Lupin the 3rd

atruegentlemanthief:

[Well that wasn’t any good. Blue knew that better than anyone. So it was his time to weasel himself in and find Red, bringing a bag of Chinese takeout with him. He placed it down on the coffee table.

Whether Red was being a drunk loser on the couch or in the bedroom or wherever, he was going to butt in and drag him over to eat.]

[ He would see Blue every so often. But generally had a tendency to do so when he was a little more... sober. This wasn’t one of those nights and he was, in fact, caught off guard by the appearance of his double. Frowning. ]

...I would ask if you ever knock, but all things considered, I’d say that’s a no.

[ He coughed and ran hands through his hair. ]

What’s wrong?

[ He’s maybe drunk. He’s maybe been drunk at least a few days out of the week for the last few months. Recluse and kind of keeping to himself. Hasn’t really been very settled with himself since coming back. Unsure of connections and relationships and whatever else.

In a constant state of feeling like garbage. ]

#ic

[THAT IS WHAT HE’S BEEN TRYING TO SAY. He huffed at his hair being ruffled, but he was no longer frazzled about the thought of getting in trouble. He leaned in a bit and whispered.]

I think the technology in this world does not like me. We never had things like this, and suddenly they go bad when I touch them. It’s almost as a bad as a raiders caravan breaking down after a day.

[Oops. Confessed to stealing a raider caravan. Maybe he’ll let that slide.]

B-but this isn’t the first time it’s happened. Anything with ‘bits’ like these go bad after a couple days. Maybe it’s not made properly.

[ He paused at the mention of the caravan. But that was generally Mayu’s expertise. Their time in Oceanus had taught Lupin a fair few things. And that was: He didn’t know enough about raiders OR caravans to be a good judge on behavior regarding them.

Gave Toya a squint. ]

Do you have some kind of weird static electricity powers that I don’t know about?

[ Had been forced to get adjusted to the possibility of weird abilities too. Had taken a good... while. Long while. But he adjusted. ]

[Kinda worried now about telling him what happened to the TV in his room. Thankfully, his Mom had given him and Joel a card with a decent amount of money on it. So he replaced the TV, but had been weary about turning it on. Electronics and him didn’t get along, and he didn’t know why. This world was so new and strange to him.]

I don’t know. It just happened. I was just walking along and it happened. I wish I had an answer.

[Toya sat down at the table and put his hand under his chin as he watched his Dad.]

Mom hasn’t been around for a while. Has she talked to you at all?

Things don’t “just happen”.

[ Muttered, but brushed the matter aside in favor of trying to unscrew the backing. ]

She has not. You know how she is.

[ “Flighty” being the best word for it. Mayu never did tend to communicate whenever she went off to do something or other. They weren’t exactly married, either. Was a bit of a struggle to keep in contact and make sure she was okay. But he dealt.

Lupin opened up the device and stared at the near destroyed innards. ]

Huh. Looks like the battery fried and took everything else with it...

[ ...Which would mean Toya was not guilty. Hm. He brought a hand up and set it on the boy’s head. Ruffling his hair obnoxiously. ] Guess I called you out for nothing.

[He gave a look at his Dad and sighed with a slight eye roll. Curfew and all that noise. It wasn’t a new concept to him. Hell, sand worms were a thing at night back at Oceanus, so it made sense to get back home where it was warm and safe. Now it just seemed silly to him. There didn’t seem to be many dangers, not any he’s seen yet.

He showed the electronic watch on his wrist and sighed.]

It broke. I don’t know why.

[He took the watch off and set it down on the table.]

I got distracted and got lost on the way back home. I tried using the gps you gave me, but it started acting weird and…it broke too.

[Reached into his bag and pulled out the gps. It seemed fine on the outside. Most likely fried on the inside.]

I’m sorry…

[ Kids. Lupin rolled his eyes right back before reaching out to inspect the GPS. A little incredulous at its state. These definitely weren’t CHEAP by any means. And considering the thief hadn’t exactly been on any heists in the past however long, he was far from rolling in money.

Glancing up at the boy, he frowned. ]

How is it broken? It looks fine!

Probably just needs a new battery. But I can’t keep buying you new stuff if you keep breaking it, I hope you realize.

[ Little bit huffy about it. Gonna sit down with a screw driver he would grab from the kitchen and start fiddling with the thing. Wanted to get a look at the insides. ]

Dad! I’m home. Where are you? [Just walked into the house with a satchel around his shoulders. He rubbed his shaggy hair and cracked his neck from side to side. He was tired from hitting the books at the local library in the area. He figured it would make understanding this world a heck of a lot easier. He’d use the internet if he could, but he found it hard to use electronics.] @loopawn

[ He’d been relaxing since going back to... “normal” living. Whatever normal was to him, generally. Found his own place to get back to instead of having to mooch off of Blue. And it helped, considering he wasn’t exactly living alone anymore.

He’d gotten used to responsibility in the time he’d been away. Still struggled with a few things from time to time. But considering Toya hadn’t exactly turned out HORRIBLE like he’d honestly expected... He could consider himself a certifiable “non-failure”.

He’d been having a cigarette out in the patio area when he heard the door close, wandering back in and giving the boy a bit of a look. ]

You know you were supposed to be back an hour ago.

atruegentlemanthief

[Blue was certainly going to return that hug, maybe lift the other off the ground a bit in a cheerful squeeze.]

Y’could say that again~.

[ Very content with that. Glad that he hadn’t been totally forgotten about or anything. Time was still a little... muddled in his mind. ]

You do anything interesting without me?

atruegentlemanthief

[Eyy we practically match in age now ha.]

