What time do you normally sleep?

Depends. My sleep schedule's sort of screwed up anyway. I'm a night-owl. And I know why I can't sleep. I just don't wanna think about it.

Sleeping pills do fucking wonders sometimes.

Perhaps rotating your mattress may help.

Drugs sound like a great answer at this point in my day. )<

Engaging in sexual activities is the only way to prevent the insomnia from overtaking you.

Sleeping pills and alcohol are my defaults when I can't fall asleep.

...Not at the same fucking time obviously.

Yeah. That's probably not a good idea, dude. =\

Those are such unhealthy habits.

I know L. I know.

Then the solution is simple.

Simple. Yeah. Right.

Perhaps going to bed around the same time every night might help. Don't make rash decisions!

The rules of this city are very clear. I don't see how that would be a rash decision.

I could probably benefit from a normal sleep schedule but I don't think it'll make much difference at this point.

Are you Cursed with Loki's Curse, Mister Sakuraba?

Normal is what you make of it. As long as you get enough sleep to function then it's normal for you.

Three to four hours is usually good enough for me.

Cube that's what I'm getting at. I'm pretty screwed. variapioggia I'm the same way. I don't need much sleep to feel rested.

I'm sorry. I had no idea.

Given the fact that my boss is a total prick, that's usually the only amount I'm allowed anyways

It's okay. Don't apologize for anything like that, Cube.

Your boss sounds like somebody who could use a good, swift kick to the balls. Just sayin'.

I'd like to see someone fucking try before he blows their fucking head off.

Really, I would.

Your boss doesn't allow you to sleep more than a few hours? That's terrible! How does he expect you to work properly?

... ... ... Waaaait a second. He doesn't happen to have two guns and a really scary face, does he?

Xanxus is just a dick who thinks the world revolves around his schedule. And he knows I don't need more than that anyways.

Yeah, that's him.

Oh god.

Jesus fucking--- well. That's awkward.

I've been serving as the bastard's right hand man for the past 18 fucking years.

...Man, do I feel sorry for you.

Most people do. I live with it though, it was my decision.

Not to mention he's fucking *amazing* in bed. But from what I've heard you already know that.

He's not all bad. But WORKING for him? I'd shoot myselfshdkgjgdjakj WHAT

WHO SAID--

Xanxus.

Hah. Hah. Well.

Working for him is a fucking nightmare.

I think I may have read something I shouldn't have.

One of his favorite hobbies for the longest time involved a half full whiskey glass and the back of my head

Sorry man. Seriously. I can barely handle just running into him on the street. Seriously? That is. Just. Not cool.

can't sleep? fuck!

That shit is a pain the fucking ass to wash out.

Probably reeks, too.

Pretty sure he bleeds whiskey by this point.

Wouldn't be surprised.

He needs me though, so I stick around. I'm the only one who can actually understand that bastard's motives.

That's... sorta admirable, man.

I kind of know what that's like. Sticking with somebody even though you'd rather strangle them half of the time.

Probably because I've got a bit of a power fetish >_>

As in unhealthily attracted to those dangerous sorts.

Really? Huh. I never even thought about things like that until I wound up here. I'm not really attracted t anybody. But...

I think I'm probably a masochist. Which is really freaking creepy.

I can't deny it with how long I've been around the bastard. It's not that bad once you accept shit like that.

Accepting it's the hard part. A month ago, I never would have talked about anything like that.

Then again, I've always known I've been drawn in by power.

Fuck, I was only 14 when I first saw Xanxus at a party and decided to follow him because of the look in his eyes and his aura.

At least you know that. I don't even know what kind of people I *do* like.

Didn't actually start screwing around till mid to late 20's though.

I was a virgin when I wound up at Vegas.

It's not that hard to figure out. If you really want to know whenever you've got nothing better to fucking do just

sit down and think over everyone you know, anything you know about and what you think might get you off.

That's what I fucking *hate* about that place. Being an assassin I have no regard for most human life, but the fact that fucking

*kids* get pulled in with no prior sexual experience pisses me the fuck off.

Going to go to art school. I had all sorts of plans. So much for that. I guess I'd better suck it up and figure out what I like.

Xanxus hates it. The brats that we fucking *hate* because they took what was supposed to be his, I've ended up taking

most of them in because I can't fucking stand to see them out on their own in those conditions. It's just fucking wrong.

Yeah. I wish I could do something but I'm in a pretty bad place myself. At least I've got my Psychs back now and I'm not totally useless.

Famiglia takes care of each other. Probably the only fucking reason Boss hasn't kicked all the damn brats out of our place yet.

You got anyone around for you?

Sorta. Depends on if my murderer and the guy whose out for my murderer's throne counts.

Xanxus probably wouldn't care too much if you decided to drop by here and there if needed.

That'd be okay? I'd pay for the time and space however I need to. Wouldn't mind it.

The rooms are mostly filled, but we have a huge fucking couch. It's more than comfortable.

Got a place at the Bellagio a while back and have more than enough room. And the brats are paying most the rent.

