sweetestsurrender | { The AU meme }

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{ The AU meme }

Ever played out something and then later wondered "What if?" Ever wondered what it'd be like to play your character a different way, but didn't feel like making a full thing dedicated to it? Now's your chance to play it out!

Using RNG you'll roll 1-3 for the level of the change, and 1-6 for the change itself, or if you want, pick your own based on what you wanted to do.

1)  Small Change: The flap of a butterfly's wings can cause tsunami's on the other side of the world.

-1: "A minute too late"- What if you missed something by a minute, or more? You missed the big meeting, the girl, helping that person, all because you were too late, what happens next?
-2: "The nick of time"- Just like the first, only that instead of missing something you got, that if you got something you missed because you were either too late, or just messed up? Congratulations! Let's just hope it's what you really wanted.
-3: "A little too early"- One more, what if you showed up early? It's suppose to be a good thing, is it this time?
-4: "The other choice"- You had two choices, left or right, heads or tails, Coke or Pepsi, now you get to see what would have happened with the other choice.
-5: "Oops!"- You slipped up, and made a mistake. Is it bad, or a blessing in disguise?
-6: Wild card/Pick your own- Thought of a slight change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

2)  Medium Change: Didn't really see that coming, did you?

-1: Turning point change- That one thing that would have turned things in your favor went against you, and vice versa. How will you handle this critical change?
-2: "A Razor's edge"- That one moment that could have went either way has gone the opposite way of before. Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?
-3: Crossroads- You reached a point in your life where you had several choices before you, now's the time to go down another road and see where it leads.
-4: The Road less traveled- "Two roads diverged in the woods, and I took the one less traveled" Will it make all the difference?
-5: Interference- Something blocked you from getting something you were going for. What do you do once the moment is gone?
-6: Wild Card/Pick your own-Thought of a medium change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

3)  Large Change: Why do all the people here have goatee's?

-1: Good/Evil- Use to be a good guy? Welcome to the dark side, here's your cookie. Former bad guy? Hand over the cookie tray and join the side of good. How will the change of moral compass change you?
-2: A different person- You're now a completely different person, literally. Are you taller? Shorter? A robot? A pony? Powers? No powers? Your call.
-3: The other sex- Rule!63 is in effect. Now how does this effect your relationships with the other?
-4: A change in history- Something that happened in the past now has completely change or is now gone. One domino toppling the rest. Now that you've changed your past, how will it effect your future?
-5: Giving up- You walked away from something important to you? Do you regret it? Are you happy?
-6: Wild Card/Pick your own- Thought of a large change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

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She grinned wickedly. "Technically Heero's my partner, but I've heard that you have a very personal understanding of just why he's not trusted with that sort of mission. No telling what he'd salvage parts from. I, on the other hand, can be trusted not to destroy one system to get another working."

"..." Duo had forgotten. But that memory had him dropping his head into his hands and groaning. Because yes, now he did remember. And yes, he still held a grudge. He still held a grudge against Relena for picking Heero, the guy who was trying to kill her over him, the guy who was saving her! Who the hell did that? Ignored their saviour in favour of running to help their potential murderer? That way madness lay!

"That asshole cost me time and money fixing what he did. Bastard hurt my Deathscythe! Nope, no, no way can he be trusted!"

She laughed warmly, leaning back in her seat and settling an arm over her stomach. "Exactly. So she sends me, along with some of the fixer monkeys, to do whatever the colony engineers tell us. Assuming they didn't punch their ticket in the initial accident. When that happens, I usually take command."

She sighed happily, eyeing her empty plate. "I don't think I have room for that cake today. We'll just have to come back another time so I can try it."

It made sense when she put it like that. Honestly he would have thought Heero would have grown out of that habit being a Preventer and all and having all those resources at his disposal...

"Y'know, never did get an apology for that..." He mumbled, a gloomy expression on his face. One that changed quickly when Wufei spoke again. He was able to laugh then. "No way. We'll get it to go and have it later. Next time we'll be trying her carrot cake."

"Alright then," she replied with a chuckle. "And you should tell him you're still sore about it. He's gotten better at keeping friends these last few years, and apologizing has been a big part of that." She knew why now, too, but it wasn't her information to share, so she didn't.

"Just so long as you'll bring me back. That pie was too good."

Duo waved her off with a light laugh. "Nah, no use dredging up the past for an apology." Besides, were they even friends? He'd never really been close to Heero, even when he'd tried to be. There were only so many times a guy could get pushed back before he gave up.

