( Seems he's procured a couple more of Hana's stashed away Nano Cola's from the back of the fridge. A /little/ indulgment never hurt anyone, even if he never cut his fellow teammates the same slack. )
You want a professional's opinion? /Always/ mix work and pleasure. Afterall, a wise man once said, do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life. Doesn't that sound nice? ๐
Realizing his sour expression, the medic tilts his head sheepishly and feigns a smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. )
. . . Can I get you a drink?
( It's all he can muster, finding himself suddenly overwhelmed. Words come out breathless. )
( Baptiste hums, seemingly content with the explanation given, though truly just not wanting to press the issue further. Thinking about what they were, or would be, or had been was the last thing the medic felt like entertaining right now. 'Pal' was enough to keep things
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when memories of the pair occupied his mind and regret reared it's ugly head, Baptiste would wash himself raw trying to get it off of him. To remove any trace of the other from his being. One day, the smell faded, but Mauga remained with him all the same.
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. . . Ha? Here I was beginning to doubt you'd ever come! Is 'pal' anything to call the man who had the guts to ask you to be his Valentine, hm? Manners still evading you?
the second time his palm roams over his head that he notices that he's been consumed by a large, engulfing shadow that swallows his form like nothing. Turning around, it's as expected; Maugaloa Malosi in the flesh. To Baptiste's dismay, he looks better than ever. )
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topics and fun activities were scarce when having to scrape some together when the other person was someone he'd been avoiding like the plague up until now. Though, he at least smooths a hand over his hair to hopefully flatten any stray curls back into place. It's only upon
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( Despite the invitation, the familiar dread that lingered whenever Mauga entered the equation remained. It'd be a lie to say there wasn't some part of him looking forward to seeing the other again under lighter circumstances, but it did very little to quell the uneasiness
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little, and moves to lean against the wall in his best attempt at looking casual.
. . . Now he was plagued with the more important questions that came after that of his safety; what to say? What to do? Should he change clothes? Do something with his hair?
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stirring in his gut. Safer to assume everything /was/ a trap than be the dead fool who didn't. This was Mauga, though. Rarely did he not give you the pleasure of /knowing/ you were being hunted before going for the kill. Baptiste decides to let that ease his mind, if only a
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