doku | VISIONS I HAD BURIED UNDERGROUND / RETURNING TO ABUSE US

[No! No, it's not! In fact, the elephant just kissed him!]

I'll--meet you in the truck.

[He'll wait for her to get down before he crawls down too, quietly...packing himself into the driver's seat.

...

And he wipes his brow with the back of his hand.]

[Krieg, she didn't even slip you the tongue! Or crawl on top of you! The elephant restrained itself quiet well!!]

M'kay! [She slowly works her way back down the trailer and inside of it to brush her hair and finally deal with it before she pulls on her shoes and gets back into the passenger side! Look, as far as she's concerned everything's dissolved, there's nothing to feel awkward about.]

How much longer according to the GPS? I don't remember looking at the time last night.

[She just listened when it told her to get onto a different interstate or whatever.]

[He's piddling away on his phone when she joins him, doing nothing particularly important, just passing the time. ~~Neko Atsume~~]

Just three more hours.

[He puts said phone away before starting the ignition and taking off.]

Almost there!!!

[So they'll make it by sort of by mid-afternoon time? Not bad! They'll have the opportunity to take him clothes shopping so he can look spiffy for meeting his sister! It'll work out perfectly.]

Are you excited?

Yeah.

[Not exactly jumping out of his seat excited, obviously. To be honest, his primary feeling right now is relief--relief to feel freedom again. Have his own schedule, make his own music, spend his time with who he wants.]

You want to park at Izzy's first before we take care of any of that shopping?

That's probably for the best, we won't get very far lugging the trailer around.

[But he's going to need a lot of clothes, so they might end up filling up the cabin pretty quickly. Still, Krieg might not be visibly excited but Nariko is, she's been pretty docile through the whole trip but now that there's a small, barely worthwhile distance in the way she's eager to get rid of it. Soon they're going to be in a big city, one that inevitably holds five thousand different things to do, places to see, people to meet, songs to write, and ... Well, they've got the other stuff planned, too.]

Vegas has some of the best places to eat for a bargain, too! There's a bacon cheeseburger I want to try that's just off the strip!

[He's muted and she might as well burst at the edges, go figure.]

Bacon cheeseburger?

[He doesn't really get it, because he could make a bacon cheeseburger for her if she really wanted! We're gonna go to Vegas just to get a burger? Why not prime rib?]

We'll be there in time for a late lunch. Hopefully the crowd won't be so bad.

[Nariko might just want to hang around where they park first, though. Turns out Izzy and her girlfriend live in the beautiful gated community of Summerlin and they have just enough driveway for the trailer, but the truck will have to be parked on the street.

The woman that comes out of the front door is tall and lean, as would be expected of a dancer and undeniably Krieg's sister. She has bright ginger hair that is definitely natural--so imagine that, Nariko, Krieg might've been a redhead before he fucked up his everything and turned his scant hair white.

There's a little bit of an awkward pause when Krieg and Izzy spot each other, but quickly enough they get over it to hug it out. Afterwords, she holds out her hand to Nariko to shake her hand.

"Hey, I'm Elizabeth," she says, putting on that showtime smile. "You can call me Lizzie or Izzy."]

[Uh, it was a bacon cheeseburger with short rib, a fried egg, and cheddar cheese from Fat Choy's. She's not that basic, Krieg!!!

Not when it comes to food, but people? That might be another story because the moment she sees Krieg's sister, holy shit. She's so pretty! And she's a redhead! There's a moment where she does nothing but stare, thankfully by the time they've had their moment she's mostly composed herself so she's prepared for hand shaking.]

Nice to meet you!

[Uh, had he mentioned her as his friend or ... What. Probably as a music buddy or something. Who knows.] Your home is beautiful! And thanks for having us, I know the trailer is kind of big and all that.

[What the hell with this family, man. Krieg's all nice and mature and attractive and his sister is hot and polite and seems nice enough. This is ridiculous.]

[Are you accusing his hamburgers to be basic!!

...don't tell him what Fat Choy does, he'll get jealous.

Izzy laughs. "It's nothing! No, me and Chroma aren't busy these days, so it's a good time to have..." She's clearly a hands-talker, and she waves vaguely. "...some kinda pseudo-family reunion. Chroma's practicing right now, but she's really excited to meet you two."

She looks at Nariko somewhat pointedly when she says that.]

How long is she going to be at it?

["Oh, a little less than two hours."

It's Krieg's turn to look at Nariko.]

You wanna get our shopping out of the way, then bring these two to lunch with us?

[Does this mean she isn't supposed to take him to Fat Choy's because what sort of visit to Vegas is this if they can't go?

That look isn't missed but since she has no idea what's behind it or why anyone would really want to meet her at the moment, Nariko just smiles through it! Wouldn't it make more sense for Lizzie's girlfriend to be really excited to meet Krieg? Whatever, man. She also wants to ask what Chroma's practicing, exactly, but that'd make for great lunch talk!]

Yep, that sounds perfect! Granted, we're going to have to work a little quickly, but that means I get to pick stuff out for you!

[Because good god Krieg you need to wear shirts and stop sexually frustrating her.] We could meet there where we're done, and then just drag everything back here?

[It's all neat and orderly.]

[No, you're supposed to take him! But make sure it doesn't make him feel inadequate.

"No, you should meet us here," she suggests. "Mostly because I don't know when exactly she'll be done."

Don't want their guests waiting who knows how long if she goes over her expected time.

"Oh, right, you wanted to know the best clothing shops." Izzy digs through the back pocket of her jeans and pulls out a folded up paper. "I wrote down the addresses of my favorite places on here. Should be able to find something your stride, Krieg."

He opens it, looks it over, then hands it to Nariko.]

