CMO for Murder Camp

[le_mat]

Ren currently rooms with Gonta and can be found easily throughout most of the day.

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[linearcrash]

[ Nine looks away for a moment. How do you even word this? ]

Yeah, I know. [ He knows he's not doing that great. There's a lot of concerns he has there that he's not really ready to voice just yet. So let's focus on what made today different. ]

The mission today. We went to a place that was pretty much a jail. [ Where Stan was put in solitary confinement. ]

[le_mat]

Ah... that.

[Something warm unfurls in his heart. Nine had looked at what happened and thought of Ren's trauma. Used what little Ren had told him and how Ren reacted to such things and was concerned, even though Ren himself hadn't shown much outwardly.]

Stan... he looked like he was wasting away. In that little cell all alone. It was... familiar, you know. When I was in jail I didn't get to see many people- I was a minor, you know. But I was also basically a national level criminal. If they put me with other minors I'd 'attack someone or try to escape' but they weren't allowed to put me with adults for... obvious reasons. So it was just mostly... me.

I couldn't leave Stan like that. I couldn't. At least I was able to use my skills for something that actually helped, for once.

[linearcrash]

[ Protect the Chinese food because Nine is moving in to wrap his arms around Ren. ]

You got him out of there, hey. It was pretty cool seeing you in action.

[ Pressing a kiss against his hair. ]

How long were you in there for?

[le_mat]

[He lifts his arms to save the food, laughing a little]

About... three months? End of the year into spring of the next- December to the end of... March?

[He tilts his head back so it can rest against Nine's shoulder.]

You know... you shoulda gone when I told you to. But... I'm touched that you didn't. That you stayed with me. I didn't need you to, but you did anyway.

[linearcrash]

Whoa. That's a long time to be alone, hey.

[ Giving him a squeeze as he tilts his head to nuzzle against him. He can't...picture being locked up alone. He's always had Class Zero with him, and they were all operating with the knowledge that the enemy doesn't take prisoners ever. ]

Yeah, I know. It was selfish, but I wanted to stay.

[ He did have faith in the team and Mitsuru. ]

[le_mat]

I wasn't completely alone. I had guards and caseworkers around. but it was... lonely, you know? There's a difference between people you know and people who are paid to be there.

[he nuzzles back]

Other than that you followed directions well. I guess... I'm a little glad you decided not to be a soldier there at the end though.

[linearcrash]

Ever feel lonely here?

[ He's going to start slowly swaying side to side. Want to kind of dance with the food, Ren?

He thinks about it for a moment. ]

I think it's the first time I ever did something like that, yo.

[le_mat]

[He gives in and stretches over to put the food down before sinking back into Nine's hold]

Not in the same way. I get... homesick. But that's not really the same thing.

[He let's Nine sway with him for a bit, almost feeling lulled]

Well... I'm not your commander or leader. I wouldn't want you to follow my orders like that anyway. You should do what you want- you're not a soldier to me.

[linearcrash]

[ Good thinking. ]

I don't know if I miss home. I miss Class Zero and Mother, yeah. I don't miss the place though.

[ Just going to drop his head to Ren's shoulder to plant a kiss there. He finally stops swaying at the soldier comment. Smiling a little. ]

That's a first, too. You keep taking those, huh.

[le_mat]

I AM a thief. I steal valuable things.

...hey. Tell me about them. About Class Zero.

[linearcrash]

Hey, does it count as stealing if I want you to take it?

[ Giving him a squeeze. ] I don't mean to brag, but we're kind of a big deal. [ Might be bragging. Just a little. ]

There's King, Queen, Ace, Jack, Deuce, Cinque, Cater, Seven, Sice, Eight, and Trey. Machina and Rem transferred into the class after we moved to Akademia.

[ He let's Ren go to reach for the chinese food. ]

Got any forks? We can just eat out of the box, yo.

[ Like adults or something. ]

[le_mat]

Huh... like a set of cards.

[He starts to say more, only]

Nine, it's cold!

its too hot to live

[linearcrash]

Haven't had it cold?

[ He'll offer the container back for Ren to choose if he wants to heat it up. ]

We met about ten years ago. [ Remembering the convo with Chuuta. ] Oh yeah, we don't go in order. Seven is the oldest and Deuce is the youngest.

[le_mat]

It's better warm.

[He slops the noodles into a bowl and pops it in the microwave]

Ten years... so did you all just happen to have fitting names, or are they code names? Like how I'm Joker?

[linearcrash]

The first one, I think. I mean, the others definitely remember having the same name before coming to the facility. And it sounds right to me.

[le_mat]

[Something about how Nine says it makes Ren's chest hurt, and he turns, leaning on the counter]

So you didn't have another name before Nine?

[linearcrash]

Nope, but I don't really remember anything before Mother brought me there. It's all a huge blank. Like...it all feels empty when I think about it.

[ Rubbing the back of his head as he thinks about it. He doesn't seem bothered by it... just puzzled. ]

[le_mat]

[Still, even if Nine isn't bothered, that does bother Ren a little. So he moves back over to him, draping his arms over his shoulders]

Well, you're Nine either way. You don't feel empty now, right?

[linearcrash]

[ That makes something inside flutter with warmth. Smiling as he puts his hands on Ren's waist. ]

I don't, hey. There's this thief here that took it away.

[ A cute thief. Leaning down to bump foreheads gently. ]

[le_mat]

[He bumps back, like an affectionate cat]

You're so sappy.

[linearcrash]

[ Tilting his head to press his lips against his lightly. ]

You love it though, yo

[ Sliding his hands down to his hips. He's already forgetting the microwave is going. ]

[le_mat]

[Ren kisses back, a slight scrape of teeth-

then pulls away to get the noodles]

We have a sleepover to get to, you know.

[With a hint of tease proving he knows exactly what he's doing]

[linearcrash]

[ His breath catches at that. And then Ren is moving away. Grinning a bit. Yeah, he's totally innocent. ]

Hey, they won't mind if we're a little late.

[le_mat]

'A little late' would be tomorrow morning and you know it. Now eat your noodles.

[He hands them over with a fork]

[linearcrash]

[ True. And he's going to actually take it as a good thing. Letting his hands brush against his as he takes the bowl. ]

Free tomorrow then?

[ Offering is free hand to pull him some where they can sit when he's good to go. ]

Tell me about your friends.