Re: Crowns cast aside

by **Zell** January 9th 2014, 2:23 am

"Funk?" Ouroboros asked simply enough. The bond between him and Zell was too obscure for him to get anything other than fucking Charlie Brown adult speak. He was happy for that at the moment, being as he was finally able to pick things up here. Being depressed was good for a short time...but not when it was Sean. He felt oddly hollow to it...but he knew that deep down inside...somewhere he cared. No...there was no doubt. He did care, but it was very weak. Ouroboros already knew the issue, though sadly it wasn't something he could fix at the moment.

"Not my place, sorry. I'm uh- I'm done thank you." Ouroboros said as he waved to the barkeeper. She took it and immediately wiped the bar off. He then looked to the floor, and suddenly a particularly old song played. It was by some African American rapper. The song was pretty perfect for the occasion. DJ Got Us or something like that. Ouroboros laughed as he heard it."-Swear I seen you before, I think I remember those eyes eyes eyes, ey-Oh my DAMN! Speaking of eyes." He said as he looked into Sean's for a second, a slightly tranquil smile forming on his lips as if he were fascinated by the eyes. "Wow..."
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"For someone who didn't want to talk about it...you seem kinda shook up." Zell said, acting almost like Naes were crazy. Then again, he was simply acting as any normal person would. I mean he got his arm cut off, but he STILL obviously had one. His boyfriend then died...and he still loves him. Zell did smile at that part, but when the waitress-whatever she was returned, she had two glasses. Zell nodded at her and thanked her, pouring two glasses. He scotched over in the circular booth cautiously, moving closer to Naes. He passed over a glass.

"Well uh...for someone without an arm you're doing pretty well dude! And let me get this straight...this guy did this to you, and you still love him? If you still love him he's gotta love you." Zell said nonchalantly as he seemed to be taking everything in, but not entirely comprehending everything. He smiled and arched an eyebrow at the exhausted Naes. "You're pretty strong huh?" He asked, he suddenly realized the danger of the current course of topic and wished for a change, so instead he just took a drink and looked out to the crowd trying to conceal his cheeks by turning his face. Well we agree on one thing. We fucking hate that asshole who loves him. He thought.

by **Arcana** January 9th 2014, 3:14 am

Naes smirked lightly to himself at Zell mentioning his still having an arm and he realized he was talking for Sean. Ouroboros did nothing to him, he did everything to Sean, and that was more than enough to anger him. ”I don’t know about that last part.” he added with a weak smirk, accepting the drink brought to him, downing it within one gulp. Whoever this guy was, he had to make sure not to make anything even more awkward, with the fact that he made everything awkward already. ”I guess you could say I’m strong.” Naes said deflecting whatever it was that was being implied.

The bartender, and then the male seemed to say something, miming along with the song that had just started playing. He spoke about his eyes, something that reminded Sean of someone within a way, and raised a small amount of color to rise along his cheeks. Dammit, was this guy flirting with him? Was this part of Naes deviously evil plan to get him laid? The alcohol was perhaps helping him go along with it in this regard, but then again part of him didn’t want it. "Thanks.” He said chuckling despite himself, finding himself staring deeply into the males eyes for a second, before realizing that he was doing so.

by **Zell** January 9th 2014, 8:20 pm

"I dunno why he wouldn't. N-no DON'T read into that." He said quickly. It was hard to be there as a "friend" for him particularly. Maybe he was just being paranoid. He noticed that he had yet to put in his own little counter-measure. His mind began to wonder how Ouroboros was doing without his coaching. Probably fine enough for a drunk human Sean, seeing as he was about as easy as the Staples Button. Zell cleared his throat as he looked out around, finding the various people of interest...or semi interest. "So...this guy up and dies...now what, I mean...he sounds like he was important...well obviously if you love him but...I dunno." He thought. He placed a hand over his pocket and realized that his personal counter-acting agent was not there. Go figures...he left it in his good jeans. Time to improvise. After Naes said his piece Zell bit his lower lip and looked around urgently.

