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Posted: June 21st, late afternoon
From: Viktor

Viktor had made his way to one of the local indoor ice rinks, since he had skates. He had no idea why they were so fancy, but he'd shown up wearing them, and he felt more than a little stupid having no idea how to use them.

He still had no idea once he'd gotten there, though. The cool air was much nicer than the heat outside, but he had no jacket, and that was a mistake. Still, there wasn't a lot to do about it now. It wasn't as if he had any idea how to actually maneuver in the skates at all, but he figured he might as well see if he could...stand on them? Maybe?

Not yet, though. He was too taken by the idea of simply shooting them both across the (thankfully empty) ice. Just for the fun of it. Why not?

He turned the phone's camera on and focused it on the skate in his hand, humming a little to himself as he bent over the barrier to throw it somewhat underhandedly.

It didn't go far, and the edge on the toe caught pretty easily. But Viktor only laughed.

"Does anyone know how to do this? I'd try putting them on, but I don't really want to give myself a concussion!"

He probably would anyway. But. An Attempt Was Made to be safe, at least?

"Does anyone want to come join me? This rink is in the center of town and it's nice and cool in here! Bring a jacket, though, unless you like being cold."

Viktor didn't, but he hadn't been in here too long, so he just slid onto the ice and promptly lay down on it like some kind of weird starfish, his spare skate still in his hand and the other halfway across the ice. He didn't look too keen on retrieving it, either.

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WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING, YOU MORON?!

[He could be there in seconds to yell at him in person, but that's a few seconds too long because he needs to yell at him right now.]

"How should I know? These things got here the same way I did, so I might as well learn to use them!"

Yep, he was grinning. It was probably hard to see with his face at this angle, though.

"But I'm afraid I'll injure myself if I try to put them on. That doesn't sound like fun."

They're ice skates. Even you aren't stupid enough to screw up putting on ice skates. And don't throw them around, you asshole. They aren't cheap and I'm not buying you new ones if you mess those up.

"How would you know how stupid I am? Any other time you're calling me a moron, so why the sudden change of heart?"

Not that it really mattered much to him, when it came down to it. But this was a fairly interesting thing coming from his god.

" Don't worry, I won't break them. They obviously meant a lot to me, even if I don't remember why. I just wanted to see if I could send it in a straight line."

Because that made complete sense. And Viktor was an overgrown child, memories or no.

[It was a good thing that Yuri wasn't actually there because he'd probably be kicking Viktor in the head at this point. Why was he like this? Why was he always like this? Not even amnesia could change it, apparently.]

If it means a lot to you DON'T THROW IT AROUND!! Why is that so fucking hard to understand??

"All right, all right, calm down. I wasn't throwing it in the first place. I was sliding it across the ice to see how smoothly it went. If I had tried that while it was on my foot there would be a lot more blood."

This was all said incredibly calmly, because yes, as extra as he could be even with amnesia he had given this a little thought. Not much, of course, but not nothing!

[Deep breaths, Yuri. Deep breaths. It was nearly impossible to control his temper, but he at least had to watch what he said. Nothing pissed him off more than when people pulled the "I'm going to be totally calm so that means I'm right and you're wrong because you're yelling" thing. Actually, there were a lot of things that pissed him off more, but that was what was pissing him off right now.]

There's about to be blood because I'm about to come over there and kick your face in.

"Well, that's up to you, but I'm still not sure what you're so upset about. Was I supposed to be doing something else now?"

And that actually gave him pause, because he needed to think it over. He had a tendency to forget things quite a bit, he'd noticed, and if he'd promised his god something and then come here instead...well. That was more than enough reason to be mad. Maybe not this mad, but his god was a champion at it.

I told you what I'm upset about!

[Sort of.]

Put your skates on the right way. I'm coming over.

"You didn't, really!"

But he didn't sound too upset about it. Yuri could be a bit grumpy, and Viktor wasn't that concerned.

"Okay, okay. Are you going to give me a lesson? That'd be fun!"

I'm not giving you a lesson, I'm babysitting so you don't crack your goddamn head open.

[Yuri appears without much fanfare, leaning over the boards and glaring at Viktor.]

So stop messing around, already.

The phone is rather fascinating, with all these different functions to explore. Thankfully other kind people have showed him how to use them and he's a fast learner, but Yurick still finds himself struggling at times.

So he looks at this as a chance to practice.

But what is Viktor doing? Is the man drunk, or is this some quirky aspect of his personality, like his childish joy with the sparklers.

"Those are some very unusual boots. Are they weapons? They certainly look sharp."

"Hmmm, I don't think they are! You could probably use them as weapons if you really wanted to, though..."

He had to think about that for a minute. If he were to put the skates on and then kick someone with a lot of force...

"I'm pretty sure they're called ice skates! I remember watching people dance across the ice on them -"

But no, that felt like a bad thing to remember, although he had no idea why. Still, it didn't stop him from wanting to understand how they worked!

