Rough night?

[selflessdevil]

[Here we have a redhead laying on his side on the floor; it would appear that he was sleeping, but he is stirring now. He scrunches his nose slightly before slowly opening his eyes, a frown quickly taking its place on his features.]

Hikaru...

[He sits up on the floor, only to notice that the bed he was expecting to be behind him isn't there. This causes his frown to deepen as he takes a better look at the room to find that he doesn't recognize it at all.

This, of course, prompts a bit of whining dignified objection.] Hikaru~ we agreed there weren't any consequences to that game! Ugh, this isn't even a good prank. Where the hell did he put me?

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[selflessdevil]

[If Luke were to say anything, Kaoru would point out that absolutely everything he owns happens to be bold, top-class, cutting-edge fashion, thank you very much. Orange is his favorite color and works beautifully with his hair. His only other option would be to stare at Kaoru's bare chest, I'd imagine, so Luke can be forgiven for staring at the pants. Especially as Kaoru rises from the floor with striking and practiced grace.

He looks rather distant now, though, and a fair bit concerned.] Usually... [He shakes his head slightly.] Usually, I can feel some sense of where Hikaru is. I mean, we'd normally just call stuff like that supernatural, superstitious crap, but we both feel it. Kind of like... a pull towards each other, I guess. Hikaru's found me by that a few times, even. But... but, right now, I can't feel it at all. [Kaoru kind of wraps his arms around himself, rubbing lightly at his upper arms like he's warding off a chill.] It's disorienting.

[prismshards]

[ Oh yeah? Well, Luke's belongings are nothing short of the highest quality too, you know! Even if his sense of style is a bit... off. If the derpface was remotely intelligent for moment, he would think to look at Kaoru's face. Instead, Luke is busy marveling over Mr. Literal-Fancypants. Maybe this guy is some kind of performer. ]

...w-wha, really?? [ And now it's Luke's turn to be the invader of personal space, grabbing one of Kaoru's hands with barely contained excitement. ] That's just like what happened with Asch! Do you and this Hikaru person look mostly alike? How about weird things happening when you're together? Do you have all your memories?

[selflessdevil]

[Kaoru blinks at this complete change in behavior; it makes him break out of his melancholy as he raises an eyebrow and smiles slightly in amusement.] We're identical. Ah, well, except that Hikaru dyes his hair so people can tell the difference. [He juuust barely covers up a sly look.] But, strange stuff's always happening around us. [Because they're the ones causing it.]

Hmm... well, I guess I don't remember stuff from when I was really little, but isn't that the same for everyone?

[prismshards]

[ That alone is enough to boost Luke's spirits ten-fold. Seeing people even a little bit sad makes him feel like he's failed somewhere along the line. Luke tugs on the end of one of his facetails and grins. ] Wow, we're a lot more alike than I thought. [ Captain Oblivious fails to notice. ] What sort of things? That's if you don't mind me asking.

I only remember the last... [ Hold on, trying to figure this out. ] --seven or eight years, since that was when I was made.

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[selflessdevil]

Hmmm. Well, for example, mass loss of consciousness. [>.> So what if that's entirely on purpose because they're flirting with each other to get a rise out of the girls at school?]

Huh, tha-

[selflessdevil]

Wait, made?

[prismshards]

[ TOTALLY BELIEVES EVERY WORD OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, KAORU. ] You two better be careful! Someone could pass out and get hurt! Maybe you should carry gels on you...

[ Pauses in the midst of tapping his chin to nod. ] Mast-- Van made using fomicry. Have you heard of it? That's how they make replicas.

[selflessdevil]

[Yeah, Kaoru has no idea what to make of what you've just said.] ...Is this some kind of science thing? Because that's definitely more up Hikaru's alley.

[prismshards]

Ah, I guess you guys aren't like me, then. I thought that just maybe you were... [ He tries not to frown too much, and instead smiles wryly. ] So! You two must be siblings, then.

[selflessdevil]

...

...

I would've thought that was obvious.

[prismshards]

W-well how am I supposed to know?! With the way you were talking, it sounded like you two could've been replica and original!

[selflessdevil]

...

[Congratulations, you have an annoyed Kaoru on your hands.] You know, I've heard "doppelgangers" used for us, but I've never heard anyone try to accuse one of us of being a cheap imitation of the other.

[prismshards]

[ Luke has already passed annoyed and gone straight on to pissed, do not collect $200. ] There's nothing cheap about replicas, dammit! Being made doesn't make us any less human!

[selflessdevil]

Ugh.

I'm not some fake, and I do not appreciate the assumption that I am. Hikaru and I were born together... we've alwa-...

...

[Kaoru turns away, rubbing at his arms again just like before, like there's some kind of chill he's trying to get rid of even as he starts walking away from Luke, looking around the room.] You know what, forget it. I don't need to explain myself to you. [Now he's just going to commence looking to see if there's a closet or something where he might find something to wear; just because he has no idea where this is doesn't mean that he's going to walk around in his pajamas, after all.]

[prismshards]

That wasn't what I said or meant to imply. I'm not a fake either...!

[ Luke keeps both fists clenched at his sides, letting his gaze drop from Kaoru's back to the floor. Suddenly, this really, really sucks. Stuck in some unknown place with a guy who looks to be around his apparent age and insulting when he's not taking pleasure in teasing the ever living daylights out of him. ] Fine. Nobody asked you to anyways. [ He doesn't quite stomp over to the far side of the room (his boots are just that heavy) and flops down against the wall, dragging a finger along the grooves. ]

[selflessdevil]

[Just sort of absorbs himself in trying to see if there are any clothes in this place. However, after a few minutes pass...

...

...Suddenly, Kaoru just stops, leaning his forehead against the wall and closing his eyes.] Hikaru...

[prismshards]

[ Hearing the name of Kaoru's brother again, Luke glances up at him but doesn't move. Last thing he wants to do is make things worse. ]

...he's bound to be around here somewhere.

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[selflessdevil]

[Kaoru shakes his head slightly, resting a little more solidly against the wall.] I just... I hate that I can't even...

[He goes silent for a few moments...]

[selflessdevil]

[...And then he laughs a little, as though something just struck him.] Right now, he's probably harassing the maids, I bet. Yelling at them because I'm not there and, "How could you not have seen him leave the room?" or something like that... I wouldn't be surprised if he's already demanded to see the security footage, too, just to find me. [If Luke watches him closely, he seems to relax as he talks about Hikaru.]

[prismshards]

[ Talk about doing a one-eighty. He isn't sure if Kaoru is only putting up a tough front, so he's a little slow to smile at the change in attitude. ] You two must be pretty close if he'll get that uppity after such a short time has passed. We should hurry and find him so he won't make the maids cry. [ Luke shimmies along the wall to his feet and offers Kaoru a hand. ] Right?

[selflessdevil]

[Kaoru smiles very slightly at that as he nods, taking Luke's hand.] Yeah... although, most of them are pretty used to anything we throw at them by now. [He closes his eyes for a moment and it looks like he's just trying to keep himself calm, but really he's trying to get his bearings in a vain attempt to get a feeling of where his brother is.] And... close is one way to put it, I guess. Up until not too long ago, all we've ever had is each other, so... ah, well... Hikaru's really the most important person in the world to me. He probably always will be.