"This is terrible, I gotta go I gotta go, excuse me a sec!" He chanted like a little kid, he suddenly realized how much he sounded and felt like Niall...he physically face palmed himself as he rushed to the rest-room. His father was right...they WERE almost exactly alike. Hopefully when he went to the bathroom he'd be far enough away from the nanites to re-connect with his other self.
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Ouroboros thought he was doing well...but the creepy extended eye contact was a little unnerving, to say the least. He slowly began to feel his connection with his old self begin to reform, but he needed to keep things alive. Despite the major part of him being missing. at this rate. He shifted a little and arched an eyebrow a little bit, he cleared his throat as he looked away. He took a little swig from the melted ice as he looked back to Sean.

"So...what's your story kid?" He asked, jokingly emphasizing the work "kid". He recalled one day having a conversation about such defining properties that made Ouro and Sean both looking younger than they were...though, at this rate he didn't look much older himself.

by **Arcana** January 9th 2014, 9:03 pm

Naes found himself blushing slightly at the comment, smirking as he realized that was a slip of the males tongue. ”He was important…was.” He muttered irately, considering he partially hated him, which made the whole also loving him thing difficult. He tried to tap into his link with Sean, but the fucker was already drunk, all sensory coming in as blurry. The blonde grumbled even more, yet at the same time he was expecting it as he called for another drink. It was then that this Max character stood to his feet, saying something about the bathroom and ran off. ”Ew.” He muttered lightly flicking around a small orb of pure ethereal, letting it rest between his fingers before fading away.

Sean blinked lightly, realizing what he was doing and turning away, back into his drink. What broke the ice was the guy asking what his story was, and referring to him as kid, even though he hadn't really been one of those for a few years. Sean chuckled bitterly to himself, finishing what remained of his drink. ”My story?” Sean mused, chewing on his lower lip as he conserved even answering something like that. He knew nothing about this guy, and already he was asking about his story. How could he really say any of it? ”That’s a long one and one I don’t think I want to recount.” He said simply, sighing slightly near the end of the statement.

by **Zell** January 9th 2014, 9:48 pm

About damn time, what took you so long? Ouroboros seethed internally as he felt the foggy connection between him and his clone clear up. Zell Atterrius had excused himself and escaped to the restroom for him to try and get a decent ways away from the nanites that clouded the room.

I was busy listening to him complain about what a bastard you are and how he somehow still loves you for cutting off his arm and junk. Zell's thoughts shot through.

I'm not the one who chopped off his arm... Ouroboros replied. Zell froze in his place and growled as he began washing his hands rather fervently. He growled and hissed out every name he could think other than "fine upstanding gentleman" as he finally began to dry off his hands.

DO YOU WANT HELP OR NOT? Then shut up and do as I say. Zell snapped, knowing that the other being was simply spiting him and attempting to belittle him or get him to question himself. Zell began with a simple list of instructions...starting with the travesty Ouroboros had just created.

"I can respect that." Ouroboros said with a chuckle, almost as if he understood he overstepped his boundaries. He tipped the glass in his hand, swiping a couple ice chips and letting thme rest on his tongue. He sighed as he looked to his watch. "Three minutes and the earth and moon will be perfectly aligned... Did your friends bring you here for that damned superstition as well?" He asked innocently enough. This had better work...

Shut up already, good fucking god. Zell snapped back as he began to get all fuzzy again, and he returned to his table with a glare around the room and hair standing on end.

by **Arcana** January 9th 2014, 10:10 pm

Dammit, something was muddling his connection with Sean more than he thought. Thinking over it, he had dealt with a drunk Sean before and it was not usually this fuzzy, hell he usually saw clear despite the fact that Sean was not exactly thinking correctly. Something was muddling his senses up, and whatever the case was, that meant that whoever was doing it had plans for his other half. Whatever those plans were for, it would have required that he not know what was happening to the drunk fool. The blonde yawned slightly, more out of boredom that being tired as he waited for this Max fellow to return, perhaps to grill him of information. While he may not have been suspicious anymore, that did not take away one side of him.

