Room of Handwaviness, Arms Hotel, Early Saturday Morning

[the_merriest]

Today? Today was Reno's birthday. He wasn't a teenager any more. She was going to tease him a lot about being oooooold.

When he woke up. Because they were celebrating in Fandom this weekend, since his home was kinda depressing (no offense) and her home had everybody in everybody else's business (downside of living in a commune of sorts) and neither would allow for a nice, relaxing weekend spent cuddling and not ever getting out of bed, ever.

Rikku was mostly asleep, and trying to convince herself to go back to all asleep. And wondering if Reno was up. She'd trade "back to sleep" for "morning gropey times" if he was. She was flexible like that.

(Reno modded with permission. THIS POST IS FOR: Reno, and anyone who might call Rikku or Reno frantically to panic about their AU sprog. Nice, relaxing weekend? Fandom laughs at this idea! Wait for ze OCD!)

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Re: Reno's Cell!

[raspberryturk]

"Like Verdot was, for the Turks," Reno volunteered. You couldn't take and take and take without at least giving a little. "Was hell on us when ShinRa gave us the order to kill him, zoto."

Sigh. Damn him and his bleeding fucking heart.

"You just want me to keep an eye on the kids for a while, huh?"

Re: Reno's Cell!

[intraspective]

Verdot.

The Turks had been ordered to kill their leader? She wanted to know but... Zack was more important.

"I... yeah. If you wouldn't mind. He's not bad with Inori but Angeal..."

Re: Reno's Cell!

[raspberryturk]

"Fandom is one sadistic friggin' island," Reno decided. He kind of figured as much when it had given him Rede and then taken the boy away. "Yeah... Yeah, I can spend some time with 'em."

A pause.

"Think he'll be okay for today? I got a... thing." He hadn't seen Rikku in forever. He needed this time with her every bit as much as Zack needed time to himself. "But tomorrow."

Re: Reno's Cell!

[intraspective]

"It's your birthday," she said, a thread of humour in her voice. "We'll manage for today. Have fun and all of that, with whatever you're doing. And tomorrow... tomorrow would be good."

Re: Reno's Cell!

[raspberryturk]

"Good," Reno replied, trying a smile on for size. Lucky guy, getting to babysit the kids the world ended for. "Gimmie a call tomorrow when you need me, I'll meet you wherever, yo."

Re: Reno's Cell!

[intraspective]

It wasn't like Ino knew that!

"Thank you," she said, quietly. "I mean that. I'll call you then."