emovampboy | For Reeve

When it came to use of his phone, Vincent was very much like Cloud. He left it on, received messages and listened to or read them, but quite rarely responded. The few times he did respond tended to be if he deemed an actual answer to be required, or when from time to time Marlene got hold of Cloud or Tifa's phone and contacted him. Since it was so rare for her to do so, he always took it as a good thing to answer.

Which meant he had answered when she called him a few days after a message from Tifa asking him to come to a party for the girl, which he had ignored; his first mistake. Once answered, the girl had spent several minutes speaking to him, until suddenly springing the question of if he were coming to her party and making it quite impossible for him to really say no without seeming like a total heel, and so he agreed to go; his second mistake. And then he had made his third mistake - actually going.

At first, it really wouldn't have seemed to have been a bad idea. He knew everyone who was invited, how they acted around one another, and that Tifa would keep the whole group from going completely crazy over the course of the night, but he had not expected having to assist in breaking up one of Cloud and Barrett's squabbles when the woman had to leave for a short time to fetch something, and honestly he was glad that Reeve was invited and could help diffuse the situation with; especially when Yuffie and a very unhelpful Cid decided it would be a great idea to bet on who would win if they actually took to fistacuffs over whatever stupid thing it was this time which set them off.

All of this had left him rather done with company, and as soon as Tifa was back to be the adult in the situation, he'd snuck outside for some relative peace and quiet.

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plate_builder

"Sugar helps give me energy through the day," Reeve shrugs. if he doesn't have that, he's never survive all he had to do. "I even tend to prefer black coffee, but I drink it with sugar because I have to."

It's terribly unhealthy.

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emovampboy

"You badly need a vacation." He stands, running a hand through his hair gently, likely to see if there is much in the way of tangles, before moving to the bathroom. "Let me use this first, then I will go make the coffee while you shower."

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plate_builder

"Well, we are sort of hoping to plan one, aren't we?"

Clearly he needs a vacation. He hasn't had one since well before Meteorfall.

"Thank you, Vincent. As always. I'll see about feeding the little one before she gets testy."

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emovampboy

Plans had best be soon, before Reeve made himself sick. But it can be dropped, for now, as Vincent just nods at Reeve and goes to do his business and the other man feeds Mittens.

Once done, he moves to the kitchen, hoping Reeve didn't decide to make the coffee himself anwyway while waiting on Vincent, even if he was quick about it.

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plate_builder

Amazingly enough, Reeve's caught up enough in his feline's care needs that no, he doesn't start the coffee. Once Vincent comes back out he slips into the bathroom for a quick hot shower and shave. And when he comes back out he looks very ready for coffee.

"Is there anything I can have set up for you today?"

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emovampboy

Mittens is very good for distraction, it seems, which means Vincent will start the coffee while Reeve finishes up with the kitten and handlea his personal grooming, yet waits to pour a glass for the man until he hears him returning.

Setting the cup down, Vincent merely shakes his head to the question Reeve asks; obviously he is good.

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plate_builder

Well, then he's happy to take his mug of coffee and sip at it. What a blessing this is.

"Thank you, for everything. For what you did for this city. For me."

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emovampboy

Vincent gives just the faintest shake of his head, quite obviously feeling he does not need the thank you. "It's the least I can do."

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plate_builder

No, the least he could do was nothing at all. But Reeve wasn't going to argue those semantics with him. Instead he smiles and moves just enough to take up Vincent's normal hand. Which he pulls close to kiss the back of.

"I thank you anyway. And definitely think you're right about me needing a vacation."

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emovampboy

Vincent nods, watching Reeve closely, and waiting until he begins to pull away to catch his hand back and return the kiss to the hand. "Plan it while you are at work so I can make arrangements."

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plate_builder

"I suppose I could do some planning," Reeve muses to himself. Well, no, it's for Vincent's sake as well. Because he did sort of want to share that with Vincent. "I will see what time I can get myself free."

Though he figured he would determine a day or two he could manage it, and then insist on giving himself another two because otherwise he was cheating himself.

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emovampboy

"Good." Vincent has nothing more to say on the matter, so he tilts his head a little as he asks something more. "Since I will be staying another night, do you want me to get anything specific for you to re-heat when you get home? Since you probably can't eat dinner at certain places due to your schedule."

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plate_builder

He really is staying. Reeve smiles into his coffee to try and not overwhelm Vincent with how GLEEFUL he is at this news.

"Would you be offended if I wanted Wutaian."

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emovampboy

"No." The response is simple, even as Vincent far too easily knows there is glee there; a shift in Reeve's tone, barely perceptable, tells him this is so. But he doesn't mind, nor say he hears it, asking a follow-up question. "Any restaurant you like?"

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plate_builder

“There is one called the Golden Godo a few blocks away. Hate the name. Love the food.”

Yuffie made rude gestures at it whenever she walked by. ‘That could be the Golden Ninja!’ she would protest.

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emovampboy

"Wutaain seems very popular around here." Yet he is nodding his understanding, and will no doubt make sure to invest in some variety for the man to eat upon his return home.

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plate_builder

"It does, does it not?" Reeve agrees as he finishes his coffee and gets up to start fumbling for his clothes. "But such is how the world works. A surprisingly large number of Wutains have come to Edge."

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emovampboy

"Surprising." Vincent watches Reeve move around. "Could it be the amount of jobs that have been created after everything?"

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plate_builder

Well, there is an argument to be made for that. A whole new world to be built.

"I think it is that. But it's also that this way they can help create a culture of understanding of their people. Godo is more than intelligent enough to have managed that sort of plan."

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emovampboy

"And yet he lets Yuffie roam free."

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plate_builder

Well, there isn't much ANYONE could do to restrain that young woman, now was there. He sighs and stands, leaving his unfinished coffee behind.

"We both know how impossible she is to hold back."

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emovampboy

"True." Vincent nods only minutely, but he's sure Reeve sees it. "Perhaps if we told hed there was lots of materia in an un-inhabited area more often, it would be quieter?"

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plate_builder

Oh god, what an idea. Reeve can't help the laughter that rips from him at the very suggestion.

"Oh Vincent, that is positively cruel."

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emovampboy

"You keep forgetting I was a Turk once, Reeve." There is just the faintest of smirks on Vincent's lips, almost imperceptable to anyone not looking, "I know how to get people to do things without knowing they are being manipulated...

"Although I don't prefer it except for when necessary."