Misery acquaints a man...

[deathknellgrell]

Who: Grell (deathknellgrell), Keigo (asano_san), and Norio (buttwombs
When: March 24th
Where: The apartment of Keigo, Norio, and Yosuke
Summary: In the aftermath of William T. Spears' encounter with wily memory thief Jennifer Lanisto, Grell needs a friend. Unfortunately for Keigo and Norio, they come closest to that definition!
Warnings: WAAAAAAAAAAAAANGST

[ The scene opens with Grell in Keigo's room, sitting cross-legged upon Keigo's bed. He's gazing intently at Keigo's television screen; cradled in his hands is the Xbox controller. He punches viciously at the buttons. ]

Ha!

A wretched, misspent, worthless life, ended in glorious DEATH ☆

[ He is playing Grand Theft Auto V. The game has but one objective for Grell: to find all the prostitutes and kill them. This is not anything out of the ordinary; indeed, it's a regular occurrence, and the principal reason Grell drops by.

Littered about the bed are piles of used tissues. This too is not unusual, in Keigo's room.

What is out of the ordinary, however, is the state of Grell's face. He's usually meticulous in his toilette. But today his complexion is blotchy, and his eyeliner is streaked across his face.

Most unusual - and what should be, for Keigo, most terrifying - is what's sitting in the corner: a suitcase! ]

Comments

[asano_san]

[Something is wrong. It's not so strange that Grell invited himself over. It's not so strange that Grell helped himself to his game console. It's definitely not so strange that Grell is killing pixelated prostitutes with way too much excitement to be sane.

What make Keigo stop just outside the doorway to his room is an oppressive feeling of sadness. And tissues. (How does Grell know where he keeps the extra box? ... Did Grell see what he keeps next to the extra box?)

Keigo gets a better look at Grell's face and flinches. Something is horribly wrong.

Maybe if he tiptoes away, Grell will never know that he came home.]

[buttwombs]

[Norio, for his part, just got done having another catmonkey episode and barges into the apartment ready to rant at someone. He doesn't notice anything odd about the way Keigo's standing when he approaches him.]

... it happened AGAIN! This time when I was trying to buy a drink!

[deathknellgrell]

You there!

[ Grell's gaze doesn't waver from the screen. His voice is tight. ]

Both of you.

Come here.

[asano_san]

[Keigo turns to wave at Norio to be quiet, but Grell is already talking to them.

Busted.

He walks into his room, but stays just inside the doorway and doesn't join Grell on the bed. His bed. Keigo still hopes for a quick escape from whatever this is.]

Yeah?

[buttwombs]

[Norio seems more peeved than worried, his arms crossing over his chest as he follows Keigo into the room. He does not have the patience to deal with Grell today.]

[deathknellgrell]

[ Click click click. Gunfire, bullets, and another lady of the evening cut down. He pauses the game, and glances over. ]

Kitty!

[ He leaps off the bed, arcing through the air. He lands on top of Norio, who he gathers into an oppressive embrace. ]

Kitty kitty! Oh my little kitty!

[ And bursts into noisy tears! ]

[asano_san]

[Keigo instinctively cringes - and maybe squeaks a little - when faced with a flying Grell. When he lands on Norio instead, Keigo gains a new appreciation for his roommate.]

It can't be that bad.

[buttwombs]

[Norio yelps when he's suddenly tackled, wriggling to try and escape Grell's gasp.]

Ack! Let me go!

[deathknellgrell]

[ Grell is, of course, insensitive to Norio's struggles. He pats the boy's hair, as if he really were a cat. ]

It is that bad, it's hooooooooooorrible~!

[ Another hiccuping sob ]

It's the w-worst thing in the world.

[asano_san]

[The worst thing in the world? Keigo's mind goes in particular directions when he hears statements like that.]

What's wrong? Are we all about to die? Does Darkness proofing no longer work? Is the Core going to explode? How are we going to die?

[buttwombs]

Huh? What happened Grell?

[He side-eyes Keigo and his panic.]

[deathknellgrell]

[ Keigo's panic is actually enough to snap Grell out of his misery for the moment. He side-eyes Keigo, too, with the most withering of looks. ]

Honestly, Keigo--

Could you possibly be more cowardly?

[asano_san]

[Their reactions tell him that the end of the world is not on its way tonight.

Their reactions also tell him that they're dicks. Why do his friends never understand his reasonable worries?]

Then what's so important that it's the worst thing in the world?

[buttwombs]

I knew it couldn't be that important.

[deathknellgrell]

[ Grell's lower lip wobbles for a moment - and then his features collapse. ]

I'm heaaaaaaaaaaaaaaartbroken~!

I've been cruelly used - and cast aside!

[ He dissolves into another fit of tears, clutching at Norio as though he were a stuffed animal. ]

[asano_san]

[Keigo doesn't try to stop Grell from clutching at Norio - he's sure the tears would be turned on him if he did - but he keeps an eye out for signs Norio is turning blue. Grell's grip looks tight.]

William broke up with you?

[buttwombs]

[Norio might be more sympathetic if he wasn't being squeezed against his will. As it is, he's struggling to escape and complaining.]

HEY! Let go!

[deathknellgrell]

Not even that.

[ His grip on Norio relaxes, as he buries his face in his hands. His voice is small. ]

He says we were never together. None of it ever existed. No explanation. Just cast me out.

[asano_san]

Does that work? You can just say that?