Rice Bluff It’s Disney in up in Here!

Fit

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Ronny was getting a ton of practice in lately, and he was absolutely loving it. Enjoyed that his little list of known powers was getting longer, and that taking hold of news ones was getting a little easier.

Definitely loved that he was helping other people discover and learn about their own powers while doing so, and with Ness having a power that he was extremely familiar with, hoped that he could help the other learn something new about his.

And maybe… Ness could help him learn about his in turn, because Ronny felt that if there was a power to test this out on, it would have to be this one.

Test what, you ask? Well the ability to steal without touching of course!

Didn’t know if it would actually be possible or not, but there was only one way to find out, and they’d be doing that today. Hopefully.

Made his way towards the apartment and offered a few excited knocks on the door, offering a ”hi Ness!” as the other came into view.

CUTIE!

the av fit >:)

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Ness was kinda nervous!

When wasn't he; there was something to worry about in almost every situation. He was an anxious man! That didn't stop him from trying things though, and it usually ended up that whatever he was nervous about was actually the opposite of what he should be nervous about. So tonight would be chill, he'd get to show off his powers and make friends with a friend of a friend.

He'd cleaned as best he could, which meant throwing away trash and moving all the things that didn't have a place into his room and closing the door. Then, because he was such a good host, he took all the avocados he shouldn't have bought at once and smashed them all up in a bowl with some tomato and salt and lime. The homemade guac and a crinkled bag of chips (half empty and pinched together by a clothespin, sat on the table in his living room.

A knock at the door, a deep breath, Ness opened the door and grinned, "Hey Ronny! Nice to meet you!" Handshake? He offered that but wasn't opposed to a hug :D

There was a hand offered, but Ronny had already been going in for a hug before he’d noticed and so a hug would be given instead, and while normally Ronny might have used this as a chance to steal, he held himself back this time.

Don’t worry little green power, he was coming for your neon ass later.

”Same here.” A squeeze, ”Misha wasn’t lying when he said you’re cute.” :3

Ness's hand was bypassed for a hug instead, one that he sort of sunk into awkwardly. A hug was chill and friendly and he was used to giving them out, happy to! Even to strangers. But as previously mentioned he was nervous!

And then there were words, a sentence that made his insides churn.

WHAT WAS THIS? WAS HE BEING TRICKED INTO A BLIND DATE??? Not that Ronny wasn't cute but oh god oh fuck WOW shit. Also. Misha thought he was cute?

When he pulled out of the hug his eyes were wide and his ears were red, "Oh yeah, you too, umm thanks I," his fingers traced the hem of his collar, "yeah. Sorry yeah I was uh, I made guac."

Red ears had Ronny’s smile widening, nose crinkling in open delight as he released Ness with one last squeeze and giving him some space.

Also, awwww him too? Mutual cuteness.

”You don’t have to be nervous, I won’t bite.” He promised, gaze moving towards the guac. ”And thanks, I love guac, always mess up the ratios though, either too limey or not limey enough.”

Suspicious statement, when they started to pull out of the hug Ness made sure to brush against bare skin with his fingertips just to make sure there was warmth. Yep! Not cold like Misha's, he could chill, he had to chill and stop blushing right now.

"Sorry, I," how do you phrase "i don't know what to do about flirting" without sounding dumb? "Yeah!"

:D

"I use a lot of lime so be warned," he replied, shoving his hands into his pockets and stepping back to let Ronny into a living room that looked something like this, but with a little less trash and a little more party snacks. He had one sunken couch and a wooden dining chair, which made sense for a guy who was living alone and didn't really care to decorate, but left them very few sitting options.

"Sorry it's messy," he added, too aware of how it'd looked before he'd cleaned.

A wave of his hand for both statements as he made his way into the apartment, gaze taking a quick sweep of his surroundings.

”Not messy at all,” he assured lightly. ”You should see how my house gets when Viv is home, she just throws her stuff wherever.” The amount of hair clips that he’d absolutely destroyed with his big feet, off the charts.

Made his way towards the couch.

"Not messy at all" came just as his gaze fell on a sour cream and onion chip under the coffee table, something he'd missed while dust busting earlier. Oops.

Ronny didn't seem bothered at all, by the mess or by any unspoken house rules. He made himself comfortable on the couch, which made Ness relax just a little. He moved to the other side of the couch and plopped himself down, then reached to start dipping some chips.

"Who's Viv?"

It was his favorite question to be asked, and also the one that he paid the most attention to because a lot could be learn about a person and their reaction to the answer.

Wouldn’t bother forming any friendship with someone that found issue with it.

”She’s my kid sister, I have custody of her so she lives with me.” Ronny answered, smile still easy. ”She’s eight, so you can just imagine the mess she makes.”

Ness was an only child, it'd been just him and mom for his whole life. No siblings, but a strong family bond! Ness would move back home or offer his mom his room here in an instant should she ask.

So he smiled, "That's so cool, I always wanted a sibling but mom never remarried or nothing, just me and her." He popped a guac covered chip into his mouth, grimacing with the sour. Too much lime.

It was the sort of reaction that he preferred, and Ronny relaxed a degree taking a chip for himself as he nodded in understanding.

”Oh yeah, I complained so much growing up that I wanted a baby sibling and my parents just refused.” A shake of his head and a scoff. ”I move out, and next thing I know they’re telling me I’m going to be a big brother at twenty-one.”

Like couldn’t they have hopped on that sooner?! Chip in mouth and… The too much lime curse lived on even at other people’s houses.

Ness had never complained much, his mother was far from mean or strict but he’d always had a “too anxious to act out” mentality. When he’d ask for a little sibling and she said “no mijo”, that was that. Now as a 27 year old, he couldn’t imagine childhood any other way.

"Is she with you all the time?" he asked, having noticed the phrasing of when Viv is home.

A nod of his head, ”yeah normally.” Figured that Ness was questioning due to the fact that he’d basically admitted to being free all week in their text conversation.

”She spends most of her time at our aunts during summer vacation though.” Which was where she was at currently, and had been for a while now. ”She likes having time with her cousins, and they’re a bit closer to her age.”

There was the prodding question, what happened to her parents?, that Ness figured he should avoid for now. Whatever the reason, having Ronny for a guardian was obviously best for her, and it seemed he was doing a good job.

Ness couldn't imagine having a dependent, the only living thing he was responsible for was the 7 year old bearded dragon in his room. Two-Bit was practically his son though! He'd definitely introduce Ronny to him later.

"Sounds like you guys have a pretty good deal," he replied with a smile.

Returned the smile with one of his nose as he gave easy nods of agreement, ”oh definitely. I wouldn’t have it any other way.” Because while the circumstances sucked on how they got here, he was still grateful that he was able to be this huge part of her life regardless.

”So Ness,” because it was time for the other to couch up some information. ”I heard you’re a potential band mate, what do you play?”

So Ness, oh god time for questions about him. He nodded preemptively, sitting stiffly on his own fucking couch, and grabbed another chip. He figured if he stuffed his mouth now he'd have an excuse to take longer to answer whatever question was brewing.

He was still under the impression this was a date set up, and Ronny had already proven to be forward!

Luckily the question wasn't that bad! He could answer this! Gladly actually, "Oh yeah, oh that's cool Misha mentioned that," scratched his neck with his non-chip hand, "I play guitar and bass, and uhh, do some production too."