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 Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:15 am
Bix was literally going down a mental checklist of people he needed to see. Everyone else would find out in time. The rumor mill would hopefully get to work and cover the rest. Talking to Gale had been difficult. He'd expected it, to be honest, and he could only hope that the rest of the conversations would get easier. And so he was now standing outside of his bro's room. Would he even be in? Would he be off baking somewhere? Bix knocked, ignoring stares of several hunters who'd heard about him. Impatiently, he knocked again.
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:49 am
Before had completed all his kitchen chores for the day (while developing a really severe case of dishwasher hands as a result) and was ready to take a break in his room. There were faint whispers of odd things happening, of people appearing when they shouldn't be. He would have normally tuned it out had Vanna not been there to strongly encourage he actually pay attention. He'd tried but gossip not spoken directly to him tended to go over his head.
If he listened, his reaction to the sight before him might have been more dignified. When he rounded into the hallway where his dorm room was, he was greeted with the sight of Bix. Standing in front of his room.
Teal eyes blinked. Before must be more tired than he thought. Gloved hands rubbed at them and he opened his eyes again. Bix was still there.
Bix. Was. Still. There.
And Before couldn't move.
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:05 am
Bix fidgeted, sighed, shuffled, and knocked again. Nothing. "Hrmph.." The albino ran his hand through his hair and tried to figure out if he should wait or head towards the kitchen. he hadn't seen his staring friend down the hall. In fact, he was doing his best to not look at anyone's faces that wandered the halls. He wasn't used to the looks yet. He turned to head down the hall, head down, towards Before but not having seen him yet.
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:20 am
Before felt his heart hammering in his ribs, practically threatening to burst right out of his chest cavity when Bix knocked on his door. It proved to the Misty that what he was seeing was not some form of illusion or intangible phantasm because if it was, this Bix didn't need to knock. Oh but wait, his Bro totes respected a person's privacy and would more than likely still knock to be polite. Well there goes that line of thought.
He wasn't sure what to make of it and would more than likely have kept staring had he not felt a mental nudge from Vanna to approach. With caution. Turns out that wasn't necessary either because Bix was headed straight for him.
Rather than feel panic or fear, Before felt his eyes sting and the next thing he knew, the world blurred around him as he all but launched himself at the Sun hunter. Sobbing out, "BROOOOOOOO!!!!!" with his arms thrown wide.
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:46 am
Bix actually jumped at the sudden yell, looking like a deer in headlights, until he saw his bestie hurtling straight for him. Mentally he sighed with relief. Before was happy to see him. He wouldn't get attacked or punched (and hopefully) not screamed at. His eyes burned a little. Bix had gotten much more emotional over this whole thing than he'd ever expected. The albino caught his cannonballing friend with a grin and a tight hug. "Hey bro!" He squeezed him. "Turns out I'm not dead." There was a pause, he sniffled and held back from just outright crying. "Well I was but I'm not anymore." He had absolutely no explanation for that.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:59 am
Before wasn't really sure why he was expecting to pass through Bix. Maybe some part of him was preparing him for disappointment, half-convinced that this was just some sort of hologram or a fatigue-induced hallucination. But when he collided against a solid body, felt the warm heat of another living being, and had his breath briefly constricted by the tight hug, Before let loose the dam of feelings he'd been trying to deal with.
"Alive! Oh my God, alive! You! Alive! Bro! HOW? Why? WHO CARES! ALIVE AND HERE! AND BACK!!!" Before babbled, burying his face against Bix's coat, giving absolutely zero ******** about strange looks from the others around. Seriously. If anyone made any crack about him breaking down into an incoherent puddle of JOY that his best friend was alive and back, a number of Vanna's spikes will be lodged so far up someone's a** the tip will be visible through their mouth.
He paused to look up with tear-filled eyes at the tall Sun Hunter, "You are back? For good? Right? Yes? YES?" he demanded, barely hearing Vanna's pleading for him to get a hold of himself and to show some dignity.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:48 am
"As far as I know. It's only been like.. a day." Bix looked sheepish, cheeks pink and eyes watery. "Sorry about.. all the.. dying." He really had no idea what to say about all that. "Everything good? You good?" Before didn't seem much different. He hoped, that while he was gone, he'd handled it well. Would his bro even admit to him if he hadn't? "Ceres is alive too." Bix wiped his wet eyes hurriedly as the desire to cry like a baby finally ebbed.
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:13 am
Before knew the Sun hunter was gone far longer than a day but that seemed so long ago now that he was certain Bix was back. In between his continued bawling he managed to hiccup out: "I'm good. I'm super duper good now that you're back." Then his hands clamped hold of Bix's arms with an iron-clad grip, teal eyes still bleary with tears as Before declared, "Dude don't you EVER do that again!" TTATT!!!!!
"Ceres? Is she the other one?" there was a hint of resentment there, maybe more than a hint. He barely managed to keep it in check after having seen the note Bix left for them all. She was special to his Bro and that meant something.
