lucetilogs | Shouldn't They be in Bed?

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Shouldn't They be in Bed?

Who: Duo Maxwell

colony_brat Sheik

shadow_sheikah Along with Ruto

forthezora, Navi

hai_listen, and Link

kokori_warrior if they care to join.
What: Duo's visiting Sheik
When: Err... yesterday after Duo got his scythe?
Where: Ruto's Lakeside House
Summary: After going out shopping, Duo hears from Sheik and wants to check up on the guy.
Rating: PG-13 for Duo's potty mouth?

Duo was so excited after finding a small version of Deathscythe's main weapon in the shop. He'd almost totally forgotten to get his replacement tools and weapons and he totally forgot to go look for copies of his clothes when he talked to Sheik. They hadn't seen each other in so long, Duo'd started to think the silent guy'd left. He walks around, spinning the de-activated scythe in his hands and getting used to the weight. He looks surprisingly different in the almost see-through white pants given to New Feathers and one of the tanktops he works out in.

He knocks on the door, rubbing his before he's able to raise his voice enough to announce himself. "Hey, buddy! Entertainment's here!"

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"Eh... Oh, like the air around volcanoes?" Link turns to face the injured sheikah and almost comments that the sky and lake match his eyes, "Sheik, remember how Death Mountain spewed out black smoke before we tamed it?"

Duo's not exactly sure what the air around volcanoes is like, but in theory, it should be about the same idea. "Yeah, somethin' like that, I guess. They spew crap up into the air and stuff. Should be 'bout the same."

"'We'?" Sheik casts Link a sideways glance. "None but yourself was able to tame Volvagia's fire. But yes, it was rather similar to this, as was the sky over Lord Ganondorf's fortress."

"So dragons or magic make pollut..." Link bristles a bit, "Why are you talking about Ganondorf like he's some kind of royalty?"

Duo just stands quietly since now he really doesn't know what they're talking about. He'll just continuing keeping an eye out for anything suspicious.

"He is the Gerudo King, is he not?" There's a hint of amusement in the Sheikah's eyes. "Regardless of what he may have done to them."

Link shrugs. "Not all Gerudos recognize him as king. And you're not even Gerudo!" He looks up to Duo. "Uh... Gerudos are tanned women of the desert. Something about one male birth every hundred years becoming their king... I don't know if you've heard of Ganondorf but he's..." Link trails off. He's a little upset at the mention of that hated name.

Duo grins and shifts his eyes away from the pair so he can scan the lake. "Sounds like a good place ta visit. Dessert sun'll do that to ya. Saw some women like that visitin' Quat's people in the dessert, but I get the feelin' they're not even close ta bein' the same."

"The Gerudo are not overly friendly to outsiders." Sheik pauses, then decides to continue Link's unfinished thought. "Lord Ganondorf is the same man I had spoken of before, Duo. Link is the Hero destined to defeat him and restore our home."

Link's shoulders slump. "It's my fault he made it to the sacred realm..."

Duo chuckles a bit and sounds cocky as can be. "Sounds even more fun now. I like a challenge."

Knowing what Link must feel like, he moves forward and puts a hand on the guy's shoulder. "Ya gotta hard 'nough task. Don't focus on the shit ya messed up. The guys and I killed a whole lotta innocent people when we got some back information. Ya just have ta keep goin' and pay attention ta all the good ya do or you'll make yourself crazy."

"The fault does not lie with you, Link." The Sheikah's expression is calm and carefully composed. "Was it not Princess Zelda that sent you on that quest seven years ago? Was it not her childish ambition to take control of the Sacred Realm? You have faced enough already; you do not need to take the blame for her mistakes."

Link gasps and straightens his back. "She's our princess. She acted in our best interests. I should have made certain I wasn't being followed..." He's clenching and unclenching his fists unconsciously. He hardly notices Duo's hand.

Duo shakes his head at the explanation. "Yeah, startin' ta think princesses are more trouble than they're worth. Usually seem ta be a pain in the ass." Relena was certainly enough trouble. Just because she had great ideals for peace didn't make her any less of a pain. If anything, it made her more work.

Duo receives a sharp glare for his comment. Sheik will tolerate no insults to his charge.

"Princess Zelda acted before she thought things through. The end result being that Lord Ganondorf was able to take control and that you had lost seven years of your life, Link. She seeks to correct that mistake."

Link almost tells Sheik that he had no right to say such things but is then conflicted on how to say it. He pulls his feet out of the water and folds them underneath himself and fumes a bit. He then remembers that they came out and were working on cheering up Sheik. Dunking Duo probably wouldn't be a good idea but splashing... He leans forward to collect water in his hand.

The explaination from Sheik just convinces Duo that he's right. "See? They cause too much trouble. I'm not sure they ever think things through. They get ideas in their heads and just go for 'em. Still, they can do a lotta good work. Just gotta cause a lotta trouble ta do it."

Duo lifts his hand as Link leans forward and looks down at what he's doing. "Careful, I don't wanna deal with an angry, blue princess.

"You will not speak ill of her, Duo. She was nothing more than a child at the time. Would it be incorrect to say that all children are prone to making mistakes?" His tone remains soft. Controlled.

Link is heartened to hear Sheik defend Zelda though the idea of Royalty making a mistake is still very hard to understand. They're of regal blood after all.

This is all too tense the way they're all bickering over this. They need something to lighten it up. Link points with his free hand, "Duo... what's going on with your reflection?"

Well fine, if Sheik wants to be that way. "Denpends on when ya say someone's notta child. I stopped bein' a kid a long time ago, but I still made a ton of mistakes and people'll still call me a kid. 'sides, that's the problem with givin' kids power like that."

At least Link was being more fun, if a bit stupid. "It's red and I grew up with Solo. Ya think he never tried that? Yeah, nasty puddle taught me not ta believe that one. Don't even wanna know what was in it."

"Enough. It matters not." He was tired, sick, and now irritated. Sheik had half a mind to go back to bed, but for the moment, he decided to stay, his knees pulled up, arms wrapped around them, head resting on top.

Link was busted but he gave a spirited effort anyway, "Oh, no, Duo, there's really something weird there." He leans precariously over the water pointing at some absolutely unconvincing false object.

Stupid should hurt, right? Duo hoped Ruto was at the other end of the lake and wouldn't notice as Duo planted his boot on Link's back and pushed.

Not even caring to check him, figuring Link can get himself out of the water, Duo sat next to Sheik. "Gimmie your hand. I'm gunna work on your wrist again."

Sheik offers his hand as requested. He ducks his face behind his arm. Maybe he could nap... He was pretty sure neither of the other two would mind.

Link sputters. He hit a fairly shallow end. As he stands up, he entertains the idea of splashing Duo but doesn't want to hit Sheik and soak his bandages. He spits out water back into the lake like a fountain before walking back onto shore.

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