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[slieght]

Who: [closed] Kokichi slieght, Shuichi diffidentive, Aziraphale eastofeden and Crowley janthony

Where: Room 101

When: Sometime within the first week of returning to the moonbase

What: Sleepover!!

Content Warning: None but will update if this changes

[When Kokichi had decided to bring Shuichi back to his room, he didn't think it was too big of a deal. The detective was a sad sack, hurt and depressed from the events that happened during Wonderland, and had a roommate who apparently didn't spend much time actually in their room. That was a recipe for him just laying in there, drowning in his feelings. That's just what sad sacks do. He had no idea that his own roommate, Aziraphale, had plans on bringing a friend to their room too. Which also is not really that big of a deal either.

Of course, when he found out that they were both doing that at the same time, he had to turn it into a big deal.

Namely: it was obviously time for a sleepover. At that point, who wasn't feeling awful thanks to Wonderland? A little sleepover would probably go a long way towards cheering them all up, right? Especially if it was kept kind of lowkey. So, without letting Aziraphale know that he'd be bringing his own friend over and turning this into A Thing, he dragged Shuichi to Fantasy Costco and Bender to get supplies.

Which is why, when the angel returns to their room with his friend in tow, there are party decorations hung up and their table is covered in snack food and there are two teenage boys there instead of just the one, chatting away. When Shuichi notices and turns towards them, Kokichi follows suit, giving them a totally innocent grin and wave.]

Welcome back, Aziraphale-chan!

Comments

[diffidentive]

[Shuichi laughs very softly and briefly, finally lowering his mug as he does so.]

I think I see what you mean, Aziraphale-san. At least a little bit. And...I'm sorry, Oma-kun. But I had a feeling you'd react that way if you knew what I said...

{He'd kind of hoped neither of the other two would respond in a way that gave his comment away but...that was probably too much to hope for, really. And it needed to be said.]

[eastofeden]

[ Discretion?? What's that? Aziraphale sure doesn't know.

But it's fine. They're all friends here, right? He only smiles in response to Crowley's warning. No promises. ]

Now, Kokichi my dear, there's no need to get upset. Shuichi isn't a traitor. He is your friend, after all, isn't he?

[slieght]

[All Shuichi gets is a set of puffed out cheeks and a look of annoyance before he turns back to Aziraphale. And there's a good pause before he replies, mainly because he only managed to catch the last bit of what the angel said. So it takes him a minute to patch together some context. Or what he assumes is the context.]

Being my friend doesn't give him a pass for being a traitor!

[That's. Probably about what was said. Maybe? But even if it's not, it's good enough, surely. His eyes start tearing up, lips wibbling a little.]

A-are you g-ganging up on me now? That's not f-f-fair! How can you b-both be so m-mean to me?

[janthony]

[Crowley sits back with his hot cocoa and takes a sip. Then pulls a face at how sweet it is, and procures a flask that wasn't on his belt a few seconds ago, pouring a generous amount of something strong and amber into his mug.

He doesn't say anything when Kokichi starts to cry, watching carefully from behind his sunglasses. He knows there's a part of Aziraphale that's soft enough to backpedal immediately, and he'll bet that it'll come out now. Anyway he'll give the two who know the kid a chance to answer first.]

[eastofeden]

[ But Aziraphale's seen too many of Kokichi's "crying" fits to be fooled by something so obviously fake as this. He just sighs, giving Kokichi a patient, faintly disapproving Look over his cocoa. ]

Now Kokichi, I don't think that's any way to behave in front of our guests.

[diffidentive]

[Shuichi quirks a brow curiously at Crowley's addition to his cocoa, but says nothing. It's just something mildly interesting to take note of.]

[As for Kokichi's crying...he also looks pretty unperturbed by it. He just blows a little on his cocoa and then takes another sip of it. He's seen enough crocodile tears from the other boy not to be bothered by them anymore.]

[Plus, he already said he was sorry! What else is he supposed to do?]

[slieght]

[Kokichi's tears clear up easily enough as he tilts his head, looking as innocent as possible.]

That's never stopped me before. Besides, why change how you act for strangers and guests? Don't you think that's lying to them, Aziraphale-chan? I prefer being as honest as possible! It'd be terrible to trick people into thinking I'm a nice, polite guy!

[eastofeden]

Ah, that's the secret of being nice, my dear. That's all it takes. If you act nice, then you are nice. No matter how you may try to deny it.

[ He shoots Crowley a quick, significant look before focusing back on Kokichi. ]

And you do like our guests, don't you? Don't you want them to feel comfortable and happy? They can't do that if you're crying.

1/2

[slieght]

.....

[There's a brief pause before Kokichi replies, glancing to Shuichi for a moment before turning back to the angel with a more solemn expression.]

Whoever told you that was a bigger liar than me, Aziraphale-chan. Acting nice isn't enough to be nice. It's just a lie you tell when you want to get close to someone so you can hurt them.

[He's had plenty of experience with that.]

If you're actually a nice person, then you'll do nice things, no matter what people think of you or how you act. Maybe you'll act nice too, but your actions are ultimately the determining factor.

[slieght]

[And then he's all smiles again, sipping at his cocoa and swinging his feet a little.]

Buuuut I guess I can keep the tears to a minimum tonight, sure! Since you asked. Hey, do you guys like games? We got some board games and I have a couple decks of cards for card games!

[diffidentive]

[Shuichi meets Kokichi's eyes for that moment and his expression falls a little as he shifts uncomfortably. He's pretty sure he knows what that look is for. He's pretty sure he knows exactly WHO the leader is thinking of when he mentions acting nice to get close enough to hurt people...]

[And it makes him just a little bit sad to remember that...]

[eastofeden]

[ Aziraphale frowns in disapproval. He's halfway to objecting already, but...Kokichi's right about one thing, at least. This isn't the time or place for that debate, not when they have company. He'll just have to accept his roommate's agreeing not to throw any more of his crying fits as a win. ]

Oh, everyone loves games, I'm sure! [ He looks between Crowley and Shuichi, hopefully. ] Don't you, my dears?