006 ┼ I'm Finding Me Out, I'm Having My Doubts, I'm Losing the Best of Me

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Who: Luci & YOU
What: You know what sucks? Everything about the last festival-- especially all the chaos and running. You know what's probably a good idea? Ignoring all of that and having a party. On a yacht.
When: May 20th
Where: The bay outside Vista City
Warnings: IT'S A CARNIVAL CRUISE...!

((Luci just got a strange pay bump and she's using it to regroup after the intense clusterfuck at the last festival-- she's still not sure exactly what happened there, but even though it's probably significant, she'd rather celebrate like one usually does after a lot of work. By renting a yacht for a night. Like people usually do.))





((It's a nice boat. Plenty of food, a couple of bartenders, fire pits, couches, swimsuits for those who need, and music of course. The party is, of course, invite only to keep the paparazzi and gatecrashers and people looking to turn this into a work-venture out, but Luci's given the bouncer clearance to let friends of guests and anybody who seems interesting in-- she knows Luci's type.))

((Try not to get too blitzed and fall overboard!))

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[lightthedarkness]

"Thank you," she smile, blushing a tiny bit as she ducked into the room and closed it behind her. She didn't take long to change, and admittedly she didn't look around the cabin to soak in the further luxury. She merely came out and smiled even brighter, hugging onto Shingo tightly.

"Thank you so much!" she pulled away quickly. "Shingo, you never told me you could do that!" and then, of course, there was the sudden realization she didn't call him "Ankh."

[possessedbygreeed]

He looked confused at the incorrect name. He itched at his right hand with his left, but then abruptly stopped, as though it was a habit he was trying to break. "No problem, I hate assholes like that. You don't deserve to be treated that way." He covered his face behind the mop of curls on his head. He needed a minute to sort out how being called that was making him feel.

[lightthedarkness]

"Thank you, I'll let Luci know about him too, she likely didn't invite him, she's not that kind of person," she nodded. She then smiled, though it didn't reach her eyes as she looked at him... It was Shingo...

"Everything alright?"

[possessedbygreeed]

He didn't answer for a long moment. "That's not my name," he finally said. "I don't want to hear that again." Suddenly he was remembering that conversation with Kise, and how he was so unsure lately. The conflicting scenes he saw in his sleep. He turned to go, crossing past Usagi.

[lightthedarkness]

"Hmm?" she glanced at him and then realized what he was referring to, she couldn't help herself. As he was right by her, she locked her gaze with his.

"Then why does it bother you so much?" she asked. "If it was just the wrong name, that would be one thing, but how do you know me otherwise?"

[possessedbygreeed]

He pushed hard through his memory, but he couldn't come up with an answer. Not a real one, anyway. "If you were invited here, you're probably connected to someone. So you've probably been a hanger-on to one of the other bands." His tone changed, from less bewildered to a little more angry. "And you're probably in over your head, anyway, judging by what just happened."

[lightthedarkness]

She suddenly straightened her spine and squared her shoulders, poking him, quite hard, in the chest.

"This isn't you. And you know it isn't you, Shingo. You can be mean, that's fine, I've dealt with worse, but it isn't your nature, maybe it's the person you're being forced to pretend to be, but it isn't really you. If anyone here is in over their head, it's you. And when you're ready to face that, Shingo, I will be here to help," she moved to be the one to walk past him this time.

[possessedbygreeed]

He let her go, still trying to puzzle out the ways being called that name made him feel. That was another piece of the two different puzzles he was trying to figure out. Which one did it fit into? Which one was real? Were any of them real? He was pretty sure he was losing his mind. But there was no time to go insane while the tour was coming.