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A copy. ([personal profile] repeatedprayer) wrote in [community profile] thehauntedfrequency2024-03-04 10:16 pm

doggone

[In the time following his departure from Tabito and Manabu's company, the alias "Grey" has wound up sticking.

Not that everyone calls him that, he's used a few other aliases since then, but it's what he's wound up thinking of himself as. If Grey had taken the time to think about it a bit more he might have picked something with a little less connection to Rezo's name, but it's still leagues better than thinking of himself as "Rez- wait, no, just a copy." And maybe that's why he's felt significantly calmer since he left Sairaag.

By his own standards, Grey has been laudably well-behaved; sure, he's been mostly doing under-the-table psychic work, often on behalf of criminals, but! He's been trying to keep a low profile so it's usually things like clairvoyant spying rather than anything violent, and he's been making a point of not doing anything that directly impacts the galaxy railways.

It would be extremely awkward if Manabu Yuuki had to try and arrest him, after all.

He's found himself frequently thinking about Manabu, much to his annoyance. He has no serious expectations of ever seeing Manabu again, so it's simply a waste of mental bandwidth to find himself wondering what Manabu is doing right now or where he is, or to reminisince over their incredibly brief acquaintanceship. Grey can only suppose that because Manabu was the first reasonably normal person he got to know after leaving Sairaag that Manabu is going to stick out in his mind for a while.

And it's probably because of the real estate that Manabu is hogging in Grey's mind that he's been very aware of every mention of the SDF that crosses his path. He hasn't exactly been tracking the SDF's activities deliberately, but he does pay attention to the news and the SDF frequently winds up in there, even if Manabu's name in particular isn't normally dropped.

Until the day it does.

SDF Officer Taken Hostage By Pirates]


* * *

[It's taken several weeks of investigating, but Grey has been able to track down The Huntress's client, a Dr. Parish and associates. It must be a small galaxy, because Dr. Parish is someone Grey knows. Sort of.

Rather, Dr. Parish was a colleague of Rezo's who collaborated with the man on chimera research (and other unsavory things) in the past. Not only that, the man was an ardent admirer of Rezo's superior psychic prowess, and desperate to improve his own meager abilities.

He'd had quite a shock when Grey approached him in town, but after the initial surprise it had been sickeningly easy to convince Dr. Parish that he was the real Rezo. Grey can only surmise that the man wants to believe too badly to let himself be properly suspicious. It had only taken a day for Grey to be invited to tour Parish's laboratory.

The lab's located on the grounds of a former Marquess's estate, a ways out of town and secluded by trees, a high wall, and a long drive. Grey's done a little recon before, but actually being here is different, especially since he has to navigate by cane at the moment. Grey is doing his best to politely nod and smile as Parish guides him from room to room, explaining their work and occasionally handing him things to examine himself.

But evidently Parish realizes that "Rezo" isn't entirely interested, because he stops partway through an explanation of some stem cell experiments he and a few others have been working on to say "Of course, the really interesting specimens are kept in the basement floor."

Grey already knows this. He hopes his expression seems the right sort of eager.]


Interesting?

["Something along the lines of what we did in the past. Would you like to see them?"]

Nothing would please me more.

[Grey can practically hear Parish's delighted grin. To soothe the surge of irritation, Grey reminds himself that he's going to kill this man before the end of the day and allows Parish to guide him out into the hall and to the basement entrance at the back of the building.]
siriusly: (oh no he thinks he's funny)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-08 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[the fluttery feelings from being praised is quickly replaced by the strange sensation of Grey pulling out, taking that pressure away. Manabu tenses a bit against the feeling, stifling a grunt; his tail twitches, swishing to vent out his uncertainty.

man, that's weird... weirder to think he liked it better on the way in than out? even so, it means he can move his legs without fear of disturbing Grey, getting both heels on the mattress to help him sit up a little, propping up on his elbows.]


