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[diamondo]

[He doesn't remember much about his execution.

Oh sure, he remembers the lead-up to it; he remembers how the others looked on as he was led away and sure, he remembers Ishimaru's screams. He doesn't remember the death cage nor does he remember the sudden pain before it was all over.

It made waking up here incredibly confusing.

"Here" must be some sort of afterlife, but Mondo hasn't been able to figure out what it is, exactly. It's obviously not heaven (he's killed two people, he doesn't belong in heaven), but it doesn't seem to be hell either. Things are monotonous, yes, but they're not bad.

That leaves the option of purgatory, which Mondo is more or less fine with. It's better than spending an eternity suffering. It's probably not right for him to stay here instead of moving on to hell, but he doesn't know how or when that will happen. He's content to leave it at that for the time being.

This place is a rather large city - half of it is full of native English speakers, whom Mondo tends to avoid (his English is atrocious, after all), the other half is full of Japanese speakers. The city itself doesn't seem to be anywhere Mondo has ever seen, but it's large and spread out, with plenty to explore and do. Mondo hasn't seen everything there is to see though; he's only been here for a few weeks, and he knew if he wanted to make ends meet, he'd need a job first. Exploring could wait.

It's convenient that there's a carpenter's shop just down the road from the apartment Mondo woke up in. It might not technically be his, but he's been staying there until he can afford to properly rent it out. No one has complained so far, so he figures it's fine for the time being. The carpenter works him to the bone and he's never been so exhausted in his life when he comes home, but it's a good kind of exhaustion that means he's doing something productive. He can't make up for what he's done in the past, but he can help out here.

He's off work for the day, lounging around in what serves as the living room of his apartment, flipping through the newspaper. The dates here are all screwed up - it's almost winter here and he knows he'll have to put some money away toward buying proper winter clothes. That's only a minor concern though, because he has much bigger things to worry about.

In a city this large, it's possible that he's just missed seeing the others. He hasn't been looking very hard, admittedly. He's not sure what to say to them when he does see them. "Sorry" simply won't cut it for Fujisaki. He doesn't really want to see Kuwata, Enoshima, or Maizono either. He's sure it's only a matter of time before one of them finds him, or before someone else shows up here.

All he can do is hope that it won't be Ishimaru.]

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[diamondo]

[Ishida isn't the only one getting chills; Mondo enjoys that sound and wants to hear it again. He grabs Ishida's hips though, finally realizing that he should ask how far they plan on going tonight.]

H-How... how far...?

[He sounds breathless and he can't quite put his thoughts into words, but he tries again anyway.]

How far do you... want this to go...?

[blazingspirit]

[He lets out another of those odd frustrated noises when Mondo breaks that kiss off, but he's quick to close his eyes and try to force himself to settle when Mondo starts trying to talk to him; it's not working very well and those hands on his hips just have him tensing up again, but at the very least the question registers. His breathing is rough, his words more than a bit shaky, but he manages to form words eventually.]

D-Do you think...we should stop, or...?

[diamondo]

I-I don't... I don't know...!

[He doesn't want to stop, but aren't they going too fast?]

We shouldn't... go all the way. Not yet.

[blazingspirit]

[He nods a bit at that, swallowing hard; his hands tighten a little again against Mondo's waist, but ultimately he pulls them away and rests them on Mondo's shoulders again.]

Okay. I...okay.

[He leans forward to kiss him again, though it's brief this time around.]

If that's what you want.

[diamondo]

[Mondo relaxes once that's out there. He didn't think Ishida would try to push for anything, but it's good that he's so accepting of this.]

Y-Yeah. I don't wanna rush things. We'll get there eventually.

[He leans up to briefly return that kiss, clearly very pleased.]

[blazingspirit]

Yeah, we will.

[Of course he's accepting; what he wants is what Mondo wants, simple-as, because he wants to keep him happy. That's how he tends to operate; it's not any different now, even over something this intimate.

He should probably find something wrong with that; he doesn't.]

So...what do you want, then?

[diamondo]

I wanna spend time with you, go on dates and all that couples shit, y'know? Then, when we're ready, we can go all the way.

[For some reason he's incredibly shy about this. He knows he's blushing all the way to his ears, but he couldn't stop that even if he tried.]

[blazingspirit]

[He just laughs a bit at that, though the sound isn't mocking or anything - just really amused.]

That's cute as fuck.

[diamondo]

Sh-Shut up!!

[Oh my god Ishida why this!!]

[blazingspirit]

What? It is!

[He laughs again, reaching up to mess with Mondo's hair a bit. Don't worry, he won't fuck up the pompadour.]

[diamondo]

[Good, you'd better not!!]

It is not!! It's stupid!!

[But the hair-playing does get him to calm a bit, though he still looks really tsun.]

Shut up.

[blazingspirit]

Hey, if you really thought it was stupid, you wouldn't want to do it!

[Well, he's not going to stop with the hair-playing, at least.]

[diamondo]

I--!

[Well, that's true, isn't it...]

Yeah, well...!

[Wow, he can't even manage words anymore.]

[blazingspirit]

[Pfffft.]

Yeah, well. You're lucky I want that too, then, aren't you!

[diamondo]

[Mondo doesn't reply to that, instead he leans up to kiss Ishida again. He's very appreciative of that, alright. When he breaks off the kiss, he can finally speak again, but he's still blushing all the way to his ears.]

Fuck, thank you. I mean it. That means a fucking lot to me.

[blazingspirit]

[O-Oh. Well. That's...that's really nice, good lord, and he will gladly return that.]

Hey, it's no problem - and you don't have to be so fucking shy about this dating thing! I've never done it before, so it's not like I can really say much, y'know?

[diamondo]

Neither have I! I guess we'll figure things out together, then!

[...]

And I'm not fucking shy!

[blazingspirit]

[Well, now he's just entertained.]

That works better if you're not blushing!

[diamondo]

[alekmrksnel]

Shut up, oh my fucking god!

[blazingspirit]

[He leans forward at that, nuzzling up against Mondo and laughing a bit as he does so.]

Fuck, I love you, you know that?

[diamondo]

[Well, that does get the tsun to die down and Mondo grins, returning that nuzzling.]

Yeah, I know! I love you too!

[It feels good to finally say it.]

[blazingspirit]

Yeah, well, I'm never gonna leave you, okay? I want to be with you forever.

[diamondo]

[Oh well. It's a good thing he's already bright red because otherwise the blush would be noticeable.]

Yeah? You mean that? 'Course I want to be with you forever too!

[blazingspirit]

Why wouldn't I mean it?! You mean everything to me!

[So much nuzzling, okay.]

[diamondo]

You mean everything to me too! I'm just... I'm so glad to hear it!!

[Consider that nuzzling returned! He hasn't been this excited about something in quite some time and it feels damn good.]