10th Combo - Video

[redcladidealist]

[He'd been thirsty when he'd woken up early in the morning. Still a little sleepy, the six year old got up to go look for Kratos. Things like cups and faucets were a little beyond his reach. Not without a chair to stand on, but it would be easier to ask his daddy's friend. Besides, a part of him just wanted to see the man again, a tangible presence connected to his father. Being around the man made him feel that much closer to seeing his daddy again.

Yawning, Lloyd put his hand on the door knob of his room-



-and freezes, eyes wide. That's not a six year old hand on the knob. He's not six. He's...

Seventeen.

Seventeen, but he'd been six again for a week. A week he remembers. Sheena and Rise, Dino, Colette, Saki and Zelos, Emil, Haseo, people he didn't even know...

Kratos.

Lloyd can feel the heat of embarrassment creeping up into his face. All the things he'd said and done... and with his friends. With Kratos.]

Aw man...

[A little while later, after he's snuck out of Kratos's house, trying not to wake the man up, the teenager turns his Dreamberry on. His face is still a shade of mortified red.]

Damn it, what does this place have against normal?

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[viiinote.livejournal.com]

Bring it up with the higher ups of this place if it bothers you that much.

[redcladidealist]

Higher ups? [Lloyd blinks, somewhat startled by this.] What do you mean? There's people in charge of Somarium?

[viiinote.livejournal.com]

Is it that odd of an idea?

[redcladidealist]

Well, no. I guess not. [Now that he thinks about it, anyway.] It's just, no one's talked about them. Who are they?

[viiinote.livejournal.com]

Have you been here long? [He likes to mess with people, excuse him.]

[redcladidealist]

Four months... [Lloyd turns a little pink. Thinking about it like that, four months is long enough that he should know who's in charge.

Not a suspecting bone in his body that Axel is messing with him.]

Why?

[viiinote.livejournal.com]

Just wondering if you were new and all, but it turns out that you're not really.

[Chuckles]

[redcladidealist]

Well, it's not like I don't know anything. [Trying to save face.] I've figured out lots of stuff. Just not that.

[viiinote.livejournal.com]

It's not like I'm calling you out on it or anything~

[redcladidealist]

Oh, right. I knew that.

[Of course he did. As quickly as he said that, you believe him, right?]

So, uh, I don't think we've talked before. I'm Lloyd. Who're you?

[viiinote.livejournal.com]

[Suuuure he believes you.]

The name's Axel. [Taps his temple] Got it memorized?

[redcladidealist]

Um... [Wow. No one's ever asked him to memorize their name before. In fact, the only time anyone's ever talked about memorizing things is when Professor Sage wants him to study, or when his Dad was teaching him all the Dwarven Vows.

Wait, did that mean-?]

Is your name going to be on a test?

[viiinote.livejournal.com]

[Snort]

Possibly.

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd curses under his breath.] Damn it...

[BECAUSE HE BELIEVES AXEL MIGHT BE SERIOUS.]

At least warn me before I have to take it.

[viiinote.livejournal.com]

[Lololol he's having too much fun right now; sorry, Lloyd.]

Dunno if I can promise that. It might end up being a pop quiz.

[redcladidealist]

Aw, man... I hate pop quizzes.

[Sooner or later he'll remember that you're not his teacher, Axel. Enjoy it while it lasts. B|]

[viiinote.livejournal.com]

[Axel's used to being someone else's teacher, kiddo. Don't you worry. He'll make the most out of this.]

You gotta take 'em if you wanna advance in life, you know~

[redcladidealist]

[Careful, Axel. If you try to be his teacher, he might fall asleep in class~]

But you can advance in life by just doing hard work, too, can't you?

[viiinote.livejournal.com]

[He already has the yard stick out for slapping you to attention.]

Not unless you fail miserably in doing that hard work, junior.

[redcladidealist]

[Ffff, why do his teachers always try to inflict violence on him?!]

I just won't fail miserably then! Problem solved!