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[ aw hey bud, long time no see. kaeya just gives a stretch and sighs. ]

Aquila. It was... annoying, mostly. But fine. I do hate not being able to jump right in and assist.

[ he's gonna be honest about it. ]

But, I suppose that's just my lot now. I'll make it work. How are you?

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[ they laugh a little. ]

's hard to be the one who watches, huh? I get that.

[ at the question, they tilt their head, thinking. ] Honestly? Tired. Saturdays are always long, but this one was especially terrible. Starting to think I've got a crow mouth with these three body cases.

It really was a rather frightening set of cases, wasn't it?

[ he shakes his head ]

I wish we didn't have to vote, but if I had to be glad of something, then I'm glad it wasn't the other two.

[ he shrugs softly, maybe a little guilty with what he knows in his heart. ]

[ they tilt their head. ]

Did you have theories on the other two, then?

One of them solidly so... The other not as much, but... it tracks enough that I'd be willing to bet that I might hear about it tomorrow.

You wanna talk 'em through? Can't tell you either way, but I'll listen. Or we can talk about anything else.

Is that something you want to actually talk about after having to stare at it for nine hours?

[ his expression is fond, a brow raised. ]

All I'll say is Hua Cheng sent me a letter stating that he would be sending me some black roses.

[ they just laugh at that, a half bark. ]

No! Actually, no, I really don't. Fuck, that was exhausting. 's not like I can confirm or deny anything, anyway. Let's do literally anything else.

[ yes! good! kaeya claps and gives laugh, shoulders shaking a bit. ]

Good, good. So then come here and tell me about how the party was when you were there in person. You looked very charming with your bowtie.

[ thank god. they just flop down on the ground. ]

Aw. Can't imagine how nice you would've looked. [ they say with a little bit of a wink in their voice, there. ] It was good - not like we get to do things like that with you guys often, so we had a good time.

[ kaeya will just flop down with them. it is no longer affection week, but he's been through it lately so he at least wants to be a little close. ]

Ugh, I know... I definitely would have been stunning and you definitely would have had to dance with me right there on the spot.

[ he grins. ]

I'm glad they let you stretch your wings for a while. It seemed like a wonderful time and... everyone definitely needed it. I'm unfortunately going to remain just a bit jealous.

[ he may! aquila's a little stiffer than usual, but that's not really that strange, all things considered.

they glance down at him. ]

I would've danced with you, sure, as long as you promised not to step on my feet. [ teasing. ] If you're so jealous, then do something about it.

[ glancing up at them. ]

And how exactly do you propose I do that?

[ raising a brow because he's been cannibal wrangling all week and he looks it. ]

[ they glance around the dream space for a moment, and then recite, in their softer, less gravelly voice. ]

To sleep—perchance to dream. Ay, there’s the rub!
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come...

[ it is just a dream, after all. aquila absently waves their hand, and the space seems to wobble and flicker a bit, though they don't manipulate it too much. ]

[ kaeya blinks a bit and watches this happen, mulling over the words with a chuckle. ]

Ah, some sort of poetry...?

[ he'll look around them, watching the shimmering space with his head tilting a bit. ]

What are you up to?

Put those braincells of yours together, captain.

[ they hum and drop the hand, folding their arms behind their head and flopping backwards. ]

This is your dream, isn't it?

[ a blink for a moment before he grins and flops down beside them, his hands folded against his chest. ]

A dream... I suppose there's a reason it's called the dream suite, isn't there?

[ because as he gazes upwards, the walls will shift a bit into something more familiar? he doesn't know the ballroom location very well, but. he does remember what it looked like. between watching the festivities alongside kazunari the night before. so the setting will shift into familiar shapes and colors if this is indeed a dream he's having, familiar sounds of people, steps shuffling, gentle music. ]

That's a little more like it...

[ and you know, if clothes can be dreamt up, he's going to.... do that..... ]

[ aquila hums, indulgently, allowing kaeya to meld the shape around them all that he wants to. the dream space responds to his every whim, shifting to change into the ballroom of the castle in the realm.

clothes can also be melded, so, yeah. let's see the fit! ]

[ can you believe this was the fit i would have used if we'd had a fancy ball? in any case kaeya does sit up a bit as he thinks for a moment longer. he draws his hair forward and considers before he is delightfully dressed, with a pair of earrings and some cute shoes. before he leans back on his hands and laughs. ]

I like this dream already.

[ he turns to aquila, holding out his hand. ]

... Wanna dance? [ as the music swells already ]

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[ i knew you would deliver. this is incredible. kaeya your titty window.

aquila looks up from where he's sitting, and huffs a laugh, ducking his head. it's been a long day, but you know what?]

I'd love to.

[ and they'll put their gloved hand in his and let kaeya pull him up. ]

[ the first thing kaeya does

instead of sweeping them out onto the floor...

is hug them. sorry. even if they flinch, just.

he hugs. ]

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[ what the fuck

they seem very surprised by this gesture, actually. it's not really a flinch, but they do seize up, surprised? aquila may be someone who has not gotten that many hugs in their life.

...

but after a moment, they hug him back, making a quiet noise as they curl their fingers in the back of his clothes. ]

What's this, now...? [ softly, not chiding necessarily, but the tiniest warm tease. ]

A thank you, perhaps.

[ he pushes his face briefly into their shoulder a moment, head down to do so before he parts. ]

Besides. We also took care of our ghost problem. So I'd say it's relief as well. I could use a good party.

[ cute...

they give him a little squeeze as he goes, then, and huff a bit of a laugh. ]

The best way you could show gratitude was taking care of that rat. [ but they tilt their head, and kaeya might feel them smiling. ]

But thank you, nonetheless.

[ there's a pause, and they glance down at themselves, and then; there's a little fuzzy wobble in the dream space, and they're wearing that raven feather bowtie and the gold necklace from before. there. ]

Really? Wish there was still something else we could do for Virgo. We're really wracking our brains down there trying to figure it out.

[ kaeya watches this cute little chain and bow tie appear and grins, moving forward to sweep them out towards the floor. there's music filtering in warmly, light perfect. for a moment, he feels like maybe he can breathe again just for a hot second or two. ]

Happy to, honestly. Just another story I can tell my good friend when I return.

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