[Never said he was the brightest bulb in the box. At least if you need someone to beat up demons, he's your best shot?
god help us all
He isn't trying to laugh, honest! So covering the face with a hand to hide that smirk that's creeping up on him.]
Can imagine it would be. Never really put anything like that near my eyes, so can't say for sure. [And he's pretty sure it's not anywhere near as bad as taking a sword to the face but. Y'know. He's trying not to kill the lighthearted mood.]
[but what if taking the demons downs involves using his brain, hmm? what then??
that trying not to laugh works about as well as trying to set water on fire. in other words, riku isn't fooled. yeah, yeah laugh it up. but it can't be a light-hearted mood if only one of them are having a good time so time to change that.]
I could hook you up if you wanna give it a shot.
[he jabs a finger up toward the roof where the current set is.]
The make-up guys probably have more than enough of the stuff to spare.
[Well... he'll figure something out. He's got good instincts, just a total dumbass at times.
Besides, next time he botches a landing or he witnesses Jinga being a pain in the ass to him, he'll give him free reign to laugh - though the latter would probably end in an all-out brawl between the Knight and Horror, so at least it'll be a show for about ten seconds before they start ramping it up. Whoops.
His gaze flicks upward, and he lowers the hand from his face to shrug.]
Think I'll be just fine without it, though the offer's appreciated.
[all proper heroes have to be dumbasses sometimes. hero rulebook says so.]
Always happy to help a guy out.
[the smirk vanishes as riku glances down at the wig. spotting a small tear in it gets an immediate sigh. no wonder it came off. when the tearing happened, who knows. what he does know, though, is that the wardrobe guys are gonna give him an earfull about it. funtimes.]
Wish someone would help me out and save me from dealing with the wardrobe guys about patching this up.
[And some more than others. But that's neither here or there at this point.
Ryuuga glances down at the wig as well. While he's done disguises before for missions, he never really had to deal with a wig before, so this is a new experience for him. But he can imagine what might happen if Riku's found out.]
Well, I mean technically it fell onto my head, so... [Shrug?]
[what will happen is another threat of shaving his head and just hot gluing the wig to it, that's what. they're very touchy-feely about their stuff. the fact that the stunt double does stunting doesn't make a lick of difference to them. such is the suffering of riku.]
Trust me on this, demons like them might be too much for you to handle. They're not nearly as friendly as our ghost friend from awhile back.
[as much as it'd make his life easier to blame ryuuga's head, riku's not nearly cruel enough.]
[Hey, he's offering to take the blame on this one, but if Riku wants to take responsibility, he won't stop him, either. Good life lessons for all? I guess??]
[too true. doing your own stunts tops the coolness scale]
That bad.
[hey, riku's trying to be somewhat nice by sparing him from that hell! that said, he does get an idea. if ryuuga wants to make up for things, well, there are different ways than facing the wrath of make-up artists.]
But if you really wanna help out, I could use a bite to eat after dealing with the demons.
[Freeloading is a terrible habit of his back home - it's not like some of his predecessors, who could pretty much just buy anything they wanted. (seriously Kouga, you buy out an entire theater to make sure nobody got caught in the crossfire to take out one Horror. Really, bro?)]
Facing things head-on works for me. Makes things a lot simpler. [Honestly in the grand scale of things, buying food for people was peanuts. He's just being difficult.]
I can do that. Meet back here or you got somewhere specific in mind?
[must be nice to be as well off as that kouga guy. sadly, it looks like ryuuga and riku are in the same 'we're heroes but don't get paid enough for it' boat. keyblade masters don't really get paid per evil villain defeated, nice as it'd be.]
There's a burger joint down the block if you wanna start heading there.
[nothing too pricey or too fancy, but with decent tasting burgers. are they tasty enough make up for dealing with wardrobe demons? potentially. a good burger makes everything better, doubly so when it's free.]
[good burgers are the best compensation for things, hopefully for this, too.
thus, riku leaves to go face the wrath of the evil hair dresser guys. considering how exasperated he appears after coming to the spot, it ended about as fun as expected. as soon as he spots ryuuga, he heads on over.]
[managing to get through a plate that fast? not bad, not bad at all. riku smirks a little in return.]
Planning on it. Don't expect me to hold back.
[well, he doesn't plan on eating ryuuga out of house and home. that said, the burgers here are good, he is pretty hungry and he isn't the one paying. a couple burgers are definitely gonna happen so let's get things started. riku begins walking on over to the registers.]
