audience - axelea

[cyclists]

Comments

[leaberator]

Nope, nuh-huh. Leave that partner role alone with that. Pawning him off to someone else would just be worse.

[cyclists]

While I agree with that, you know that people are going to start looking for somebody to blame when things get worse.

Anyway, he has friends. He could figure it out. [He doesn't feel like losing Axel if everybody goes rogue and votes for Hisoka to get rid of him anyway.]

[leaberator]

He has friends?

[ he's not addressing the rest of it, because yeah. he knows. but he'd rather him than anyone else ha ha ha ]

[cyclists]

Weird, right? I have a hard time believing it myself and maybe "friends" is a really loose word but I have no idea what else to call it. But there are people who actually tolerate him.

[leaberator]

Here? [ a beat ] That aren't Minato?

[ or like, lune, maybe, but lune doesn't count ]

[cyclists]

Minato also needs better taste in friends. I know his tastebuds are broken but that shouldn't be an excuse.

[leaberator]

Well... there's really no accounting for taste. Besides, Minato's even more lost than you were in your zombie days. I think the guy needs like, a seventeen year long nap.

[ like he's not already always sleeping? it's fine. ]

[cyclists]

Not sure if that's a compliment to me or an insult to him. [Just a thought.] I think...there's something about Minato that's damaged and he doesn't know how to fix it. So he goes along with whatever seems fun to him. Even if it's with someone like Hisoka.

[Bad bad bad.] But I trust him to help us take care of Xion.

[leaberator]

[ what's wrong with this picture?

✓ I'm in it and I don't like it


so axel just hums in thought at the first part. ]

Yeah. He's a good kid. [ though, he has to say it: ] You know Xion can take care of herself, right?

[cyclists]

I know. But that doesn't stop you from worrying about her too, does it?

[leaberator]

Sure. But I worry about both of you.

[ having a heart makes him Even More Sappy ]

[cyclists]

Who says I'm not worried about both of you, too?

[leaberator]

Between the three of us, since when am I the one that needs looking after?

[ it's a joke. ]

[cyclists]

[...he suddenly remembers something and promptly looks flustered and stops talking bye.]

[leaberator]

[ ....... um? ]

Roxas? Everything alright?

[cyclists]

[Everything's fine other than literally everyone is so weird.]

At least Xion's partner isn't Hisoka, and I'm not really at a risk right now. So yeah, it's you. [This is not subtle in the slightest, but nice try Roxas.]

[leaberator]

I keep telling you, I can handle Hisoka.

[ but. hm what was with that ... weird pause... ]

You sure you're okay?

[cyclists]

[He's definitely debating the pros and cons of telling Axel how much information people shared with him about Axel, so he's pouting a little.]

...you'd tell us if things changed or if something happened here wouldn't you? [This seems like a safe option.]

[leaberator]

[ .................... ah ]

This... is about the thing Emma told you, innit?

[cyclists]

She told you about that?

[Ah.]

[leaberator]

Yeah.

[ he wants. to die? he wanted to die then and he wants to die now ]

Look, um...

[ wHAT DOES HE EVEN SAY ]

[cyclists]

[Do they want to have this conversation.

This is stupid. Roxas is kind of staring at Axel and debating how much of a masochist he is in this moment.]

She has no idea you're my best friend. I didn't tell her that part when I introduced myself. [So like. Emma is technically?? Innocent in all of this.]

[leaberator]

[ axel sure fucking doesn't wanna. please. be realistic ]

Yeah, I know. I didn't tell her, either. [ and had to really scramble to explain why he nearly died when she told him she'd told sol, but let's not go there ]

[cyclists]

[Kill them both.]

But did she tell you the rest of what she was supposed to?

[leaberator]

Yeah. How many people are you guys gonna subject to Hisoka, man.

[ but yes he got. the role talk. ]