[ Maverick laughs and the warmth Kano's feeling is mostly in his face and his ears, but at least he doesn't have to go through the trouble of hiding it, he can just lie there and be mortified at the ceiling and wonder whether Maverick will remember any of this when he sobers up in the morning. ]
—Then, I get something for my birthday too, right?
[ is the date he'd been telling everybody who doesn't know, because 1) his birthday isn't anybody's business because it's not something he cares about, and 2) if they insist on getting him things, then it's a gift celebrating a holiday, and not his existence. ]
[Awh, they both do the thing. Just for different reasons. Mav' much cuter about his birthday, step up your game, Kano.]
Fuuuuck, seriously? What a fucking bummer, haha... Mmm, so that means I should get you a belail -- bell... Fuck.
[Words are dumb. Anyway, he has to think now. What would he even want!!! He's such a weird boy... Good thing he carries a sharpie on him at all times so he can stop in the middle of his walk, holding his phone in his teeth, and unevenly scrawl CRICKET GIFT on his wrist. Beautiful.]
[A belail bell is either a mispronunciation of a Belial bell, an ancient musical token to summon a horrific, demonic ruler, or Mav trying to say belated gift. The second one sounds a lot easier to accomplish, at any rate.
And no!!! He has to know if Kano's talking. Gosh.]
Mmmkay. [Some odd noises, since he has to wipe down his phone now that it's out of his mouth, and all... There! All better! ...Hm, he really is getting a headache. Thankfully he's not too far out, now.] Man. Talking is...exhausting.
[ The first one sounds like something Kano would rather have, though. He can't tell what's going on on the other side of the phone, maybe Maverick's fallen asleep on his feet or something, but he speaks again and he really does hope Maverick's almost home. ]
Hang in there and keep talking for me~ Can you do that for me, Mav? Maybe you'll tire yourself out by the end of the night and finally have a good night's sleep? That's a nice thought, isn't it? Hang onto that.
Man... Fuck's sake, cricket, you're talking to me like m' a child, cut that shit out. [There's still more of that petulant whine than he'd like, but...come on!]
Hmm, nope! Not until you can prove to me that you're a big boy who can get all the way home without getting kidnapped by a stranger. Are you almost home? Where are you now?
This isn't helping my fucking headache... [And anyway, he's not the friendship expert. How should he know if it's valid or not?] I was just hoping for, like...deeper. Of fucking course we're friends, but we were friends when I fucking hung up the first time, so what's fucking stopping me?
[ He thinks it might be pity, but as long as he can keep people talking, they don't walk away from him, no matter how pissed or annoyed, that's how it's always been. ]
You gotta look into your heart, Mav. Only you can answer that.
[ If you want something deep, it has to come from within... ]
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—Then, I get something for my birthday too, right?
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Yeah, 'course! Dumbass. I dunno when it is, though, when's your birthday?
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[ is the date he'd been telling everybody who doesn't know, because 1) his birthday isn't anybody's business because it's not something he cares about, and 2) if they insist on getting him things, then it's a gift celebrating a holiday, and not his existence. ]
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Fuuuuck, seriously? What a fucking bummer, haha... Mmm, so that means I should get you a belail -- bell... Fuck.
[Words are dumb. Anyway, he has to think now. What would he even want!!! He's such a weird boy... Good thing he carries a sharpie on him at all times so he can stop in the middle of his walk, holding his phone in his teeth, and unevenly scrawl CRICKET GIFT on his wrist. Beautiful.]
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[ He's a good cricket with good suggestions sometimes, but also, just stick your phone in your pocket, Mav. ]
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And no!!! He has to know if Kano's talking. Gosh.]
Mmmkay. [Some odd noises, since he has to wipe down his phone now that it's out of his mouth, and all... There! All better! ...Hm, he really is getting a headache. Thankfully he's not too far out, now.] Man. Talking is...exhausting.
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Hang in there and keep talking for me~ Can you do that for me, Mav? Maybe you'll tire yourself out by the end of the night and finally have a good night's sleep? That's a nice thought, isn't it? Hang onto that.
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Man... Fuck's sake, cricket, you're talking to me like m' a child, cut that shit out. [There's still more of that petulant whine than he'd like, but...come on!]
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No.
[...and then hangs right on up again.]
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ring ring ring ]
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Fucking christ, asshole, you're giving me a fucking headache.
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I know, I know! But don't hang up!!
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Gimme three good reasons why the fuck not.
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[ Don't make him come up with three when he can barely come up with one? ]
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Depends how good it is.
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[ he's stalling ]
We're... friends...?
[ Can he use the friends card here........ ]
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That's so fucking pathetic, that's really all you got? Really scraping the bottom of the fucking barrel here...
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[ Maverick not hanging up because he also doesn't want to, that's how friendship's supposed to work. ]
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This isn't helping my fucking headache... [And anyway, he's not the friendship expert. How should he know if it's valid or not?] I was just hoping for, like...deeper. Of fucking course we're friends, but we were friends when I fucking hung up the first time, so what's fucking stopping me?
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You gotta look into your heart, Mav. Only you can answer that.
[ If you want something deep, it has to come from within... ]
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