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[ Back in their room - as Tidus had talked about, but letting them sit and drink and chat as they often do - Tidus turns around to sit down on the edge of the bed, and needlessly: ]

Alright, Inigo - take off your clothes.

[ Insert this icon face, grinning and waiting - to see Inigo's reaction, mainly. Does he have to phrase it this way? Yes, he does, 'cause he wants to.

Feel free to ask why. But if Inigo does start to make moves to undress, Tidus will laugh and go, ] Nonono, okay, I'm kidding, kinda.

[ mixed messages.mp3. ]

[ There's no full move to undress, at least. Because Inigo can see that look on Tidus's face, and that does suggest that this is a joke..

.. but then again, why would the other tell him that jokingly? Right now? Confused about Tidus's intentions, Inigo does move one hand down to the waistband of his pants..

Only to pull it back again a moment later, his cheeks faintly pink.

(Even just as a joke, he's weak to hearing Tidus say that.) ]

W-Why did you have to put it that way if you were joking?! [ Please, bro. Think of his heart. ]

[ Tidus couldn't help it, and he's laughing now, more of a chuckle (or a giggle, really), tickled at the response and all. A face that's both shameless and not, with that smile worn. ]

Sorry, sorry! [ He makes a 'c'mere' type motion, except- ] I want you to get out your clothes and show me what you've got! You wanted to see how those shorts look on you, right? Let's take some pictures so you can see everything better. That's all - promise!

[ There's nothing more to this kind act. ]

[ Inigo is entirely unsure of whether or not to trust Tidus with photos of him in shorts - as if that's anything that scandalous - after this joke.

But he is kind of curious..

So Inigo stands up from where he was sitting, grabbing the shorts out of his band. ]

Alright, alright, but no more jokes now!

[ He points at Tidus with his free hand. ]

I'm watching you.

I'm turning around and behaving like a good boy!

[ He does as he says it, turning to look in the other direction, hands on his lap, putting on a bit of a show of looking like a goof, but it's all in good fun. He remembers his own clothes then, but figures he'll check them out later.

...scratched that, nahh, he didn't get a proper look at everything, did he? So Tidus will be doing that, making the suitcase appear on the side of the bed closer to the pillows, and looking through at the folded clothes. ]

I wonder where the train gets these? Never really thought about it before.

[ Bro, you better not be looking. Because these pants are coming down. Even though there's technically nothing underneath it that Tidus hasn't seen before, and..

.. hang on. It's only then, as Inigo is standing there, dick out, that he's realising a vital problem with this whole shorts idea. ]

Tidus, I need underwear. [ HE ALMOST FORGOT. Almost stuck his bare ass into Tidus's shorts! ]

Huh? [ He starts to look back, or somewhat, but it's not really modesty that makes him look away but recalling- ] Oh, yeah.

[ Right, the underwear. He has to think for a second, before putting out his band hand and making appear - another suitcase. One that when he opens it...reveals a collection of underwear, all in purple. Also, socks. So many. Not enough to fill the entire suitcase, but just.

Behold the mess. Even more as Tidus looks at what there is. Boxer shorts? No. Shuffle shuffle shuffle...

He grabs some and holds them out, looking over. ]

Try these.

[ Inigo takes them, though he can't resist saying: ]

The colour coding on this train is truly something else, isn't it.. [ Just like when the train SNUCK PURPLE INTO HIS MAKEUP KIT, DON'T THINK HE DIDN'T NOTICE, TRAIN!

But apparently it goes down all the way to the underwear...

The underwear that Inigo is trying on as we speak. Thankfully it's not too different from putting on pants, so he manages to get the pair on well enough, even though the look on his face as he's wearing them is a little.. thoughtful. ]

.. huh. It feels kind of.. strange.