[Though this feels almost normal, which in and of itself for someone like him is totally weird. He does follow Riku up, though. Whatever he ended up order, his wallet could take it.]
[lucky for him, riku isn't a complete ass. that said, he is also damn hungry so he will still order a decent amount and doesn't hesitate at all when it's his turn to order.]
Hey. Lemme get a number 5 [double quarter pound cheeseburger with bacon, a special sauce and caramelized onions with fries and a drink], two orders of nuggets and a chocolate shake.
[this should do. for now. there might still be a second round of ordering. running around and stunt doubling takes a lot out of you so you need all the calories you can get. ...ignoring the nutritional value of said calories, but hey, at least the unhealthiness tastes good. so worth it.]
Though wow, that's a decent amount of food. Granted he could pack that much away himself just as easily, even with the appetizer from earlier. It's about this point that Ryuuga steps up, lifting a hand.]
I'll be covering it. Also a #3 for me [Two cheeseburgers, still decently sized, fries and a drink] and a strawberry shake.
[They probably seem nuts to the cashier for ordering so much food, but they are paying for it, and it seems that Ryuuga's credits are good for it (thank god for two jobs and technically not needing much to live off of in the first place), so he could afford to splurge once in a while. Generally it did tend to be on food, but that was the way that things turned out a lot of the time.]
[the cashier definitely looks impressed, at least. can these guys REALLY eat all that? ah well, if it gets paid for then that's what counts.
riku gives his own look at the order and it's one of approval. a fellow big eater and one who keeps his word even with that hefty a meal? worthy of some brownie points.]
Good choice. [any of their stuff is, really.] Thanks again for buying.
[buying lunch brings out that inner polite riku that rarely comes out. hey, free food is worth the niceness.]
[Hey, gotta get that energy back for hunts somehow, right? And even then, by this point it's more out of habit than anything else. The big eater thing, I mean. He does give a bit of a smile.]
Don't worry about it.
[And he genuinely means that.
So! Definitely going to head back to where he was sitting before with everything once it's up. Aw yis time to dig in.]
riku sits opposite ryuuga and digs on in himself. mmm so tasty even if it's about as unhealthy as it gets. since sitting in silence isn't the most entertaining thing in the world, he decides to start up a conversation after swallowing this current mouthful.]
So what job pays so well that you'd treat people to lunch without batting an eye?
Two jobs, actually. That probably explains it better.
[Though at the very least one of them gives him a chance to figure out patrol routes (not that they were really necessary) and a better idea of the layout of the colony (much more useful).]
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god help us allHe isn't trying to laugh, honest! So covering the face with a hand to hide that smirk that's creeping up on him.]
Can imagine it would be. Never really put anything like that near my eyes, so can't say for sure. [And he's pretty sure it's not anywhere near as bad as taking a sword to the face but. Y'know. He's trying not to kill the lighthearted mood.]
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that trying not to laugh works about as well as trying to set water on fire. in other words, riku isn't fooled. yeah, yeah laugh it up. but it can't be a light-hearted mood if only one of them are having a good time so time to change that.]
I could hook you up if you wanna give it a shot.
[he jabs a finger up toward the roof where the current set is.]
The make-up guys probably have more than enough of the stuff to spare.
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Besides, next time he botches a landing or he witnesses Jinga being a pain in the ass to him, he'll give him free reign to laugh - though the latter would probably end in an all-out brawl between the Knight and Horror, so at least it'll be a show for about ten seconds before they start ramping it up. Whoops.
His gaze flicks upward, and he lowers the hand from his face to shrug.]
Think I'll be just fine without it, though the offer's appreciated.
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Always happy to help a guy out.
[the smirk vanishes as riku glances down at the wig. spotting a small tear in it gets an immediate sigh. no wonder it came off. when the tearing happened, who knows. what he does know, though, is that the wardrobe guys are gonna give him an earfull about it. funtimes.]
Wish someone would help me out and save me from dealing with the wardrobe guys about patching this up.
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Ryuuga glances down at the wig as well. While he's done disguises before for missions, he never really had to deal with a wig before, so this is a new experience for him. But he can imagine what might happen if Riku's found out.]
Well, I mean technically it fell onto my head, so... [Shrug?]
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Trust me on this, demons like them might be too much for you to handle. They're not nearly as friendly as our ghost friend from awhile back.
