008 | OVERFLOW

[godsoffortune]

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[gentilitea]

It’s this infernal scent. [ Not really, but he doesn’t bother to elaborate, nor does he attempt to do more than accept Hakkai’s words at face value. With some effort he tries to get up, but his legs give out quickly enough, and he falls back with a grunt. ]

But if poetry is what you desire, I suppose I can oblige you somehow. [ Whatever his issue with Roxas, he wouldn’t want to risk blighting his god by not making amends no matter what, after all. ]

[reformedsinner]

That's fine. There's no need.

[Hakkai lets out a long breath, almost a sigh. It's a bad idea, because then he breathes in again, and the scent of cherry blossoms almost chokes him.]

Why are you so determined to oblige? I really don't care that much.

[gentilitea]

It’s for my master, of course. [ And given how drunk he feels it’s hard not to be frank about it— ]

So don’t even think that I would be so preposterous as to make amends out of the goodness of my heart.

[reformedsinner]

I wouldn't make a mistake like that.

[Considering. Hakkai exhales, annoyed. If they're being frank, well--]

And I don't have any interest in being appeased on your master's behalf.

[His pronunciation is crisply sober. It's just that he'd never have said that sober.]

[gentilitea]

[ Jakob makes a little noise of outrage at that. Being drunk sucks—he can’t even properly follow Hakkai’s advice on even pretending to be friendly. ]

You are impossible. [ Pot, meet kettle. ]

[reformedsinner]

Yes.

[Whereas Jakob is arrogant and easily offended, which, Hakkai thinks, is entertaining enough to poke at but swiftly loses its appeal.

Maybe he really will try to play nice with others? It likely will give a better impression of his god. Absently, Hakkai inquires:] Have you fought Hibari?

[gentilitea]

[ …Suddenly he’s never been more sober in his entire life. ]

Why…do you ask?

[reformedsinner]

Hmm, just wondering.

[He almost stops there, but the train of thought is carrying him along, and so he continues absently:] ... Which of his shinki it was.

[gentilitea]

[ Even he has to wonder, since Roxas hadn’t been so forthcoming about a lot of things about himself. Jakob immediately stands up despite himself, staggering a little from that sudden onset of dizziness— ]

I think we’re done here. [ Hard not to think of the time he almost died the first day he got to the Far Shore, so he lets the dread of that push his legs forward and away from Hakkai as quickly as he can manage. He needs to process this shit with a clearer head anyway. ]

[reformedsinner]

Ah. Very well.

[Hakkai ducks his head in an absent half-nod, and makes no move to get up and follow Jakob. There's a sharp curiosity lingering in his glance after the other man... but still, he lets him go.]