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[barnaboo.livejournal.com]

WHO: KOTETSU and BARNABY
WHERE: Barnaby's MAC room
WHEN: Sept 9th, thereabouts. A week or so after Barnaby first appeared in the city
SUMMARY: Honey, I'm home and I brought beer
FORMAT: quicklog?

[Barnaby enters his unit at the MAC late in the evening, weary and slow-minded. He spent the day performing odd tasks around—something he hadn't done since his early teens, before he entered the academy. With a shake of his head, the memory clears. He reaches for the light switch, only to find it already flipped, and Kotetsu making himself at home.]

Well, this saves me the trouble of finding you. [He hoists the plastic bag he carried in with him onto the table. It clunks, containing a few six packs of discount beer. He doesn't explain it.]

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and if you'd only hold me tighto

[barnaboo.livejournal.com]

[He ducks his head to hide his smile, his soft chuckle.] That sounds like something Sky High would tell me.

[heroified.livejournal.com]

Hey, hey, don't give Sky High credit for something that cool! [huff huff. but, he's glad to see that bunny is at least chuckling.]

[barnaboo.livejournal.com]

Sky High-- [He's very serious again suddenly] Did he mention anything strange to you?

[heroified.livejournal.com]

[Deciding that he'd get to the bottom of this whole strange thing of Maverick turning his back on them, Kotetsu actually considers whether or not to tell Barnaby.] No, not really. Why?

[barnaboo.livejournal.com]

[And Barnaby too decides that mentioning exactly what Sky High said would go nowhere. GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS GUYS.] It's unnerving, being able to potentially see your own future.

[heroified.livejournal.com]

Why? Am I not cool enough for you? [DON'T ANSWER THAT.]

[barnaboo.livejournal.com]

[Finishing off his can, he sits it aside. There is a pause here, as if he's truly contemplating his answer. Then:] I think you've summed up our partnership.

[heroified.livejournal.com]

I'm good at some things, you know. Despite what everyone says, there's some good that comes with age and experience. [Let it sink in...] Did I just call myself old?

[barnaboo.livejournal.com]

[A low, dark chuckle, and he glances in Kotetsu's direction.] That's true.

[heroified.livejournal.com]

I don't know if that's a compliment or you're actually agreeing that I'm old.

[barnaboo.livejournal.com]

Definitely old. [He hoists himself up to fetch another beer. The taste isn't quite so bad anymore, and neither is his mood.]

[heroified.livejournal.com]

I just can't win, can I? [He hasn't even opened his beer, so he just tosses it at Barnaby.] You take it and I'll grab another one.

[barnaboo.livejournal.com]

[He pauses on his haunches to catch the can, then falls back down into a sitting position.] I've told you before, you shouldn't set yourself up like that.

[heroified.livejournal.com]

I've already come to terms of my fate. Some people were put on this earth to lose. [sighs so dramatically; his first world life is so hard.]

[barnaboo.livejournal.com]

[He smiles, mostly to himself, and contemplates the unopened can. He barely has a buzz, but it feels like the alcohol has done its job twofold already. After a pause, he speaks again.] I wouldn't call fourth place losing.

[heroified.livejournal.com]

... Huh? That stupid ranking thing. Who needs to be King of Heroes anyway - [then a beat, he just insulted the King of Heroes anyway!] other than you. I'm not cutout for being on top anyway.

[barnaboo.livejournal.com]

I know. [He's not clarifying what he's referring to, maybe all of it.] But it isn't worthless.

[heroified.livejournal.com]

[Even though Kotetsu is leaning back with his eyes closed, he's completely serious.] I didn't become a Hero to compete for rank. You're the King of Heroes because you have what it takes.

[barnaboo.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you'll be able to show me what that means, in the future.