[as much as it'd make his life easier to blame ryuuga's head, riku's not nearly cruel enough.]
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That bad, huh?
[Hey, he's offering to take the blame on this one, but if Riku wants to take responsibility, he won't stop him, either. Good life lessons for all? I guess??]
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That bad.
[hey, riku's trying to be somewhat nice by sparing him from that hell! that said, he does get an idea. if ryuuga wants to make up for things, well, there are different ways than facing the wrath of make-up artists.]
But if you really wanna help out, I could use a bite to eat after dealing with the demons.
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[It's said good-naturedly with a mock-sigh, though. He can definitely handle that, especially considering that he was technically working two jobs.]
Must be karma for mooching off D. Ringo back home.
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Yeah, karma is a pain, but you might as well face it head on.
[embrace the fact that the universe wants to make you pay for freeloading, ryuuga. riku will happily help assist with this.]
Maybe with a couple burgers in, say... [he glances at his cerevice] 15 minutes?
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Facing things head-on works for me. Makes things a lot simpler. [Honestly in the grand scale of things, buying food for people was peanuts. He's just being difficult.]
I can do that. Meet back here or you got somewhere specific in mind?
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There's a burger joint down the block if you wanna start heading there.
[nothing too pricey or too fancy, but with decent tasting burgers. are they tasty enough make up for dealing with wardrobe demons? potentially. a good burger makes everything better, doubly so when it's free.]
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And generally Makai Knights don't get much pay outside of old money. Most of them in Ryuuga's time were vagabonds or lived in Makai-based villages.]
Alright, I'll meet you there.
[He won't complain as long as the food's good. Besides, good burgers usually were enough compensation for most bullshit.]
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thus, riku leaves to go face the wrath of the evil hair dresser guys. considering how exasperated he appears after coming to the spot, it ended about as fun as expected. as soon as he spots ryuuga, he heads on over.]
Ready to make your wallet a little lighter?
[metaphorical wallet, of course.]
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And that's just an appetizer.
He laughs, nodding as Riku walks up to him.]
Bring it on.
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Planning on it. Don't expect me to hold back.
[well, he doesn't plan on eating ryuuga out of house and home. that said, the burgers here are good, he is pretty hungry and he isn't the one paying. a couple burgers are definitely gonna happen so let's get things started. riku begins walking on over to the registers.]
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[Though this feels almost normal, which in and of itself for someone like him is totally weird. He does follow Riku up, though. Whatever he ended up order, his wallet could take it.]
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Hey. Lemme get a number 5 [double quarter pound cheeseburger with bacon, a special sauce and caramelized onions with fries and a drink], two orders of nuggets and a chocolate shake.
[this should do. for now. there might still be a second round of ordering. running around and stunt doubling takes a lot out of you so you need all the calories you can get. ...ignoring the nutritional value of said calories, but hey, at least the unhealthiness tastes good. so worth it.]
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Though wow, that's a decent amount of food. Granted he could pack that much away himself just as easily, even with the appetizer from earlier. It's about this point that Ryuuga steps up, lifting a hand.]
I'll be covering it. Also a #3 for me [Two cheeseburgers, still decently sized, fries and a drink] and a strawberry shake.
[They probably seem nuts to the cashier for ordering so much food, but they are paying for it, and it seems that Ryuuga's credits are good for it (thank god for two jobs and technically not needing much to live off of in the first place), so he could afford to splurge once in a while. Generally it did tend to be on food, but that was the way that things turned out a lot of the time.]
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riku gives his own look at the order and it's one of approval. a fellow big eater and one who keeps his word even with that hefty a meal? worthy of some brownie points.]
Good choice. [any of their stuff is, really.] Thanks again for buying.
[buying lunch brings out that inner polite riku that rarely comes out. hey, free food is worth the niceness.]
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Don't worry about it.
[And he genuinely means that.
So! Definitely going to head back to where he was sitting before with everything once it's up. Aw yis time to dig in.]
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riku sits opposite ryuuga and digs on in himself. mmm so tasty even if it's about as unhealthy as it gets. since sitting in silence isn't the most entertaining thing in the world, he decides to start up a conversation after swallowing this current mouthful.]
So what job pays so well that you'd treat people to lunch without batting an eye?
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[Though at the very least one of them gives him a chance to figure out patrol routes (not that they were really necessary) and a better idea of the layout of the colony (much more useful).]