HazMat Log 005 ♔ The great multicolored north

[anelegantmyth]

Who: Hazardous Materials
Where: Dermaevern, Breakneck Cay and eventually Candy Mountain
When: 5/1-5/31
What: Exploring the north and making Gaius' diet last longer than it should be
Warnings: bore sharks, sugar-free torture, wine that makes you high as balls and our impending doom
Style: Any!
Status: Open if you're in the area?

Hazardous Materials' May log of doom! Date your stuff, you all know the drill.

5/1-5/7: Sailing to Dermaevern
5/8-5/15: Dermaevern Shenanigans!
5/16-5/22: Sailing to Breakneck Cay
5/23-5/24: Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to go here?
5/25-5/31: Hunting down Candy Mountain

Comments

[by_heart]

[Lea can't help but laugh at that. Roxas is cute when he thinks he's getting away with something.]

It's better if you put it all together, you know...

[heartismyown]

[He blinks at the instruction. Put it together? Alright...

He reaches out and pulls the loaf of bread towards him, moving to bite into the large piece of bread.]</small.

[by_heart]

Oh no you don't!

[Lea snatches the bread back from him and quickly cuts off two slices, then slaps together a sandwich and hands it over.]

Together. Geez, it's not like you haven't been making these things for a while now.

[heartismyown]

[He takes a bite and then a second before he reaches over and tugs on Lea's sleeve.]

Axel. Axel.

[He isn't sure how to ask for what he wants. He rubs his throat. He's feeling something he isn't used to, the bread makes his mouth dry.]

[by_heart]

Thirsty, huh?

[Lea fishes out a mug, fills it with water, and sets it on the counter.]

Here. You can drink that.

[He hopes Roxas knows how to do that.]

[heartismyown]

[He doesn't, not really, but although he spills a little on the front of his shirt, he figures it out pretty quickly. The sandwich is good, the water is cool and it's a nice experience over all, even though he hasn't done it before. He doesn't know one day all the food he's going to try, and all the ice cream he's going to eat.

When he's finished with the contents of the cup, he holds it back out to Lea.]

[by_heart]

More? I know you can talk, so why don't you try it, huh?

[He's gotten used to nonstop chatter. Just hearing "Axel Axel Axel" again is a bit unsettling.]

[heartismyown]

[He shakes his head a little.]

No...no more.

[Roxas sounds a little uncertain, his voice a little thick. It's hard to think of simple words, never mind complete sentences. It isn't that he wouldn't talk Lea's ear off if he could, it's just really hard right now.]

[by_heart]

Done, then?

[Lea takes the cup back and sets it aside, then ruffles Roxas' hair.]

I know you're trying. It's tough, huh?

[heartismyown]

[He nods a little bit, it's tough, that seems right. He doesn't react to Lea ruffling his hair, although it is a bit weird. He finishes his sandwich instead, licking crumbs off his fingers when he's finished.]

...Castle?

[by_heart]

[Lea sighs and shakes his head.]

No castle. I told you that. We can't go back there.

[heartismyown]

[Oh. Did he say that? Maybe he did. Roxas just stares at him a moment, processing. No castle.]

[by_heart]

[Lea points down at the floor.]

Now we're on a boat. So much better.

[He doesn't even roll his eyes at that.]

[heartismyown]

[A boat. A better boat.]

Better...better then. The castle?

[Roxas blinks a few times, his brow furrowing as he speaks.]

[by_heart]

Much better than the castle. No missions, no creepy overlord with ulterior motives, better food, better company --

[He cuts himself off when he realizes that's way too many words at once for Roxas.]

Better than the castle, yeah.

[heartismyown]

[Normally it wouldn't be a problem, but it is a lot. Roxas does get the gist of it, nodding slowly after a moment. The boat is better than the castle. He isn't quite sure what that means, really, but it sounds good.]

[by_heart]

So wake up a bit so you can enjoy it, huh?

[Lea pokes Roxas' nose, then resumes making sandwiches. This whole zombie mode thing can't last forever, right?]

[heartismyown]

Wake...up?

[Roxas asks, tilting his head a little. He watches Lea quietly after that and swipes one of the pieces of meat before he can grab it and put it in the sandwich, chewing on it. Sneakily.]

[by_heart]

[Lea's head snaps to the side, eyes wide, then he laughs out loud. Roxas is definitely in there somewhere.]

Jerk! I'm gonna smack you next time!

[He mimes slapping Roxas' hand away from his workspace.]

[heartismyown]

[Without really noticing it himself, there's a hint of a smile for just a moment before he's back to his blank stare.]

[by_heart]

[Yeah, he's in there alright. It looks like all there is to do is keep poking at him and wait this whole thing out.]

Back to work, meat thief.

[heartismyown]

[He nods a little bit and goes back to helping Lea assemble sandwiches until he's finished that, because apparently there are a lot of people eating.]