So, We Meet Again [Oriel]

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Oriel didn't know that Gryph had already seen some of the darker sides to Kodi. If he had known, combined with Gryph's promise, he would've felt a lot more at ease. But as it was he was working on blind faith with a person who had a history of running away when things got hot. And he'd be lying to say he wasn't nervous about it.

Especially after seeing Kodi like he was when Oriel stumbled on the two at the mall. Anybody watching their interaction there would have assumed they were a couple. It was a scene which was forever preserved in Oriel's phone, a little piece of something he still hadn't decided what to do with yet. Or if he would do anything at all.

After all, Oriel wasn't that evil….well, maybe he was, but he had his good points too, many of which he rarely went out of his way to show anybody he wasn't comfortable hanging off of like a koala. The mere fact that Oriel was able to give Dimples here a semi-friendly hug of "encouragement" meant he was warming up to the bird-boy, at least a little. Maybe.

We'll see, he thought as he continued with his demon smile, one that dropped to a mere sideways smirk at turkey-boy's dubious inquiry. "You'd be surprised to know, I ain't much a liar." Manipulator, yes. With-holder, yes. Liar, not too much. There were ways to twist words around so that it wasn't technically a lie and he knew(and used) them often enough. "'Sides, I got better things to do than trick you into failing at sex. Like Phoenix. I do do him often." He chuckled as he reminisced over those memories.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon had definitely changed for the better since he was younger. He was a lot more loyal now - after leaving Phen alone all those years ago and regretting it immensely. He didn't want to feel that loss again. But he didn't know how to get Phoenix back... so he used it as a lesson. To grow up and not abandon anyone else.

Of course, it was difficult to fight with himself sometimes, but when it was about someone he cared about, he was able to stick to his guns.

Oh. Oh nice. Nice mental image right there. Yup.

The last thing that Gryphon wanted to be thinking about was Oriel and Phoenix doing... stuff. Eugh. But if he wasn't about to lie to him... ugh this was such a stupid conversation. "Fire away then, I guessed." He said, not sure whether he would regret his desicion later.

Ugh. Oriel.

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Oriel wondered briefly is Phoenix and Gryphon had spoken at all since the day Oriel blew his top at the both of them. Very briefly. He much preferred it if they never saw each other again. However it was probably for the better. If Gryph was too busy wallowing and flailing about in his own sea of self-pity(yes, the one that Oriel himself drowned him in) to make an effort to see his so-called "best friend", then his feelings for the pixie were as shallow as he initially thought.
Which, when he thought about it really didn't inspire much confidence in this guy's ability to keep his promises.

Well....if he did manage to come through, Oriel might feel a little better about letting him get close to Phoenix again, and not just for his obvious selfish I-don't-want-you-looking-at-my-boyfriend reasons.

He was pleased that Gryphon took him up on his offer, and the bright, although suspiciously malicious, smile proved it. What Oriel said next was a long series of advice so raunchy and crude that it had to be censored for the sake of the proboards TOS agreements. But with any luck, Gryph soaked up that whole lesson like a boss.

Oriel's smile never ceased throughout the lecture, though. "You get all that? Don't got to take notes or nothing, right?" Probably not, Gryph seemed like he had a pretty good memory.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryph felt like crap every time he thought about Phen, because he knew he was doing a terrible job at being his friend. They hadn't spoken in ages - Gryph hadn't even attempted contact after what had happened before, even though he knew that was the wrong thing to do... plus his mind had been... averted.

There was another problem too - Kodi and Phoenix. He didn't expect they were on good terms, especially after what Kodi had told him a while back... if Phen found out... Gryph didn't even know what his reaction would be. But he knew he needed to talk to him again... soon.

The winged boy... kept up with what Oriel had said, even though that smirk of his was definitely not helping. Seeing as Gryph was so inexperienced, he had tried his best to disguise his discomfort about the subject and act as if he knew exactly everything about it and could take Oriel's advice with ease.

Which was the opposite of the truth, but what could he do?

When it was (finally) over, Gryphon filed away his thoughts. He was pretty certain he'd caught most of it, even if his face was probably redder than usually and he was struggling to keep himself from fidgeting, "Think so." He replied shortly, giving a quick nod, hands stiffly in his pockets by this point.

"Thanks, I think." Gryphon said awkwardly; hopefully they would start dancing soon so he could excuse himself to get his head straight again. How did someone two years younger than him know more about... all of that than he did? It seemed weird. Eugh.

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Kodi and Phoenix were about on as good of terms as a plastic spoon was with a hot stove. And the end results were downright toxic. Oriel was surprised that Phoenix didn't raise a bigger stink about Oriel being friends with the dentokinetic, even more that Phoenix had agreed to let them fuck back then their relationship was still open(though that itself had taken quite a bit of convincing). Oriel still didn't know how Phoenix would respond to the news that his best friend was dating his worst enemy. However, that was why Oriel was also encouraging Kodi to make nice with Phoenix. That way, when he did find out, maybe he would be more okay with it?

Who knew, but it was worth a shot. At present, though, Oriel was certain that Phoenix wasn't ready to know.

Oriel tirade was spoken with all the charisma and shadiness of a snake oil salesman, with a quick and elaborate tongue to match his cheeky smile. Gryph seemed to be keeping up quite well. With any luck, he would be able to make Kodi melt the first time he got the balls to actually push the Chinese boy down and have his way with him. Though the more nervous Gryph became, the more Oriel started to wonder if he'd had a first time ever.

Wouldn't that be something?

Well, if that was the case, that was all the more reason for Gryph to endure this incredibly helpful lesson.

Thankfully, Gryph didn't have to worry about Oriel delving further into that theory because their conversation had been so rudely interrupted by shouts coming from the stage, indicating that it was time to work on the routine. Oriel grinned. "Nice talking. If you ever need any more advice on the subject, feel free to ask, Dimples. There's tons more where that came from." He gave Gryph a wink and a kiss through the air before pushing himself from the table and sauntering down the center aisle, pulling his hair back into a low ponytail as he prepared for practice.