Never have I ever made a fool of myself [video, nebula 17]

[monkeyinthewrench]

What's up, party people?

[ And here's a cheerful wave from a man in orange, seated in his room with a mug of...something. ]

If we haven't met yet, my name's Jake. Jake Peralta, your clues guy. I'm down to poke things with sticks and solve mysteries! Sooner we figure out what the train's entire deal is, where we're going and all that, the better, right? But in the meantime, I thought it'd be fun to get to know my new squad!

Anyways, I was wondering if anyone would be down to play a little Earth game called Never Have I Ever. How it works is you say something totally cool, or weird, or boring that you haven't done. And anybody who has done it has to take a drink. Unfortunately, I'm as broke here as I was back home, so I can't supply the booze. And we should probably be setting a good example, right?

So just drink whatever you have! Be that water, juice, milk, coffee...or if you happen to have a proper adult beverage on you, go ahead and drink responsibly. You ready? Great, I'll start: never have I ever gone skydiving!

((ooc: it's a big mingle format! Go ahead and add new 'never have I ever' statements as new toplevels, and threadhop all you want.))

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[namethattune]

[He gives Seto a warm smile in return.]

Of course.

[He gives that a moment to settle, and to choose his words.]

Just because it can go without saying does not mean it should, I think. I am very proud of you, in both what you have accomplished and the person you have become, and I love you.

[Too many beloved people left at platform, and life is too short. This is important.]

[blue_ice]

[ Just when he thinks this strange feeling can't grow any stronger, it does. Those words had only been spoken by a select few people in his life, and they rock him every time.

He takes a sharp breath, expression wavering, but it only takes him a few moments of silence to speak again. ]

Stay there. I'm coming to meet you.

[ He's been on the train long enough to recognize any room from the background on the ICP screen, so it only takes the length of a walk. A walk that gives him time to sober up a little, to try to formulate an adequate response to sum up all he's feeling.

By the time he spots Siebren (the man is hard to miss), he still doesn't have the words.

But he does have a response. He approaches with his head held high, swallows his courage, and...half-tackles his father in a tight embrace. No more hesitation. ]

I love you too.

[namethattune]

All right.

[It may have been a bit much, but it was absolutely worth saying, and he waits for his son to arrive. It doesn't take long, and the hug is somewhat expected; what's surprising is the sheer force behind the hug. He wasn't expecting to have to brace himself, and he's glad he had the foresight to put down his glass.]

[But he catches his son and holds him tightly, a smile on his face.]

I had thought you might need to hear that.

[blue_ice]

[ It's...strange. The person he was nine months ago would laugh at the idea that he'd ever be able to trust someone this much, or feel love for someone other than Mokuba (or perhaps Atem). Everyone had been out to hurt him, it was a dog eat dog world. How could other people experience trust and happiness?

But being thrown out on the field in life-threatening situations over and over, and learning from experience that some people could be relied on...it had been eye-opening. Piece by piece, they'd dismantled his walls, and he'd learned to live with having a full heart. A breakable heart, that he could rebuild again and again with the help of others.

Seto has a loving father, the one thing he was once sure was impossible. He's safe and loved and there's an odd ache in his chest, but he wouldn't trade it for anything. He draws comfort from the embrace for a few moments longer, pulling back with a gentle squeeze and a smirk. ]

You drank for that question too, right?

[namethattune]

[Siebren will not be the first person to break this embrace; he will hold Seto for as long as Seto wishes to be held. Evidently not much longer, as Seto breaks the embrace soon enough, but nonetheless. He returns that smirk with the smile that has yet to leave his face.]

I have not yet; I have had higher priorities.

[Like making sure his son knows he is loved.]