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]

[He blinks. Repeatedly. Oh, right. They were going somewhere.]

... room!

A room!

[badboybikerbot]

Oooh shit, that's right! Where at? Where's it at?

[come on Kagerou USE YOUR BRAIN BOX]

[thxforthememories]

Um... Um, it's.

Around here. Somewhere. I think it's... down a hall.

[badboybikerbot]

Okay, we got a game plan now. Find a hallway and go down it.

[Gunmax uses the table to pull himself up. he looks like an idiot. But it works.]

[thxforthememories]

Right. Okay.

[He's going to copy Gunmax now, because that's what makes him comfortable. Copying.]

[badboybikerbot]

[GUNMAX IS SUCCESSFUL. So successful that he feels that it's necessary to fistbump the air. he wobbles into Kagerou a bit BUT QUICKLY RECOVERS and starts looking around for a hallway]

Which way's it?

[thxforthememories]

[He just up and picks a direction, pointing wildly. ... Hopefully it's right. There were spare rooms in the hub area, after all.]

Thataways.

[badboybikerbot]

Okay, thataways. Do you need help? Do I need help...

[no man FUCK HELP Gunmax can do the whole walking thing BY HIMSELF. Mostly. ONWARD.]

[thxforthememories]

... Do you? I think. I think you're fine.

[He'll wobble along with him, using tables and walls for balance.]

[badboybikerbot]

You're right. I'm good. I'm totally good.

[He's totally good. And actually not falling down. PROGRESS.]

[thxforthememories]

You are. You are good.

[Again with the Engrish, stop.]

[badboybikerbot]

[NEVER STOP Gunmax loves it. And is thumbs upping like a champ.]

The best, baby!

[thxforthememories]

[He frowns a few times, trying to form those words and failing. So he just nods. Vigorously.]

Good.

I'm...

[And then, suddenly, forgetting they were on a mission, the Stoic Bird Ninja just up and hugs Gunmax. Just like that.]

I'm so glad you're back.

[badboybikerbot]

Errrryeeeeaaah.

[needless to say, Gunmax hadn't been expecting that at all. Half because he was drunk out of his braincase and half because Kagerou REALLY didn't seem like the huggy feelings type. What the fuck is he supposed to do, hug back? Or maybe continue to be really confused.

He settled for a half hug half awkwardish back pat thing. That works right]

Wish I could remember the last time. Feels like I'm missin' out sometimes.

[thxforthememories]

[Awkward back-pat-half-hug things are okay. He totally squeezes on him.]

[Yeah this is going to be awkward as hell to remember later, but oh well. It feels nice now. Being close to someone feels nice now.]

No.

No it's okay. You're okay.

You're really okay now.

[badboybikerbot]

I mean. Yeah. But like. What does it mean? What do you mean.

[Was he not okay before? HE DOESN'T GET IT. Also why are you squeezing.

well it's not horrible at least]

[thxforthememories]

It means you're not dead and McCrane is... crazy. To think. That you're dead. Because you're not.

Dead.

You're not dead.

[He's squeezing because some part of him was always worried McCrane's dramatic statements were right.]

[badboybikerbot]

He doesn't still think I'm dead, does he? Am I some kinda zombie robot or something? Don't listen to that flaky pacifist, he's too negative.

[He's trying to wiggle free but otherwise not doing much bitching about the overly dramatic hug thing. His mind is kind of stuck on robot zombies now.]

[thxforthememories]

Uh.

I don't... know. Maybe?

[He lets go a little, but keeps his face mashed into Gunmax's shoulder. As a comfort thing.]

[badboybikerbot]

[aaaaah you big dumb bird. Gunmax frees one of his arms so he can like reach up and pat kagerou's head. weirdo.]

That's annoying. I still need to drag him here some time.

[thxforthememories]

[Oh, that's nice. He mumbles something against Gunmax's shoulder, it's like a pleased chirp or something.]

I don't think. He would do that.

[badboybikerbot]

Then I'll drag him by his dumb little. Hook ears.

[pigeon did you just CHIRP is that even a real noise. or is gunmax just really drunk. Could be both.]

[thxforthememories]

Hook ears. That might hurt.

[He did. It is. They're both totally drunk off their asses at this point.]

[badboybikerbot]

I wanna hang hats off of them. We need to find some really big hats. Like after I load him with high grade.

[will head rubs produce the same goofy noise LET'S FIND OUT]

[thxforthememories]

I think... there were some. Somewhere. I don't know who made them. But there were hats.

[He doesn't remember where they went, but they'd been here. Somewhere.]

[And yes, the same goofy noise makes a reappearance.]