'You guess?' This technology won't bite you that hard, GARO. You really are such a simple soul... No matter; I only wish to ask you something - is it worth it?
[A soft chuckle because he knows but he just wanted to tease. Ryuuga, Jinga is just poking at you.]
Everything that you did to gain your shining armor. Denying yourself the life you could have. Remain oblivious to the hopes and dreams that your partner may hold. Take your pick.
[He is just going to toss that last one out there in order to see if Ryuuga knows about it all. If he doesn't, well, that meant he could play a little with that.]
But something about how Jinga keeps needling him like this always drives him up a wall. There's another pause before he speaks, though he's doing his best to keep his voice even and level.]
Of course it was. I wanted to restore the armor, and I don't-
[He cuts himself off at the last part of Jinga's sentence. That might be the first definitive sign that there might be some sort of timeline shenanigans in play.]
... she would've told me.
[He snaps himself out of his pensive moment, snapping back-]
[He was so easy to needle too. Daigo only needed a moment to get into that rage over his friend's demise, and there was little skill to do that. Ryuuga had a little stronger hold to his temper.]
Maybe she doesn't want to burden you with dirty wants and needs.
[He knew she didn't want to. He had been in her mind after all. He dragged out all the hidden thoughts and wants and she really had been mad at him for that.
Oh well. It was still funny watching them dance around the issue until it wasn't.]
[He must be getting some where, though he hasn't pushed Ryuuga to start hissing and sputtering. Either he was losing his touch, or just calling over this line wasn't enough to make him go nuts.]
My business or not, I always find it a little sad to see such dreams crushed for the greater good of a humanity that tries to slit its own throat every few years.
[another day in the life of a stunt double has riku in a blond wig and running around on a rooftop while getting shot at. fake bullets still sting, but dodging them takes all of zero effort. come on, he's better than that. cool guys know how to dodge silly little things like bullets.
what a shame the better doesn't apply to putting wigs on properly. the wig guy did the job well enough! but then the wig started itching before the take so riku messed with it. everything ought to be fine, right? nah, his luck isn't that good. that luck wears out a few minutes into the scene. he takes a sharp turn near the ledge of the building, whipping his head fairly intensely... and the wig falls off right as the director screams cut. good timing! shame about that falling wig, though.]
[For Ryuuga, for once he had a slight reprieve - if he wasn't running routes or dealing with voiceover sessions and whatever related events sprung up, he was patrolling the colony to keep an eye on Jinga's activity and make sure no Gates appeared. Neither were really proving to be fruitful, and to be honest it was a bit frustrating.
So that moment when the wig flutters through the air goes unnoticed in his mind at first until he feels something land on his head and obscure his vision. There's an undignified yelp, then he pulls it off and looks around to see where it could've come from.]
[the answer comes from above. nice catch, ryuuga's head! better a head than it hitting the ground, getting dirty and then ending with a scolding from the wardrobe guys. riku casually leans over the balcony rail and speaks up immediately after ryuuga takes off the wig. does he apologize? …sort of?]
Sorry to break it to you, but blond really isn’t your color.
[okay, maybe that’s about as unapologetic as it gets, but old, snarky habits die hard.]
[like any good, helpful guy would do!! and before the hair guy goes into yet another lecture on proper wig handling. the guy is waaayy too passionate about those things.
best way to go about getting to where ryuuga is is by taking the fastest route. no point in keeping the guy waiting after dumping itchy as hell fake hair on his head. this is why riku casually jumps off the roof. around midfall, he vanishes and reappears right by ryuuga. fast as fast gets and no better way to travel!]
[He's dealt with people (and Horrors, but that's a whole other can of worms) that are surprisingly passionate about weirder things, so he knows how it goes.
Ryuuga's used to the flashy movement, but when Riku disappears, he's genuinely shocked until he reappears next to him. He doesn't jump - he's seen movement techniques that are faster than he can catch, though it's still something he's not used to.]
What're you doing up there, anyway? [He holds out the wig for Riku to take back, head tilted slightly in confusion. This is a grown-ass man, ladies and gentlemen.]
[best adult meets best almost adult. truly a friendship meant to be. ryuuga also scored some points for not jumping at the reappearing. most people tend to at least start. riku takes the wig and does a quick once-over of it. yup, still a wig and still in one piece. as soon as he's done making these genius observations, he looks back toward ryuuga.]
Working. The life of a stunt-double isn't all dodging bullets and jumping off roofs; you gotta look the part, too.
[in this case it means looking like the star of a soap opera who is in the middle of getting shot at by a mysterious stranger (who turns out to be his long lost twin but shhh spoilers)!!]
[then again, lead actor instead of lead actor's stunt double does fit way more. he's total lead material. got the rude and sassy brat part down already.]
But then again, the only reason I picked this one is cause the other choices were way worse.
[Hey - he asked, and even then, he's pretty sure that Riku wasn't actually offended by it.
Hopefully.]
Dare I ask?
