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Derek sighed, pulling a hoodie over his head. The day had dragged by slowly. And it wasn't even as if he had much to do today. He pulled his hair free of the hoodie and dropped himself on the couch. Ugh... Who was he kidding. He'd been feeling off all day. All he wanted at this point was someone to hang out with. Maybe just snuggle up against them and watch a movie or something.

"Is anyone here???" He said out loud, not really expecting an answer. Things seemed quiet but that didn't mean there was no one around. People could be sleeping, they could have head phones in...

Derek pulled his phone from his shorts pocket. Yeah he had shorts on. So what? It had been nice lately and honestly? What was comfier then a hoodie and shorts?

... Maybe a blanket?

Derek made a face, trying to decide if he wanted to get up and go get one...

"Oh thank god.." He called out, rolling off the couch. Derek honestly wasn't sure what he was gonna do if no one turned out to be there.

The blonde chuckled lightly as he leaned against the bedroom door frame. "Nice hair." He murmured. As if he were one to talk. His probably looked like a hot mess after pulling it through the hoodie.

"I'm starting to think you lower the temp just so you can snuggle up in blankets and not die from the heat." Derek eyed the blankets. "I was... coming to get one but seeing as you got them all..." Maybe he should be jealous? "Watcha doin in here?? Where you tryin to take a nap? I'm sorry if I woke you..." Derek wondered vaguely where everyone else is. He took a tentative step towards the bed, towards Kazuo. "Do you... uh, do you mind if I come hang with you?"

Derek wasted little time curling up in the blankets and with Kaz.

"Hmmm you should have told me. I woulda tried to be back sooner." He would have actually put effort into getting his stuff done instead of doing it just to do it. Aaah, so everyone else was just out and about. That made a little more sense. "Anything note worthy on twitter? Or was it the usual stuff." He mumbled, running his own fingers through Kaz's hair.

"Your warm spot looks more like a nest." He teased, with a slight smirk

Derek made a noise at being shoved down and instantly turned into a pillow. "You're not useless to people... No one thinks so at least." Still, he could understand Kazuo's point. It was still hard, even for him to figure out where his place was within the group now that it wasn't exactly just him and Kor. "I get it though.."

"Mmm I believe it. Seems like a you thing to do." Derek finally pulled his fingers free of Kazuo's hair, opting to warp it around his waste. "Hmmm. Day was just dragging buy. Wasn't really focused on anything. Figured I'd call it quits instead of just... going through the motions I guess???" Derek shrugged, unsure what else to say. "Why? Am I not allowed to see you??" Even though he hadn't expected anyone to be here when he got back...

Derek yelped as the hand settled against his stomach, causing the muscles to twitch. "Cold! Frickin how! You've been buried under blankets." He squirmed, trying to get use to the feeling but made no attempt at removing the cold appendage.

"Eh.. I don't know if I would consider them done... Moreso... half assed?" Derek shrugged half heartedly. "I dunno. Guess I just wasn't into things today." He picked at one of the blanket edges idly. "... Have you ever actually made a blanket fort?" Derek wondered if it was possible for Kraven to fit. "Hmm I wonder if we have enough blankets to even try..."

"So meeeean." Derek whined at the grin.

"That sounds like... no fun at all." He muttered. "I mean, no offense. I know education is a big big thing over there and its super important but... isn't important to take a break every once and a while? Even a small one?" Maybe he should shut up before he said something he'd regret. "That being said... I guess you know better then I do... I've never really known what I wanted to do ask far as school. I've kinda done a bit of everything? The only real thing I like doing at school is meeting up with Meri at the gym." He shrugged again.

"Uuuuh. It's just, how it sounds I guess??? You get a bunch of blankets and bedsheets and drape them over things? Couches. Chairs. Technically you can use the couch cushions? And I've seen people tie it off to lamps and such but that never ended well for me and my sister. We can look up some pic-" Derek stopped as he was struck with an idea. "Ooooh you know what we can do? Now that its getting warmer, we can set it up outside, Get some tiki poles and such. Tie the blankets and sheets up. Set up one of those really big tents that like four or five people can sleep in and its like... camping? We can figure out how to rig a movie up on a sheet?" He paused. "You know what. Never mind, that kinda sounds... silly."

Derek was quiet, listening to Kaz talk. He reached up, running his fingers through the ends of Kaz's hair. "There's... nothing wrong with being allowed to 'just be'." He said slowly. Derek shifted so he could look at Kaz. "...Well, what's your goal now?" Did Kaz have one? "...It doesn't have to be something... long term? It could be something you could accomplish it a short amount of time... "

Now Derek sat up just a bit on his elbows. "...Is that just, not a thing over there??? Oh my god...." Derek rubbed at his face, thinking. "...Have you had smores? What other things haven't you done???" Well... I guess there were some new date ideas now...

"I mean... We could do it ourselves? Or uh... do you think the others would wanna go?" He paused, thinking about his words before back pedaling almost immediately. "I mean uh, maybe ourselves? Or you and Kray? I uh, I know... group things are still a gray area kind of. I don't wanna force anything on you..." He dropped back onto the bed and reached up to shove a pillow over his face. Stupid stupid stupid.

"A tiki torch, is just a torch on a pole. The torch itself sometimes has citronella oils to keep bugs away."

"Ah..." He said softly.

Well, it was a start.

"I get that." And he did. Derek was still figuring things out himself. His little world of revolving around one person was now revolving around three. Four, if they added Laine into the mix. But she was an unpredictability. No one knew when and if shed show to anything, or anyone. Yes, he'd gotten comfortable around Kazuo quicker then either of them thought, but that didn't mean there wasnt uncertainty there.

"Actual smores are better." But then again, he was biased. "Well, better question then... Is there anything you've heard or seen Americans do that you've been curious about??"

He scowled when his hiding spot was snatched up. "No. I wanna hide." The blonde geumbled, fishing around for another pillow. "I realize my wording there is bad but, it doesn't have to be a group date. It could just be something we all do... as a group? Like hang out or something."