Open RP: Great Hall: It's Alive!

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

The circles under his eyes are more pronounced than usual today. L slips into the Great Hall, to get himself a pot of tea. Once it arrives, he sits and pauses, to wait for it to steep. It needs to be stronger than this.

He's been pushing himself on a case the past few days. It's resolved now, but it was the first real challenge he's had since moving here, so he may have dropped off the face of the earth a little. Time to emerge and make sure everyone is still alive and well.

As soon as the tea is finished steeping, that is.

Comments

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"He's 'on our side'?"

Matt looks the dictionary definition of 'epically unconvinced'.

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

"Until his memories come back, we have him."

L nods, seriously.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"How long d'you think that'll last? Especially with Mikami around... obviously there's something in this guy that makes him want to be a ridiculous little godling, and now he's got his first disciple back."

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

"I'm going to try to coax him into taking an unbreakable vow to undergo the memory charm before he leaves. So that even when he regains them, he won't have this as ammunition back in our world."

It's obviously a slow process; L hasn't seen him in a while.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Matt nods, slowly.

"That would work. And if he doesn't agree to it-" he shrugs. "I've done one Unforgivable, I could do another."

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

"Matt, this is a fly I think I need to catch with honey."

As effective as what they did with B was.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"I just..." Matt shrugs helplessly. "I know. I mean - I get it, but I don't understand why."

He doesn't say But he kills you, which is probably for the best.

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

"He's too dangerous to anger. I don't know the game well enough to go in swinging yet."

Leaning closer while they walk.

"We have the time."

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

Matt takes a deep breath.

"Alright. I trust you." And he does. "But if you need me to do anything..."

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

"You'll be the first person I come to."

He nods, seriously.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"Just - stay safe. I know Light's kind of... but this Mikami guy, he's seriously psycho. You should have heard some of the shit he was coming out with."

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

"Lets talk about it after I've slept."

Their problems will still be there in the morning.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. Good plan."

He kisses L on the cheek again as they climb the last set of stairs. Almost there.

"We could talk more about how we're going to be sharing the same room from now on." A much nicer topic!

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

"I'm just worried I'll never want to leave it."

He can see staying holed up with Matt for ages.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"Well, we'll probably want to use the prefects' bathroom sometimes. But apart from that..."

Matt would be totally cool with being stuck in a room with L for extended periods of time. After all, he'll have his consoles, too.

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

"That too."

But other than that... L yawns, while he considers the idea, tired and pleased.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"C'mon."

Matt holds open the door to the common room for L, and tries to keep himself half a pace or so ahead of L as they make their way towards his (their?) room, so he can hold that one too.

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

L follows, and lets him do all that sort of work, because he seems to want to.

"Are you working on anything over the next few days?"

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"Nothing huge. Just boring shit to pay for bills."

By 'bills' he means 'video games and ridiculous purchases on eBay'.

"Why?"

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

"I just want to escape with you for a little, soon. Try and get a few spare days."

L can run off with him.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"That sounds nice." Especially with the added psycho Kira-worshippers. "If I take a laptop I'd be able to do what I need to do when we're away. It wouldn't take more than an hour."

Matt opens the door for L, revealing a much larger bed and much less floor space than he'd previously enjoyed.

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

"I like it," L announces, "but we really do need to get some of your things out of here."

Walking is going to be a challenge, if things get messy.

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"Well, once we get an electronics room," Matt says, tugging L across the floor.

"But we'll do it later, right? If you're sleepy." And Matt dislikes getting things organised.

[ijk-mno.livejournal.com]

"Later." He follows quickly, settling down onto the new bed, sort of testing it.

"I do like it."

[gamerspy.livejournal.com]

"Awesome."

Matt can't stop grinning, suddenly. L's going to be living with him. He sits down, immediately leaning in to kiss L - a long, unbelievably pleased kiss.