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[mylegacy]

"Leave a message, per favore; I'll be back before you know it."

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[mylegacy]

[Just going to ignore that. You're not his mom, Kakyoin.]

And you decided on this? I don't understand.

[lapidarius]

[Another shrug. Kakyoin folded his arms and glanced away, not entirely sure he understood either.]

It was just...the first thing I thought of.

[mylegacy]

The first thing you thought of was a picture of a man you only know as old, when he was younger and presumably even stupider. You wanted that instead of something that could actually be useful to you.

[lapidarius]

...Stop being hung up on what's 'useful' or not, just for a minute.

You just said I didn't waste my time. So this is worth it, to me.

[mylegacy]

[.......]

[shut up kakyoin]

You don't even know me.

[lapidarius]

Yeah, you've said that to me before. And you're still right, to a point.

But I know well enough to understand you're the kind of person I can get along with.

[suck it up you're getting befriended]

[mylegacy]

[Okay, you know what. This is about all the bonding he can take.]

[Enjoy this wall of water he's kicking at you, noncanon grandson.]

[lapidarius]

Hey--!

[He stumbled and fell backwards, ending up sitting on the beach looking like a bright red drowned rat with crooked glasses.]

[mylegacy]

[nyohoho]

I'm sorry, what were you saying?

[lapidarius]

I think I was going to say 'look behind you'.

[Because 'behind you' would be sneaky Hierophant, kicking up some water right back at Caesar.]

[mylegacy]

[WHOOPS]

[If Kakyoin looked like a wet rat, Caesar looks like a wet, angry dog. He blows his hair out of his face grumpily, takes two steps forward, and sits down in the surf, making a rude gesture.]

[lapidarius]

What's wrong? Don't tell me you can't take exactly what you're willing to give out.

[mylegacy]

You remember how we were talking the other day - about the entire ocean?

[lapidarius]

...I recall something to that effect, yes.

[mylegacy]

I can't do that.

[A beat.]

. . . But I can do this.

[And his hands come together under the water and shove, a Hamon-charged wave crashing towards Kakyoin on the shore.]

[lapidarius]

WHAT-

[congratulations]

[he is thoroughly soaked and oh my god his poor hair]

[mylegacy]

[Aaaaand Caesar stands up, shakes the excess water out of his hair, and smirks like the world's biggest douchebag. Which he is.]

Don't tell me you can't take exactly what you're willing to give out.

[lapidarius]

You shouldn't challenge me with unfair odds, Caesar.

[Kakyoin stood up and raked his hair back out of his face, smirking.]

I don't give up easily.

[mylegacy]

That sounds like an excellent reason to challenge someone, to me.

[He's bored. Bored bored bored. Why not provoke everyone?]

[lapidarius]

If you wanted a fight that badly, you should have just asked.

[mylegacy]

I would have, if you hadn't decided to be all nice to me.

[Gross.]

[lapidarius]

I'm perfectly capable of fighting people that I also like being nice to.

[logic]

[mylegacy]

. . . Isn't that how that normally works?

[well-adjusted young adults]

[lapidarius]

It should be.

[totally]

[mylegacy]

Well, next time start with fighting, then. That's easier.