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[browbeater]

Mako Lou

Uh... Hi. Just joined the police force. Um, I guess, leave a message if you want to connect.

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[youraffection]

wait
what
what did u do??

[browbeater]

i've got fire powers
and i'm not great at controlling them yet

[youraffection]

holy shit
dude im surprised u didnt burn durn ur whole apt

8/28

[maskreant]

[ THE SHIT HE DOES FOR ANN ]

hey, so...

how would you usually ask someone out?

[browbeater]

i came... close?

anyway, i'll figure it out.
did you get some sleep?

[browbeater]

[what is this text?? where is this coming from? It's a mystery]

you're... asking me?

[maskreant]

you're kind of like the only authority figure i know... and i want to believe you have experience

kind of like a role model?

except i don't idolize you.

yeah, don't think too much on it.

[browbeater]

[... that's not suspicious at all, Akira]

and.... you have a reason for believing i'd be a good person to ask about this instead of your friends.

what are you up to?

[maskreant]

[ you think you're stronger than him— ]

i don't have many friends, actually.

[browbeater]

[... he's listening...]

i find that a little hard to believe after seeing your showmanship...

but fine, alright.

it depends.

[maskreant]

woah, really? i guess i have that going for me. not having more friends is really on me though, but...

elaborate. i'm taking notes.

[ladytakamaki]

...Whoa.

[ ann looks to her left and--it's breathtaking. the view underneath the evening sky, the city lights--it makes this twisted, corrupted city they've found themselves in just a little bit more beautiful. ]

This is incredible.

[ladytakamaki]

Oh... I'm sorry to hear that.

[ no wonder he mentioned he didn't have any family he could turn to for financial aid. it's disheartening to think about. ]

That's still really cool, that you taught yourself the language. I don't think I could do that.

[browbeater]

It's my first language, actually. We spoke it more at home with my parents than English. But yeah.

Thanks.

[browbeater]

[he'd talk more-- but he's focused on making sure they find the entrance.

It's closed now, so they're gonna have to sneak in, which should be obvious when they come to the gate, and he moves to the side of the road. Realistically, when you pay... you're just paying for a parking lot. So, he pulls off his helmet after he's stopped]

The view's better from inside.

[browbeater]

what notes are you looking for exactly? who are you even trying to ask out? some random person, or someone you're friends with?

[ladytakamaki]

Still! It takes a lot of effort to struggle through a newspaper, y'know? And that you still kept trying shows that you put in a lot of work.

[ she's impressed, can you tell ]

That's amazing.

[ladytakamaki]

[ oh, sneaky. ann follows him, pulling off her helmet and taking in the view. it's incredible. ann feels at ease, and they haven't even gone inside yet--she swings her leg over, boots crunching the dirt beneath them, air chilly against her skin. ]

Are we sneaking in?

[browbeater]

Yeah. It's not exactly hard to do, though.

[it just has one of those bar gates tied with a chain and lock-- not hard to crawl under or over. Mako hops over it, turning around to face her from the other side]

Just don't leave trash and no one will know we were here.

[ladytakamaki]

You got it! Not like I have anything on me, anyway.

[ she's going to hop over the fence and follow after him. ]

Lead the way.

[browbeater]

There's not exactly much to lead to.

[they have to cross to a parking lot, and there's a pavilion. There's a small barrier over the cliff face. Mako just climbs over it to sit on it.

It's pretty nice-- you can see the highway, and then the beach below it with the boardwalk lights, and then the lights of the city, dotting the sky scrapers.

It's a relatively clear night, making it even easier to see.]

Sooooo... this is my idea of a crazy night out.

[ladytakamaki]

[ ann follows, climbing over the barrier and sitting on the cliff face, looking out at the city. she kicks her legs just the slightest bit, leaning back on her hands. it's quiet...but it's really, really nice. ]

I like it.

[browbeater]

Me too.

It's not as nice during the day. It gets crowded pretty quick, especially in the summer.

[yep he's gonna look out in peace for a bit-- mentally identifying landmarks]

[ladytakamaki]

Yeah?

[ while he's looking out, ann decides to take her chances.

she scoots a little closer to him, just enough so they don't bump into each other, but...close enough.

she turns to look out at the city. ]

It's really peaceful. It's a nice change of pace, after these past few weeks...

[maskreant]

figure of speech.

we've been getting to know each other, but i would say we're currently friends.