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voice; (during tumenalia)

[terraria]

I have information.

[advisors]

( Ja'far picks up the device fairly quickly once he notices it's Aspen. )

Yes? Did you find Sin?

voice; ~ominous~

[terraria]

[ A long pause - ]

I need to speak to you. Privately. Away from the devices.

voice; omfg

[advisors]

( Ja'far picks up, waiting for Aspen to talk. )

Of course. Let me know when to meet you.

[worldinnovator]

[ Early this morning, Ja'far receives a single text from Sinbad.

All it holds is an address and a time for just after lunch, with a simple message, ]

Meet me here.

[ Should Ja'far show up, he'll find Sinbad waiting outside a tall building, bundled up in his winter coat and scarf, but grinning brightly when he spots the other man. ]

Right on time, as usual.

[advisors]

( Ja'far sighs when he gets the text; knowing Sinbad, this meant something was up, and he would have to see if it was good or bad. )

What are you up to, Sin? I'll be there.

( Ja'far finds the place easily enough, also bundled in his winter coat when he meets up with him outside. He glances upwards towards the sky, looking at the building curiously. He huffs, trying to look unimpressed. Really, he's a little worried. )

Of course. Now, what is this about?

voice;

[terraria]

I am making a guest list for whom I will invite.

I assume inviting Judar will be a contentious decision.

voice;

[advisors]

Is this regarding the party Sin is throwing for the new place?

If so, yes. He certainly would be.

voice; it begins (dec 17th)

[terraria]

Ja'far!

[ The brilliant, warm grin of his can be felt through his tone. ]

I know for certain now - I love you!

voice; it's happenin

[advisors]

( You get the distinct impression that Ja'far has picked up and then repeatedly dropped the device whilst fumbling with it based on the noises he responds with. )

gift; (dec 21st)

[terraria]

[ There's a large wrapped box on Ja'far's desk, this morning. It's a little heavy, actually! The wrapping is a dark, jewel-like red, the big bow on top a similar shade. Hanging from the bow is a little card that glitters like snow.

Merry Solstice! reads Aspen's now familiar, messy script. His handwriting has gotten better, but only his cursive. His print is still a mess. I hope you won't see this as me pushing you to do this... but I thought you'd like this, with how much you like to challenge yourself. Please let me watch once we move in. I love you!

Inside the big box is a set of cookware - not just regular pots and pans but specialty pieces as well. He's gotten a taste of what Ja'far has cooked and it seems most similar to a kind of cuisine that employs more rustic and traditional means that can't be found in most 'professional' sets... he tracked them down anyway. There's still more, though! Underneath the cookware is a flatter box with a smart, black suit with teal pinstripes and a matching tie, dress shirt and socks.

There's also a pack of no-bake cookies - peanut butter balls rolled in white powdered sugar to make it look like snow, chocolate-hazelnut truffles, and dipped pretzels studded with peppermint candy. They're not the neatest... Aspen clearly had some trouble making them, but they're quite tasty. ]

voice;

[advisors]

( Ja'far is absolutely touched by the gift - he's grinning from ear to ear when he opens it, surprised and overjoyed with Aspen's choices and attention to him.

He's very happy when he calls Aspen, knowing he prefers that to text. )

Thank you so very much for the gift! I will treasure it, all of it.

text;

[advisors]

Thank you, Asra. Your kind words mean a lot to me, as well as what you gifted me. All of this is very thoughtful, and will definitely get used.

I wish you all the best in your new year as well, and much the same.

Thank you very much.

-Ja'far

text (a few days after snow encounter)

[whatsina_name]

[This genuinely might make things more weird and awkward, but... Phillip doesn't really have it in him to pretend that nothing happened. So.]

Hey, it's Phillip. How are you doing?

[advisors]

( Oh sweet magi jesus it's Phillip. Ja'far sort of fumbles with his device for a long moment, grabbing it haphazardly once he sees the name flash on the screen.

Well, at least it's just text?

It takes him a while, but he finally responds, somewhat careful in his wording as he tries to think about what he even wants to say. )

I'm doing much better. Thank you for taking care of me while I was inebriated.

12/31

[child_of_bhaal]

[A package arrives for Ja'far. Well two packages arrive, but one is for Sinbad. Ja'far's is larger, and expressly labeled to handle with care. Inside carefully wrapped up in protective paper and squishy bubble sheets, is a full four person tea set, and a note.]

Ja'far,

I know we've only known each other a very brief while, some of which you don't recall, but please know I feel the utmost affection for you, and consider you a friend. I hope you will do me the honor, of accept this small token, on the occasion of this gift giving season.

Yours,

-Syeira

text;

[advisors]

I received your gift today, and I wanted to express my utmost thanks and gratitude for such a thoughtful gift! I will be sure to use this, especially when I am receiving company such as yourself.

