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[enoderedrum]

Oh.

[ It’s a loaded ‘Oh’ because he’s going to be walking in to Kaz and his reaction to Jespers dick but also Kaz and his reaction whatever the heck they had been talking about for almost half an hour….]

Nah. You don’t owe me anything. We’re even. Kiss Wylan for me since I can’t kiss anyone.

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Yeah, sorry about that.

[He's potentially handed Noah a bombshell to deal with, or nothing at all. Two very different extremes.]

One: Do that plenty. Two: Do you want to kiss Wylan? Because comments point to the suggestion of yes. [Sorry Wylan, if you're awake and hearing any of this.] Three: I don't like debts, so you best come up with something...

Why can't you kiss anyone?

[enoderedrum]

Truthfully he’ll probably pretend none of it happened.

[ but he smirks softly as he walks… ]

One: I sure hope so. You’re both gorgeous. Two: I wouldn’t be opposed to it but he’s already said no. And three: There is no debt. You woke me up. I woke you up. Debt paid.

[ Again out of habit he pulls his hood up. ]

You’re all off limits.

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Probably. But you have a way of making us all talk in one way or another. He just might not say it all outright.

[Noah's easy to talk to, safe in a way. He knows there are reasons Kaz would trust him enough to let some truth through.]

You've asked him? [Okay, news to him. He's definitely going to ask about that later.] Debts are not paid, I woke you up with bullshit without warning. You are checking up on me.

...Off-limits hasn't really stopped anyone here from going after things. You're allowed to ask, Noah.

[enoderedrum]

If he talks, I’ll give you a heads up before you see him again.

[ He hums thoughtfully, worries his cheek for a moment and shoves his free hand into his pocket. ]

More like implied I wanted to and he said no. Which is totally fine. I understood.

And you were clearly a bit wasted. I don’t hold it against you. I was joking that you owed me anything, anyway. So let it go. It’s fine. I promise.

[ Really, he didn’t mind the call. K didn’t feel the same way but Noah didn’t care. It didn’t end the way he’d hoped it would but he hat was fine, too. ]

I don’t do that if I can help it.

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I'd appreciate it. We're supposed to have a "sober conversation" about it all.

[And that sounds like a fun time, doesn't it?]

You're going to be stubborn about it, aren't you? [One doesn't tell another to let it go unless they're prepared to dig in their heels about it.]

Trying to avoid disappointment or to keep from causing riffs?

[enoderedrum]

Oh. Fun.

[ That…is sarcasm. That sounds very not-fun to have sober. Especially since it was an accident. ]

Incredibly so. Yes.

[ Noah is patient and stubborn. ]

Both…mostly the disappointment part but…both.

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[At least they can both agree that this sucks. The sarcasm is appreciated.]

Your choice. Maybe I'll just come up with a surprise.

[Or maybe Wylan can help him come up with something appropriate later. After he complains about this call waking him up, of course.]

I'm not out here to disappoint you, or make you feel like you're causing trouble.

Time to talk~

[greedbowstome]

The session with Noah was about as hard as Kaz anticipated it to be– too much death in this hotel, and on his hands, recently. Made it harder to keep all the worst reactions at bay. Kaz took the time he needed through late morning and the earlier parts of the afternoon to recover from it as much as is possible.

Still. Skirting around the issue is hardly his style, so he texts Jesper:

Busy?

Oh fun

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Jesper is used to being called on, regardless of the hour, occasion, or potential for inconvenience. He's used to the orders that came with being Kaz's second--he isn't used to being asked. Kaz Brekker does not ask if you're busy, he merely assumes that whatever (or whomever) you may be busy with isn't worth his concern and that you'd take up whatever task was given.

So it takes him a moment to respond, if only because it throws him off the expected routine. He had a feeling this talk was going to do that for the course of it.

No. Time for that talk, then?

[enoderedrum]

You’re incredibly stubborn, you know that? No surprises and don’t do something stupid.

[ He snorts softy and listens for a moment. ]

No one is.

[ but it happens. ]

Fine. Pay me back by….not getting annoyed with me if I call you in the middle of the night drunk sometime.

Re: Oh fun

[greedbowstome]

This isn't the typical beck-and-call situation, and Kaz is still trying to decide how to actually handle this. He's awkward at best because it's all so outside of the things he usually deals in.

Yeah.
Come to mine?

It was easier, he thinks. A false sense of comfort that come from being in his own suite, like it gave him any more control over this.

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About as stubborn as you, then. Can't keep me from coming up with surprises forever, Noah.

[He'll find an excuse one of these days--and he'll try not to be stupid about it. For Noah's sake if not for his own.]

