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Who: Ambrosia Gray and YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!
What: Bonfire!
Where: Makeout Point.
When: Now!
Warnings: Should be fairly safe.

[ With the fire getting steam, Ambrosia sits back at a safe distance with her hands up a bit. The last time she held any kind of bonfire like this was years ago, but with how things were in Mayfield, she thought that there was a need to have at least some kind of party, however small it may be. ]

Hope ye don't mind if I brought a few extra people, pop 'n mum. Thought tha' ye'd like it.

[ Mingle among yourselves - she won't mind. As long as people are having fun, that's what counts. ]

Comments

The pirate isn't going to remain quiet

[sumofallreds]

[Marvelous looks slightly warily at Tsukasa. He doesn't have the same intensity of bad mood feelings that he had from the other day, but some of the things he knows still bug him.]

Glad you could make it.

[He supposes he should be courteous at the very least. For Ambrosia's sake.]

Oh great, him again

[thekingofkamenriders]

[Tsukasa nods and leans back a but.]

I don't blame you. That's never something that's fun to talk about.

[And then he notices Marvelous. He gives a small nod, then brings his camera up to take a picture of the Sentai.]

Good to see you here, neighbor.

[Click. Whrrrrr. Tsukasa's being somewhat polite as well, for the time being.]

Behave, boys.

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Aye, thanks fer comin'.

[ Ambrosia can't help but relax her head on Marvelous' shoulder with her legs shifting some in the process. ]

'N yeah, but me reaction wasn't somethin' t' be admired, but ye know? It's in th' past now.

[ Even if she still struggles with it, however... ]

Re: Behave, boys.

[sumofallreds]

You'd better get lots of good pictures. This is gonna be one helluva night.

[Marvelous slings back from his bottle, all the while putting his other arm around Ambrosia's back.]

It never is...

[Zangyack. Took his parents, and his mentor.]

Re: Behave, boys.

[thekingofkamenriders]

I plan on it. Something tells me that this will be important.

[He watches as the two drink, not partaking himself. He's never been much of a drinker.]

Reactions are just that. It's how you live your lives afterwards that matters.

[And of the three of them, his was probably the worst reaction to loss, leading Dai Shocker.]

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[ Ambrosia's smile widens slightly when Marvelous' arm goes around her back. ]

If ye count goin' into a long spiral of depression without any thought of self-worth for yerself as livin' after th' fact, I guess tha's how I lived after it all.

[sumofallreds]

[Marvelous decided to leave her response alone, only offering a subtle squeeze of his arm as part of the conversation.]

[thekingofkamenriders]

[Tsukasa just nods.]

And you're here today.

[He's not much for making people feel better about themselves.]

Still, its better than how I dealt with it.

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Well, of course I'm still here today. I ain't gonna let th' Navy hang me at th' damned gallows.

[ Yeah, she's noticed that you're not good at the comforting thing, Tsukasa. ]

Oh? How did ye deal with it?

[sumofallreds]

I'm kind of curious myself.

[That man's words. They didn't settle well with Marvelous for some reason. But that may have been the left-over wariness talking.]

[thekingofkamenriders]

[Tsukasa looks at Ambrosia, then looks back at Marvelous. He is deep in thought for a moment, his hand resting on the camera he purchased from the general store.]

I...don't know if I want to talk about it yet. Suffice to say, I'm a different man now. It's part of why I was heralded as Decade the destroyer.

[He might talk if pressed, but he does look uncomfortable.]

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[ Ambrosia glances at Tsukasa, nodding a bit before she sighs. ]

Y'know, I've held in a lot in nine years 'n came out of it fine. If it's somethin' ye don't wanna share just yet, then tha's fine, but lettin' people in helps more than ye know.

[ A small glance goes towards Marvelous for that. She definitely feels a lot better after the talk they've had. ]

[sumofallreds]

[Marvelous frowned. While he hadn't heard of anything called 'The Destroyer', with Tsukasa's Rider name attached to it, it still didn't settle well. Though, he supposed it probably wasn't supposed to.]

If you're a changed man as you say...then it shouldn't really matter what's in your past. You're still the same guy.

[Arrogant, and few other negative adjectives Marvelous could think of, but he wouldn't bring that up.]

[thekingofkamenriders]

[He thinks about it again, then looks down, takes a deep breath, and speaks.]

That's probably true. A lot of it is hazy still, I never fully got back my memories, but...lets just say that after my parents died, I lashed out in the worst possible way. I tried to take over everything.

[He pauses.]

The buckle was supposed to make this easier, but instead, I lost my memories and found my real path. I guess that being a Rider is a higher calling, and not just powers.

[He also could say the same for you, Marvelous! But he's going to be polite right now.]

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[ Ambrosia nods at Tsukasa before she moves to place her free hand on his shoulder. ]

I sympathize with ye there. After me father was murdered by th' enemy crew, I killed th' rest of 'em, includin' th' captain. 'N then I hated meself 'n started t' go into a spiral of depression 'cause of th' fact.

But, ye ain't alone. Lots of people have done things they ain't proud of, me included.

[sumofallreds]

So...a reform huh? I can respect that.

[Not every so-called bad guy had to end in an explosion. Some did snap the heck out of it. Although he shuddered to think of Jealoushitto again, he had to make the comparison.]

[...]

[Ok...it's a very funny comparison to make, and Marvelous will smile secretly about it.]

[thekingofkamenriders]

You could say that.

[He looks over at Marvelous. Oh, he sees the smile.]

Isn't that the sort of thing you Sentai do? I think I remember the Shinkenger were like that. Well, being heros.

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I dunno 'bout Sentai 'n whatnot, but I s'pose tha's it.

[sumofallreds]

Yeah. It's sort of a tradition us Gokaiger stumbled into. 35 or so years of it.

[He taps his chin.]

I might give you a crash course in Sentai at some point. There's more to them than just Shinkenger.

[thekingofkamenriders]

Yeah, you will have to do that for me. Maybe I'll give you a crash course in Riders, then.

[We've been around longer, after all, you young whipper snappers.

Tsukasa looks at the rum.]

Maybe...I will have a glass.

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Will it include pictures?

[ That is a joke, but take it as you will. Though, she offers the entire jug to Tsukasa. ]

Ye know, I feel tha' we've become closer as a result of all this. Do ye?

[sumofallreds]

Sorry. I'd need Gai for that. Though...then he'd also have his makeshift textbooks.

[Fanboys!]

Date gave me an idea about a couple more of you guys. But he's hard to make elaborate.

[thekingofkamenriders]

Mine might have some photographs, if I can get my album back.

[He takes the jug, nodding, then gets a swig. He coughs a little bit.]

Date...isn't the type to really be anything but evasive about things. He means well, though.

[To Ambrosia's question, Tsukasa will nod, then look over to Marvelous. He thinks about it for a moment, then extends a hand. Will Marvy-chan take it?]

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Yay.

[ She notices Tsukasa's reaction to the rum before chuckling. ]

This yer first time tryin' rum? Man, I should make ye used t' th' stuff.

[ However, the bit about Date gives her some pause before she shakes her head slightly. ]

[sumofallreds]

[Marvelous stares for a second at the hand...and then takes it. It's a very challenging handshake though.]

I got that impression. His buddy Hino sounds like a good enough guy though.

[Too bad he never got on the subject of his best brochan though!]

I hope you're not starting him off on the real good stuff. Might make a newbie blow a gasket.