005 - Near & Mello - [Accidental Video / In Person] - Fluffball for sale!

[whitestlie.livejournal.com]

(ooc: Blue is Near, Red is Mello.)

[The video clicks on with static.]

Can I take your picture?

[If you guys haven't heard enough fangirl screams for a day, have some MOAR! Little by little, the static clears up, but the video is shaky, panning from feet to ceiling to the ground to a fluffball pajama-clad boy to more feet as his blackberry gets kicked around among the shuffle.]

No.

[The feed shakes again and slides as it is inadvertently kicked by a black boot and legs clad tightly in leather stride past, breaking through the crowd of skirts or imitation white pajamas.] fuckers, MOVE. [There is a slight scuffle as a few girls get pushed to make way for a boy you can only tell its a boy by the voice, the physique might leave you guessing]

Mello. [The central huddle disperses as the the lower quarter of Mello's body comes into view, freeing a Near who's sitting on the ground, back turned towards the camera (nice try, folks). And for the first time ever on the feeds, Near actually stands up.] Thank you. [He doesn't sound very thankful, but you'll just have to take his word for it.]

No problem [Mello snickers, and here is where you should have been suspicious, Near, as in one swift move he finishes off his chocolate bar, tosses it off to the side, and proceeds to gather Near up, awkwardly bending to sling him across his shoulders.]

Alright! Bidding for the kid starts at 100!  [He shouts above a crowd of cheers and a lightning storm of camera flashes. The feed is now unnoticed at Mello’s foot, looking up at the two successors as Mello smirks with a Near-boa.]

You ... cannot be serious. [Oh, he sounds unamused. Soooo unamused. But Near does not struggle. It will only encourage Mello even more and he refuses to give him that pleasure.]

Serious as the grave. [Mello tilts his head, one eye going scarily wider than the other as the numbers being screamed into the air climb higher and higher.] 300?! Do I hear 350?! Come on, girls, you can do better than that!

Or how about some chocolate? This nice floor decoration or garden gnome for 400 and some decent chocolate?

[The crowd dissolves into screams once more and Mello looks like he’s having the time of his life]

I'm telling L.

[Mello visibly twitches, biting into the corner of his lip and making an unnatural and unhappy face. Ruining all his fun, Near.] fucking tattletale [He grumbles before shifting Near to the other shoulder not so gently]

Sorry ladies and gentlemen, bidding on the albino has been called off. Seems he’s been recalled on account of a poor sense of humor. [Not that Mello had been joking, or maybe he had, you’ll never know.]

(ooc: Posting order: You -> Mello -> Near -> You -> etc)

Comments

[diditmyway.livejournal.com]

I was just joking [Mello mumbles under his breath. Even if it hadn't started as a joke, it was now. Though he is a bit disappointed, he could have gotten a decent amount of chocolate and gotten his rival off his hands in one fell swoop.]

It's not like the author wouldn't have just given him back, anyway.

[whitestlie.livejournal.com]

Then Mello should not make baseless assumptions.

[coughHYPOCRITEcough]

[thumbonmylip.livejournal.com]

[[L feels as though he may have a headache coming on in any moment. However, again, his face is devoid of such things.]]
Be that as it may, Mello, we can't be sure.

[[And now to play Quillish to the other one as well.]]
Near, I'd ask you don't exacerbate the situation.

[Private]
It's fortunate I found you both together anyway. I need your cooperation.
[[He looks around as though he's studying, there was a movement, noise, and he's not ready to be discovered again. It was horrible the first time.]]

I need you both to stay together, this could be bad for us with so many opportunities for potential new or old enemies. [[He looks back at the communicator, his thumb pressing his lip over just a bit while he again checks, this time it's probably just paranoid reaction, then back to the communicator again.]]

I understand how you two are competitive, however, this needs to be undertaken for all our safety. Understood? It would only be until we confirm this isn't going to be used against us in strategy.

[diditmyway.livejournal.com]

[Mello does not like this idea. He has a different way of doing things than Near and he has full confidence in himself that he could wiggle out of any tight spot he'd get into in this place. Near could fucking fend for himself for once. Or not. It shouldn't have to be Mello's problem. The kid hadn't even been able to get away from his squealing fangirls lets not even get into WHY Near has fangirls in the first place.

Mello, on the other hand, is proud to announce he gave his own fangirls the slip quite successfully.

But. but. Despite his growing recognition of L as a person rather than some distant idol, or lofty goal and concept, he still has a bit of a tendency to view him as a top authority figure. Not like the police or the president (mello couldn't care less what the fuck THOSE idiots said) but L as a person who has actually proven himself worthy of being an authority, created the title rather than had it handed to him through some rigged election.

Authority through being the best. Being number one...Mello has to listen. Has to learn - for his own future, of course]

Fine. But this does NOT mean we are working together. So don't get any ideas, Near.

[whitestlie.livejournal.com]

[Mello started it.

At least that's what he would have said had L not suggested cooperation, which meant a victory for Near at least. Well, sort of. If Mello's going to continue acting the way he's been, then Near's not so sure if it could really be considered a victory.

Nevertheless, without some sort of disguise, he can't navigate the convention on his own, so having Mello around would still be useful.]

I'm not so sure it's a matter of safety [After all, these people seem to know them already. What's the point in pretending otherwise.] so much as irritation and stupidity [Yes, that's how highly Near thinks of you silly convention go-ers].

As for our cooperation, I'm perfect willing to accept it.

[There's almost, almost an undertone of triumph there.]

[thumbonmylip.livejournal.com]

[[L reminds himself to thank Mello later for not blowing up about it, even if he does warn Near on the side that they're not 'working together'. That's fine, as long as they are together. His eyes slide from Mello down to where Near is in the picture.]]

That is not the common enemy I was referring to, Near. The cooperation is appreciated, stay diligent- both of you.