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Potential rival material then?

[And down his shoulder blades to begin slowly drying the rest of him off]

I hear they have quite the alpha suitor to contend with though.

[ yes good more warmth for Man☆Eater ]

What? Whossat?

Amaranth on LiLiS.

Also probably good for a spar if you're looking for more partners.

[ an extremely exaggerated affronted look. ]

Geh.

. . . No?

Well she's very straightforward, so it must be her paladin-ness that is a turn off.

[ with all the drunken indignation he can muster ]

She asked us to sell out a unitmate for—for community brownie points.

And challenged Req to a death duel 'cause... 'cause. 'Cause I killed someone? I forget. It was dumb.

So no.

[Say what now?]

... Asked Req to a death duel because you killed someone?

It was like...

[ quietly groans as he tries to think back on it. he hasn't thought about the incident for a while, let alone while absolutely wasted. ]

We targeted LiliS in a game. The one with the cards? I killed one o' her girls. And then... she decided we musta done it just to get back at her, for all the stuff with God. [ a scathing snort ] Like the world revolves around her or whatever.

Next thing, she was going to Req for a death duel.

Ah, I see.

[Even though, he in fact does not. But why waste drunk!Izumu on this topic]

Well, Commander Dawn is fun on their own then. Since it has history and all.

'S more of an occasional thing, though. Like a treat that's good 'cause you don't eat it too often.

Now it just sounds like you're carb counting.

[Taps him on the nose while his hand is still a touch warm]

Which doesn't explain the booze.

[ wrinkles his nose. ]

Ah? Avante came over and we all got really, really, really drunk.

Oh?

Flower vein solidarity party?

Us societal outcasts gotta stick together, I guess.

[Goes back to warming his hands up and down the back of Izumu's shirt]

...

Is that how you feel?

Yeah? 'S always been like that. Nothing new.

[Perhaps just a little bit of a sigh]

How's ZRAEL holding up?

[ tilts his head questioningly at the sigh, frowning. but he's quickly distracted by the distraction. ]

Good? Suuuper drunk. But everyone was having a lotta fun, I think...

... With the drinking. Not the plant veins.

And the drinking buddies I assume. Or you wouldn't have invited them over.

I think so, yeah. Though I wasn't paying as much attention to them. Just ate their food.

[Okay, that gets an honest laugh after him]

Well.

No harm in partaking in what they're providing.

They drank our booze, so it's a fair trade.

Fair enough.

You want to go somewhere where I can dry you off or are you content going the ---

[And he drags warmed fingers up Izumu's arm]

Long route?

[ the touch may be hot, but he still shivers a little as Intensity drags his fingers along his arm.

he grabs for Intensity's flesh arm to pull it more tightly around himself. ]

I don't wanna move from this spot.

Note to self: drunk also makes you lazy.

[But Intensity can definitely do thorough and methodically. So he'll start with one arm, trailing his fingers down every patch of skin and cloth until it's slightly warm to the touch.

Maybe lingering more than necessary on the inside of Izumu's wrist and the palm of his hand]