02-- Things might yet turn around.

[stillshinigami]

So he's taken to spending quite a bit at time in the common area of the residential chamber. Usually? Chilling out at the table or finding a nice little niche to settle in. Right then? He'd found a stone bench near a window that looked out onto the courtyard. On the opposite bench, a green-gray crate with numbers on it and a packing label. Someone got a package today. How? Probably a good question.

He'd gotten it the night before at the fountain while he was still restlessly awake. Didn't really take him long to figure out what had happen once he decided to throw a coin in and make a wish but he didn't think for a second that it would work. About two hours later? He asked again. Past midnight.

Now. It was late afternoon and he'd held off from indulging long enough. He settled onto the window seat, propped a leg up on the opposite stone ledge and plucked an apple from the crate of perfectly ripe fruit. Strawberries, mangoes, apricots, grapes, apples and pears. Perfect. He took a bite out of the apple, sighing contently.

So he'd lost his nerve for a spell. So those damn Shadows sapped a bit of his courage away. Didn't bother him so much right now. He'd just have this and enjoy his little birthday eating, drinking and being merry. Like you're supposed to do.

"Bottoms up." He said, drinking the last out of his flask before looking to the bottle to fill it back up.

[OOC: A window seat are common structures in castles. They look like this. Feel free to join Duo and have a drink, eat some good food, he's happy to share and plenty to go around. Also I may prefer prose but you can also respond in comment spam. I really don't care either way.]

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[stillshinigami]

All the words coming out of his doubles mouth? So up lifting. But why'd he look like he was so damn depressed? Oh right. Cause' he was.

"I hear ya, man. But y'don't know that." Duo pokes his double with the toe of his boot. "Maybe Ky'll and one of her girlfriends'll show up one day. Huh?" He nudged him again.

"You don't wanna..." He yawns. "You don't wanna let this place defeat you so easily either."

[duomaxwell]

"I know..." Duo muttered quietly, wrapping his arms around his knees tighter, the now-closed flask hanging loosely from his hand. "I know... I just... I had it, yehknow... ? I finally had that damn normal life..."

Heavy with good food and alcohol, and a lot of emotions both good and bad, he was already starting to fall asleep.

[stillshinigami]

He downed the rest of his drink, setting the cup on one of the grooves by the window as he nestled his head into the corner of the wall. "Me too."

They had the same problem. Same hopes and dreams shattered by coming here. And here they were, drinking together and being depressed together, on their birthday. Seemed about right to him! He'd be happy to let his double lean against him if he wanted. Suddenly? He found his eyelids just a little too heavy to lift.

"I'm done. Just... So tired of every goddamn thing."

[duomaxwell]

And he did slump against his double, closer to sleep than before and about ready to give in to it.

"Same... hate this castle..."

[stillshinigami]

Duo adjusted himself so he was more comfortable, looking up blankly at the stone ceiling of their little hideaway.

"HmmMM." Sleep was quickly taking him, and he yawned, settling in. Night, kid.