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[abys_keeper]

[Keeper is standing guard-- or rather floating guard near the train station and beaming from ear to ear]

Elan! Elan, Elan!

KAZOOOOOOO!

[and he pulls it out of his bell and plays]

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[abys_keeper]

No! [said brightly. But don't worry Kaiba. he has a song for you too!]

[blue_ice]

[ Ugh. He knows that song. ]

That's very impressive.

I probably shouldn't bother asking for a lullaby, right? Kazoo can't be that subtle.

[abys_keeper]

[he thinks, kazooing aimlessly as he does.]

Oh, I know one! [and it sounds a little like this though not exactly]

[blue_ice]

[ He almost dozes again, but....no. He groans, holding the pillow over his ears. ]

It's not working.

...Don't you ever sleep?

[abys_keeper]

It's dangerous. Anything can get you in the deep. In the dark.

[he does though, but only briefly in little bits and snatches. He hasn't slept for an extended time since Aby left]

[blue_ice]

...with the way the townsfolk are behaving lately, I don't entirely blame you.

But I still mostly blame you. Just so we're clear on that. Could you sleep in shifts with your roommate?

[abys_keeper]

[he considers this]

Scorpia sleeps in the dark and is busy in the light. The dark is my time. It's not as dark as the crushing depths but it's beautiful.

[blue_ice]

I can see that...

but I still need to sleep.

[ He groans and flops back onto his bed, still holding the mirror. ]

That's my beautiful darkness.

[abys_keeper]

Should I sing you to sleep? I can do that. It's very easy.

[blue_ice]

It's likely my best chance. Go for it.

[ He's a little grouchy still, but his expression softens. ]

[abys_keeper]

[he nods and puts the kazoo back in his bell.

Then begins to sing]

[blue_ice]

[ It's a strange sound, almost startling at first. And in the back of his mind he knows what Keeper usually uses it for. But the noise soon has an effect. He mouths a 'thanks' but can't quite get the word out.

The remaining tension on Kaiba's face melts away, his breath slows...and there's a view of his shoulder and collarbone as the arm holding the mirror drops. A few deep sighs later and he's fast asleep. Hopefully these mirrors turn off eventually. ]