I hope to see you soon at the party, and look forward to you sharing our company in the coming year.

Yours,

Ja'far

hacking misfire

[whatsina_name]

[Ja'far has gotten texts from Phillip before, but nothing like... this. There's an attachment that's clearly Phillip with his back to a mirror and taking a picture over his shoulder. The expanse of his back is filled with a large and elaborate tattoo, a pair of mismatched wings. The one on his right is a feathered wing where each feather is a butterfly wing, while the one on the left is also feathered but the feathering grows sparse the further down and turns into a butterfly wing at the bottom. Showing off this was probably the point of the picture, but there is also the fact that he's not wearing pants and the reason for that is not clear at all.]

text;

[advisors]

( What. )

That's a nice tattoo, but did you mean to send me this?

text (thank aspen for this)

[kuroi_taiyo]

[ This is totally what Ja'far wanted while everyone was stuck in this stupid Fort, right? Judar's been conveniently not crossing paths with the guy, and at this point he's nursing a chill whenever he can get under enough blankets and where there's a ray of sun through a window, so he's away from any wind. Hence a text! ]

Can I ask you something?

It's fine if you don't feel like it. You can just ignore this if that's the case.

[advisors]

( Ja'far is... well, he's confused. And Ja'far's been feeling rather sick himself in this Fort, so it takes him a couple hours to answer. )

Judar? Did you mean to text me?

Voice

[child_of_bhaal]

[After they're back, and things are less... Up in the air, with Aspen waking up, Syeira calls him up.]

Hello, Ja'far! Do you have a minute or two?

voice;

[advisors]

( Ja'far responds fairly quickly, a curious tone to his polite voice. )

Ah, Syeira! What do you need?

text;

[terraria]

[ This may be strange for Ja'far, who's always had to deal with jumbled texts from Aspen when he deigned to try to type - ]

Ja'far? Are you busy at the moment?

text;

[advisors]

( He is a little surprised, but Aspen had been practicing before he had slept, and Ja'far does not know what happened to him fully yet while he was back home, so it is not too strange. )

Not at the moment. What do you need?

after the Suggestion

[foxofthefae]

[Ring ring~]

Well? How did it go?

[advisors]

How did what-

( Oh. Oh.

He coughs. )

It. He did his work.

action; saints & sinners

[terraria]

[ Black wasn't really his color, especially not nowadays. He tended to stay to pale blues, whites, golds - pastels and soft colors.

Tonight was special, though. As he, Ja'far and Sinbad stepped into the multi-story club along the red carpet, he was tapped on the shoulder by a man at the door putting away the coats. He unlaced the tan trenchcoat that went to his knees, drawing it over his shoulders and giving it to the man so he could brush his long wavy hair in front of him. The short black dress was more detailed than he'd had at their own party, decorated with thin silver chains and black silk flowers at the hip, where a long slit joined the rest of the dress. The slit itself went from the hem at mid-thigh up, somewhat diffused by some translucent, soft chiffon and linen that gave him a gauzy, otherworldly feel, as if the wings on his back didn't do that already.

With it being backless, his wings could move freely, though it did mean it was secured at his back along with his choker, as if they were one and the same. Wearing black only seemed to emphasize his Submissive mark, and the people who did know of him gave a doubletake when he walked by them, trailing after Ja'far and Sinbad as their third.

It probably should've alerted both of them when they couldn't hear a third pair of footsteps, tiny ballet flats clicking on the tile after them.

Before either of his companions could look back to call for him, Aspen was gone, trailing into the crowds of people. It'd been a long time since he was 'invisible' - but as a Submissive, he could play at it tonight.

It was his debut, but this was fine too. ]

[advisors]

( Ja'far had been glued to Aspen for half the trip to the venue, eyes trailing down his form - especially that slit in his dress - and giving a bit of a look to anyone who stared. This was his fiancé, and his fiancé could make his own choices, which didn't include getting creepily leered at by people, unless he wanted it. Ja'far didn't take action to shoo them away though, waiting to see what Aspen wanted to do, what he wanted out of this situation.

Ja'far did know that Aspen liked these kind of things, liked being able to play and manipulate things into his favor. He had no wool over his eyes about that - after all, he'd been Sinbad's right hand man for most of their lives now, he knew exactly what kind of game both of them could play. Seeing how Aspen played to his own kind of strengths could be interesting to watch, and Ja'far mostly wanted to make sure he was safe enough to do so.

So, when Aspen is suddenly not behind the either of them, Ja'far startles and curses under his breath. Of course Aspen wandered off. This party is exactly the type of thing he'd love. With a sigh, and a promised threat to Sinbad if he misbehaves too much, Ja'far is off, looking for his fiancé in the crowd. )