For Reeve

[emovampboy]

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.

Comments

[emovampboy]

Likely, Vincent would be okay if he used his cloak, but he won't begrudge Reeve choosing to take along a blanket. Although the place they are going isn't severely high, it is a high enough spot within the forest that the wind can hit it and cause a chill. Still, it's the best view he's found so far.

Everything on his end ready, he smiles at Reeve a little. "It will take maybe twenty minutes to get there, but it's well worth it."

[plate_builder]

"Perhaps longer with me?" Reeve suggests. Once he has all of his bundles brought together, and shoes on, he heads for the door.

"Please guide me, mister Star Spotter."

[emovampboy]

"If it does, that's fine. We have time." Vincent quickly makes sure he has all the things he intends to bring before moving to the door.

[plate_builder]

Reeve follows closely with a soft smile, hesitating briefly before reachign out to loop his arm around Vincent's.

"The stars are different this far north, correct?"

[emovampboy]

Vincent doesn't seem to mind the arm, even shifting so that it is easier for Reeve to do so without being in an awkward position.

"There is some difference, though the large constellations are still easy to find. Also, they are a bit easier to see and so it looks like there are far more than in the cities.

"That's one thing you missed seeing having Cait as your surrogate."

[plate_builder]

“Yes, his optics weren’t good enough for me to pick up on it,” Reeve agrees with a sigh as they begin to walk. “I haven’t seem the true spread of stars since I left my home to go to Junon to learn.”

So the idea that he could look up and see how large it was. Truly he was excited, already casting his eyes skyward.

[emovampboy]

"You should try and see them more often." He seems to be picking their path carefully, making sure that they don't run into rock or loose dirt. "To be truthful, aside from the quiet this place allows, being able to see the sky is another of the big reasons I like it here."

[plate_builder]

Reeve more than trusts Vincent to guide him, and doesn't bother looking down at the path.

"I can't fault you for that. Midgar always suffered from that. Some days seeing the moon was hard enough."

[emovampboy]

"Drawback of city life." He indicates an ascending path, obviously to let Reeve know they are turning onto it.

[plate_builder]

"However, there is running water."

It's teasing. He's been through worse.

[emovampboy]

"I could find us a waterfall?" Intentionally dead-panned, but there might be a smirk hidden under the collar of his cape.

[plate_builder]

"I'm not in the mood to skinny-dip at this time of day."

NOt that it's a no. Just that it's a thing that he isn't going to do when there are stars to be seen.

[emovampboy]

Interesting reply, and Vincent spares Reeve a questioning glance. That earns the obvious question for sure.

"You've skinny dipped before?"

[plate_builder]

Reeve laughs and tries not to look too guilty over it.

"We're all young at some point."

[emovampboy]

"I never skinny dipped." Let that be a non-surprise to Reeve. "Worst I did was join the Turks."

Obviously joking that Reeve's is worse.

[plate_builder]

"There is nothing wrong with skinny dipping," he laughs, shaking his head. Don't be like that, Vincent.

[emovampboy]

"Hm." He plays it out a bit more, giving a pause between the sound and his next question to let Reeve know he's giving him a hard time; wondering why it is he feels safe enough to do so around the man. "Was it just you, or did you head out with a group to do it?"

[plate_builder]

"Not a group, but I wasn't alone," Reeve answers, smiling to himself. Oh yes, it was so much more naughty than Vincent thought.

[emovampboy]

"I see..." He gets it, and his glance at Reeve indicates he would love to ask more, but won't.

[plate_builder]

"It was a very eventful evening," Reeve allows with a smile. "But one I know could be improved on."

[emovampboy]

Is that an offer, or just a remark? It certainly sounds more like the former, and yet he won't ask this time, focus diverted to getting them past a rougher area of ground.

Once beyond it though, he does ask a question.

"You were the wild sort for sure when you were younger, weren't you?"

[plate_builder]

Ah, now there was a comment that led him to chuckle.

"Indeed. In some ways, I was much in line with what one would have expected of a Shinra executive."

[emovampboy]

"...I may have to get you drunk again, as I don't think you'd tell me all of them sober."

[plate_builder]

"You are not incorrect," Reeve admits with a shrug, jumping lightly over a root in their path. "But I do many things when not entirely sober that are questionable in the eyes of others. Such as flirting with former Turks."

[emovampboy]

"That particular questionable action worked out." He keeps an eye out in case
Reeve slips or tumbles with the jump, before indicating a path up ahead. "Head right up here. It's the easiest of the ascending paths."