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Tweak says, "I've got the right toy."

Near (blank_puzzle) wrote,
@ 2008-01-17 00:45:00

o13.
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Near nodded agreeably; "building stuff" was pretty much his number one hobby anyway.

"All right. Well, there are more dice in the boxes," He nudged a box under the table with his foot, "So you can build something to go with the castle, if you want, or something entirely different." He shrugged. "It's up to you."

He wasn't intentionally being cold, but after last night's realization that there were certain topic areas and ideas that made Mello angry and uncomfortable, Near had decided that it would be better not to make any assumptions in the future. As a result, he was keeping a slight distance, but he didn't think that was being... Whatever it was Mello thought he was. He sighed, adding another few dice to his castle, and glanced over at Mello, curious as to what he would choose to make.

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burnt_chocolate
2008-01-17 12:54 am UTC (link)

Mello couldn't quite help cracking a grin at Near's immediate, stumbling and passionate reaction. There, that was more like it. He didn't appreciate the annoying, clinical coldness that Near had been treating him with up 'til now, and even a remarkable fit would be preferable to simply being treated like a piece of furniture.

"You don't?" Mello queried lightly, completely ignoring the obvious backpedaling because that was clearly what it was: an after-the-fact attempt to save face for his initial commentary. The candid reactions were always the more interesting ones... "So, theoretically, I could just take off my vest and you'd be no more or less comfortable sitting next to me?" The suggestion that he would go ahead with it was a bit... weird, since that was a bit of an extreme leap into uncharted territories so far as simple teasing went. However, Mello rather enjoyed the fact that Near was reacting and he couldn't help smirking quietly to himself, reaching a gloved hand up and tapping it against the silver ring pull for his vest's zipper, cocking a brow at Near as if awaiting his reaction.

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blank_puzzle
2008-01-17 12:56 am UTC (link)

Near had recovered enough --just enough-- to not be openly affected by Mello's remarks. ...Well, not much, anyway. He barely blushed, and kept his attention firmly on the dice castle in front of him, not wanting to actually be watching if Mello decided to call his bluff and disrobe (although he might peek a little).

"If you want to strut about in the nude, Mello, that's your business... although you might be rather cold," he added, which may have been just a remark or may have been an insult, depending on how you looked at it.

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