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[razzledazzles]

Who: Jae-Ha (razzledazzles) & Hazel (churchbelle)
What: Two nerds go shopping / Also using this now for sad angst
When: April 17th / April 20th
Where: Out on the town... or something
Warnings: Don't look at them they're stupid

[They've been in this clothing store for ten minutes now, and Jae-Ha is already wondering what he's supposed to do with his own taste in fashion. He can't seem to find any of the long robes he likes, and the pants he's run across are too tight for his liking. He's not even looking at shoes, for some reason, and eventually, he slides over to pinch at the material of a strange looking coat with a collar that's too big.]

I don't think I've seen a single thing I can see myself in. Have you?

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[razzledazzles]

[...He wasn't expecting an honest and cute offer. How's a guy supposed to act tough and disinterested? He claims his victory by holding down a cord over on Hazel's side for too long, ducking down to lean with it and smile up at him.]

I'm not that young and energetic.

[churchbelle]

[This is a real young and energetic thing to do, to be fair. Hazel gives up, lifting his hands from the keys and holding them up in defeat. It's only a beat later that he leans his elbow on the safe part of the piano again, as he can never hold still, and wait just one gosh darn minute—]

No? Coulda fooled me, young as ya seem.

[razzledazzles]

Oh, do I seem youthful?

[That's so flattering! It feels like a new thing to hear, so he can only assume it is... Which is a less flattering thought to have, but that's fine. He sits up just slightly from his piano leaning, no longer jamming down the keys.]

I'm 25. How old did you think I was?

[churchbelle]

[25

twenty-five

25

t w e n t y - f i v e]

[churchbelle]

[...] Younger'n me, for a start.

[razzledazzles]

[Oh... Hazel's not older, then?]

Then are we the same age? [Or at least just a year younger, maybe??]

[churchbelle]

[Does Jae-Ha think all 25-year-olds are adult children? Which one of them has the more insulting point of view, here??]

If ya hold the five, then...

[razzledazzles]

[Hold the......... five...

...]

Come again?

[churchbelle]

[I wonder if there were math.]

I'm only twenty.

[razzledazzles]

[He thought for sure he'd met someone his age... This is soul crushing.]

Ah. I see.

[razzledazzles]

[Slowly turns away... on this piano bench...]

I thought I'd met someone my age, but you were really just as young as everyone else...

[churchbelle]

[Let's just skip the part where Hazel genuinely thought he was like, 18... He acts like a dang child, so- obviously!!

Skip that part.]

Am I meant to be flattered that ya thought I was older? I'm gettin' unclear signals over here.

[razzledazzles]

[He turns back to face the piano, flicking some of his hair over his shoulder. He's fine. This is fine.]

Forget about it. Let's just remember that you consider me youthful and beautiful and move on.

[churchbelle]

[See, this is why Hazel thought he was a goddamn teenager. Could it be cuter now that he knows Jae-Ha is actually a geriatric?? Maybe...]

I consider ya to be a lot of things, don't worry. I won't say a word about it again. [he lies, lyingly.]

[razzledazzles]

[He's being made fun of, he can feel it. He gives him a look for it before looking back at the piano keys.]

I've played so many slow songs but all it did was wake us up. I suppose it really is morning, after all. [This ridiculously early hour...] Now what?

[churchbelle]

[Don't remind him he was actually asleep for once... He doesn't feel like stirring grits but he doesn't feel like trying to get back to sleep either, hm.]

...I think I left that lamp in the hall. [woops] I figure I put that away and leave the now whats to ya to muddle over.

[his new job, as shinki: this]

[razzledazzles]

That's an idea that makes sense.

[It's late, they've both gone through emotional rollercoasters, so maybe they just need some time to breathe. Maybe he needs to just watch the moon for a bit and think of his dragon fam. He's really appreciative of this, actually, and he pauses for a moment to consider that. But thanking him outright would be too blunt. It's not really his style.]

We've had enough excitement for one night. [Night... morning... It's kind of that in between when it's this early. He watches Hazel for a moment before he stands from the piano bench himself, placing a hand on Hazel's shoulder as he passes. Go pick up that lamp, nerd.]

[churchbelle]

[Hear that? That is a man who knows how to talk sense. Hazel scoffs - one day they will seriously learn to do these things when it's not the middle of the night and into the back end of dawn, really.

He gets up after Jae-Ha, though, but he's heading for the door. That lamp sure does need picking up.]

Ya might as well get some sleep. I'll see ya... later. ["in the morning," well, it's already sort of morning... go to bed.]

[razzledazzles]

You should get some sleep yourself. Didn't I wake you?

[He still feels bad about that, and the whole death thing.] Good night.

[He'll chill at this window for a while before he wanders off to claim the bedroom besides Hazel's.]