[From Under a Rock]

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

[For a man that never admitted whether or not he was an 'otaku', he sure spends a lot of time being a hermit at home during most normal people's waking hours.  Dave decided to venture out today. He noticed that Hal wasn't in the apartment, again, and he figured the man is working himself to death in the computer lab. With a a furoshiki-wraped bento box, he's headed to the computer lab to bring his lover something to eat. Dave knows Hal well enough to know that he hasn't eaten.]

((ooc: for otaconic, but others can tag; canon characters welcome.))
((Please read his past FM history. He has grown a lot since he's been in the Nexus since 2008.))

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[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

You could use some rest.

[Dave follows Hal as he heads toward the exit.]

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

Maybe just a little one. It can't hurt, right?

[He takes Dave's hand into his own as he takes a leisurely stroll back towards their home.]

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

[He squeezes Hal's hand.] So...


Miss me?

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

[Hal blinked, turning his head.] You have to ask?

David... Every time we're apart, I miss you.

[Though he was incredibly thankful that Dave never deteriorated. He was always here, never getting worse. Never dying on him.]

[He squeezed his hand again tightly and gently brushed his thumb along the older man's palm.] I guess it's kinda silly but... you mean more to me than you think. _{A-And I really do love you.}

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

Always...

[Dave looks to Hal in silence, then smiles a slight grin behind that moustache of his.]

_{I love you, too.}

I'll always be here for you for as long as I am allowed to be.

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

You're "allowed" here forever. I don't think there's another day ahead of us that I won't need you.

[He laced their fingers together, his own smile remaining for the entirety of their journey back home. Once they arrived, Hal wrapped his fingers around the door handle and entered inside.]

[He breathed out a sigh of relief.] It feels good to be home.

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

Been a while, huh?

[He wanders in after Hal and steps out of his shoes. The place is meticulously spotless as usual. Dave must have dragged Qimmiq all over the nexus, because he's still asleep on his pup bed in the corner of the living room.]

[youngpupold.livejournal.com]

_ZzZzZz~

[Like father like pup, Qimmiq is dozing in a lazy fashion, tongue hanging from the side of his open mouth. He occassionally kicks his paws in his sleep.]

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

[Hal crouched down to give Qimmiq a tender pat on the rump and scritched his ear tenderly as though to let him know they had returned. He then eases back to a standing position and kicks off his own shoes, putting them by the front door.]

Too long.

[He wrapped his arms around Dave's middle now they were free to relax and out of the way of prying eyes, giving him a gentle squeeze. He gazed up at him through his lashes.]

_Tadaima.

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

_Okaerinasai.

[Now that he's in Hal's embrace, Dave smiles broadly.]

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

[Hal lowers his head to press his face into Dave's shoulder as soon as the giddiness rises at the fact that his lover was talking to him in the language he adored. He breathes in Dave's scent and takes in his surroundings yet again. A warm feeling fills his heart; he's happy to be back where he belongs, back with his family.]

_{You should start talking to me more in Japanese. I like the way you sound.}

[He squints his eyes up at him playfully.] All grumbly and quiet...

[And of course, he attempts to immitate his voice, despite the fact it crackles a bit and is too high. Never the less, he points his finger dramatically like a gun and grunts.] Ore wa Suneku.

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

...heh.

[Dave chuckles at Hal being silly, trying to act like him.]

Japanese, huh? I'm not as good at it as you probably think I am.

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

[He lowers his hand when Dave starts chuckling at him. In a protesting voice, he argues his point.] But you're so much better at grasping languages than I am.

I only know a little amount of Japanese because of the anime I watch. You probably know way more cooler words than me.

[He pushes his glasses.]

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

[He gives him that typical Solid Snake look then shakes his head, then he shrugs.]

Maybe I could teach you some of what I know sometime.

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

Maybe... Though Nastasha's already tried teaching me a few words in Russian.

[Thing is... his pronouncation was terrible. But he wasn't about to show Dave that and embarrass himself.]

I might get them mixed up.

[And on top of that, the little bit of French and German he learned when he was younger had completely gone over his head.]

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

You don't want to try?

[Dave gives him a thoroughly confused gaze.]

But I thought you loved Japanese?

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

Oh I do! But... I don't want to make a fool of myself if I get something wrong.

[Disregarding the fact that, in front of Snake, he's wet himself, fallen over, tripped, broken down in tears, shrieked like a girl... The list goes on.]

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

Hal. It's just Japanese. It's not that serious. It's okay.

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

... Okay.

Ganbarimasu!

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

I would assume that you already know all of your Japanese greetings, right?

[He tugs out a cigarette, but only to twirl it between his fingers, and not to actually smoke it.]

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

I think so. _{At least in their most basic form.}

[Anime was educational in that respect but there were a lot of flaws with 'anime-Japanese'.]

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

Then you know how to say Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good night? How to answer the phone?

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

Uh... I'm pretty sure I do.

[He raised his hand to push his glasses further up the bridge of his nose.]

Oh-hi-yoh-go-za-ee-ma-ss. That's er... good morning!

A-And everyone knows 'konnichiwa'. Evening's gotta be... _{um... abend? No wait! That's German.}

Moshi-Moshi. But I rarely use the telephone... or the CODEC for that matter.

[0ldsnake.livejournal.com]

...

Yes, Ohayou is good morning or Ohayou gozaimasu, if you wanna be formal, and konnichiwa is good afternoon.

Good evening is konbanwa.

Good night is oyasuminasai.

Moshi, moshi is how you answer the phone or any sort of electronic device used for communication. To agree over said device is ryoukai. It's like roger wilco. It's more of a military thing, I guess...

[otaconic.livejournal.com]

"Oyasuminasai." Huh!

[Hal grinned a bit at that.]

Too bad we don't have any missions together any more. That would have been handy to use.