He was Sean after all, and that meant the unintentional flirtation was always to come, especially with the only thing that he got from Sean was a glimmer of something shredding his inhibitions apart. It was this alone that made him hate being part of Sean, apart from him being hopelessly in love with an idiot, not that his burning bridges helped anything. It was when Max returned that he noticed something about him, a glare within his eyes that put the blonde even more on edge. ”Something on your mind?” He asked with a smile, deciding that if he was going to be stuck here a but, mind as well enjoy himself.

The dark haired stranger said he could respect Sean’s hesitance about saying anything, and that was something that perhaps allowed him to relax a little. Some things just could not be said, especially considering he wasn’t sure the guy would see him as anything but crazy.”Really? That’s interesting.” Sean noted with an interested expression, considering that he was raised around a woman that used a good bit of lunar magic. Could have been attempts to augment her fertility or something else, but whatever the case, he was sure to know the minor things about the moon, well except for that small fact. While Sean had made sure that his knowledge of magic did not stagnate, with the lost of his powers, the male found that he had no real reason to even try to learn more about the craft now.

Magic had forsaken him from birth, and yet he always tried to learn more about it, as if somehow hiw knowledge would allow him to use it one day. ”I’m surprised I didn’t know that, wouldn’t put it past him though. He’s one of those…types that observe the movements of the moon and whatnot.” Sean added letting the small amount of liquid within his drink swirl around. ”It is a lovely night though.” He admitted, wishing there was more in his glass.

by **Zell** January 9th 2014, 10:50 pm

"Uh...kinda. Just worried is all. I tend to worry about other people after they tell me stories like that. I just kinda feel for you is all. I'm fine though." He said casually. Unfortunately it was true, he was simply being paranoid as a defense mechanism in his mind. He looked to Naes and nodded his head with an innocent little smile before nodding his head to the rhythm of the music. His hands began tapping off his jeans like drums while he looked around, stopping to take a drink and look back to Naes to see what suddenly seemed to change about him.

"They say tonight you can make a wish and it will come true. I'm going out to try it. If it is such a beautiful night maybe you should try it to, hm?" He asked with a warm smile and he stepped off, walking towards the patio. In his mind he grumbled and moaned as he didn't think Sean would actually follow. It was truly a mind divided, he was clueless as to what to expect...he just had ORDERS. He shuttered lightly as he walked out to the patio and looked out at the night sky...had it been ANYTHING else that gave him a command they would have been considered dead ages ago. Just continue your usefulness little Zell... he thought to himself, hoping Sean arrived, for his clone's sake.

by **Arcana** January 9th 2014, 11:08 pm

”I don’t know, worry usually isn’t accompanied by such a sharp glare like that.” He noted simply deciding that worrying would get him nowhere. Live a little or whatever it was that this bastard said not so long ago. An innocent smile from the male however did not really shake off his slight curiosity. What was the angle of this Max character? A normal person would have tried to avoid someone who freaked out on him like that, but not him. Naes took a deep gulp of his drink, waiting for some kind of answer, no matter what that may be.

Either this guy was trying to be smoother than polished marble, or Sean was just too receptive of the tiniest statement. However, what he wanted a simple wish could not bring him, no, wishing never really got you anything. The guy stood to his feet, and walked out, leaving Sean alone with his drink. It was the proverbial crossroads really, with Sean just standing there. Could he take a chance and follow after the stranger, or sit here and try to drown in his own misery? It was that small voice in the back of his head that answered for him, or perhaps something else. “just go for it.” The male chuckled to himself.

’Why the hell not?” He muttered finger tracing along the rim of the glass before getting off of the seat and lazily following the male in question. It was slightly cold on the patio, especially for the jackass that wore shorts. Sean shuddered lightly, standing only a few feet away from the stranger. What harm would there be to wish a little, even if it was not likely to come true. ”I was right, it is a beautiful night.” he noted hands digging deeply into his pockets.

by **Zell** January 9th 2014, 11:46 pm

"I'm getting the feeling I'm being watched, ya'know?" Zell said honestly as he looked back around, shifting uncomfortably in his seat looking like a worried puppy. Zell had been without powers since he could remember...acting like a powerless worried little thing wasn't a foreign concept to him. He chuckled nervously and tried to shake it off. "I-uh...broke it off with someone and they've been kinda haunting me...like...really bad. But enough of my whining." He lughed it off as he took a drink. He offered more of the bottle to Nase before filling up hid own glass.

