Come As You Are // Open Post

[therealbrianna]

P.Y.T. [ Pretty Young Thing ]

(Taken during THAT mission that we do not speak of.)

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[therealbrianna]

[ Smiling at Josh. ]

It's nice to know that you've got his back.

[ She can't always be there for him. And it seems like he does crave for other people's company too, and not just hers. Having a blade mate of hers stay close to him when she can't is a good thing. Plus, it's Josh. ]

[larue]

[ He smiles at that, grateful for her approval. ]

I figure I owe him. [ Leaning forward now, hands clasped on the table. He's thinking back to the way Coach had bowed to the man, that firt time they'd met. ]

I don't know how the mechanics of Death works where Sin-Eaters are concerned, but... I'm here, so. Guess it wasn't my time to go.

[ Reaching for a new cigarette now, lighting up. ]

[therealbrianna]

[ Eh? ]

Owe him.. for what?

[ It strikes her curiosity; does her daddy actually have a hand in deciding who gets to be reborn as sin-eaters...? ]

[larue]

[ Falling quiet for a moment and wondering Does she not know--

Leaning forward, speaking soft: ] You know he's... tied to Death, right?

[therealbrianna]

[ Oh she knows.

She witnessed him try to pacify the soul of the boy in South Korea by "taking him" and she kind of connected the dots. Other than that, she doesn't know anything else. ]

Yeah, and that he collects souls or whatever, right?

[larue]

[ He nods at that, smiles a little.

He isn't sure how much is too much in terms of telling her, and he's still flashing back to the way Hikaru looked when he'd pressed too close to the truth of the ban. ]

Well, at the end of things, Death owns all of us, right? I've been on a couple of walks with Rethe and it's kind of like being in a position of knowing when to take people, when it's their time.

[ A sheepish smile. ] I just thought it was just a waste, letting that kid go -- letting all that potential die out because he was stupid and made a mistake.

I'm kind of... [ he shrugs ] I'm a big believer in second chances. I mean, [ nervous laugh at that ] I'm kind of a walking case study on that. But... he is Death. And... I dunno. I just feel like I owe him. If he decided I was meant to die, I wouldn't be here, right?

[therealbrianna]

[ She looks thoughtfully at Josh. ]

Yeah, you can say that. Or you can say that you yourself decided that you weren't meant to die. I know daddy gets to kind of pull the strings in that general topic but... [ She shrugs. ] ...if you hadn't done worthwhile things during your "first life", then he wouldn't have considered you, right?

[ Throwing her hands up in the air in a more carefree fashion. ] But if you feel like you owe him, I can't stop you from thinking that!

toggling the taning text now, bb, hope that is ok?

[larue]

[ He smiles at that, nods thoughtfully. Brianna does have a point. ]

I guess it's my old Catholic upbringing coming into play. Didn't really get to interact with a lot of supernaturals back home, and I told you right -- America isn't exactly the best place for our kind.

[ He's playing around with the lighter on the table when a text comes in from Taning about Yulia and a note taped to the Russian's door. ]

yes c:

[therealbrianna]

[ She nods sympathetically at Josh and is silently watching him as he's reading something on his phone. ]

uwu

[larue]

[ Chuckling now, in spite of himself. The heaviness of the earlier topic replaced with mirth because -- no, on second thought, never mind. ]

Hey Bri? Can Stanley and Yulia come over to join us for dinner?

[ He'd show you the photo, but Yulia doesn't know you quite yet and he doesn't want to put her in the awkward position that the mage is clearly putting her in by having taken that picture. ]

I mean. We are a blade now. And... it might be a good idea for you to get to know them a little better.

[therealbrianna]

[ Her face brightens up. ]

Hey, yeah! That's a good idea, actually. Is that them? Tell them to come over?

[larue]

[ And he's answering that smile with one of his own as he starts texting out a reply.

Softly, he murmurs, as he watches the message shoot off: ] I'm really glad we got to spend today together, Brianna.

This was... nice.

[therealbrianna]

[ She's really glad, too! And it is very evident on her face. :3 ]

It's nice to kinda just slow down for a while to talk to someone.

[larue]

[ It really is.

Setting his phone away now and reaching for another cigarette. ]

So. Tell me more about yourself.

[ They've covered music, the case of one Hikaru Shinta, but there's a whole lot of other things to touch on and he's going to be here for a while before the others show up, so. ]

[therealbrianna]

Well... [ There's a lot to Brianna, but she doesn't just open up like that. ]

What dyou wanna know?

[larue]

[ And he isn't one to press. The friendship is still new, afterall. ]

Whatever you're comfortable with telling me.

[ He means it, too. There's enough time for things to develop from this point. ]