"Standing on ice is difficult enough with normal boots. I can't imagine how anyone could do it on those... skates."

Wait, Viktor is prone on a sheet of ice? "Um, aren't you cold?"

"Ahhh, that does sound pretty true. I can't really speak from experience since all I've done on the ice so far is lie down, though."

But he didn't care. And he was cold. And rather uncomfortable.

"I am! I really should have brought a jacket."

[Sometimes, Viktor's antics around the temple can get a little exasperating, even if Yuuri's more patient with him than their god is. But he's endearing, in his odd, flamboyant, slightly exhausting way, and Yuuri has started to grow strangely fond of him.]

[He's laughing softly as the video feed starts, a small, distant spark of friendly affection in his eyes.]

I don't think throwing them is going to help anything.

It... could be fun to give it a try, maybe. I'd have to figure it out, too, but...

"No, probably not! But it's something to do."

Because he definitely wasn't risking putting these things on and actually trying to move in them. He assumed he likely could, since he'd died with them on. On the other hand, that could mean he was awful at it, and the risk was just a little too much for him to be comfortable with.

But! It would be nice to have some company...

"We can race them, if you want to meet me here!"

Or I could rent a pair and we could try them out properly.

[Hey, he's reasonably coordinated, he's sure he could figure this out.]

Where are you?

"You could! That sounds like a really cute date."

He was more excited about the whole thing than he probably should have been, but there were more important things to think about right now. Namely, the fact that he couldn't read the rink's name, since it was in kanji with nary a smidgen of English to be found.

"One second!"

Or a little more, since he had to figure out how to get off the ice without dying again and then make his way outside to pan the phone around the surroundings and the outside of the rink itself, including the sign.

A date...?

[Yuuri's cheeks color faintly, and he fidgets awkwardly with his sleeve. Viktor's always so flirtatious... It's hard to get used to.]

[He grabs his phone and searches the name of the rink, then uses the map app to find the nearest shrine.]

Wait just a few minutes. It shouldn't take me too long to get there.

"Yep! Let's get to know each other in a way that doesn't have to do with cats. This way, you can just watch me fall down a lot. It'll be the most charming thing you've ever seen!"

Letting things drop wasn't his strongest skill. In fact, he liked seeing Yuuri blush, it was incredibly cute.

"I look forward to it."

At least he thought he did. He was a little uneasy about it...although he didn't mind not being skilled at things (it was hard to mind that, given his situation!) he did want Yuuri to think well of him! The fact that they shared a god was enough to make him value his opinion, and. Well. He was really cute?

He had to wonder if he might have had even a little more chill when alive. It was doubtful, but one could always hope.

I'm not really sure why you'd want to charm me, but...

[It's mumbled, perhaps a little bit too low for Viktor to catch over the connection or perhaps not. It's baffling, honestly, and perhaps a little embarrassing... It feels, sometimes, like Viktor must be playing some sort of game, like he's got some sort of running joke with himself about pretending Yuuri's worth all the attention he pays to him. (He saw a taped production of A Midsummer Night's Dream online the other day, and he's struck for a moment by the thought of the fairy queen, bewitched into falling for a common human transfigured into a beast, only to forget him when the spell wore off. He shakes the thought away, though, and smiles.)]

See you soon!

[He waves goodbye, cuts off the phone, and makes his way over to the rink.]

[True to his word, it doesn't take him long to get there. Most of the wait is just the time it takes him to get the staff's attention long enough to rent a pair of skates before he seeks out Viktor at the side of the ice.]

Sorry to keep you waiting!

Viktor did catch it. Barely, but he did, and had to stop himself from saying something like "Because you're beautiful" or anything of the sort. He was very close to asking why he wouldn't want to charm Yuuri, but it seemed that the comment hadn't been meant to be heard, and it would likely make things awkward if he pursued it. So he simply pretended he hadn't heard a thing.

It most certainly wasn't a game, and he'd have been hurt to hear that suggestion. He liked Yuuri. Sharing a temple and a god with him had given him the opportunity to be in his presence quite a bit, and the little quirks of his personality only made Viktor want to know him better. And he was very attractive! So many here were, really.

But there wasn't time to focus on things like that now! Instead, he said a quick goodbye and made for one of the benches to try to follow his god's advice and tie the skates properly. Surprisingly, it wasn't as hard to walk on them as he'd been expecting, but he really needed to go find some guards. There hadn't been any on them when he'd woken up here, and he'd been avoiding the rink floor as much as possible to prevent as much damage as he could.

He waved happily when Yuuri walked in, moving down on the bench to give him some room.

"Nothing to be sorry for! I like just being here. It feels nice."

Not familiar, exactly, but somehow comforting all the same. The cool air coming off the ice felt wonderful and its crispness made him feel alert and alive. Or perhaps that was influenced by the company...

"I'm not sure I won't fall on my face, but shall we give it a try?" he asked when Yuuri had laced up his borrowed skates, extending his hand to help him off the bench.