"So uh...I'm not complaining but...what uh...made you follow me here?- mI-if you don't mind my asking!" Zell asked, his curiosity actually piqued. He stammered the last part, probably seeming over zealous in his attempt to not make things awkward, though his own uncomfortable demeanor probably seemed to be more...prominent, until He looked back to Naes, his "blue" eyes fixated on him as he waited for an answer. The more he knew the better, especially when it came to how an anomaly like Naes worked. But it probably didn't hurt to get to know him either...since he didn't seem thrilled with the Sean and Ouroboros relationship either.

"Indeed..." Ouroboros said with a sly smile as he looked up to the moon. He let out his left arm and make his hand into an OK as he placed the moon directly in it. "You know how this works? The whole "with your dominant arm" you place the circle of your index finger and thumb around the moon. Make a wish...and shut the opposite eye." He said as he did so. He took a second. During this second he took the time to actually do this little superstition. He made a wish, he sighed when it was over and dropped his arm, with a sharp hopeful breath in he closed his eyes and looked to the ground, leaning onto the railing and looked to Sean.

Damnit Zell...if this doesn't work I will resurrect your family from your suicidal mother to your murdered father and feed them to a pissed off Zebra and make you watch. He thought to himself as he looked to Sean with an arched eyebrow and a slight smirk. The look kinda said "yeah I don't think it worked" but he still gave a breathy chuckle that ended in a sigh. "So...I personally don't believe in this garbage...SO I have to ask, what did you wish for?" He inquired. Though as it was soon time to end this charade he began to stand slightly differently, cleared his throat and smiled at Sean slightly, genuinely interested to hear the response.

by **Arcana** January 10th 2014, 12:16 am

”Being watched?”He asked quizzically as soon as the male said something like that, a little wary of such a statement, though it was possible. He spoke of breaking off with someone, and that seemed possible for a handsome guy like himself. As soon as the thought slipped through his mind, Naes bit harshly on his lower lip, perhaps mentally reprimanding himself for even thinking that way. He was supposed to be the one that was under control, but that had changed recently, and he did not like it. "I don’t know actually. Started off as an apology for freaking out on you, but here I still am.” He explained running fingers through the blonde locks, sighing deeply, tiredly.

Sean soaked in everything that the male said as best as an intoxicated Sean could, mimicking the motions with a certain accuracy.”Yeah, I know.” If one thing, he did not have to worry about his speech slurring, considering that speaking well was one thing he could always do whilst intoxicated, just not think or occasionally walk right. It took him only a moment, but he made a wish, no matter how stupid or impossible it may have been. Opening his eyes, Sean looked up to the moon, one that was as silver as his eyes were, well as they were. Now they were slightly dingier, much more like slightly dirty silver rather than the pure color they were. The male in a very interesting way asked what he wished for, yet Sean was unsure how to vocalize it.

He didn’t know this man in the least, and yet here all of this as happening. Sean removed his right hand from the pocket, looking at it for a second and flexing the fingers slowly. Something had changed within male, something within his eyes seeming to radiate true interest within whatever it was that he wanted.”If I tell, it might not come true.” He said with a toothy smirk, chuckling breathily to himself as he rested his arms on the railing.

by **Zell** January 10th 2014, 12:42 am

"W-well I'm glad you're here." Zell said. The way he was thinking it was "Why the hell not?" but he took a drink from his glass and suddenly he started giggling over the prospect that Ouroboros actually had a tail and just nommed away on it. His mind began to fog over a little bit as he noticed that his mind was moving...ever so slightly less apt. Because od his Ether nature he had never really ever been...intoxicated before this was a new experience indeed. He smiled at Naes who sighed as if he were exhausted. "Are you a'ight?" he asked, the last term was not one he'd usually use, but it works for a slowly waning boy who was having to hold up a disguise.