Sounds like a plan.

[So she can't make orgasm noises while eating the burger ):

But, yay, lists! Nariko goes ahead and takes it, because now that she thinks about it they'd be at this for a whole day without some direction. Maybe Krieg asked for help or his sister had the forethought to come up with it ahead of time, either way she's suddenly grateful.]

So, we'll see you later, then!

[Time for goodbyes and now shopping, which will immensely brighten her day by a mile. Off to the truck they go, right? When they do get there the first thing she's going to hold onto his upper arm tightly and give him the worst Look. The kind of 'you're in SO much trouble' kind of expression that should really be kept between a romantic couple.]

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[Only if she makes orgasm sounds to his cooking too. But yeah, he's been texting her about the stuff they wanna do while in Vegas.]

Try not to miss us too bad.

[Especially after the long time since they last saw each other! But they head into their newly trailer-free truck and head off to paint the town. Or at least clothing stores.]

W-what's that look for...?

[WHAT'S GOING ON HE'S SO CLUELESS IS HE IN TROUBLE???]

[It takes far more effort than it should to refrain from saying something flirtatious in response which - No, even accidentally flirting with your partner's sister is just Not Cool. It's even worse considering that the sister in question is in a serious relationship. But they avoided that landmine to trip into another one:]

Your sister is really hot!

[It's not said in a 'I want to bang her' kind of way but like 'goddammit she's at least as hot as me, but probably more so'.]

I can't look like crap in front of another hot woman!! It's illegal! She's not going to respect me! Oh my god, does your sister think I'm lazy?!

[She's not wearing any makeup, she's still in her short shorts and a dumb tank top and you can probably kind of see her bra through it and! And! AND!!!!] ..... At least you two hugged, though, it was really sweet.

[But also she's going to look motherfucking flawless at lunch to make up for this unfortunate oversight.

Hope this mood whiplash isn't causing any muscle pain, Krieg!]

Are you serious?

[Women. Are so. Weird.]

Of course she respects you. In fact, she's probably choreographed dances to your music.

[But at least they hugged.] Uh...thanks?

[What the fuck is going on right now.]

[Krieg is that really new information for you? Of course women are weird. Of course she's weird.]

What? No way.

[But the possible fact is enough to bring her back to general sanity.] She really is super nice, though! I can see how you're related.

[She'd kind of thought that since they spent so much time apart it wouldn't be easy to tell, but she underestimated the power of sibling love, there.] Do you know what her girlfriend is like?

Yes way.

[Does their familiar blood seem that obvious? Huh. He's never noticed, but then again, it's easier to see the box when you're outside of it.]

Honestly? All I know is what she looks like and that she's a professional gamer. I've never spoken to her in my life.

Mm.

[She kind of wants to ask if he knows why Lizzie sort of gave her a look earlier but maybe Nariko had imagined that? Maybe she was just a little curious about her place in Krieg's life? It really could have been five hundred things, so there was no use in mentioning it.]

Anyway, let's check out the places she recommended! [Give her a second to put the first location into the GPS!]

[He nods and sits back in the driver's seat, idly staring out the window while she's playing with the GPS. When they get started, he comments...]

It's nice to look out the window and see anything but Vista City.

[Kind of surprising he got bored of that city. Or maybe it's just because of the things they went through back there.

So what's their first store like?]

Mm.

[ ... She can't help thinking about a few things that she ended up leaving behind in that place. And while it's for the best, certainly better for her mental health, it's still frustrating all around. Of all the things stuck in her head maybe she should talk about that.

But, later!

Right now they are in a store that ... Definitely has the vibe of Krieg's stage persona, leather and edgy clothing and all that lovely jazz.]

I'm gonna say she had some understanding of your band.

[That, or she really knew her big brother incredibly well.]

She's pretty well-read on pop culture. I have no idea if she's listened to it though...I mean, casually.

[Like a kid in a candy store.

Be careful, Nariko. Spend long enough looking the other way, and you'll end up losing him. ...Or maybe not, because he's so goddamn tall. At first, he starts looking at basically replacing what he's usually got--torn, stained, ripped, and generally "lived in", but eventually he makes his way over to stuff that is a little more refined--nicer fabric, decorative appliques and studs.

He kneels beside a particular rack looking like he's in deep thought. In truth, he's trying to decide if he's brave enough to change up his look like that already...]

[This is not her scene at all so it's not as if she's got a whole lot to stare at that isn't Krieg! That he manages to disappear every so often isn't that big of a deal, he seems pretty happy to consider all the options. But when he pauses for an especially long time, well, her boredom and curiosity are one hell of a combo.]

What is it?

[She's a few steps behind him, hands stuffed into her shorts.]

[He gestures.] These caught my eye. But they're not usually what I go for...

[Then again, he was kind of told what to wear, even if it was based on his sense of fashion when he was hired. Krieg looks up at Nariko, as if she'd be able to help him decide.]

Why shouldn't you go for it?

[She'd probably say this even if he was making an especially horrible decision, like bell bottoms or a nyan cat headband.] Even if you don't like it in the end at least you'll have been able to say you tried it out! There's nothing in the way.

[The fashion teams really had been on point, it'd been easy for Nariko to go along with what they chose, too! It all seemed to fit her, but the lack of freedom had been unnerving, to say the least. There was never any such thing as relaxing in jeans and an old shirt - so how could she discourage him, knowing that he likely came from the same situation?]

[He'd wear a cat headband. For fun, obviously, but don't try him. He'll do it, man.]

Hm.

[He stands up and rifles through the racks to pick out a few in his size. They're only pants, though, so Nariko might want to seek out some shirts for him while he's in the changing stalls...]

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