audio; 4/6 late night / early morning ish

[thxforthememories]

[It's probably around midnight or so when the post pops up. Or close enough to it that the effects of the red energon have finally worn off. He can touch things now. He's no longer a ghost.]

[And... still considerably unsettled and upset by recent events. Enough to make the following statement:]

I ... I want to learn how to be drunk.

[Because that seems like a great idea. It always worked for his role models around here, after all.]

Someone. Show me how. I'll be grateful.

[And that's all he says. He'll be at the bar, an unhappy pile of metal and wings. Waiting.]

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[thxforthememories]

[Complicated. He understands complicated. But the rest...]

[He frowns, peering up at him.]

Mooning.

What is that?

[loyalflier]

Crushing... Pining...

[ he could throw out a few more but. nah... pass. ]

[thxforthememories]

Oh.

I know that.

[He also knows this feeling. What if he never speaks to me again...?]

Did you kiss?

[loyalflier]

Y-yes...

[ and the thought of it, mixed with the already pleasant tingle in his circuits cause them to heat more. ]

[thxforthememories]

...

And now it's all gone wrong?

[Was kissing just doomed from the outset?]

[loyalflier]

I don't know.

[ need another cube. this is where it gets complicated. ]

We were both affected so shouldn't we just be able to brush it off?

[thxforthememories]

I don't know either.

This is all a big mess, isn't it?

[loyalflier]

Yes.

[ grunting and maybe smacking head on table. ]

[thxforthememories]

... Please don't do that.

You're going to get hurt.

[loyalflier]

Probably. It will hurt more when I get up later.

[thxforthememories]

Then don't do that.

[He scoots another cube over to him, helpfully!]

[loyalflier]

[ you are very helpful, little bird. he is going to take it, mmhmm. ]

You are having similar issues?

[thxforthememories]

[Good thing he's drinking, or he might not say this...]

He kissed me and now he won't answer me. He won't even text to me.

[loyalflier]

Why would he stop speaking to you?

[thxforthememories]

Because I did something wrong. I let him kiss me.

[loyalflier]

Were you aware of what he was going to do?

[thxforthememories]

I should have been...

[loyalflier]

I doubt you can be prepared for someone giving you a surprise kiss.

[thxforthememories]

I should have been!

[loyalflier]

[ another long drink from the cube. ]

Not your fault.

[thxforthememories]

[And he totally copies him.]

It might be.

[loyalflier]

It's not.

[ sounds pretty confident there. or maybe he's just trying to comfort Kagerou. ]

[thxforthememories]

But.

I know him.

I should have... Why else would he hate me now?

[loyalflier]

Probably doesn't. Probably embarrassed.

[thxforthememories]

But...!

But he can tell me anything. He's -- I was there when he walked. For the first time. He almost fell.

It was embarrassing.

But I didn't laugh!