[Quazi-closed | In progress]

[shiromadoushi]

WHO: Bakura, Soldier Blue [and if others want to start threads as well, please do. <3]
WHERE: The park
WHEN: Wednesday / same day as posted
SUMMARY: Bakura decides to go for a walk in the park after spending time in the museum and spots a familiar face.
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Bakura smiled happily as he wandered down the paths of the park, watching the general mill of people, children running and playing, bicyclists going by, people following pets who were more interested in each other than where they were supposed to go. It always amazed him, this large strip of country in the middle of a large city. If it weren't for the towering buildings ringing it, it would be easy to forget where he was.

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[soldieringblue]

Blue forced himself to return the smile for Bakura's sake, saying no more on the subject. It would be too easy to drift into that dark state of mind thinking about the state of his reality; the Shangri-La and the dozens of refugees that were in his care. And unless what Optimus had said about time stopping when one left...they were fending for themselves against the government. The guilt would never leave him.

They turned the corner in silence, but not for too long. Blue had gotten the sense that the quiet might make Bakura think he had done something wrong, when he was simply making conversation. So, softly, Blue said, "This house here," gesturing to the one several yards ahead, "is where I stay. You are welcome any time you like."

[shiromadoushi]

And indeed Bakura was starting to worry a little. Sometimes he was rather good at catching that smile that people showed when they were putting on a good face for others. He had practiced his own enough times that made it easy to recognize it in others.

But that also meant he wasn't going to push the issue since it was obviously something Blue didn't want to talk about.

His eyes followed the gesture and he gave a smile. "Aaah, that close to the park? That's great!" he exclaimed, looking almost self-consciously happy at the open invitation as it was given. "Thank you!" he smiled. "Aah, I'd give you a return invitation, but I'm currently staying at a friend's place...it'd probably be a bit rude to do something like that and not check with him first... He's not really that good with other people, I think," he laughed, startled to feel embarrassed with himself as he realized he was rambling. Sometimes he wasn't very good with conversations!

[soldieringblue]

Blue shook his head a little. "I would not impose on you or your friends," he replied. "I merely wished to offer a place on the chance that you may need it for one reason or the other. As unpredictable as this city is, it is good to at least know that you can have a roof over your head."