[OPEN~] Bollocks

[corvus_corax]

Liuetenant Colonel Uchiha Shisui isn't sure what hit him, but the last thing he was staring at was the tail end of Group Captain Uchiha Itachi's Typhoon F2 (which was a pretty neat beauty, by the way) and then he had glanced down to sneak a peek at the Bermuda Triangle they were flying over. He had just joked about getting sucked into the Triangle and had been in the middle of a ghost story when this happened.

Except he doesn't know what this is.

His baby's down and she's burning, and Shisui scrambles to grab his canteen before she literally explodes.

With the explosion right behind him and just managing to escape, Shisui dives behind a rock to shield himself from the debris and choking air. And yet, amidst all this, he feels the urge to keep himself calm and sane by reaching over to his canteen and unscrewing the cap for a swig of bourbon. 

Except, you know, it's drier than the Sahara in there.

He stares down into the empty vessel and clicks his tongue, tasting soot and dirt. "...This isn't even vaguely American, but I'm thinking it's relevant. BOLLOCKS!" What's the worst that could happen, though? 

Hm. ...How about standing in unknown territory? No, really. Where was he? 

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[counterintel]

There hadn't been many occasions that Shisui's chatter died so suddenly whilst he was in the middle of retelling an epic and didn't follow it up with a line of expletives or at least something to fill the gap. Itachi waited at least twenty seconds before reminding him that he was in the middle of something - but his radar clearly showed that he was the only one in the air.

Flying above the Bermuda Triangle.

Without questioning his sanity he barrel rolled the jet out of his current flight path, and just as he was about to radio in to Mission Control he felt the sky shudder. At least, that was how it felt. The shift in air was enough to force the Typhoon into some kind of lockdown, and when the fighter jet began to curve into a spin it was his quick reflexes that levelled the thing out.

He could see smoke, and despite the desire to apply his logic and decide that there was a high chance it was from a crash he flew toward it. The issue rested with the number of trees surrounding the area, but luckily for Itachi some thirty feet away there was an incredibly convenient clearing.

It wasn't his best landing. He couldn't say he'd ever cut down trees after touchdown, but the damage to the wing wasn't bad enough that it caused a problem. No leaking tank-- not like Shisui's plane and-- Shisui.

His eyes widened, and he pulled off his helmet, pushing open the cockpit and jumping down immediately, making his way under the body of the jet toward the area he'd seen the smoke. "Shisui!?"

[corvus_corax]

Itachi sure was lucky. Shisui would mourn the loss of his baby in just a few minutes, of course, but right now, he was preoccupied with mourning the absence of all that bourbon. He noted the gaping hole on the side of the canteen he was holding, and all at once, his questions as to where the rum-- er, whiskey went were answered. It wasn't exactly the answer he was hoping for, but it was better than finding out that Mills had poured it out for him.

He was just a little too busy coming to terms with the fact that he'd crash landed at all before he began to wonder-- and then fear-- for what may have happened to Itachi. Holy shit, Itachi!!

Shisui would have stood up and run off to find the other, but that right there was a huge chunk of his door flying overhead and landing a few meters in front of him, flames licking whatever was left of it. He stared at the piece of burning metal for a long time before he vaguely picks up the sound of his name... and a very familiar voice.

Crawling from his sanctuary, Shisui peers over the edge of the rock and spots Itachi. Funny how the guy's uniform was all brand spanking new-looking while Shisui's was covered in soot. He wiped some of the black from his face, smearing residue all over it on accident. "Over here!" That right there was a broken canteen waving at you, Itachi. Not to mention, a very relieved looking Shisui.

"Everything jammed," he managed to rasp out, choking on painfully dry air. He staggered, obviously, left ear bleeding and his balance thrown off. If he was being louder than usual, it wasn't because he was mad or excited; he was just mostly deaf.

[counterintel]

He was very lucky, and perhaps it would be their ticket out of here. Where ever 'here' was. Finding Shisui wasn't so difficult, he followed the smoke first-- but the moment he saw just how badly he must have landed he felt every bone in his body ache. Until he saw it with his own eyes - evidence that Shisui had gone up in flames with his prized jet he wouldn't believe it.

That simple call seemed to fill his lungs with air at about the same time all his fear drained from his chest. The fact that Shisui's potential demise had scared him so deeply was something he would analyse much, much later. For now, he had to ensure his partner was well enough to keep moving.

The plane was still burning whilst he ran around it toward that canteen in the sky - and he cast a look across to see what kind of state the right wing was in. Hm.

A quick jump over the rock Shisui had hidden behind and he ducked too, looking his friend up and down for any sign of injury and stopping at his face. "How did you escape?" He muttered, pulling both his gloves off and using one to wipe away at the blood seeping from Shisui's ear, the other hand reaching up to steady him at the shoulder.