"We'll come back." He promised with a warm smile. "Sooner rather than later, then I can avoid getting hit by Debbie again!" Maybe. She had a fondness for hugging him and then hitting him, or the other way around. She was an odd one, but he adored her regardless.

"Well, suit yourself. He's not who I believed he was, during the war," Wufei shrugged with an easy smile.

"Well, I should hope so. She keeps smacking sense into you, I might start having a problem with her," she teased warmly, and glanced across the room, to see if she might be able to catch Debbie's eye and convince her to come over. As much as she wasn't looking forward to the conversation they'd have when they got home, delaying the inevitable wasn't exactly her style.

"Because you know him better than me." Duo said gently. "We weren't close. It'd be kinda weird just rokcing up to the guy and demanding an apology for somethin that happened a lifetime ago." Even if it still irritated him. He doubted Heero had given it a second thought, even when he was doing it!

Duo was laughing at that, an easy, warm laugh. And Debbie? She'd been chatting with one of he regulars when she'd glanced over hearing laughter, only to see Wufei looking at her. She smiled big and bright, made her excuses and approached their table. "How'd you cuties like the meal?" What was the point in asking? They'd near licked the plates clean! She was overjoyed by it. "Can I get you anything else? How about some delicious red velvet cake?"

"You assume that sort of thing would bother him," she said with a chuckle. "But if you don't want to bring it up, I'll keep my nose out of it. If you ever want a wing-woman for making nice with him," she shrugged.

"Delightful," Wufei replied warmly. "But I heard something about a death by chocolate cake... do you think you could box one up to go for us? I'm all out of room at the moment but I don't want to miss trying it." She was a lot better with people than she'd been during the war, and it helped that Duo had her so relaxed.

"I'll think about it." He wasn't going to dismiss it out of hand, but he shut up once Debbie showed up and just grinned up at her.

"You've been talking about my cakes?" She looked at Duo with that same wide smile. Laughed when he nodded and was happy to agree to the request. "Then two slices of death by chocolate coming up. I'll bring them right over, sweetie." This time her smile was aimed at Wufei before she trotted off.

"You've made her day. She's real proud of those cakes. I remember when she first started making them. They were awful, but she never gave up. Kept practicing and now... Well you'll see just how good they are."

"Thank you," Wufei replied warmly, watching her go before turning her attention back to Duo. "Hard work often pays off. I hope I wake up hungry in the middle of the night. Nothing better than cake at two am. Which I suppose gives away that I still have nightmares sometimes, but it's gotten down to just once or twice a month and I don't thrash anymore."

"I think nightmares'll be with us for a while..." Duo replied carefully. He had his fair share too. And he had a feeling he had the share of others on top of that. Sometimes he went without sleep for days before finally crashing. It didn't happen nearly as often as it used to, but maybe that was a bad habit he should have mentioned...?

"But it's good they're not as often for you, Wu." He smiled then, wide and genuine. "Maybe you'll have even less now you've nothing to hide anymore?"

She nodded in agreement, letting out a long sigh. "One of my conditions of employment is regular therapy, and as much as I hate it, it has been helpful. But yes, I think it's likely I'll have fewer now." Tonight, though, she'd be surprised if she didn't wake up swallowing a scream.

She sighed heavily at the thought, and forced a smile. "Well. Probably going to have one tonight, but it's a price worth paying."

"Wu..." Duo tried, he was going to reach out, but before he could Debbie was back again. All smiles and happily delivering her cakes. They were nearly wrapped and placed in a paper bag for them to take home with them.

"Now you two don't be strangers, y'hear?" she wagged a finger at Duo in warning and then turned to Wufei. "I expect you to knock some more sense into the boy! Teach him that leaving his friends behind is bad." she pouted, but there was a teasing light in her eyes. "Now you two go on home and have a great rest of the night!" she winked, playful and laughingly walked away before Duo had the chance to splutter and tell her off.

She smiled at him, a little sadly, but brightened it up for Debbie. "Oh, we won't," she promised. "And his sense is all in there, it just needs a little rearranging," she teased right back, and slid out of her chair when she walked away.

"She's not expecting us to accept the entire meal for free, is she?" Wufei asked, since a bill hadn't been dropped with the cake, and she fished her wallet out of a pocket. She had no idea what the normal price was, but she knew very well what it was worth, and put a couple bills on the table.

