A Late Birthday Party / MAY 26, 2063 Night

[therealbrianna]

[ After a short "vacation" at Tokyo, Brianna sends a text to her friends. It's a general invitation that stretches from her blade mates to her mentors, to well, the whole of Netsach (as long as she knows them. Also extends to some Zangyaku friends). Of course, she asks her parents for permission first. ]

SENT: 03:00 PM

Hello friend! It would make me very happy if you could make it to Haven this Saturday to celebrate my 520th birthday. Drinks on me. :)

- OOC note: Feel free to tag in whenever you like, whatever you like. 
- May 21, 2063: Date of text
- May 26, 2063: Date of party

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[kinesthesia]

[ Smiling quietly as she sips her drink. ]

Yeah. They're not that fun. [ She doesn't mean to find Cen in the crowd -- she just does. ] I was a terrible homebody. Only ever ventured into clubs to dance and only when I was dragged out by that one.

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brigade smiles at that ] Well, the best partners are the ones who make you grow, right?

[kinesthesia]

That, they do.

[ She's really just waiting for her husband to look over -- but he's busy and she knows how he gets when he's busy, so she turns back to the Promethean. ]

How goes training in Kibo?

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brig gives a half-smile at that ]

Training with An'yu-sama is going quick as to transmutations really. [ A pause ] But I think my overall training in Zangyaku is something I'm lagging behind in.

[kinesthesia]

[ Looking over curiously now. ]

How so? [ She's knows that you live in the West District, has actually seen the little girl and her mother, though she's never taken the opportunity to approach. ] I thought that training in Kibo would be helpful in that regard.

[atlas_shrugged]

I mostly spend mornings with An'yu-sama focused on transmutations and general training really, [ he admits that he really does need to focus time on those since those are very foreign from everything he's trained himself in life. ] But other than that, I still live on Falner and haven't really been given any assignments to help in Zangyaku.

[ He thinks of how Taning and Yulia fit so well in their armor. How it shows how well they've integrated. He rolls his shoulders as a boxer would do before he steps into the ring; there's an itch to go out and do something physical. ]

[kinesthesia]

[ Noting all that. Body language can tell you a lot about a person, if you know what to keep an eye out for.

Deliberately relaxing against the bar now. ]

I'm not as involved in Zangyaku as I should be, [ have an apologetic look your way, Brigade. ] But you're in good with An'yu. And there are always calls for patrols, even if they're not as eventful as they could be in other spaces.

[ She smiles then. ] Go ask. I don't have the same intel on you as Eli does, but I've seen you move. Maybe the kids in Kibo could learn a thing or two from an old vet like yourself.

[atlas_shrugged]

I... I think I'll go do that, Ma'am. It's kind of hard imagining what I could teach most of the kids of Zangyaku, though, after seeing what a lot of them can do. [ He recalls the battle with the Class 8 Amrita in Marikina. Those kids were solid ]

[kinesthesia]

[ You are so charming, Brigade. ]

Then maybe if you can't imagine what you could teach, think about what you could learn from them. [ she runs an idle hand through her hair, gaze scanning the area briefly and then focusing her attention back to her companion. ] Learning goes both ways, after all.

[ And then, teasingly: ] Unless you're the kind of old dog that can't pick up new tricks.

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brig chuckles at that ] I think I'm still an empty enough cup.

I guess I can share experience and long years. And I'm sure they'll teach me how to fly using that part of me which I've ignored for too long. [ Old man, young Promethean ]

[kinesthesia]

[ You're getting a grin for that. ]

I like the attitude you've got there, soldier. [ And because of that, she's gesturing now to the staff behind the bar and then holding that one's gaze for a bit. ]

And because of that, humor this old fox and let her buy you a beer.

[ Right on cue, there's one being set by your elbow. Yes, it is the label you prefer. Yes, you may ask her how she knew. ]

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brig is pleasantly surprised it's a Corona. Maybe it's because it's all he's been ordering this whole night and the bartenders who work for the Montelibano-Profacis have notice. Or maybe there's something more behind it. Wolf's Choice, go figure ]

Thank you, Ma'am. [ He smiles genuinely ] But I'm just curious as to how you knew I liked Corona in particular.

[kinesthesia]

[ Hee. This one's going to smile at you cryptically right before she taps one finger on the side of her nose--

--and then laugh and shrug. ]

Just kidding. I asked the bartender what you've been ordering, but technically, yes, I can tell what people like to drink based on smell alone.

[ Because Keen Senses, awyeah. ]

[atlas_shrugged]

Awesome. [ Brig is always amazed by what other supernaturals can do. And prefers it more so now that he learns about their more "mundane" uses, instead of learning about them on the field to combat them ] Makes me wonder about the less martial ways I'll learn to use Promethean abilities eventually.

[kinesthesia]

[ And she's grinning at you when you say that. ]

I'm sure you'll find some. It's all about balancing the Vigil with the lives we lead, right?

[ She'd gotten a lot of reminders for that, in the beginning. And it worked out, for the most part. ]

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brig thinks of Taning and the pretty "light shows!" Kitty loves ]

I'm working on that. [ A half-smile at that ] Getting used to it.

[ He spins the drink in his bottle. Yeah, he's thinking on how he didn't know what a "normal" "life" was when he arrived in Falner. Normal was just going back into the fight. You can prod him more about it.:) His reflection face is showing. ]

[kinesthesia]

[ She's seeing that. But she'll sip from her own drink first, since the glass just arrived right behind her.

After a moment though: ] What's on your mind, soldier?

[atlas_shrugged]

[ A sigh as he glances her way ]

The last time I had a semblance of life before Falner was in WWII. [ A swig of his beer ] And that wasn't really normal when I look back on it now.

[kinesthesia]

[ She's lifting a brow at you at that, and then asking softly: ]

Was it normal at the time?

[ A hand on your arm now, Brig. ] Don't think of how it compares to today -- was it normal back then?

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Running through the ditches, crawling through grass and dead bodies. On the other end, drinks with the Titans, bed with Biscuit ]

Yeah, it was. It's all I knew but it was enough and I was happy.

[ The physical contact is comforting. Physical contact is always comforting. ]

[kinesthesia]

[ She'll curl her fingers gently then. ]

Then take those memories and keep them. Think too hard on what's normal and what's not and you might give yourself heartache over nothing.

[ Canting her head curiously to one side now. ]

Are you having a hard time adjusting? [ A beat, and then, softly: ] I don't mean to pry, and I won't ask any more if you'd rather not talk about it.

[atlas_shrugged]

It's all right. I'm pretty open about it really

[ He lights up a new cigarette ]

I'm doing okay. It took a bit of getting used to at first. [ A breath ] I think everyone expected I'd grab desperately at what most people consider a "normal" life.

[kinesthesia]

[ That's an interesting take. ]

What is it that you want then?

[ because wanting is a trait of anyone who's ever breathed -- human, supernatural, or otherwise. ]

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brig just shrugs and gives a half-smile as he looks at her ]

I don't know, really. [ He genuinely doesn't ] Maybe just a bit of time? [ Time always helps to process things. ] I guess I'll figure it out with time.