Edited (argh, screen reader doesn't read me capitalization errors) 2017-04-02 08:11 (UTC)

Oh no, I'd love to join you! I'm busy getting ready for a party just now - please be safe though! ... Maybe I can get a raincheck?

"Of course you can! You're probably a lot better at this than I am, it'd be good for me to do something aside from just lying here on the ice like this."

He had to smile, though, because the idea of meeting up with her made him happy.

"I'll try my best not to hurt myself too much! Enjoy your party!"

Oh geez, don't say things like that, you'll make me blush! I'm not super good at anything so far except making friends and giving hugs to the kids younger than me around here. There's two of them that I know of. How often are you planning on going skating?

"Awwww, but that would be adorable, so I don't have much incentive to stop trying, now do I?"

But he shook his head at her question, having utterly no idea.

"I wish I could tell you! It doesn't feel completely alien to me, but then again I have no idea if I've actually used them much. It seems like something I could like, though, so probably pretty often if that turns out to be the case!"

"Well, at least you trust your intuition! That's important." She's smiling broadly at him and laughing a little too. "Can you send me a message the next time you're thinking about it? Hopefully I'm free then!"

"I hope so! Feels like a good thing to do, anyway."

He grinned at the request, happy to have possibly made a friend!

"I will! I'm not sure it'll be on any sort of schedule but I do like it here and would like to come back!"

Edited (sorry, screen reader hates me) 2017-03-19 05:16 (UTC)

"....Why would someone go somewhere just to throw skates across ice..."

"Because it seemed like a good idea at the time? I was really just wanting to see if they went in a straight line, and figured I could ask people to come join me."

Yep. He had no real idea, but then, he rarely did.

"....I think people have better things to do than that."

Sorry, Viktor. Chikusa is a blunt soul.

"Oh, probably! But it might be fun anyway!"

No worries, Chikusa. Viktor wasn't at all offended, he just wanted someone to come hang out with him.

"...How?"

His head tilts slightly to the side. Chikusa and fun have always been at a bit of a distance to start with, and this just seems like it's on another country as far as his line of thinking goes.

"Well, because it would give us time to get to know one another?"

Yep. Hopeful puppy, right here.

Oh, hopeful puppies. Somehow, vaguely familiar. Mostly in how everyone is a friendly hopeful puppy here, however. Chikusa's mouth quirks a bit oddly.

"What would we learn from throwing skates across an ice rink...?"

If you're worried of hitting your head, maybe you should wear a helmet when you try it out?

[ Just a suggestion. ]

That looks like fun though!

"Hmmm, I'm not sure! Do people wear helmets for this?"

He felt like he should probably know this, but...it did sound sensible!

"It is! I like it in here. You want to come try it?"

They probably do, at least those who don’t want to crack their head open if they slip too hard.

[ Though they’re dead so maybe that doesn’t matter. ]

Nice place to be for you then? Yeah sure, if you don’t mind my company.

"That would be a really good idea, actually!"

And something he might need, come to think of it. Even dead people could hit their heads!

"Not at all! I'm just goofing around anyway, it's always more fun to do that with company!"

Something to look into then!

[ They can probably get concussions from it, at least. That would be no fun. ]

Oh! Yeah, it is! No idea if I know how to skate though, but even so it'd be fun.

[ So he'll go! He needs something to take his mind off of the nightmare he shared with some people at the sleepover last night, anyway. ]

"Yep!"

He might, if he didn't forget about it. He'd noticed a tendency to do that...

"I'm not sure I do either, but I had these on me when I got here, so I might! If you want to, I could use the company."

Viktor hadn't gone to the sleepover, but from what he'd heard, it had been tather interesting. He was more than capable of distracting people, though!

I do, I’m always up for new or maybe-new things.

[ D2 starts to head out, wondering if he should write a note to the god he’s temporarily staying with but he supposes that if she wants something, then she would call him. He’d just have to keep his phone close. ]

And I don’t really have anything to do right now so I’ll come hang out. I’m D2, by the way.

[ Even though the username registered for him to the BBS is clearly “Carl Adler”. ]

"Oh good! Here, let me go outside so I can show you the rink name on camera. My Japanese isn't good enough to be able to read it yet!"

And he almost scurried to get out there and focus on it, so excited to have the possibility of company that he almost forgot to take the skate off first.

"I'm Viktor, but I suppose you already knew that. The rink is open, so you shouldn't have any trouble finding me! I'm just hanging out by the benches on the main rink."

And who was he to question what someone wanted to be called? The guy had introduced himself as D2, and D2 he would be called.

You'll learn with enough practice.

[ D2 on the other hand can read Japanese without a single problem, though he thinks and speaks in English if he doesn't purposefully use another language. So he memorizes the name as he walks through the temple grounds to make his way over. ]

I think I'll manage to find it, that's the first hurdle right?

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