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:55 am
Bix laughed uneasily. DO it again? He wasn't planning on it. "I didn't have much a choice.. but I'll do my best." The way Before said 'the other one' somehow rubbed Bix the wrong way. His eyes got serious, slightly defensive. The albino wasn't the most emotionally stable at the moment and the way she'd just been categorized by his friend riled him slightly. Before had to have seen what happened. Even if he didn't know her, it had to be worth more than that comment, right? "Ceres is.." my girlfriend? No that didn't sound quite right. "She's special to me." And even with all his friends and besties, no one could quite grasp what the two of them were dealing with right now. Afraid to sleep at night.. afraid you wouldn't wake up.. afraid you'd wake up back inside a morgue refrigerator. Unsure if you'd unwittingly become some sort of runic experiment or if you were still carrying the taint of insanity inside of you... He'd been trying to ignore the thoughts, trying to power through talking to his friends, but it'd barely been 24 hours since he'd woken in that morgue and all of the thoughts bombarded him once again. It was strong enough to cast Bix's eyes into a distant dulling glance, enough to have him wriggle slightly out of Before's steely grip. After a moment of somber silent thought he seemed to snap back into reality, cross his arms unconsciously in defense, and mutter. "Sorry.. I'm not totally okay yet? I guess."
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 7:14 am
At the time Before had unfortunately developed a tunnel vision as far as the way the events had unfolded. Yes, he knew there were two Hunters that turned into abominations but he ended up fixating on the fact that one of them was his best friend. Who he had not spoken to or seen much of since the Mist was shipped off on that off-island mission.
So Ceres in relation to Before had not registered so much as a blip on his "IMPORTANT FOREVER" radar. But judging from the Sun Hunter's response, Before was going to have to make some tweaks it seemed.
From the back of her bonded's consciousness, Vanna watched with amused curiosity the way Before attempted to dance around his own feelings. Attempted, mind you, not really succeeded.
The Mist hunter finally pulled away from his Bro, the action thoroughly reluctant. "No, I shouldn't have said that. I've never met her, barely saw her in passing, so I shouldn't have been so, iunno, jerkassy about my words with you." Then he muttered beneath his breath how she's not who he was really pissed off at. "But Bro, if she's special to you, then imma be happy for you." He smiled in sincerity, eyes tapering to hide the confusion he was feeling over how his chest ached as he said this.
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:00 am
"Thanks." Bix stuffed his hands into his pockets now. "Are you good? Holding down the fort while I was gone?" There was something slightly off about Before but Bix couldn't put his finger on it. They hadn't had a good solid talk since the other had gone off to the other base for a while. How had that gone? Had anything happened? Bix had no idea what was going on with the other young man. There seemed to be a bit more of a manic edge to him, a sharpness to his enthusiasm. The albino hoped his friend was alright.
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:20 am
Before suddenly found he needed to be doing something with his hands because they were fidgeting with the hem of his tucked shirt. "Yeah. I'm good. Totes good. Totes!" he assured Bix. Then he looked uncertainly, "When did Ceres become, y'know, special to you? And how..." he trailed off, then shook his head rather decidedly. "No. Never mind. You just did a Lazarus and you did say you aren't a hundred percent okay. This can wait."
The grin he gave Bix this time wasn't as strained but it was a good indication that Before had something of importance to share the next time the opportunity rose. "I've been, ah, working on figuring out my sense of timing, and Vanna's strongly suggesting I hold it off for when you're done with recovery and stuff."
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:30 am
"I don't mind talking about her." If Bix could do anything, it was gush about a girl. "But she was one of those people they threw back in the pods and when she woke up the second time.." Bix shrugged. "She's kind of awesome. She likes comics and she's not afraid to tell me her mind. She's pretty and... She's just.." He grinned. Genuine finally, untainted by unpleasant thoughts. "We'd been hanging out like nonstop almost and then on the mission.." The smile softened, his eyes slightly haunted. "We'd kissed right before everything happened. For the first time." Bix shrugged again. "Now she's.." the only one who really got it. Another shug. Maybe this part he couldn't say. Back to what Before was saying. That was easier right? "Timing?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:44 am
The more Before listened, the more he was sure he'd made the right choice in not sharing. This was supposed to be a happy occasion. His Bro was back! From the dead for ******** sake! He wasn't about to dampen that by admitting something involving death. So he squirreled that away for another day, focusing instead on the happiness that Bix radiated while he talked about Ceres.
And then Bix mentioned a kiss. And had the situation been less grave, Before would have let out a mock-scandalized gasp. Instead, he fidgeted with the little glitching virtual pet hanging on one of his pants' belt-loops. "Y-yeah, timing, like saying or doing the right stuff at the right time. Ceres sounds cool, by the way, wouldn't mind meeting her formally." He was trying to figure out proper timing, really he was.iloveyouDIE gotta head to bed soon ; 3;
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:53 am
Bix nodded but looked concerned. What could his friend be eluding to? Bix had been talking about girls. Perhaps Before was finally going to talk to Tori? Pssshhh.. Mina hissed sarcastically. She was right though. Bix had no idea if his bro was even still interested in the dark haired girl. He'd gone away. They'd had the battle. Bix had died. It could be anything. "Well whenever you want. I'm around." Bix shrugged but yes, perhaps before was right. He didn't know what this was about but without a proper grasp on his emotions he didn't want to presume that he would be okay. "Well.. hey." Bix hugged Before again and ruffled his hair. "I sort of have to make my rounds so people know I'm alive. Certain people anyway. I'll feel shitty if they just see it on twitter or something, ya know?"
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