Welcome back, pal~.

[ Yeah. Almost. Their experiences have definitely been vastly different though. But either way, he was gonna eventually drift over to his double and tug him into a hug. ]

Good to be back, honestly.

servantofminerva

“ You flatter me, sir. “

She graced her face with a smile, Dark indeed, but it wasn’t pleasant like he would think.

“ No one in particular, but I have heard a great deal about you. Then again, who hasn’t. “

I like to flatter.

#skiniism

@skiniism:

“ The names Scarpetta, but you can call me Scar if you would like. “

She wasn’t sure if it was a pleasure to meet her or not, but she’ll take it.

I’d just tell people it was Scar. That way you can pretend you’ve got some sort of dark and brooding past to make ya look even cooler.

[ He snickered some before closing the distance between them. Hands casually in his pockets. ]

So who was goin’ around calling me Red Casanova? I’ll have to thank them.

#skiniism

" So, you're the red Casanova? nice to meet you I guess. "

Not exactly something I’ve been called often, but hey, I’ll take any new form of compliment that I can get~

Who do I have the pleasure of meeting, hm?

#skiniism #::answered

[Grunted about that being a stupid inquiry. Day Jigen didn’t have a cigarette in his pockets was the day he was dead. He got arm around Lupin’s shoulders and let him lean in. Maybe hugging him a little and leaning head onto Red’s.

Got out one of his pocket beat-up Pal Mal’s and held it where Lupin could get to it. Fetching out a cheap bic lighter while he was at it for lighting it.]

[ True enough. Lupin took the offered cigarette and allowed Jigen to light it before he stuck it in his mouth. Taking a nice breath in before letting the smoke flow back out from his lips. Relaxing comfortably against the other. ]

Did I miss anything important?

…Know that whole situation’s all fuckled. Did what ya need to. Yer fine. Get some rest, yer home.

[Reached over and razzed up Red’s hair as much as he could. Short as it was, he was going to make it happen. Razz it right up into a mess. Chill time is now time. Might be a scalp rub in disguise.]

[ Huffed a little at that, but didn’t bother fixing it, really. The attention felt too nice. Had missed a lot of things while he was gone. Having proper company was definitely at the top of the list. And so he was very fine with toppling over just enough to lean against Jigen. ]

...Tell me you have a cigarette.

atruegentlemanthief

[was that a RED he heard????]

@loopawn

[ Sure is. Gonna offer a sheepish little wave. He’s got considerably darker skin, but other than that, he seems alright. If a tiny bit more aged. It’s been a few years, to him. ]

[ He was almost startled, honestly. Wanting to pretend that he was just seeing another desert mirage, but knowing better than that. Knowing that it wasn’t a shimmery sand Jigen that was staring at him.

Nah, this was the real deal. But far be it from him to let whatever emotional relief get the better of his general aloofness. Just got a hand and gave Jigen’s shoulder a friendly, hard pat. ]

Thanks, buddy, the sun’ll really do that to ya.

[ Quietly thankful for more than just the compliment. Because inside was cool and comfortable. Not blistering heat. It was nice. ]

[Somewhat clueless about Red’s state of mind, there. But it was fine. Lupin wasn’t injured or nothing and that was good enough for Jigen.]

Ya better not’ve made ‘nother kid while you were…there.

[He didn’t pretend to fully understand all the ins and outs of dimensions and realities and whatever. Knew enough not to lose his shit about certain things like doubles and Kalos.

He went meandering back to is couch indent.]

God no.

[ Finally let out an air of exasperated exhaustion with that statement. Had not even had a solid relationship with Mayu since they left. The other father seemed to hold her favor more than Lupin had. It was fine.

Wasn't actually, but he'd been telling himself that it was fine for a long while now and he'd solidified his belief in that.

Went to go sit next to Jigen and lean back. Close his eyes for a bit. ]

Had other things to worry about, honestly. And kids have a tendency to be a bit of a buzzkill. Hah.

...Not that they're not great or whatever.

areliableshot replied to your post:[ He has no idea where anything is anymore or what…

[He should know well enough by now that the hideout of Blu’s was open to Red. So. Don’t be a stranger (or a goddang puss-foot).]

[ Listen he doesn’t know if they are even still there!!!! He is afraid to go and look…

But maybe he will anyway. Because this was this nagging bleating goat in the back of his head telling him to do so and even though he was reluctant to make his way over there, he still ended up knocking on the door.

Expecting to see… something that wasn’t what he was hoping. Expecting disappointment, really. But-

Goat wouldn’t shut up. ]

[That’s fucking right, sir. Good job. You have made the correct damn decision, sir.

Was going to take a minute for Jigen to get there to the door. And another couple of seconds to put a death glare through a slat in the blinds from a nearby window.

But the death would leave the glare and the door would open.]

Nice tan.

[Told him and went away from the door to let him in. Wasn’t about to turn a Lupin away for nothing.]

[ He was almost startled, honestly. Wanting to pretend that he was just seeing another desert mirage, but knowing better than that. Knowing that it wasn't a shimmery sand Jigen that was staring at him.

Nah, this was the real deal. But far be it from him to let whatever emotional relief get the better of his general aloofness. Just got a hand and gave Jigen's shoulder a friendly, hard pat. ]

Thanks, buddy, the sun'll really do that to ya.

[ Quietly thankful for more than just the compliment. Because inside was cool and comfortable. Not blistering heat. It was nice. ]