[ Vash will just stand there in the hallway and let the door shut. He did say go get changed, so closing the door is reasonable!
Sure, he knows that Istradez isn't pulling on a pair of sneakers to come join him on this run, but he's also giving him the benefit of the doubt. At some point, Istradez will decide to do the right thing, and Vash will be able to say that he believed in the guy all along.
So Istradez can take his time getting changed. Vash will lean back against the wall next to the door and wait patiently. He's discovered the network now, so if Istradez takes more than 15 minutes Vash at least has something to scroll through.
He's going to wait until Istradez comes out, no matter how long that takes. ]
[ An hour was more than long enough to look back through the last couple of days' on the network, where Vash found a very interesting conversation about what makes a good warden, and another about whether people will want to leave the Barge once they're given the opportunity. Not everyone said yes, which he's starting to realize isn't that uncommon.
But that only took about twenty minutes. The rest of the time he's been keeping himself occupied with a easy and gentle version of his usual morning workout -- pushups, then situps, and by he time Istradez opens the door he's moved on to one-handed handstands facing the door. ]
[Mikodez wasn't woken up when his augment told him that someone was at the door, as he had yet to go to sleep. He lying on a low couch, working on a revised set of rules for 'Risk', having put his tower building game into sleep mode.
He looks up when Istradez comes in, not trying to hide his grin.] Getting ready to go seize the day?
The day is fresh and new. [Possibly. Might not count if you haven't gone to sleep.]
I've heard going on a run is good for your mental health. [He's deeply entertained by Vash showing up. Is he going to stay there until Istradez has another reason to go out? Does he know when people eat breakfast? And that doesn't even take into account that Mikodez has food in his cabin.
Fun for the whole family (which, here, is just him).] Unfortunately, I'm not sure it would be right for me.
[As funny as it is to tease Istradez about it.] He can't make you, and he wouldn't win any support for trying even if it occurred to him to try. Either of agreeing would just set up a bad precedent.
[Mikodez supposes his brother's skill at tuning people out isn't quite the same as his. Before Mikodez was hexarch he didn't have to listen to anyone. On the other hand, he was supposed to accept missions from other people. It's a tradeoff he accepted.]
Probably not a whole month. [He checks his augment.] Yes, he's still there. ...But think about how funny it'd be to wait to go out again until it's late enough that other people will have seen him out there.
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Date: 2025-05-21 06:04 pm (UTC)You! Or did you forget that we had an appointment?
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Date: 2025-05-21 06:05 pm (UTC)[He raises his eyebrows at him.]
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Date: 2025-05-21 06:12 pm (UTC)[ Like his outfit, see? Surely there's sweatpants in that fancy room somewhere? ]
Come on, get changed! The day is fresh and new and ready to be seized!
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Date: 2025-05-21 06:14 pm (UTC)Get changed? [He shakes his head and starts to back away to let the door close.]
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Date: 2025-05-21 06:20 pm (UTC)Sure, he knows that Istradez isn't pulling on a pair of sneakers to come join him on this run, but he's also giving him the benefit of the doubt. At some point, Istradez will decide to do the right thing, and Vash will be able to say that he believed in the guy all along.
So Istradez can take his time getting changed. Vash will lean back against the wall next to the door and wait patiently. He's discovered the network now, so if Istradez takes more than 15 minutes Vash at least has something to scroll through.
He's going to wait until Istradez comes out, no matter how long that takes. ]
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Date: 2025-05-21 11:28 pm (UTC)Oh, you're still here.
[As if his brother hadn't told him he was.]
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Date: 2025-05-21 11:39 pm (UTC)But that only took about twenty minutes. The rest of the time he's been keeping himself occupied with a easy and gentle version of his usual morning workout -- pushups, then situps, and by he time Istradez opens the door he's moved on to one-handed handstands facing the door. ]
I'm still here.
[ And still upside down. ]
Did you get lost in there?
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Date: 2025-05-21 11:46 pm (UTC)I did. And I seem to have forgotten what we were doing. But no matter. You seem like you enjoyed yourself.
[He starts to walk down the hallway.]
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Date: 2025-05-21 11:50 pm (UTC)[ As Istradez passes him Vash flips easily back to upright and falls into pace beside him. ]
Usually my workout is a little more intense than that, but I've been warned before about stinking up the place.
[ He's not even sweating. ]
Besides! I didn't know when you'd be finished.
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Date: 2025-05-21 11:52 pm (UTC)[He hides his hands in his robes, not bothering to wait for Vash as he walks a route to the library, but nor does he speed up to get away.]
Did you get the information you wanted out of Mikodez? I heard you spoke with him.
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Date: 2025-05-21 11:56 pm (UTC)I did! He cares about you a great deal. He's a very protective big brother, but I think you already knew that.
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Date: 2025-05-21 11:57 pm (UTC)[He looks up to him, then back ahead.]
He's very annoying.
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Date: 2025-05-22 12:01 am (UTC)[He opens the doors to the library.]
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Date: 2025-05-22 12:07 am (UTC)Observation, mostly.
[ He's never going to get over what an incredible space this library is! How many lifetimes would it take, to read everything in here?
Maybe he'll find out. ]
Are you looking for anything in particular?
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Date: 2025-05-21 06:47 pm (UTC)He looks up when Istradez comes in, not trying to hide his grin.] Getting ready to go seize the day?
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Date: 2025-05-21 06:49 pm (UTC)Can you believe what he said?
I am not seizing anything.
You go.
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Date: 2025-05-21 06:54 pm (UTC)I've heard going on a run is good for your mental health. [He's deeply entertained by Vash showing up. Is he going to stay there until Istradez has another reason to go out? Does he know when people eat breakfast? And that doesn't even take into account that Mikodez has food in his cabin.
Fun for the whole family (which, here, is just him).] Unfortunately, I'm not sure it would be right for me.
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Date: 2025-05-21 06:55 pm (UTC)[He closes his eyes.]
If I go, the run will kill me.
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Date: 2025-05-21 06:57 pm (UTC)I'll make sure to put up a memorial.
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Date: 2025-05-21 06:58 pm (UTC)Miki...do this for me?
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Date: 2025-05-21 07:01 pm (UTC)[As funny as it is to tease Istradez about it.] He can't make you, and he wouldn't win any support for trying even if it occurred to him to try. Either of agreeing would just set up a bad precedent.
[Also he doesn't feel like it.]
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Date: 2025-05-21 07:03 pm (UTC)[He sighs, sitting up so he doesn't muss his makeup.]
And I cannot stay in this room for the next month. Is he still there?
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Date: 2025-05-21 07:09 pm (UTC)Probably not a whole month. [He checks his augment.] Yes, he's still there. ...But think about how funny it'd be to wait to go out again until it's late enough that other people will have seen him out there.
[He thinks it would be hilarious.]
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Date: 2025-05-21 08:58 pm (UTC)But his brother has a point, unfortunately, and Istradez can admit that. Silently.]
Fortunately, you're entertaining enough and I was in the middle of my drama.
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