[He really must've lucked out, then - only one of his didn't really make sense to him (a jouster?), and he actually ended up taking the other two together. Granted the reason for that was more or less to keep himself busy than anything, plus the courier gig especially helped to give him a good idea of the layout of the colony.]
[He sounds at the same level of tired, but there's a snarl to his voice, as if a temper tantrum is building up. At least this time he is being reasonable to finding a different solution instead of beating random people up.]
Tonight after work. There should be space in the park.
[He's trying not to get others involved but oh well, they can't toss up a barrier here for that.]
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Whatever.
[There's a pause as he considers it, and Jinga could probably easily imagine the annoyed look on his face at the question.]
Is what worth it?
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Everything that you did to gain your shining armor. Denying yourself the life you could have. Remain oblivious to the hopes and dreams that your partner may hold. Take your pick.
[He is just going to toss that last one out there in order to see if Ryuuga knows about it all. If he doesn't, well, that meant he could play a little with that.]
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But something about how Jinga keeps needling him like this always drives him up a wall. There's another pause before he speaks, though he's doing his best to keep his voice even and level.]
Of course it was. I wanted to restore the armor, and I don't-
[He cuts himself off at the last part of Jinga's sentence. That might be the first definitive sign that there might be some sort of timeline shenanigans in play.]
... she would've told me.
[He snaps himself out of his pensive moment, snapping back-]
What do you care?!
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Maybe she doesn't want to burden you with dirty wants and needs.
[He knew she didn't want to. He had been in her mind after all. He dragged out all the hidden thoughts and wants and she really had been mad at him for that.
Oh well. It was still funny watching them dance around the issue until it wasn't.]
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[Bad enough that Rian wasn't here to help and to provide some much-needed emotional stabilization, but for him to bring her up so casually like this-]
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[He's visibly bristling at the last statement, but he's making no verbal indication outside maybe a sharp intake of breath.]
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My business or not, I always find it a little sad to see such dreams crushed for the greater good of a humanity that tries to slit its own throat every few years.
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And besides, there's some things worth holding off on. I don't want to be a burden to her.
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what a shame the better doesn't apply to putting wigs on properly. the wig guy did the job well enough! but then the wig started itching before the take so riku messed with it. everything ought to be fine, right? nah, his luck isn't that good. that luck wears out a few minutes into the scene. he takes a sharp turn near the ledge of the building, whipping his head fairly intensely... and the wig falls off right as the director screams cut. good timing! shame about that falling wig, though.]
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So that moment when the wig flutters through the air goes unnoticed in his mind at first until he feels something land on his head and obscure his vision. There's an undignified yelp, then he pulls it off and looks around to see where it could've come from.]
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Sorry to break it to you, but blond really isn’t your color.
[okay, maybe that’s about as unapologetic as it gets, but old, snarky habits die hard.]
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I already changed up my hair once, don't think I'm ready for another one just yet anyway!
[At least good-natured snark and sass he can deal with. It's when it turns malicious that he starts losing his cool.]
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Then I guess I'll take that one off your hands.
[like any good, helpful guy would do!! and before the hair guy goes into yet another lecture on proper wig handling. the guy is waaayy too passionate about those things.
best way to go about getting to where ryuuga is is by taking the fastest route. no point in keeping the guy waiting after dumping itchy as hell fake hair on his head. this is why riku casually jumps off the roof. around midfall, he vanishes and reappears right by ryuuga. fast as fast gets and no better way to travel!]
Wigs aren't worth the hassle, anyway.
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Ryuuga's used to the flashy movement, but when Riku disappears, he's genuinely shocked until he reappears next to him. He doesn't jump - he's seen movement techniques that are faster than he can catch, though it's still something he's not used to.]
What're you doing up there, anyway? [He holds out the wig for Riku to take back, head tilted slightly in confusion. This is a grown-ass man, ladies and gentlemen.]
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Working. The life of a stunt-double isn't all dodging bullets and jumping off roofs; you gotta look the part, too.
[in this case it means looking like the star of a soap opera who is in the middle of getting shot at by a mysterious stranger (who turns out to be his long lost twin but shhh spoilers)!!]
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I mean, it's not exactly something I would've seen you doing, but I guess if it gives you something to do...
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Thanks for the vote of confidence.
[then again, lead actor instead of lead actor's stunt double does fit way more. he's total lead material. got the rude and sassy brat part down already.]
But then again, the only reason I picked this one is cause the other choices were way worse.
[mascara tester.... never again.]
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Hopefully.]
Dare I ask?
[He really must've lucked out, then - only one of his didn't really make sense to him (a jouster?), and he actually ended up taking the other two together. Granted the reason for that was more or less to keep himself busy than anything, plus the courier gig especially helped to give him a good idea of the layout of the colony.]
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Yeah. When and where. [They're probably thinking the same thing, and he hasn't been taking the events from earlier in the month too well.]
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Tonight after work. There should be space in the park.
[He's trying not to get others involved but oh well, they can't toss up a barrier here for that.]
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