Ouroboros smiled. Not going to tell him was exactly what Zell expected of Sean...but Ouroboros had expected Sean to tell him. The little tick was useful at least, perhaps even worth keeping around at this rate. Ouroboros was also glad to recall what Zell had instructed after Sean's inevitable behavior. He pouted his lower lip slightly, nodded his head as he smiled. Then he bit his lower lip and cleared his throat, standing up in the process. "Well how do you know I'm not the one who has to grant the wish? If you don't tell me then I can't grant it." He teased a little, a smile forming at the corner of his lips. In truth Ouroboros wanted to just say "Sean enough, just tell me what you wished for already." BUT NNNNNOOOOOO, that would just be blatant and subject Sean to some "Stockholmlm syndrome" or whatever Zell whined about. He took a step closer to Sean, before leaning on the railing again, his arms folded over his chest this time.

by **Arcana** January 10th 2014, 1:02 am

Naes smirked, fingers tapping rapidly against the table. No, stop the acting like a damn flirty courtesan. All he was missing with a paper fan to hide behind seductively…and now his mind was going there too. That somewhat killed the smile, but only for a brief second. ”I’m ..a’ight.” He said slyly mocking the phrase, yet at the same time simply playing around.

Sean wasn’t exactly expecting the reaction from the stranger, chuckling lightly to himself as he heard it. It was perhaps the pout that tied everything together, working against him on some kind of primal level. He chuckled lightly, but could not quite help the color running along his cheeks, eyes simply looking outward as if he were internally spazzing out. Could he really do this? Something within Sean said no, while something else said possibly. Something about what he was saying sounded familiar in a way, as if someone that he knew had once said so before.

Well….if the guy wanted to know what he wished for there were many ways that he could tell really. "You grant my wish?” Sean queried with a raise of his brow, closing the distance somewhat, smiling as if that were the most amusing thing really. ”Well if you insist.” Sean noted and he simply kissed him, not much romanticizing to go along with it.

by **Zell** January 10th 2014, 1:31 am

Zell tried to keep himself buy for the most part, perhaps nervously so. Taking the paper from the straw and twisting it into a pointed end that bent upon contact he looked to Naes, hearing his comment. Zell laughed a little before furrowing his eyebrows and leaning over slightly. "Oh it makes fun of me, how cute." Zell said as he poked the blonde with the straw paper. He dropped it on the seat and looked at it, then he looked up to Naes, and then down to the paper. He leaned over and pushed the paper over a little more towards Naes, like a dog offering a bone. "You uh...you can have that. Merry Christmas." He said jokingly with a smile. This wasn't turning out half bad actually.

Unexpected...but somehow it should have been Ouroboros wanted to growl and shove Sean off. Mostly because by this happening a certain someone was proving that he was the better of the two when it came to HIS love-life. He just smiled and kept going with the flow though. The three foot distance was closed and when it was done Ouroboros was the one to back a step up. He was grinning like an idiot, but that wasn't part of the act so to speak.

"Didn't your mama tell you not to trust boys with black hair?" He asked with a smile. He looked to Sean's hair and chuckled. "Personally I always just said screw it but...Looks like I'm not the only one." He said with a little laugh. He looked into Seans eyes for a moment. To Ouroboros this was a victory, a total win situation. He seemed to have already claimed back a piece of himself. The night was a success in his book. The rest just needed to take it's course and the opportune time needed to be presented. "What's going on in your mind Silver?" He asked Sean, nicknaming him Silver due to his eye color.

Zell looked to the table, his smile fading a little as he felt a little leak of emotion slip through the bond with the nanites. He looked back to Naes and found himself amused and smiling again. Stupid Sean was actually a decent guy...Zell felt his stomach churn at the thoughts of the events that had transpired between them in the past. This was almost an opportunity for him to start over... the worry-wart Serious Zell was dead...maybe he could finally do what he wanted...maybe he could finally be a kid while he had the chance. He didn't realize that he was smiling and staring for a little too long, he cleared his throat and scratched the back of his head "Sorry..." He said, figuring any more added to it would only arouse suspicion.

by **Arcana** January 10th 2014, 1:51 am

Naes despite himself found himself chuckling as “Max” poked him with the straw, innocently rubbing his nose as a sense of euphoria ran its course through his body. It seemed that Sean was happy for some reason, whatever that reason was he could not tell and that made the blonde smile. Even though he had some reservations against his other half, it was nice to know, or at least assume that he was in a good mood now. Naes pressed a finger lightly against the paper scooted towards him, looking to Zell slightly confused. ”Its what I always wanted.” he said jokingly trying not to laugh too loudly, though that failed. It was then that he noticed that the guy was smiling strangely, and his gaze was lingering too long on him, which perhaps only made him feel even more awkward, and this damn feeling made him fucking blush. If he weren’t in such a good mood, Naes would have been angry. ”i…uh…its fine.”