Doubt I'd get annoyed in the first place. Sleep isn't always something that comes easy. At least then I'd be doing something more worthwhile with my time.

[triggerguard]

It might not be the typical beck-and-call, but the "invite" certainly rings true to their usual play with this kind of thing. Not that they had many heart-to-hearts to talk of back in Ketterdam or elsewhere. Still, the curt response earns a roll of his eyes that no one is around to see and an equally short reply.

Five minutes.

He wasn't planning on taking longer than that to make it up to Kaz's floor--and he wasn't going to bother to knock once he was there. Little point when one was expected, and the last time he had knocked on Kaz's door was for a rather grim request. Best to avoid any casual reminders of that affair when possible.

[enoderedrum]

Fine. Fine. You’re allowed one surprise.

[ He puts some extra emphasis on ‘one’ and then softens up a little as he heads up to Kaz and Inej’s suite. ]

Go back to sleep, Jes. We’re all good.

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I will accept these terms. One surprise it is.

[When he'll strike, nobody knows.]

...Doubt I'll get back to sleep. Wylan's been staring at me for the past five minutes as if I've grown three heads. [And yet: there's a yawn, all the same.] Good luck with whatever Kaz throws at you.

[enoderedrum]

[ Stopping he frowns. ]

Oh. Tell him I’m sorry. Have fun….not…sleeping.


Thanks.

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Noah...[Jesper laughs.] He's probably wondering what I'm talking about at this hour. If we don't sleep it's not going to be because of any assumption you're having.

[Though that had been something that kept them up the night prior...]

I'll...probably be seeing Kaz later. Warn me if I should look to reschedule that? Or avoid it entirely.

[enoderedrum]

Still. I should have known you’d be together. That’s my bad.

[ he softens a little and slows his pace before reaching the door. ]

I’ll let you know. But I don’t think I’d worry. Either way I’ll text you.

[greedbowstome]

He's still not entirely sure how to have this conversation, but he also knows that if he waits, he'd likely never do it. Jesper may have come to his door with it eventually, but with avoidance on the table, it's likely the longer they went between, the more quickly Kaz might shut the whole conversation down.

It doesn’t help that Noah has added a section to this conversation.

As it is, he's in a bit of an odd mood after seeing Noah earlier anyway. Things had been weirdly intense, in a way he hadn't expected it to be. He isn't entirely sure how Noah does it, but he always seems to somehow manage to squeeze more words––real ones, big ones, true ones––out of Kaz than anyone has any right to. And this time was rougher than before— some of it due to the fresh trauma still resting firmly in the center of his chest.

"…you killed your best friend."

His stomach twists as Noah’s words drift through his mind again.

Glad for the distraction from that, he scowls slightly at the intrusion from his place on the couch, though the normalcy of it does make something in his shoulders unwind. "You'd do good to learn a manner or two, you know." It's easier to just let this be normal, instead of diving immediately into the bigger discussion, here.

Text - un: ripraven [Post Kaz Session]

[enoderedrum]

Kaz isn’t mad at you at all.

But I think he’s mad at me. Don’t mention that, though. It’s fine.

I told him he needs to be honest about how he’s really feeling about when he shot you. He’s not dealing with it. And he needs to.

I’m sorry.

Anyway. I left so…you can head over.

Don’t let him forget the clothes in the dryer.

text; un: Lugosi (backdated to October 2nd)

[cleptes]

Hello Jesper. It's Bela.

You might not remember me but we met months ago at the casino and we played a game of cards.

[ There was another reason why Bela was contacting him, but it required a more delicate touch. She doesn't want to come right out with it. ]

Did you make it through the ghosts and undead okay?

text; un: sharpshooter

[triggerguard]

I remember, good pokerface.

[Under normal circumstances, he might have even called it a cute face, but give recent events...]

I was one of them; ended up shot, but that's probably for the better.

I'm sorry. [Might as well get that nastiness out of the way now. Best to have it done with.

text; un: sharpshooter

[triggerguard]

He's mad at you.

Because you went and told him to be honest about--oh Saints, Noah. Right as you are, might have been best to leave that off.


...That mess aside, what the Hell is a dryer?

[enoderedrum]

Well. Knowing what I know of him he’s probably mad at me and himself tbh.

Look. He has to learn it one way or another. I’m not afraid of him so let him be mad. He’s just using anger to cover up how he really feels anyway. It’ll pass.

….it dries your clothes. For fucks sake you don’t know what a washer and dryer is either? 😂 ask Kaz to show you. I did their laundry while he was upset.