i'm a friend of the irresponsible fools

[blindfoldcode]

Who: Kido and Open
What: being dumb
When: Halloween afternoon/night
Where: Out and about because reasons.
Warnings: Kido is not a very good role model.

Kido's pretty much still firmly stuck in emotional hell. She hasn't left her room or slept for more than a few hours in days, and even now the only reason she's out is because she can probably get by mostly unnoticed. A busy night, she reasons, and that's why Tsubomi Kido is trying to get away with being nowhere near anybody she cares about.

The longer she thinks about it (and the more sleep she loses), the more guilt weighs on her. And the more guilt weighs on her, the less able she is to cope with interacting with the people she let down knows.

So. Halloween. Back alleyways. Dodging anyone who might notice her, hood hanging over her eyes (which are already protected by dark glasses), scarf pulled over her mouth, Kido's comfortable blending into the scenery and picking up "old" habits that might not be... family friendly.

So please note these three situations:

(A)
Kido may or may not be approaching strangers asking if they have a light. She may or may not at this point in time have a pack of cigarettes in hand. She may or may not be obviously too young to be doing this shit Kido why. Still, she's not all together and completely forgot a lighter. So she might as well bug someone else for it...

(A.5)
UNTIL SHE REALIZES SHE KNOWS YOU. This is what she gets for wearing sunglasses in the dimming light. She hasn't done this sort of shit since she joined up with System Crash. She didn't want to be any more out of place than she already felt like she was. Plus she has some sense of courtesy for the fact there are younger kids into the band. She's not heartless.

But yeah if Kido realizes she knows you, her eyes are going wide and she is recovering by... hiding her face by pulling the scarf up more. Brilliant Kido. You are a master of disguise.

(B)
As the night wears on and the sun sets, Kido is making good on all her threats of spray painting. She's pretty brazen with it, spraying down a wall with an undoubtedly mature sentiment about one thing or another. But it's surprisingly not in purple, but bright red. Not that she feels particularly heroic. Just that she wants to prove it wrong--something inside of her disagrees. Red isn't the color of heroes. She just wish she knew why she was fighting it so much.

But someone please talk her into going home. She's gonna get arrested and cause a scandal at this rate.

Comments

[blindfoldcode]

Yeah. She was on the swings. When we screwed up, they went forward and torched seats.

[Kido pauses long enough to lean on a piece of wall and take a deep breath.]

I'm just really glad you guys came out of it okay. I should've looked harder for you. I keep thinking about it... shit, what would've happened if I lost you guys, because I stopped to help her...

[And she's. really screwed up about it.] It's pretty fucked up. All of it. I dream about fire all the time, now.

[magic_to_do]

[Trucy's heart aches for everything her friend went through. Kido cares so much about them. They're so lucky to have a friend like her. And.... Trucy doesn't think she could cope either, if she lost System Crash. What else does she have, really?

A lump is forming in her throat and she has to blink away the tears forming in her eyes.]

Kido....

[She means to say something like 'anyone would be having nightmares after that' or 'you did everything you could' or... something. But... instead she just steps forward and hugs the other girl. She speaks then, but her voice is just barely a whisper.]

I'm sorry. That must hast have been awful...

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[Kido genuinely doesn't understand this level of physical affection. She blinks, for a second going tense. Once that passes, she hopes Trucy doesn't notice her shaking. It's something you can't really see with a baggy hoodie. She tries hard to brush it of.]

It's not like I was in danger. You and Tiger... [She still wants Predator dead for what they did.]

[magic_to_do]

I'm okay. Really.

[It's whispered into Kido's shirt, but still audible. Trucy is the type to easily bounce back from almost anything. As long as she has her friends she'll be fine.]

And Tiger.... we'll help him. He'll get through this.

[She knows Tiger was hit harder and it'll be tough for him. But... but she really does believe in her surrogate family. As long as they stick together, they'll be alright.]

[blindfoldcode]

[Jesus. Kido finally raises shaky arms to rest around Trucy's shoulders.]

I can't believe you're comforting me...

[She doesn't answer about Tiger, though. She's very, very worried.]

[magic_to_do]

What's weird about that? Everybody needs a hug now and then.

[She tightens the hug just a little as if to illustrate her point.]


Although...right now I kind of think we both needed a hug.

[blindfoldcode]

[It's like the magic words, Trucy admitting she needs one, too, as Kido's shaking stops and her grip becomes more confident.]

... It's been pretty hard lately, huh?

[magic_to_do]

Yeah, it has.

[Trucy needed that hug more than she thought. She can feel the lump rising in her throat.]

But as long as I have you guys, I know I'll be okay. We'll all be okay.

[She knows she's repeating herself, but she has to believe that. It's what keeps her going.]

[blindfoldcode]

I for one don't plan on going anywhere, so you won't need to worry about that.

[magic_to_do]

[She smiles.]

I'm gonna hold you to that.

[This is going to make eventual regains very sad. She finally breaks the hug.]

Anyway, do you wanna head back now?

[blindfoldcode]

[These poor dumb children. Kido actually seems to not want to let go for a moment, but she follows suit when Trucy breaks the hug.]

Not really, but you stole my paint.

[magic_to_do]

Oh, right. Sorry about that.

[She's not giving it back though. At least not tonight. Kido will probably find the can in her room tomorrow.]

[blindfoldcode]

Where do you even put this stuff? [Kido sighs and takes a few steps, only to fiddle with her pocket and throw the rest of the pack of cigarettes in the trash. See, Trucy? No more bad decisions tonight. She turns back to Trucy expectantly, like she's wondering what's taking her so long to follow.]

[magic_to_do]

[Trucy gives an exaggerated wink and wags a finger.]

Now, now, you know a magician can't reveal her secrets.

[Then she falls into step next to Kido.]

[blindfoldcode]

Not even to her teammates? [Kido chuckles. She's only teasing.]

[magic_to_do]

[Trucy knows. Which is probably why she's over dramatizing it a little.]

Sorry, but it's a sacred trust! I have to think of all the magicians out there that I'd be letting down.

[blindfoldcode]

So you steal my paint and you're hiding it on you somewhere and now you're guilting me with a sacred trust?

[magic_to_do]

[She giggles mischievously.]

I didn't steal it. I made it disappear. That's more like borrowing.


And I think it'll reappear when we get back to the penthouse.

[blindfoldcode]

And you'll make it disappear if I try to go out again tomorrow, won't you?

[magic_to_do]

Hmm.....

Should I?

[An honest question, but still just a little teasing.]

[blindfoldcode]

Do I have to check in with you before I go out, mom? [Kido sends the teasing right back.]

[magic_to_do]

No, but make sure you leave a note if you're gonna be out past eleven. And also clean your room and stuff.