thirteenth trick

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[The sight of this spiky haired miscreant may be surprising. He's obviously just as surprised as he stands there, a cup of ramen in one hand, and the other currently with a finger doing the tango in his nose. He stares blankly at the starry expanse, which stares back. It's apparent that he has no shame, as he keeps on picking his nose while taking in his surroundings.]

Hmmm. I'll give her ten seconds to give me a welcome back kiss. After that, it's anyone's call.

Comments

1/?

[contract_star]

[La la la minding his own business oh hey a newcomer.]

2/?

[contract_star]

[...It's Ikki.]

3/?

[contract_star]

[It's Ikki.]

4/?

[contract_star]

[But he was gone. Gone the way Milo is gone, the way Angela is gone. This should be impossible. Never mind that this sort of thing never happens to Hei. He never gets people back once he's lost them.]

...Ikki.

5/5

[contract_star]

[A duplicate. That's what it is. That's what this must be. A lookalike. An Ikki with different memories, a different life, an Ikki never part of the Plane. Right?]

[Right?]

Is it...really...is it you?

[He won't let himself get his hopes up.]

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[Ikki turns to look at Hei. His eyes widen with recognition, then that infectious grin is back.]

Yo, Hei-san! ... What kinda question is that? I've only been gone a week.

[LOL OR SO HE THINKS]

[contract_star]

[A week.]

[A week.]

[Give him a minute while he tries to get his head around this.]

[A week.]

[But it's the real Ikki. An Ikki who remembers him.]

Ikki, it's been--I haven't--you disappeared. You just disappeared, and I thought...

[lamb_of_gold]

[Oh hey sup 12 year old lurker]

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

... That lack of eyebrows looks familiar. ... Yo.

[lamb_of_gold]

Hello.

[madamemoiselle]

{OH MAN DIVA HAS MISSED HER FAVORITE SHOTA SO MUCH. She pauses, for a moment, not really sure whether to believe it's true or not. Tentatively, she walks forward, which eventually turns into a run, and Diva latches onto Ikki}

Ikki! Ne, Ikki, I thought you were gone! I mean, really gone!

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[He smirks like a bastard when he notices Diva. Right on time~ He doesn't yet understand the gravity of the situation, but Diva-hugs are just fine by him. He catches her and spins her around, then sets her down-- but makes no move to detach her from his middle.]

Gone? S'only been a week, y'know. A very long week. And I got good news!

[madamemoiselle]

...A week? Ikki, you've been gone for months!

[gerogerodance.livejournal.com]

[GASP, grins! Amane happily hurries over the only bird he's friends with.] Ikki, Ikki, nee nee Ikki! Ikki, guess what happened to me, gero! Guess what, guess what! Oh oh, but nee where were you, gero?! I missed you! You know, you know there are other frogs here too! You know? But nee I really missed you, gero!

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[Awww, Amane!] Whoa, hey! What's up? What happened? Why the hell is everyone acting like I've been gone for years?

[gerogerodance.livejournal.com]

[Grins more, and waves his arms around excited.] There was a few days, when I became thiiiis big, gero! I was huge, Ikki, I really was! I was tall, I could step on others, but I never did, gero! But it wasn't funny at the end at all... And and you know, I met a frog who looks like a human, but he is a frog, I think, and I met a butterfly too! She was so pretty, gero! And she was nice, she was very nice!

Eeeeh? [Blinks.] Because you were away a lot, gero! You disappeared, and never came back, gero.

[usagipino]

[She stares at him for awhile and then sticks her own finger up her nose. She is sans bunny suit today, just in overalls.]

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[Ikki stares back... then his finger moves to the other nostril.]

[usagipino]

[She switches as well, mimicking his movements.]

[mercwamouth]

[A new Ikki? Fuck no!]

Listen, kid, I don't care if you're an Ikki from a universe where you breathe fire and create tacos with your mind, you are NOT going to replace the old Ikki. Got that?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[Ikki stares blankly at Deadpool, then casually flicks away some hidden treasure. :|]

I'm no imitator, asshole! I'm the next Light Yagami, and if you have a fucking problem I'll kick your ass so hard your mom'll feel it!

[mercwamouth]

[Smirk]

Good to have you back, kid.

[bacchusprince.livejournal.com]

[Very bored now that he doesn't have a Juliet to molest, but look who's there!]

Ikki-kun! I almost started to miss you~

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Oh, damn, you're still here? Maybe I should come back after I beat the Trophaeum.

[bacchusprince.livejournal.com]

Why should I leave? This place sparkles and I heard that seems appropriate for me. But you still haven't beaten that? How slow does your time go?