open up your hate etc etc....

[fanstheflame]

Who: GALE and anyone else living in The House in town
What: The virus begins...
When: Wednesday morning
Where: The House (Ino's)
Rating: Maybe anywhere up to R for violence? He does have the Wrath strain after all.

[Gale wakes up feeling like his sinuses were stuffed with wool, a taste at the back of his throat like a day old bowl of Greasy Sae's stew. unfolding his long and vaguely aching limbs, he sits up to find that he feels slightly dizzy. with a soft groan, he reaches for his journal]

Whoever gave me this, you're getting it right back from me, so you'll have it for twice as long. I just thought you ought to know.

[with that, he grumps on down to the kitchen in search of tea. bother at your own risk...]

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[onlyanapple]

[Crowley's already in the kitchen, enjoying a cup of coffee. He glances up at Gale's arrival and offers him a snarky smirk]

Well, good morning, Sunshine.

[fanstheflame]

[ever since getting the Crowley seal of approval, normally Gale would snark right back. today the demon barely gets a glance, and certainly no smirk]

Don't start.

[he's usually such a morning person, too....]

[onlyanapple]

[That does make Crowley pause. He arches an eyebrow, this was not the normal morning routine and he did not enjoy change]

Who pissed in your cereal this morning?

[fanstheflame]

I said - [he grabs the tea kettle and thuds it down on the stovetop] don't start, Crowley.

[onlyanapple]

[Except Crowley was a natural prodder. So, he leans back on his chair]

You have a fight with Ino?

[fanstheflame]

Why is it your business if I did or didn't?

[he hasn't....yet....]

[onlyanapple]

Maybe I haven't made myself clear in the past. Ino's happiness is a direct concern of mine. If things threaten that happiness, I feel the need to take action.

[fanstheflame]

Ino's sick too. So, no, she's not happy. But I don't know if I made it clear on my end: I don't like being threatened. Especially about something it should be clear I woukd never do.

[onlyanapple]

I threaten anyway. Because Ino is rather precious to me, and I have very few precious things left. And besides, I've heard that line already and lo and behold, she's been hurt.

So a gentle reminder every once in a while doesn't hurt.

And FYI? Getting angry at a demon from the pits of hell? Never goes well. Sit down before you hurt yourself.

[fanstheflame]

You say that like she's not precious to me, too.

[no Gale don't stop please

listen

listen to the demon

Gale no]

[onlyanapple]

[Yes, Gale, listen to the demon]

She'd better be, or I'll have to reassess my opinion of you.

[fanstheflame]

Keep talking like that, and I'll convince you how important she is.

[he'll reassess your FACE, mister]

[onlyanapple]

[That gets a laugh]

Are you actually threatening me, boy? Is that what you're doing? Because I figured you had more sense than that.

[save_the_souls]

[Allen was preparing breakfast when he sees Gale come in]

Oh- morning Gale!

[fanstheflame]

[thanks to his newfound cold, the smell of it turns his stomach. normally he'd eat anything, but today, he just wrenches open a nearby cabinet and starts looking for tea]

What the hell are you making?

[save_the_souls]

[Wow you sound so surly did you transform into one of Ino's exes or something?]

Um...just some eggs and hash. Would you like some?

[fanstheflame]

[last he checked, they were still bumping uglies, so no, he has not. rude, Allen]

No. Can't you see I'm sick? What would I want that greasy mess for?

[save_the_souls]

[He looks over, a bit concerned]

You're sick? What's wrong?

[fanstheflame]

[hello, duh] I feel like crap. .... Why is everyone's business everyone else's business around here?!

[ino]

[wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed ...

she rolls over with a bit of a cough after he shuts the journal, but before he goes downstairs]

You, too?

[fanstheflame]

Yeah, me too. I was gonna get some tea, maybe figure out who we caught this from and give them hell.

[ino]

[that gets a little laugh, which turns into a cough ... give her a second, before she continues]

Give them hell, huh? [she'll sit up and scoot over to check his forehead for fever; if he's feeling this grumpy then he must be feeling pretty awful] Maybe you have it worse than I do.

[fanstheflame]

[no no no Ino slow down, touching the foreheads comes laaaater]

Maybe? You think? It ... might make sense, I mean, you've been here longer than me. Maybe you're ... more immune. [even as he says it, he knows how dumb it sounds]

[ino]

[that gets a smile]

I don't think that's how it works.

[but she'll withdraw her hand with a bit of a smirk as the virus starts to really kick in] You know, I heard sex is really good for getting rid of headaches.

[fanstheflame]

Really. [he smirks back, even if he's not sure about sickly sexy time] I heard headaches were a girl's favorite excuse.

[ino]

Excuse? [she puts a hand to her chest, batting her eyes innocently] You wound me.

[not_mafia]

[Guess who's a late riser? This one! It's likely Gale's already got his tea done by the time Tsuna comes down, rubbing at his eye with a yawn.]

Ah, hey, Gale-san.

[fanstheflame]

[oh hey, it's the kid. Gale glowers at him over his tea mug] What do you want?

[not_mafia]

[P...auses.]

Uh... n..othing?

[wow stop looking at him like that it's kind of intimidating!!]

[fanstheflame]

[he raises an eyebrow] Then why say anything? Geez. I might not know you all that well, but it sure seems like you have a hard time making up your mind about anything.

[not_mafia]

[........

w.....hat]

I was just saying hello...?

[fanstheflame]

Please. Nobody in this house "just says hello", they always want to talk your ear off about something.

[not_mafia]

Um. Is something the matter?