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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[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.]

[badboybikerbot]

Yeah? My new life goal is to find those hats. You can be my sidekick. It's a quest, dude.

[what the fuck did they literally program BIRD NOISES into kagerou's AI

it's pretty funny.]

You're like. Making chirps.

[thxforthememories]

I've never done... quest before. A quest. What's a "dude"?

[Well they programmed dog instincts into Shadowmaru so go figure.]

I'm. What?

[badboybikerbot]

Dude's a guy. [yeah real informative]]

[One of Gunmax's other life goals is to get Shadowmaru to chase his tail]

Chirping. Making bird noises.

[thxforthememories]

Oh. Then I'm a dude. And so are you.

[We're all dudes here.]

I don't. Think I was?

[badboybikerbot]

Yeah dude! We're dudes, dude.

[was gunmax going insane he was sure there was noise]

You totally made a noise.

[thxforthememories]

Dude. I got it.

[He grumbles something, and peers up at him, because somewhere along the lines, he was bent over to mash his face into that shoulder.]

Okay. I'm okay with that.

[badboybikerbot]

Okay with being a dude or okay with making a noise?

[thxforthememories]

...






Both.

[badboybikerbot]

Good, that makes it less complicated.

[thxforthememories]

Yes. It does.

Does that mean I helped?

[badboybikerbot]

Uh. I think it does.

[he isn't sure with WHAT but hey]