...You okay?
siriusly: (I TOO EXPERIENCE EMOTIONS)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-08 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[somehow, Manabu still has it in him to be embarrassed.

looking askance:]
I, I mean...I guess that's obvious.
siriusly: (aaa oh no my hand's become sentient)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-08 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Manabu watches him absently, his mind distinctly elsewhere; the enjoyable tingle is already getting overtaken by the stinging awareness of wow okay my ass is not used to this. he's...going to be alright, right? probably? people do this? right??

the quizzical, slightly anxious mindset is plainly readable on his expression - one that fixes back on Grey in a double-take.]


Eh? We-wait. [resume???] Er, how many times are you...doing that? [my ass is gonna rip in half!!]
siriusly: (aaa oh no my hand's become sentient)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-08 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[weakly:] I, I don't know if my backside can take that a second time right away...
siriusly: (aaa oh no my hand's become sentient)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-08 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[his ears go flat. is that it? come on, man!!!] I-I'd appreciate that...
siriusly: (I TOO EXPERIENCE EMOTIONS)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-09 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, uh... [he's still bashful, peeking briefly at him, but unable to hold eye contact.] I'm, uh. Gonna...need some help here.

[he glances down at himself, feeling an extra shade embarrassed of getting hard again - as though that weren't a feature.]
siriusly: (i wonder what george costanza would do)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-10 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[his mouth twitches a bit, out of words and never equipped with wit, especially when he feels that jolting sensation against his sensitive cock. he presses his lips together to stifle the groan, dipping his head briefly before deciding to scoot himself a bit closer.]
siriusly: (shit i tripped into a different anime)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-11 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmh... [he bites his lip, shuddering in anticipation.] D-don't take your time, okay?
siriusly: (i wonder what george costanza would do)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-12 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Manabu would argue, but best he can do is a soft sound in whimpered protest, trying in some way to move up against Grey's hand while his own captive hand's fingers twitch and curl against the attention.]

Don't stop. [not that he is! just! you know! not until he's done here! it's not that long a wait.]
siriusly: (i wonder what george costanza would do)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-12 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Manabu crumbles in short order, leaving a mess between them and, honestly, mostly on Grey; he exhales in a moan, sagging against him with shoulders slumping while his toes curl with the tingling.]

Hhh...mmh. Th-thanks...
siriusly: (oh no he thinks he's funny)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-12 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[with pleasure senses flooded, it's all Manabu can do to not completely zone out of all awareness of place and time; the weight of Grey's arm helps keep him from completely floating out of body (which is fine, given that being in-body is where the cozy feelings are).

distantly, he's once again aware of sore legs.]


I'm...gonna have to move again, aren't I.
siriusly: (i wonder what george costanza would do)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-23 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[eventually. though...Grey's not bothering to goad him into said moving, so Manabu lets himself linger, even doze a little while easing out of afterglow. his forehead rests on Grey's shoulder, his own shoulders slumped with the weight of Grey's arm; there's some notion in his head of cozying up properly, but that'd require too much moving.

ergonomics be damned, he's just going to linger there like some awkwardly positioned statue figure.]
siriusly: (whoa what wait hang on)

[personal profile] siriusly 2024-07-25 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[one of the ears twitches slightly.]

Hmh-? [wait, huh? do what,now? where--

oh, right.

Manabu grunts faintly through his nose, lifting his head and blinking slowly, eyes coming back into focus on Grey's jaw and chin before he looks about. his thigh...]


Yeah. Yeah, thanks...

[he sighs, making a face when he hears his back crack in sitting up straighter while Gery's on mission to get towels. gradually, the world starts to come back to him - time and place, things he should or could be doing...

it ought to bother him more, shouldn't it? being selfish and idle. maybe it would, were he by himself. but watching Grey - also a part of time and place - seems to keep much of that sense at bay.

gosh, it's like he enjoys and wants to be around this guy or something!

while taking the towel offered:]
What time is it...?

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