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05 // Voice

I was just kidding before! I didn't expect REAL prehistoric animals to start showing up! A-Ahem...

*There was some muttering before he spoke up into the walkie-talkie properly*

Is there a place where more people are gathering together to try and keep safe in bigger numbers? If so, I'd appreciate some general directions there because I just spent several hours getting out of a tree and down a small cliff to try and keep out of reach and another two getting back up when things decided I still smelled like prey.

Given that this is supposedly a dream world, this will let up and change eventually right? Dreams, even nightmares... they don't go on forever...

Right?

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*Shouichi made a quick transmission to Canas to let him know he'd found his companion before he wandered over and sat down nearby. He took a long deep breath and went back to fanning himself with one hand, leaning back onto the other. He hadn't felt at ease in Byakuran's presence in a long time, but he did right now. It was probably because of the last couple days, he mused. This was peaceful in comparison. Though he couldn't help worrying about the Vongola out there either. He hoped Gokudera had managed to contact and find the others... He frowned at himself and shook the thought from mind right now, glancing over to Byakuran instead*

Are you going to sleep?

I'm considering it. The heat makes me sleepy... and the lack of sugar. Well. Empty calories. It puts me in a terrible mood. I thought I might stave it off with a little nap.

*Suddenly, lilac eyes focused on Shouichi, a sharp glint to them. His lips twisted into one of those sinister smiles as he quipped,*

Promise not to beat me with my own stick and steal my things if I fall asleep?

Wh-What?!

Of course I wouldn't do that!

*That look had sent an icy chill down his spine, but he tried to not let on despite the small shiver*

Go ahead and sleep, it may be good for us to do so in shifts if possible anyway.

Besides, I know how you get without dessert. Please, sleep.

Okay~

*A slight pause and then a far less scary smile!*

...I know you wouldn't. It's just that bad mood I was talking about starting to settle in already.

*With a yaaaawn, he relaxed there on his back, letting his eyes slip shut. Even with what he knew about the situation, what he did to him.. he knew Shouichi wasn't that dastardly. Well, probably.*

*Well that sense of peace and ease was gone, that was for sure. Where had THAT come from? Did he know or was this just Byakuran's usual messing with him for no real reason but to get a reaction?

That was the likely answer, but...

Either way... He would still not do it that way. At least he wanted to believe that. He certainly wouldn't here and now. He was sure of that much and that at least kept the lump in his throat from getting even harder to swallow*

I'll keep look out.

*It looked like he'd be getting more time to think to himself. Joy... He was starting to really miss his headphones and masses of music. He really really was.*

*Byakuran napped for just over an hour before he shifted and sat up with a yaaaaawn. Mm. It was too warm. Thus, he took his shirt off again and tossed it over by his jacket, crawling over to see if there was any food left - Shouichi would have been welcome to help himself to the other oranges and bananas he'd found.*

Ahhhh, it's hard to sleep! It reminds me of that week the air conditioning broke in our dorm building. You were so miserable~

Even if the heat isn't so bad, it does get a little tiring. I wouldn't mind just a small reprieve. We should play that game of Choice, though. It'll pass time!

*Shouichi glanced over from where he was staring off into space, fingers paused from their drumming out a beat. He had eaten one of the bananas left there, but hadn't touched much else.* Too warm is an understatement though what's making this worse is the humidity. Ugh. I hated that week, but this one tops it. A lot.

*He frowned and fanned himself a little as Byakuran continued... He really had been hoping he'd forgotten about that. At least he hadn't heard or seen anything particularly large in the area for the last hour...*

You sure it's a good idea to split up at this point?

Mmm... I know I'll be fine. Scaredy Shou-chan is the one with the problem. If you can plead your case adequately, I may decide that Choice is possibly, maybe, perhaps not the best thing to do right now.

You have thirty seconds!

*So Byakuran sat back then, grabbed a banana and peeled it. Consider the banana his time bar. He needed to convince him by the time he finished his snack! Go go go!*

*About 10 different reasons came to mind just off the top of his head, about 2/3rds of which had large teeth, but he waited a moment, considering. Byakuran wouldn't buy those reasons alone, the possibility of danger not high on his list of priorities. Also... he had already agreed once.

He sighed before answering, arms crossed over his chest. Byakuran was not even quite halfway through the banana*

... I already agreed. But if something tries to eat me, I'm reserving the right to call a pause or truce or something.

*Byakuran was silent while he devoured the rest of his banana. Once he finished and tossed his peel aside, he focused his gaze on Shouichi as he smiled.*

All right. I accept your conditions. Now... we need to figure out a prize. We should each get something if we win, shouldn't we? Now. What would you like your prize to be, Shou-chan? It can be anything! Don't hold back!

*He paused in thought. If he recalled correctly the last time they'd played Choice, he'd won and Byakuran owed him still. So he couldn't just ask for him to owe him a favor this time either... Hmmmm...*

If I win... *Green eyes met lavender, unwavering* I want to know about those scars. The truth.