Xanxus and I bought it, so they have to keep it up until they've put in as much as we did.

That's kinda cool. I had a good friend of mine from home helping out but he's gone now. I might swing by. Maybe.

And with four of them living there and the rent only be six chips, we're doing decently.

Wow. For real. Must be nice to be able to at least work as a team from the start.

Mafia law, family sticks together. No matter how badly said family wants to fucking *murder* certain other members.

The brats make up the main branch and we're part of the special assassination branch.

It doesn't help though that the fucking brats are all from ten years into our pasts

Huh... That's kind of cool. There's stuff like that where I'm from but I was always too anti-social for organized crime, I guess.

Ten years? That's a lot.

Main reason I'm letting them stay with us, they didn't have the chance to fucking grow up yet.

Yeah.

Three of them are brats, one of them is actually the boss of an allied famiglia who's also a moron I went to school with.

He can take care of himself when he's not tripping over his own damn feet, but mostly just there to keep an eye on the brats

so they don't piss Xanxus off.

Doesn't sound so bad, then. The one guy here that I know is one of the immortal guys I mentioned earlier. And the other one's just plain

crazy.

Crazy defines the Varia branch of the family. But from what I've noticed, it's down to me and Boss now.

We had two others, our youngest batshit brat member and a fucking traitor, but I think they're gone now.

I've never had the guts to ask Xanxus about any of this crap. Kinda makes some stuff make sense now.

He probably wouldn't have said much even if you had.

Yeah. I figured as much.

The brats alone are a bad subject for him, but he's mostly gotten over the past.

He wanted the position of Vongola X, but we lost in the battle to see which guardians would be suited.

Kind of fucking sad when an elite assassin group gets taken down by a group of fucking *middle schoolers*

>_>

Took a bit for our pride to get back up after that. I don't really give a shit much anymore since it was ten years ago, but *still*

Damn. Gives me some sympathy for the Reapers I blasted through in The Game.

They were talented though, I'd give them that much. And I got to see their potential come through as they grew up

But like I said, the brats that showed up in Vegas are still the *kids* and not the ones I know directly from home.

Fucking frustrating because it'd be so much fucking easier if the older ones had come instead

You've got something to focus on. Something to fight for. That's more than most people can say.

That's true at least. As much as it's a fucking pain in the ass. I *hate* babysitting

LOL. Yeah. It's sad. I wish I had something like that. Something other than just trying to stay the hell alive.

Find something. I was young when I found mine, it was simple for me. The sword, I wanted to be the best. That's what started it all.

It just so happened that the reigning sword emperor was leader of Varia, I killed him and took the position to prove myself.

Gave up my rights to it over to Xanxus, and it grew from there. Varia and my sword was what I fought for, and still are.

Viral keeps telling me to take up a weapon, just in case. Since I've already... ... run into trouble. And that sounds EPIC.

Like something out of a videogame or something. Then again. What happened to me was pretty out there too.

Heh. If you're any fucking good with a blade, I could probably teach you.

You're probably a lot fucking smarter than my last student. Granted, the little fucker is equal to my standards now though.

But he's still a complete dumbass.

A blade? I've never touched one in my life. But Japan's famous for making great swords so...Maybe? I dunno. I'm not a complete moron.

Usually. >.>

Seem better than most I've met. Plus Boss puts up with you and that's fucking saying something.

It's never too late to try and see if you've got any potential there.

I think I want to. I'm tired of being caught off guard and abused for it. I was a freaking Psych genius back when I was a kid. A sword can't

be that different.

Just tell me what you can do and we can see what we have to work with.

I've got these pins from home. I can draw out powers from them. Stuff like pyrokinesis or super speed or even just raw energy...

When that bastard showed up, he gave me my ability to use them back.

If you can find a way to combine those with a weapon it'll give you a good edge.

Never thought of that. Guess it's 'cause weapons are sort of hard to get where I'm from.

We could probably find something out in the ruins. There had to be a knife shop somewhere in Vegas, just need to see what condition they'd

be left in.

I'm pretty good at scavenging. That's what I was doing at first. I could probably find something.

I might be able to figure out a general area, I've been to Vegas a few times back in my own world.

Yeah. I'd heard of it but never been here. Never really left Shibuya. Wish I had, now that it's all gone.

I'd say you didn't miss much, but my outlook on the world is pretty fucking bleak.

Working as assassins for the most powerful mafia family in the world gets a lot of travel miles.

Me too. Shibuya was all I saw, and I *hated* it.

You didn't miss much, everywhere's practically the same once you get used to things and the novelty of someplace 'new' wears off

Yeah, You got a point. Maybe I should just be grateful for getting to see one hell of a city and knowing it inside and out.

It's fucking better than nothing.

You're better off in a place you know well than someplace you're completely fucking lost in anyways.

It's all a lot to think about. I guess I'll go try to sleep. Or find that 'friend' of mine and see if I can fix this damn 'problem'.

Thanks for the advice.

Any time. You're more worth talking to than most the idiots I know.