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Who: Heron crew + visitors
Broadcast: no
Action: the SS Heron
When: November

[Those spooky scary skeletons are back in the cupboard for another year, but the ship cruises onward. Whether the crew is taking a break from the planetary mystery and waystations, or just generally hanging around the ship mingling, the Heron is here for you.]

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Well, I know about birthday presents.

[And, overall, he's pretty sure he knows how birthdays work? You celebrate the date of birth. With cake. And nice things. However...]

But I didn't know that was for me to do.

[However, there's always some weird hangup somewhere.]

I didn't know it was something I could do, too.

[What in the... Frowning to himself, Shinji actually picks up the communicator so he can peer at the screen.]

Of course it's something you can do. Why wouldn't it be?

[But as soon as he sends that message, he remembers Asuka's angry scowl on Halloween. She accused him of being jealous. And maybe he was jealous, watching them talk and eat candy and carry on like they'd be fine without him. He never claimed to be a good person. He's petty, whiny, perpetually insecure...

Focus up, Ikari. Asuka's birthday is more important.]

Did you want to get her something?

[Speaking of focusing—]

Would she be happy?

[That makes his insides squirm around in a weird, weird way.]

Yeah. She's probably expecting a gift from you.

[A heavy exhale.]

You want to make her happy, right?

[And while we're on the topic of focusing—]

Would you be happy?

If she's happy, and you're happy, then... [Mmmm...] I'll be happy, too. [This has got to be preferable to the early days when Kaworu and Asuka were at each other's throats...]

You will be happy if she is happy, and I will be happy if you are happy, and it will be good and nice if she is happy.

[Right? Yes, right. This is the correct way to feel and explain it.]

Then, a present.

[Oh, jeez... Kaworu's innocent phrasing is enough to make Shinji smile.]

That's right.

[But this is still a crisis in the making!!]

We could try checking the waystations but usually it's all just junk for sale...

Well, she doesn't like things that aren't worthwhile.

[Yeah, they're screwed.

...

... oh!]

Wait, what if

What if you helped me with the bracelet??

I haven't picked out all the charms and you'd be the best at putting it together anyway. It has all these little metal pieces that need a gentle touch.

Then, we would be completing it for her together?

[There's definitely a distinct flutter inside of him.]

That's the long and the short of it.

It could be wonderful that way, Shinji-kun.

So you think it's a good idea?

[Just checking for the sake of checking, really.]

With all this impending happiness, it's got to be good.

Yeah. I want it to be really good.

Just come to my bunk as soon as you can.

Edited 2016-12-15 17:48 (UTC)

[Obviously—it can't be anything but obvious by now—Kaworu always wants to be near Shinji, always gravitates, orbiting like the steadfast moon. It must be clear now that even during times when Kaworu waited patiently for Shinji to approach him, he was the one who wanted to spring forward, arms out, barely holding back the bursting of his heart.

So any summons from Shinji is met with the immediacy and dedication already characteristic to ever earnest Nagisa Kaworu. He wills a text across their connection, I'll come, and takes no time for anything else. Getting closer and closer to Shinji's soul is one of the best feelings ever. He doesn't stop smiling as he strides down the hall, as he knocks on Shinji's door, because there is no reason to stop smiling. Of course, they have a task ahead of them. But its special meaning keeps him smiling, too.]

I'm sure you have a better idea of what to do, [he says once Shinji has let him inside.]

[Shinji fiddles with a few of the silver charms while he waits. It's always more than a little exciting--he can sense Kaworu getting closer and closer and closer. This extrasensory perception used to frighten him just because it was so alien, but now it's a part of his everyday life. He can't claim to understand how it works. Simply put, Kaworu is like a roving lantern when the rest of the world is dark.

So Kaworu only has to knock once before Shinji is opening the door for him.] Hey, Kaworu-kun, [he says, and there's a moment where he's smiling a lot and he can't figure out if he should step back or move in closer. He settles for taking one of Kaworu's hands, then leading him over to the bed. The door swings shut behind them, seemingly of its own accord.] The kit came with a page of instructions, but we have to pick out the charms, spacers, and clasp first. I wanted to go with this little skull over here, but I don't know...

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