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[ being this close makes him remember that. y'know. they sure are here. aphro'd. he sets his drink down and shifts his hand along the counter to brush the backs of his fingers against higekiri's thigh -- almost absently. ]

I'll try engaging one in a debate next, and see if that works.

[ ... ]

It's just a fact of life. Happiness isn't relevant to it.

[they sure are aphro'd, and higekiri will just move to idly press back against the touch, tilting his head. he lets the comment about the debate pass, because that sounds like a totally valid idea to him

but]

Oh...? Do you also live for your mission and nothing else, then?

[ his hand is just absently stroking his thigh now. definitely without much thought, as he's got his eyes closed. ]

... if you'd asked me that a month ago, maybe I would have said yes.

[oho

that sounds like a story - and higekiri leans in, curious and conspiratorial, as if they're going to share a secret]

Eh? Why the change? Did something important happen?

[ he doesn't move when hige leans in so i really hope they're like forehead to forehead right now that's a hilarious image. ]

Someone gave me a talking to. I suppose it stuck, for a change.

[yeah they probably are - they're sharing a secret!!]

Oh my? You were scolded and listened?

[ how intimate. ]

I was scolded and sort of listened!

[it's fine,, higekiri actually manages a laugh at that]

And what else do you live for now?

[ after a moment, he takes another sip of his drink. ]

That's a very open ended question. What do you live for?

[higekiri leans back a little - only because he seems to be seriously thinking about the question and he can't do that if he's fixating too much on shiraishi's mouth]

... hm...

I don't really know. I think some days I'm happy just to exist.

[ shiraishi licks a drop of alcohol off his lip because i'm out to get you dana. ]

Mm, well. That's probably considered a blessing. Enjoy it.

[why are you doing this to me becks

given the fact that higekiri watches - and then darts in to similarly lick at the corner of shiraishi's mouth because he's helping]

You didn't answer my question.

[ oh, there we go. ]

What question?

[ haha ha

he's pushing a lock of hair behind hige's ear. distract, distract, distract. ]

[sure, distract distract distract - higekiri leans into the touch

but his eyes are still clear]

What do you live for, aside from your mission? A person? An idea? A hope?

[ he runs the pad of his fingers across the shell of hige's ear, and leans in with a smile. ]

Living, until everything ends.

[ he leans back, still brushing hands through hige's hair. ]

You're very fixated on this.

I think you're interesting.

[and he'll move then, placing his drink so the side so that he can slide into shiraishi's lap - careful to make the landing smooth. even if he's injured, he's still unfortunately graceful]

Our eyes are drawn to what we want, and what we want to know, aren't they?

[ shiraishi has enough foresight to put his own glass down before he gets a lapful of swordman, hands moving to his hips to steady him. ]

That's one way of putting it. People usually go for "annoying", or "frustrating". [ he doesn't sound displeased by it. ]

Generally speaking, and here. Apparently.

[higekiri lets his arms loop around shiraishi's shoulders, easy as anything but also he blinks]

Oh? Do people find you annoying?

[he apparently

can't relate]

People don't like being told the truth, or not receiving it from other people when they want it.

[ amazing

higekiri. check yourself. ]

It's a conundrum.

[when has higekiri ever checked himself in his life

but he just looks amused at that]

Oh? That's a bit funny, coming from you.

[he doesn't say more than that though - instead presses a kiss to shiraishi's cheek, then along his jaw, slow and thoughtful, just something to sate the odd burning feeling that still plagues him]

Hm? I'm not saying anything especially amusing.

[ he tips his head back a little to let higekiri have better access, and focuses his attention on working a hand up the back of his clothing to slide along his spine. ]

Are you sure?

[he arches easily with the hand, a fluid movement that follows where shiraishi's hand goes, even as his mouth continues to press against the other man's neck]

You said that I ought to get to know you better before we are friends... and yet I still feel as though you keep everything locked away.

[a brief nip at the base of shiraishi's neck, almost scolding]

That is my conundrum.

[though he mostly sounds teasing - like he's not too ruffled over it]

I never said you would manage it.

[ the nip earns a bit of a flinch, surprised, but he retaliates with a pinch to the skin at the base of higekiri's spine with his other hand. ]

But you don't seem to let most things stop you.

[ah - he flinches in turn, even though it just makes him press more against shiraishi

and that makes him laugh]

Mm, I don't. [he's stubborn in his own way and his eyes seem to light at the prospect of a challenge] What was your mission, before you were scolded?

That’s a long story, and one I’m not going to tell.

[ shiraishi, immediately: haha nah

instead he lifts his other hand and starts pushing the fabric of his top up completely, so he can get access to the skin there to leave a trail of bites from his chest, heading down to his stomach. ]