"Probably does, but that never stops me." Duo had also pulled out his own wallet and added a few more bills on top of the others with a smile. He grabbed the paper bag, waved to Debbie and held his hand out for Wufei before he lead the way back out to where he'd left his truck.

Wufei bobbed her head at Debbie as Duo waved, her hand sliding into his as if they'd been doing it for years, and she followed him to the truck. "This was lovely," she said warmly as they stepped out into the evening air. "I can see why you like the place so much. Good food, good people, maybe the occasional scuffle if the scratches in the floorboards are to be believed," she grinned, walking with him to the truck. The evening would be a nice counterpoint to what she was about to put them through, something they could hang onto, to remember that things were better now.

"Hah oh yeah, fights break out now and again. Cian usually puts a stop to it quick enough but they happen." He grinned and, once they reached the truck, he opened Wufei's door before he headed around to the drivers side and climbed in.

"I'm really glad you liked it here." He said with a happy sigh once be was settled in. "Kinda worried you wouldn't. Guess that was silly, huh? But just wait till you try this cake. It'll blow your mind!" he twisted around and put the paper bag on the back seat before turning back to start the engine.

She climbed up into the truck and buckled herself in, letting out a happy sigh as she relaxed into the seat. "I'm sure it will," she agreed warmly. "But now you've got me curious... what kind of places do you think I like?" She was amused that he thought she wouldn't like a spacer bar, though she could understand it. She'd relied heavily on propriety and tradition during the war, distanced herself with feigned arrogance, acted like she was better than them when really, she'd just been scared.

They'd all been, she assumed. A bunch of kids thrown into a war they had no business being a part of. The whole thing was madness, but it had been necessary. She reached for his hand again, without even thinking about it.

Duo laughed. "I'll be honest, I've no idea. That's the problem. I didn't know, but I'm learning.". And it was kind of nice, learning new things about Wufei, learning what she liked and didn't like. And when her hand found his again he was happy to take it, threading his fingers with hers. He even went ahead and brought it over to rest upon his thigh as he started the truck and started the drive for home.

"Well, at this rate I'm going to learn as much about myself as you are. I'd never thought to try a place like this, but it was a wonderful surprise, and promises to be again when I wake up in the middle of the night craving chocolate," she teased lightly, turning her head to watch him drive, to catch his profile changing under the street lamps. "I suppose I'll have to plan our next date, take you somewhere that you can try something new," and hope he liked it. She did tend to prefer quieter places, and despite how loud Duo could be, she knew he appreciated the quiet, too. "Have you ever gone hiking? For recreation, I mean."

"So this was a date, huh?" Again he'd not wanted to assume, but he'd still wanted to show her a good time. If they'd said it was an official date before hand maybe he would have gone to a bit more effort, or at least arranged a little extra excitement.

"Cant say I've gone hiking for fun. But I'm open to it. That something you like doing, Wu?" it wasn't something he was against at all. Running for fun was something that baffled him. But a nice walk in nature? He could enjoy that.

She shrugged. "It felt like what I imagined one would," she replied with a little smile, letting her thumb slide along the back of his hand. "Maybe not as excessively romantic as the ones in movies, but I've never been terribly fond of going over the top."

She chuckled at his reply. "Three or four times a year, I'll go out into the wilderness for a weekend. Usually when I'm waiting for internal affairs to clear me after a complaint, since I'm not allowed in the gym during the waiting periods," so she couldn't just fight her way to a clear head, and she'd opted for nature hikes as an alternative.

"Glad it wasn't just me then." He'd felt it himself but, again, hadn't wanted to push for anything Wufei wasn't comfortable with. He'd thought if he was going to ask Wufei out he'd be more clear on it. But this was fine too.

"Well..." Duo couldn't help laughing. "You wanna take me on a date to the thing you take your frustration out on? Sure sure, so long as that's not what we'll be doing?" he risked a quick glance over at Wufei. "It's for fun you wanna do it, right? I'm not driving you crazy already am I?"

She laughed warmly when he asked about the hiking. "Just for fun," she confirmed. "I don't exactly have a lot of hobbies that aren't for venting frustration, but most of it comes from work," or things that were no longer problems, thanks to Duo. "In fact, you're having the opposite effect. I've been so relaxed this week people are engaging me in small talk, and I haven't snapped at anyone all week. Not even Heero," it was a personal best.

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