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Who: Zato
Where: Recreational Area
What: Looking for a friend
When: After Lunch
Warnings: none Yet.

After the charade of a meal from the cafeteria - dry burritos with rubbery meat and rock hard beans - Zato had slowly padded his way towards the small recreational area. he could hear a tv droning in one corner, and felt his way around, sitting at a table. He put his hands upon it to find it was covered with checkers pieces. He memorized the places, and sat there quietly, his head down, hiding the cover that hid his eyes.

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Squall had decided to venture out of his cell and go some place other than the Library. He felt a little safer knowing he had Raijin and Seifer to watch his back, and felt a lot less weak for it. He walked into the Recreation room, glancing at the tv, he scrunched up his nose not much wanting to watch what was on. The pool table was empty, but one player pool was never much fun, there were a few card games in progress, but he didn't much feel like butting in.

He noticed Zato sitting alone with a checkers board and walked over. "One player checkers can't be much of a challenge... You'll always win."

Zato smiled, and nodded his head. His voice so soft, and melodious. "Yes ... I suppose you are right. Would you ... care to play a game?" Zato smiled. He still hadn't looked up. Yet.

"Sure, why not? I have some time to spare. Just no laughing if I lose!" He smiled soft, taking a seat opposite Zato, extending his hand. "Squall, and you are?"

He took a moment, moving his hand and sensing the heat near the man, and moved his hand to shake the other man's. "Zato. And I would never laugh, I simply ask you do the same when you trounce me" He smiled, and gently bowed his head. "I give you the first play, Squall"

Once the handshake was over, Squall wrapped his arms across his chest, slouching a little in his seat. It'd been a long time since he'd played checkers, he wasn't even sure he still knew the rules. "Well, Zato. May the best man win." He said, smiling soft, looking at the board before moving a piece.

Zato gently touched his pieces, then measuredly slid a piece, seeming to take a great deal of time in setting the piece, but smiling. "It's been ... over a decade since I've played any board game at all."

Zato kept his head down still, not wanting to freak this young man out, after all. it wasn't polite to scare someone playing a friendly game with you, now was it. The man would probably think him depressed, or shy. but he had to hold out. Most people ran when they found out his ... condition.

Squall watched the man closely, watching the way he moved his pieces, it intrigued him, sparking a curiousity within him. He wasn't sure whether to mention the action, since he didn't want to seem rude.

After a long moment, he frowned and decided to ask as he moved his piece. "Do you get a feeling for which is a good piece to move?"

"You ... could say that" he said softly, and gently reached his hand up. He could tell from the sounds of the scrape of the piece on the board where he had moved, and gently slid his next piece.

He smiled a little. "Maybe that's why I'm so bad, I just move them wherever," he said, a slight chuckle in his voice. He picked up his piece, tapping it against the board for a moment, before moving it to a square.

The tapping threw him off, and it made him uneasy, and finally looked up, and tilted his head to one side, trying to sense where he moved, before reaching to slide another piece on the table. His white sheet bandana tightly covering over his eyes.

Squall blinked when he saw that white bandana covering the other man's eyes. It took him a few moments to realize just what he was seeing. "Ah... you're blind?!"

"It's a good thing I don't care if I lose then isn't it?" he smiled, and nodded sadly. "If you'd rather stop playing I'd understand. it's a normal reaction.

"Ah... no... I just didn't realise!" He blushed a little, though the other man couldn't see it. "How do you know where the pieces are?"

"He's got a lot of skill." Axl happened upon the game and his lover sitting there with the brunette. He wondered why Zato was doing what he was doing, and what would stop it? He didn't show the frown on his face as he walked behind his lover's chair and leaned over to kiss his cheek.

"Something I hope he won't ever loose." He watched the game from over his love's shoulder. He looked at Squall. "You'll loose you know, Squall was it?"

Zato gave a surprised smile. And the kiss on his cheek made him turn his head coyly.

"You give me too much credit, love" he purred, and moved his next piece. "I just learned to memorize the board, and by the sound of the scrape of the pieces, I can know where you are ... but it's possible to confuse me, of course" he said simply, as he moved his hand to touch his lover's cheek, perturbed by the slightly less than full cheeks. he wasn't smiling.

Squall suddenly felt a little bad for tapping his piece against the board. "Oh... You mean my tapping? I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to confuse you."

He watched the two lovers, smiling soft. It was certainly nice to see acts of real love in this hell hole. He slid his own piece and turned his attention to Axl. "It's a good job I'm not a sore loser then." He said with a playful smirk.

That bruise on his eye was still healing a little noticeable as he close them to the touch. He didn't want to spoil the mood with an argument over what he had already talked about with Zato. He did however, kiss that hand affection still given to his lover.

A blue eye looked over at Squall and then a smile crept up on his face. How could he not be happy to have him? It was wonderful. "Yeah? Well, he's awesome. Don't forget it, Chum."

Zato shook his head. "He's made me soft ..." he said quietly, and studied the board for a moment, moving a piece to jump two of the other man's, chuckling. "He gives me too much credit"

Squall scrunched up his nose. "Goodbye little pieces... You served me well!" He teased, quite enjoying the game.

He jumped one of Zato's pieces himself. "So far his words are pretty true, you're kicking my ass."

He he laughed at Squall's remark, softly. It was cute to watch the checker match with the brunette. Axl nuzzled into Zato's neck, kissing. He hadn't seen the man in a small span of time, and was definitely missing him.

Though the 'soft' comment was a little odd. The Brit whispered into his lover's ear. "What does that mean, exactly? I am not making you anything, I just asked for you to not throw your health away."

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