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April Catch-All

who: Gladio and ~~a lot of scrawny dudes~~ YOU
what: Two missions, and a whole lot of ~~bad decisions~~ social interactions
when: April catch-all means... all of April!
where: Various
warnings: Warnings will be in subject lines!

Mission: Brownout (closed to Reaper, Sans, McCree, Gladio)

Mission: How to Train Your... (closed to Gladio, Sans, Gooeygetsu, Eichi, Sasuke, McCree)

I Never (closed to mission-goers; tag in with your I, Never and threadjack away!)

Training Sessions (OTA who wants to play out survival, weapons training, etc)

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[ Gladio had ventured out as quietly as he could, concerned that the intensity of last night might have left a certain someone in their party alone and slighted. He could have sworn he went out this way, but here?

There's only a lake. ]

...Suigetsu. Where did you go off to.

[ But the sun hasn't quite peaked out from the horizon yet, but judging from the lightness in the sky? It's not too far off. This is the perfect time to run, and as Gladio digs the steel-toed boots into the sandy shore, he misses home. Misses the cold and hot thrill of air piercing into his lungs only to be shot out again, his legs pumping, churning the sand, fighting it for purchase.

Running along this shoreline will be good work for his endurance, so might as well warm up for it. ]

(it's a slow response, but there's a stir in the water. like a fish surfacing to say hello. except it's not a fish, it's a cresting head that looks amorphous until violet eyes blink open to stare at the shore and the swordsman standing on it. only when gladio's recognized, does suigetsu gain any sort of colour, pale hair and skin rising to the neck, eyelids low as his expression sours.

great. this guy.

it's gonna be a long day, after the events of the night prior, suddenly feeling listless where the mission's concerned. taming animals— can't that wait for some other time? when it's only a three or four man cell and everyone he meets isn't immedaitely estranged by him? but beggars can't be choosers, that's how the saying goes...)

What do you want? (despite its apparent rudeness, suigetsu says it nonchalantly, obviously inept with the whole "good social graces" thing.

he does give a little tsk and drift a little closer, bare shoulders rising from the water as though he's taken to standing on a sandbank. that'd be the normal thing to happen and warrant a normal response, but it's too obvious at this distance that his body is the lake.)

Is it time to go already?

[ Gladio's in the middle of stretching, warming up his muscles for a run. The air steams slightly in front of his face with every breath, but the chill is refreshing. Perfect for a jog.

He turns his torso one direction, then another, trapping one arm by the other as he stretches and then... sees. Suigetsu. Just... how is his standing up like that? The lake is far deeper, isn't it? ]

'What do you want-- [ He may be awake, but he's starting to wonder if he's in a camp full of night owls who hiss at the hated day star. ] Well good morning to you too.

[ Gladio puts his hands on his hips. ] Not quite. Wanted to check up on you after last night. [ Come to think of it, where did he even sleep? He doesn't see any signs of a camp, or... clothes for that matter. ] You didn't return to camp.

Do I owe you that? We're not pals, you know.

(the chill doesn't bother him, just the presence of another person does. natural fog from the warring temperature between air and water sits on the surface in patches, but curls off of him just as lazily.)

The lake's better for me anyway. (that's about when he climbs out.

rather, instead of floating to shore, hands seem to make the water his shore, pressing like it's solid matter, lifting a naked torso from it with a crouch and a sigh.) In any case, I'm certainly not dead and I've been here the whole time, so I guess your check up's done. (perching on ripples with a tilt of his head.)

That means you can go now.

Tch. Owe? Is it always some kind of transaction, dealing with... y...

[ When Suigetsu climbs halfway out from the water, it's like time stands still. He's never seen anything like this, and he's seen a lot. Just... walking on water happens to be a new one for him. It's like he's leaning on a bar, submerged just underneath the water's surface. ]

Hang on. [ And don't tell him what to do. ] How are you doing that.

(wonders what it is he's doing to make gladio balk like that, but when he looks down it's made clear enough. this place has a distinct lack of chakra — and no wonder in a dimension like this, cut off from its roots. suigetsu tries not to think about it too hard, but stands to address him.)

Chakra control. (matter-of-factly, motioning down to bare feet.) You focus chakra to the part of you touching the water, adjust accordingly to the currents, ripples, or waves, and then — walk, run...

(a sudden leap, half a metre over the surface, before landing on his toes like the water's made of cement.)

Whatever you want, I guess.

Chakra...? [ Chakra isn't a thing that he's aware of, although maybe it ranked up there with things that don't actually do anything to protect the King and thus not included as a part of his education. It doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but it's just not much of a thing where he's from.

And then Suigetsu surprises him with another impressive trick -- which is quickly ruined by things that SHOULD HAVE REMAINED UNSEEN. ]

...!

[ Gladio sucks in a breath and makes an annoyed tsk sound between his teeth. He had been wondering why he was suddenly barechested and there was a decided back of clothing on the beach, and now he knows why. His clothes are just gone. ]

H-Hey! Put on some pants when you talk to me! [ Running around naked is what little toddlers who don't know better do! ]

(oh, there's a suspicious lack of clothing on the beach as well, another one of the oddest talents gladio will witness in his lifetime.

but as for right now— suigetsu slowly looks down, despite knowing what the fuss is about, staring at his naked body with a plain look. he never could quite understand what the big deal was; sasuke tries to tell him time and time again that clothing is a societal standard. he listens, yet here he is... and yes he fucking forgot. the expression on him is soured, planting his hands on narrow hips)

Don't be such a baby. It's just a body. (starting forward, aiming for the shoreline.) You walk around shirtless all the time and no one tells you what to do, so what's the big deal here? You come into my territory, where I can do what I like and you guys still try to tell me different...

(stopping just short of the bank.)

What, you scared of a dick? Is that it?

[ Gladiolus gives him a stern, unimpressed stare. Shirtless isn't the same thing, but sometimes he wonders if this guy knows the difference. ]

Only babies and perverts roll around naked, so if you're not either then dress like an adult.

[ Mouth tightening to a flat, unimpressed line, Gladio takes a deliberate stare down and then back up again. No, he's not scared, certainly not over something so puny. ]

Now if you're done tryin' to provoke me, I've brought you something.

(suigetsu looks UNFAZED when gladio makes it obvious he's taking a good look. he does, however, roll his eyes.)

I'm not trying to provoke you. I'd get in trouble if I was, so don't provoke me.

(but he does like gifts, head tilting with a skeptical narrowing of his eyes.)

If it's pants, I already got a pair.

[ Suigetsu is... such an odd guy. Everything about him feels alien. But innocent. It's kinda weird. ]

Tsk -- As if I'd come with something like that! Dress yourself.

[ Gladio pulls out of his jacket an apple and a tube of dairy product -- banana flavored yogurt. ]

Here. If you want coffee, it's at camp.

Is that—

(SHARP INHALE)

(the second gladio reveals the yogurt, he knows what it is. he's never seen tube-style yogurt before this second, but he knows it's yogurt, he can sense it like it's the most useless seventh sense anyone's ever heard of. and suigetsu can't remember the last time he had something like that — and in such a convenient form?!

it's the most beautiful thing he's seen yet, since finding sasuke and the aquarium and this lake, and the surface he's standing on seems to upheave and bump him towards the shore with a light step onto sand.

very suddenly clothed.)

You brought me something good, Gladiooo, look at this! (immediately reaching out for the yogurt tube, more cheerful than he's been since arriving at that campsite and signing up for this odd mission, eyes creasing.) What's this say? What kind is it? I've never had this one before!

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April Catch-All

At dawn, after the night of REGRETS

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