be desperate.

[Niou hooks his arm around Marui's neck and goes in for a noogie.]

It's like you're all grown up! Living on your own, getting a job. Sanada'd be so proud!

O-oi! Don't do that! I'm not Akaya!

[Aaaand he's trying to pry you off, you evil bastard.]

There's not really much else to do here though. Might as well make the best of it...

And we're all thankful for that.

[Niou lets him go without too much fuss and flops back down.]

What're the other people here like? I heard all this stuff about other worlds, what's with that? And I'm supposed to have some magic power?

[Niou rolls his eyes. It all sounds ridiculous, even if he's pretty sure it's true.]

[He lets out a small, inaudible sigh of relief for that. Marui likes being the one that teases, not teased tyvm.

The question at hand is kinda tricky though. He'll think on how to explain that here in a sec.]

You're in Loki... that means you either get Telepathy or Telekinesis. Each house gets one of two powers granted to us by the gods. I can fly. Sorta. Haven't really been working on that, honestly.

[NOOOW for the hard part. Let's see if Niou's brain wraps around this.]

Best example I can figure about the worlds though is this: Everyone comes from somewhere different. Kinda like in some of those manga Akaya reads.

[Stating the obvious works right?]

So that's what the live broadcast face plant was, huh?

[Niou cocks his head to the side, thinking for a second, then grins.]

I'd try to read your mind but I might be crushed by your ego.

[And that... is hard to swallow, but not as hard as it would have been a few hours ago.]

Huh, weird. So you mean there's worlds out there that don't revolve around tennis? Yukimura'll be heartbroken.

[Ignoring the faceplant comment~ 'cept he snorts amusedly at the ego comment.]

And then some, probably. Remember where you are, Niou~

[Marui flops back, stretching.]

Y'know. I shudder at the thought of Yukimura here. With Asgard's luck, he'd turn the whole place into one big tennis team. Even worse would be him having one of Hel's or Odin's powers. We don't need him shooting fire at us, or taking control of our bodies.

[See that shudder? Yep. It ran right down his spine.]

Yeah, yeah. A house full of egos. I'm amazed there's room for all of you.

[Niou takes a moment to shudder, too. Yukimura's his friend, sure, but the last thing he needs is more ways to be a terror at practice.

Then again... Niou snickers.]

You know he'd go challenge all the gods to a match.

Heh. Me too. But from what I hear Baldr's either an ass to people or pretty cool.

[Oh yeah. There's that.]

By the way, speaking of that. They talk to people. So I'm pretty sure if Yukimura egged them on enough he'd get it.

Haaah, like... they call you up on these bracelet things or what?

[Niou has images of gods calling to yell at people through cellphones. Kind of like back home with Sanada.]

That'd be worth seeing. The "Child of God" against an actual god. Didn't think gods played tennis, though.

Pretty much like that, only they address the public.

[He reaches under his pillow to grab a bag of lollipops, digs around for a moment, and pulls one out. Oh, but lookie. He's being generous by dumping the bag on his buddy's lap. Have one, Niou.]

They can probably play anything they want right? I'd pay money to see them against Yukimura.

[So generous! Niou takes one, tosses the bag back to Maru, and unwraps it to stick it in his mouth. He crunches on the candy for a thoughtful moment before he replies, his words a little mumbled as he speaks around the lollipop.]

Think Yukimura'd beat 'em? It is Yukimura.

[Too bad Marui doesn't have to think on that.]

Well.

[And the lolli comes out to dance in the air.]

As much as I'd really like to say he'd win cause, yeah. It's Yukimura. He'd be going against an actual god of Norse mythology. They're omnipotent right? No contest. Anything they really wanna know they can just know it. But if they were given a handicap there's totally no contest, Yukimura'd win.

Oooooh, scary. Better not let Sanada ever hear you doubt our fearless leader.

[Niou grins around the stick in his mouth.]

I guess they're gods and all, but I dunno if they're all omnipotent. Some of the stories are pretty weird.

Heh. I think Sanada would even doubt it, he just wouldn't admit it.

[Marui shoves his own lollipop back in and flops onto his stomach.]

Which stories are you talking about?

The myths. Stuff like Thor dressing up as a woman 'cause he lost his hammer to a giant.

Then again, they brought us here. Guess it doesn't matter if they're as good as omnipotent.

[Excuse him for a moment while he drinks that in. Thor... dressing as a woman because he lost his hammer. He's never seen the guy on the bracelets but that's definitely something he's going to have to ask the guy sometime.

Also, excuse Marui while he chuckles cause man that is funny.]

Wow that's news to me. I don't remember anything about Norse mythology.

Yagyuu had a book one week.

[Niou shrugs. It's not like he needs to say anything else in the way of explanation - Yagyuu had it, he stole it for a day when he was bored, the usual. He slants Marui a grin and says, smugly:]

Loki was always the cool one.

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