all around me are familiar faces [+aphrodi]
Aphrodi enjoyed new things, he liked to excel at and conquer anything he put his time into, so the rumours spreading about a new city on a remote island, paired up with this interesting project.. they had peaked his interest. He had to wonder what he could do here, what kind of people he’d meet– the possibilities were endless and he could deny that he was sort of excited about all of it. Especially the fact he’d been allowed to participate in the first place.
Though, the name of the person he was paired with was.. familiar. He knew, remembered, this person.. the same face, but a different name. Both of them had less than favorable pasts, and Aphrodi would be lying if he said he wasn’t pleased with how this turned out.
A hand twists the door to the apartment open, shutting it behind himself almost silently before the voice that calls out attracts the blond’s attention instead. Someone sounded eager.
Aphrodi feels the corner of his mouth twitch, shoes slid off courteously at the door before taking to the short hallway that connected to the living room, rounding the corner leisurely. Not too much surprised him anymore, though.
He was ready for the greeting, as well, already armed with a more than friendly smile of his own. Almost angelic, really. He hadn’t seen the other in quite a while, after all– since FFI, actually. “It’s nice to see you again, Hiroto-kun.” Less than formal, almost informal was the way he referred to the redhead, but Aphrodi gave it no mind, “I hope you’ve been well.”
☆ While Hiroto had no knowledge of Aprhodi’s past with Teikoku’s Kageyama or his prior usage of the Aqua of the Gods - which would have to be explained to him should it ever come up, though he was bound to catch on to it quickly due to his own exposure to the Aelia meteorite effects should that little sitdown ever come to pass - but God knew that the ‘god’ knew of the redhead’s own less than favorable past, if only a little bit.
Was it just his imagination, or did the room seem to brighten with the blonde’s arrival? With how the blonde carried himself with the poise associated with his namesake, Genesis’ former captain chalked it up to no mere coincidence.
Leaning forward with his elbows resting on his knees, Hiroto retaliated with a smile of his own. Informality was good - it could very well help to draw them closer. Now wouldn’t that be something the people behind the Project would enjoy?
“You look good, Aphrodi-kun. How’s life been treating you?” Though a tad disappointed at the lack of an exaggerated reaction, the boy didn’t miss a beat. “As for myself, well, I’ve been doing splendidly considering how lucky were are to meet again like this.”