*Byakuran's eyebrows quirked up the slightest bit, a little surprised that of all things, that's what Shouichi wanted.*

It's a deal. If I win... then I want to know your deepest, darkest secret!

*He grinned, trying to make it seem like a very childish and innocent request, going so far as to bounce on his heels in excitement.*

*Shouichi couldn't afford to hesitate at that request, but he also couldn't just agree to that without trying to change it... After all, it was Choice, he didn't want to lie.*

That hardly seems fair unless those scars are an even bigger deal than you were making them out to be.

Edited 2010-04-28 17:13 (UTC)

Shou-chan... you know I wouldn't cheat at Choice. I think you should know that what I'm asking for is fair, compared to what you asked me for.

*That smile of his... did it just grow wider?*

. . . . . . *He stared at him a long moment then nodded, even going so far as to offer an apologetic smile* I know that you don't cheat at Choice. Sorry.

A-Alright. Agreed, those are the stakes.

Excellent. So then.. how about we turn around, walk fifty paces and then we get to start searching for each other?

*He smiled, running a hand through his haphazard spikes. They'd been drooping a bit over the past few days without proper attention. More than anything else, he lamented how difficult it was to keep clean in the jungle.*

*Shouichi weighed the pros and cons of the proposal a moment, already in strategist mode*

100 paces or 50 paces and two minutes' time to establish ourselves, since there is no real time to "set up base" in this scenario.

Let's do 50 minutes and two minutes' time. Starting...

*Byakuran glanced upward to note the position of the sun - difficult to do with all of the trees. Hmm. Ah, well. He just shrugged and turned around, counting off.*

One, two, three...

*Shouichi nodded and as Byakuran turned and started walking, Shouichi made sure to do the same, softly counting out under his breath, mind already racing as he took in the jungle around him with each step. He knew he was at a distinct disadvantage in a real-world setting against Byakuran, particularly in these conditions as had already been proven by how well the other had fared on his own compared to him. But he was still bound and determined to not lose...

He couldn't afford it. This was a giant gamble and he wasn't entirely sure why he'd agreed to it...*

38, 39, 40....

*Byakuran counted out the steps, one after another, to himself as he went. He stopped at 50 and glanced back behind him. He didn't need the two minutes so he started to quietly circle back around toward where they were, wanting to get closer to Shouichi's current position but a bit further to the east. To make it easier. This wasn't a game that he'd win... there was no fun in it when he already knew the other's dark secret.*

Hm hm hm~

*Shouichi reached 50 paces and took in area quickly. This would do. First off, he was quite sure that Byakuran wouldn't take as long as he would to set himself up, so was likely either planning something or heading his way.

Knowing him, he was headed this way. He tended toward the bold moves.

Shouichi pulled up several large leaves from a plant and narrowly avoided having the plant next to that one from closing on him with teethed leaves like a giant venus flytrap. He swallowed hard and kept tight hold on the massive leaves, curling the thick things up for carrying as he got away from that spot fast. He also tugged down a good length of vines hurriedly and managed to saw it off with a jagged broken branch off of a nearby tree before he took stock of the sounds around him.

Nothing that he could hear yet.

Good. And with that he started heading back a little, keeping away from the straight line he'd headed out in... At least he thought so. Keeping his sense of direction out here was a little hard, especially with no way to really see the sun above or landmarks within sight on the ground to guide him.*

*Byakuran was stepping quietly through the forest, avoiding twigs and dried leaves to keep his position hidden. He'd move on for quite a ways before he picked up a few twigs and leaves from the ground. He hid himself behind a tree and counted to thirty before he snapped one of the twigs in two and closed his eyes, concentrating... was he nearby? If Shouichi heard the twig snap, would he react immediately?*

*Shouichi stilled completely as the noise caught the edges of his hearing. It wasn't immediately nearby, but to have heard it at all was too close. He backed away, keeping his steps light and careful and circled widely around the spot he'd heard the sound come from.

It was a calculated risk, assuming immediately that it was Byakuran, rather than some poor sap wondering in the jungle as he had been earlier, but he had little time to waste on waffling. So he edged back toward the spot, keeping his eyes on the look out for what he needed before going too far....

Ah! That would work. He nodded to himself and grasped hold of the lower branches of the tree he'd found and started hauling himself upward.*

*Byakuran listened.. very faintly he thought he heard the rustling of leaves and he started to circle around in that direction. He knew Shouichi was probably moving in that same direction... he couldn't let on to the fact that he was purposely diving in head first to let Shouichi capture him.

So, he kept his eye out for any sign of Shouichi, far more outwardly aware than he normally was but it was all a ruse. Tip-toeing on, he kept his gaze on the area immediately around him, never thinking to look up.*

*Shouichi got himself high enough that he could still easily survey the nearby jungle floor, but not be too easily seen. Save his uniform pants that was. He cursed the damned White Spell uniform, not for the first time, and pulled himself along a long thick branch that stretched out toward another tree. About midway across it he stopped and surveyed the area, listening closely.

When he didn't hear or see Byakuran, he pulled a rock from his pocket, just a small one, and chucked out in the direction of the twig snapping...*

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