grandtheftmecha | (no subject)

Even for those of us actually at the event... it was very confusing.

Hey, your job is helping Simon hit things, not thinking. I'm not surprised at all.

Ah yes, I'll remember that next time.

As long as you give someone a good punch for me, you're doing your job.

Continuing the world's existence is a good side effect to have as well.

This is what the punching accomplishes, yes.

Just as long as you go after the right guys, of course.

Good thing I don't have to worry about that part. It's not my job to think.

So you can listen, good.

Got to get it right eventually.

You aren't exactly stupid... little slow to catch onto some things... but yeah, definitely not stupid...

[Katina looks... thoughtful for a moment.]

[Dryly,] Thanks.

[Viral hesitates, folding his arms.]

What's with that look?

...thinkin' about how those kids were out there. Shinji... Asuka...

[...made loud, aggressive love confessions with everyone watching.]

[Viral apparently doesn't read minds. Or he's just clueless. Either way, he thinks she's referring to their battle skills.]

Took some guts for those kids to do what they did.

Hell yeah it did.

[Even if she's pretty sure he's not thinking the same thing she is. Dammit... if Shinji can do it...]

I need to uh... unwind. Let's go, er, somewhere.

Sounds like a good idea to me.

[Suspicious catshark is suspicious, but says nothing about how Katina is acting for now.]

Meet me out front.

[She gets there first and waits for him.]

[It doesn't take him long to wander on out there. Viral is still slightly suspicious about Katina's behavior, but also completely oblivious as to why.]

So, where to?

The usual, I guess.

[The usual little local bar it is. Viral nods, and then heads down the street. The thought of small talk crosses his mind, but it's not like he knows of any topics.]

~~Am I gonna have to get drunk to say anything? Am I really that pathetic?~~

[She looks a bit preoccupied with her own thoughts anyways.]

[It doesn't take long for them to reach the destination. Once settled at a table and given their drinks, Viral relaxes visibly. He wouldn't admit it, but that last mission got pretty dark for a moment.]

[Katina... doesn't touch her drink for the moment.]

...that was some pretty crazy shit out there, huh?

[He nods, not hesitating with his own drink.]

It seems like the stakes are higher recently.

...hopefully that means the finish line is in sight.

Hopefully. Just so long as we don't screw it up along the way.