Sean felt….strangely wonderful as the whole kiss thing happened, for a moment feeling that numbing sensation run through his body, followed by unparalleled euphoria. It had been a while since he had actually done something along these lines.”Actually she told me to never trust blondes either, but never listened to anything she said really.” Yeah, otherwise things would have gone differently. Eye contact was made, and dammit he wasn’t sure what to do now. Sean had gone through this scenario many times with many different people, back within his “prime” so to speak and feeling rusty was a strange sensation.

”Silver? That’s new a new one” He noted amused. No one ever really chose his eyes to base a nickname off of, usually just his height or they simply called him Sean. ”A lot actually.” Sean started, shaking his head as he laughed to himself. ”I’m kissing you and I don’t even know your name.” he added acting as if that were something that he had never done before. ”So what can I call you guy who is supposedly going to grant my wish?”

by **Zell** January 10th 2014, 2:25 am

Well the awkward Silence was fine, for about three minutes. Then it felt like he was in the lab and Sean was just hanging there just to be around him. In it's own right it was gratifying and all but Naes wasn't a damn dog to keep at his heels...and honestly awkward Silences made Zell overthink things...which ended up with him getting hit on, then his best friend getting a boyfriend...and them HIM getting a boyfriend by almost killing his girlfriend. He saw Naes blushing and it made him grin. That means whatever he was doing was working. Unfortunately Zell was sympathetic by nature... when he saw someone blush, he did...when someone was sad, he was sad with them. If another cried, he cried. It's how he always was...he remembered the day he first met the "Smoke" man, and Niall cried at the notion of a father. Zell, inside the exosuit, cried too.

Of course not only was he embarrassed but he was feeling rather oddly, which was awful for him due to the damn blonde's Empathy. He kept coaching himself to just last through the night and he'd never have to do this again. Though that somehow made him feel worse than just sticking around and dealing with it. "So what made you pick here, I mean...of all places?" He asked with a smile, leaning on the table and looking to Naes for an answer.
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"Well...it's not like I know YOUR name either Silver. That aside...I can't make the dream come true if I don't know it, now can I?" Ouroboros asked him in reply. He chuckled as he closed his eyes. This was the moment of his decision. He could make it known that he was the resurrected Ouroboros. He could finally be back with Sean, despite the Black hair. He smiled and he spoke. "Robert..." He said with a smile, still looking at Sean with the same warm doting smile. Apparently now was not the time...

by **Arcana** January 10th 2014, 2:45 am

One thing that sucks about empathy is that it can easily be screwed over by the simplest of emotional overstimulation. He was however mostly feeling what Sean felt and that was just a wonderful rollercoaster of emotions really, or dreadfully boring depending on what you had in mind. ”I don’t know why I chose here really, I just kinda came here. Seemed like as good of a place as any.” Naes considered with a shrug, resting his chin on the palms of his hand. ”Not that I know much anymore.” Now it seemed that this was just going nowhere. It was then that he felt it, something that put in stomach in a whirl, before burning it and tossing it in a pit.

It was then that something hit him really, a strange sensation that was...cold. ”Who’s to say you could make such a dream come true if you knew?” he posed the question simply, leaning further against the railing, looking down for second before pulling back. ’My dreams are dead and gone.” The smile had died, and that euphoria was replaced by a bitterness. A stray breeze blew past his face, rustling black hair lightly. He sighed, hands gripping on the railing tightly before letting go just as quickly. It seemed the temporary bliss had passed, that wonderful brief moment before the collapse. For some reason that smile helped not at all, warmth feeling only cold.

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