[ ...he can look now, right? Not that he's eager, but-! He might as well see an Inigo with a little decency for once. ]

See? Not bad, right? [ Behold, it's underwear! Maybe not the exact kind Tidus would pick, but the kidnapped beggars can't be choosers. ] Guys look good in a good pair of boxers. Not the kind that're too loose, but-

[ But, uh. Forget about getting picky about guy underwear. He waves a hand dismissively. ]

What happened to yours anyway? When you showed up on the train?

[ If not boxers briefs, then underwear in general! ]

.. uh..

[ Give him a few moments here. Please, are you asking him to remember something from pretty much a year ago?! He has no clue. What did happen to his underwear..? He does think he has a few of them before.. ]

I don't.. know..

[ Did he give them away?! Throw them away?! What happened, Inigo sure doesn't remember. ]

It's been a long, long time since I first showed up here, you know! I don't remember everything from back then.

[ Inigo

why do you have no underwear

The case of the missing underwear. It's more of a minor oddity to Tidus, but he accepts Inigo's point, just making a humming sound before he nods to the shorts. ]

Well, you wanna try those on? You can keep those- [ a nod this time to his covered JUNK. ] I got a bunch that time I tried buying the suitcase of clothes for everyone.

[ The time he got a bag, underwear and socks...... thanks, train. ]

I mean.. I guess I can keep them..

[ But as the italics imply - he doesn't sound very enthusiastic about this idea. Not that he sounds like he dislikes it.. it's more some sort of ambivalence. ]

But it's not like I'm going to wear them much. [ Please, is there any reason to? What's so wrong with going commando! ] I'm still not convinced on this entire shorts idea.

[ Despite said shorts still lying there, on the bed.

Ready to be tried on. ]

...I get this isn't a thing most guys in your time probably care about, but as the guy you're sharing a room with? It'd be great if you were some.

[ Not to make this awkward, but also, bro. Bro. Please. Think of him in the mornings. But he also doesn't want to keep this so awkward, so - ]

And they look great! You know... [ There was something about making this less awkward, but Tidus's gaze shifts embarrassingly as he admits: ] I think guys look good in trunks.

[ It's probably a good thing that Tidus is moving on here at the pace he does, because he 100% would have received a remark in return about how it's not even like Tidus has seen his dick only once or twice--

But thankfully it's shoved to the background. For now. Since Inigo's attention is taken up entirely by what Tidus says next. His eyes grow a little wider with surprise, before his eyebrows knit together into a thoughtful frown. ]

.. they do?

[ ???

He sounds so confused. Maybe it's since he's not used to underwear, but he's not sure how this works.. ]

Sure. If I had to look at an ad of a guy lounging in his underwear or with his dick out, I'd look at the one in underwear, you know? It's just more...

[ He's rolling his hands around one another, trying to find the words. ]

--Attractive! And a guy with his junk out's like, uh, no thanks.

[ They're talking about the same thing here, right. ]

[ Yes.

They're talking about attractive dicks. Attractive.. dickwear. Same thing.

But considering the cultural difference here, this is a wild, wild thought for Inigo to wrap his head around. On the other hand, it's nice to hear Tidus say something is attractive about guys. On the other hand.. really? Inigo is just used to dicks swinging around wildly, okay.

But if Tidus is saying he likes this more.. ]

.. I could wear more of these if you want.

[ I-Inigo? Desperate for that sweet, sweet feeling of being found attractive by Tidus? Surely you jest. ]

[ This is awkward, on a confusing level.

Because he's asking Inigo to wear underwear so he isn't showing his stuff off more? Or because the offer comes after he just shared about his like of certain kind of adverts? That he realises Inigo probably has no clue about. ]

If you're fine with it. [ But, that's about the most normal answer he can give. Inigo isn't offering to do it because of anything but the dick waving thing, surely!! J-just bromo in here, pals. ]

Okay - [ okay, change of subject! ] - try on the shorts already!

[ Tidus's one saving grace here is that Inigo is easily distracted again by that last remark the other makes. His eyes grow a little wider, as if he totally forgot about this in the five seconds or so he was distracted by what Tidus was saying before.

But now he remembers! Right! The shorts! The thing all of this was for in the first place!

