Late Night Visit

[igneousdogtag]

Open to loudchickenwuss

[A continuation of this long text message convo.]

[As promised, Seifer kept his dorm room front door unlocked. He sat in the small kitchen and, as he mentioned before, he was studying. Books laid out and one glance at the table would make it obvious he's studying with all the note-taking he's doing. Huh, who knew he could be studious if he really wanted to be. He hit the send button to send one last message to Zell before putting his phone down taking the last bit of notes he wanted to remember for the exam tomorrow. He figured he could look these over in the morning before the exam itself. This was easy street anyway so Seifer was confident he'd pass it.

He then looked at the front door and give it a squinty-eyed look for a moment. He shook his head before he said in a normal tone of voice.]

I told you the door's unlocked. Open it. Don't make me call you chicken wuss.

[And with that, he grinned. He figured he'd get Zell's attention that way.]

Comments

[loudchickenwuss]

You will get the cold shoulder. I’m serious.

Just another incentive to get back as soon as possible.

[igneousdogtag]

Hey I can't account for every damned possibility, you know. But I said I'd be as safe as possible and I mean it. Just get your ass back here ASAP.

Where the hell are you guys being deployed off to, anyway?

[loudchickenwuss]

Yes, sir. I love it when you order me around.

A day's drive out to some small village that is being harassed by a monster.

[igneousdogtag]

I'm not the only one ordering someone around in this conversation. You're only more subtle about it.

"You will get the cold shoulder. I'm serious."

Hyne's Hells, what kind of monster is over there that really needs your attention? A day's drive out sounds like Timber to the west and Trabia to the north. If Galbadia's army or Trabia Garden's SeeDs aren't taking care of that, that means you guys were personally requested.

[loudchickenwuss]

I’m just saying you are not allowed to get hurt.

It probably came in because Squall is our Commander now and he saved the world. We’ve gotten a lot more missions since.

[igneousdogtag]

I know and I get that. What I'm saying is I can't account for every possibility. I MIGHT get hurt. To that end, you'd better not get your ass hurt, either. What you're doing is potentially far more dangerous than just training.

So the world is becoming more dependent on him. That's great. Only not. Pretty soon, he's gonna start growing grey hairs and I'll have to call him Old Man.

[loudchickenwuss]

I’ll be fine. I’m a SeeD, remember? And helped save the world! I’m untouchable!

If he is Old Man then what does that make you? You are older than us.

[igneousdogtag]

For fuck's sakes, Zell.

True but I won't have any grey hairs. All this fucking responsibility for puberty boy and he's older than me.

[loudchickenwuss]

I will be okay. I’ll be safe. I promise!

You are old and you won’t have any grey hair but he will? Are you going to stay young forever?

[igneousdogtag]

Uh-huh, we'll see.

Yes. He's going to have grey hairs because of all the stress and responsibility of someone who should be a veteran at this shit. Instead, it was just kind of thrust at him. At seventeen years old. He's not going to have a life. Not anymore.

[loudchickenwuss]

I will be!

Ya I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes. And it is kind of messed up that they let a 17 year old run this place.

[igneousdogtag]

I'm one of the last people in the world to say something like this but let's leave judgement of this until we see each other again, yeah? It's only fair. If need be, we can compare battle scars or some shit.

That's exactly what I mean. Shouldn't the Headmaster find a replacement or some shit? Or how about letting someone like Xu do it since she's been a SeeD a helluva lot longer?

By the by, has this thing always been here at the Fire Cavern? That thing looks fucking gigantic.

[Seifer attached a picture. It was clearly the Fire Cavern with a few bombs around but zoomed in is a gigantic creature that looks like a Catoblepas.]

[loudchickenwuss]

Don’t mess with it! I don’t know what it is but that thing looks huge!

[igneousdogtag]

So Scan brings up that it's a Behemoth but I don't remember them looking like this! I wonder if it's a GF. If it is, I want it.

I also don't have a death wish. When you get back, come with me to go get this. I'm heading back to campus and practicing at the Training Center instead. The bombs here are too easy.

Any news on what the monster is that you'll need to vanquish?

[loudchickenwuss]

Of course you want it. I’m just happy that you aren’t fighting it on your own! We will have to do some scouting when I get back.

And I have no idea! The village doesn’t seem to know what it is either. It attacks at night.

[igneousdogtag]

Alright, I'm holding you to that.

Like what you've been telling me, stay safe. You hear me?

[loudchickenwuss]

It is a promise! And if it is plausible then you can have it as a GF.

I’ll stay safe to the best of my ability!

[igneousdogtag]

Good. Now get back here already. Heh.

If you stay safe to the best of your ability, then so will I.

Hah. Got a text from Raijin asking why we don't hang out anymore.

[loudchickenwuss]

I haven’t even gotten to the village yet! Can’t come back yet!

Why don’t you hang out more?

[igneousdogtag]

Tch fine I guess I'll have to wait.

We haven't been hanging out as much since I came back aside from committee shit. Got busy with other things, I guess.

[loudchickenwuss]

Yes you will. I'll keep you updated on what's going on.

You should always make time for friends.

[igneousdogtag]

Good. You'd better. I'm thinking like I'm missing out on a lot not being a damned SeeD.

I should but it's not always that easy. Especially when you have new interests.

[loudchickenwuss]

Then become one and you can join me on an annoying last minute mission instead of missing out!

Oh? You have new interests do you? Taking up baking?

[Like Zell doesn’t know after the last twenty four hours of either eagerly waiting for Seifer’s texts to come in or showing up at his apartment at one in the morning and staying the night.]

[igneousdogtag]

That means I gotta pass all my shit first. And you know, be less of an asshole. It's stupid, but I gotta be less of an asshole.

Yeah, something like that. I'm supposed to be cooking steak, remember?

[loudchickenwuss]

I personally like how you are, jerk. You tell it how it is.

Dammit. I could be having steak right now. Man maybe I should fake being sick.