Inigo grabs them before putting them on, giving a bit of a sceptical look as he glances down at himself once they're on. ]

By Naga, you can see so much of my legs..! [ SO MUCH.

It's not like he wasn't aware this would happen, since he's seen Tidus wear these kinds of pants often enough.. but still! Dude! ]

[ Okay, that's a funny reaction. ] Yeah?

[ What were you expecting, Inigo!! Tidus is grinning though, and he wiggles a bit on the bed as he says- ] Move your legs, see how it feels to move in them! ]

You can get a half-knee too. I like 'em! They're great for running and moving around in. Take a small walk 'round the room.

[ It can't be anything but small. ]

[ Apparently it's just one thing to know how much leg shorts are going to show, and it's another to see it! Just look at Inigo's pale legs. He looks like a ghost. These babies have never been exposed to bright sunlight, that's for sure. ]

I.. I mean, I suppose it feels different from wearing normal pants..!

[ BUT HE'S NOT SURE IF THAT'S.. IN A GOOD WAY...

Though he's trying to be a good sport here. Inigo starts moving, walking around a little while wearing them. He keeps occasionally glancing down, kind of oddly... ]

.. I think we might have to stick to this being your thing.

[ Yes, Inigo, because clearly no one else in the multiverse wears shorts. You're breaking Pokémon youngster's heart. ]

I feel much too exposed like this. [ I-It almost feels dirty.. ]

[ Inigo has his things. He has his thing about getting undressed, has his thing about not taking off his shirt in a pool. There's a part of this that isn't a surprise, but Tidus still can't help but be incredulous about the whole thing.

Especially when Inigo says that. ]

What, showing your legs? [ Inigo?? He's already got a quirk brow, but he's throwing it Inigo's way deliberately now, putting on a sly voice: ] You worried about someone checking them out? Wanting a piece of that calf?

[ And he thinks at the end of that to lean over, give the side of Inigo's leg a friendly slap. EYYY, LOOK AT THIS, FELLAS. ]

[ Apparently that's exactly what Inigo is worried about, considering he lets out a yelp and immediately hops away at that slap on his leg.

.. well, it's either that, or he's just being dumb and shy in general right now. ]

I-In my world we don't look at people's legs, alright?! We wear armour! [ He wasn't prepared for the latest Zanarkand ~~boob window~~ fashion! ] Of course it's strange to me! It has nothing to do with people c.. checking.. me..

[ He can't even finish the sentence.

Instead Inigo's face is just turning as red as a tomato. ]

[ Inigo's excuses would be more reasonable, if he hasn't spent his time around him wearing shorts all this time. As it is, Tidus is amused before believing.

He leans against the bed still from when he gave the slap. ]

Inigo, [ he gives in the same sly voice as before, face mischievous, ] I've got a good view here of the curve of your calf, you know... never knew I was a leg guy before now.

[ heh

heh

heh ]

[ Despite just how obvious it is that the other is just joking, Inigo is reacting all the same - as usually, really. There's just some part of his brain that shuts down and no longer recognizes anything at all as a joke when he gets flustered enough.

And he's definitely crossed that line at this point.

He grabs the blanket off the bed, not caring if that means pulling it away from under Tidus if the other is still up there, and starts to hold it in front of his legs, like he's trying to block Tidus's view.

Nevermind the fact the other guy has seen him entirely naked more than once. ]

C-Come on! Stop looking! I feel way too seen right now!

[ Can we even lie to ourselves that Tidus will learn to be better one day? Maybe this is the best we'll get, and Inigo will have to suffer for it - which Tidus is loving, given the reaction it provides.

He is still on the bed, and the yank of the blanket attempts to force him back, a war going between Inigo's need for modesty, and Tidus's body weight. Tidus just laughs, to that and Inigo's fluster. ]

Come ooooooon! [ But he's rolling back some, laying on his back with still a giggle in his throat. ] They're legs. No one's gonna look! You're fine!

[ bro why are you always like this ]

nebula 1;

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