[corvus_corax]

Relieved was an understatement. Shisui almost fell right into Itachi on purpose just to ensure that the other was real. That, and he just-- nope, nevermind. even if he did try smelling him just to make sure, all he smelled at the moment was fire and burning metal and wires. And cologne.

He notes how Itachi is saying something, but has no idea what, because despite trying to read the other's lips, Itachi wasn't looking directly at him. "What did you say?!" But Itachi was looking him up for injuries and Shisui shook his head. "All in one piece, but I think my condoms melted." Because, you know, this is very important information... He reached into his pocket and pulled out the very melted remains of a strip of condoms as proof.

But the fact that Itachi was wiping at his ear caught his attention, and only then did he realize that he was just a little injured. "Crap, is my ear bleeding?" Shisui barely ever felt any pain at all, much to his disadvantage in this instance, because his left calf was blistered pretty bad under those fatigues that had somewhat torn through during his attempts to scramble out of his burning aircraft.

He reached out to grip the fabric of Itachi's fatigues from the front, steadying himself with the other's help before turning to ruefully eye whatever was left of his plane. "Fuck..."

[counterintel]

He hadn't expected Shisui to fall against him like that, but all the same he managed to catch the man against his chest, letting his arms wrap briefly around him - not only to make sure he stayed upright, but to find a little comfort in what had been a pretty horrific experience, mostly for Shisui. Shisui simply smelled of burnt, and the thought that he could have lost his friend in the accident was - difficult at best.

His eyebrow arched when Shisui asked him to repeat what he'd said, aware by then of his ear. Hopefully it wouldn't be anything permanent. The blast must have been strong to inflict such an injury though. He was about to ask again, leaning back away from the man in time to hear that and-- "... Oh dear, the worst of our problems. What are we going to do." He muttered, rolling his eyes and taking in a deep breath.

"It's bleeding. It doesn't look too bad... but you're lip reading aren't you?" He asked, looking up again into his eyes and fixing him with a stare in the hopes he wouldn't lie but-- Shisui's attention had shifted. Right. The plane was 'far more important' than Shisui's very life.

"I want to check you over--"

[corvus_corax]

Shisui, obviously, doesn't hear that bit of muttering either. but he does note how Itachi is rolling his eyes, which means only one thing: he was being sarcastic and Shisui couldn't make out a word of it in order to bite back. Settling for his temporary deafness, Shisui fixes a stare on the other instead-- a very 'meaningful' one. "...Barebacking is not safe." Those melted condoms were stuck onto the inside of his pocket, too.

"Probably something temporary. I had my eardrums ruptured before. Still ringing, though. My right works just a little better than the left." And yes, he was lip reading. He didn't really say anything to that, though, shifting his attention to the burning wreck in the distance, his heart sinking at the very sight.

But Itachi was asking to check him over, and Shisui turned his attention back to his partner. "I said I was fine." Just a little toasted and blistered~ "But sure. If it makes you feel better." He wondered, at the back of his mind, if Itachi would leave him here on his own if he was badly injured. As much as he would try to sound macho, that would break him...

[counterintel]

It's clear Shisui can't hear him at all, not even at close proximity. If he'd heard him, he already knew there would be a comeback on the tip of Shisui's tongue. Instead, he gets a glare and that comment just makes him sigh. He's going to mutter again though, mostly because he doesn't want you to hear him complain about how that's hardly his most pressing concern right now.

"Hm." He muttered, looking up and taking a few moments to look from one of Shisui's eyes to the other. It wouldn't be the first time he'd seen someone suffer from barotrauma-- but Shisui's plane had just exploded he had to be sure. His fears were eased only slightly when he saw that look in those eyes, and with a quick look over his shoulder he shook his head... leaning in to press his lips against Shisui's temple briefly.

"I'll be the judge of that." He said, making sure to mouth the words clearly if Shisui was going to be lip reading. His hands stayed where they were, supporting Shisui whilst he took a step back, looking him over and frowning at the places where his fatigues had taken damage. This wasn't really the place to start stripping him, and he was sure he'd seen some kind of settlement. Perhaps to the East.

"Can you walk?" He asked finally. Even if he couldn't-- there was no way that Itachi would leave Shisui here. They were partners, and he never left a partner behind. The same faithfulness that had landed him here after following him.

[corvus_corax]

In Shisui's list of priorities, Itachi's safety took the first spot, followed by his B-1B, then alcohol (or lack of it), and then most certainly stress relief. It was the whole reason he carried condoms around at all, and they were most certainly not in his size.

Shisui knows Itachi's sighing. He knows he's using this opportunity to be mumbling all the things he'd dare not say in his presence had his hearing been intact. By now Shisui is scowling, trying to discern what on earth Itachi's saying about him. But that little press of lips eases the lines of that scowl into a little smile, albeit a sooty one. There's a reassuring squeeze to Itachi's elbow then. He's alright, and yes, he can walk.

"...Did you seriously think I got blown off to conveniently sit behind this rock while my baby went up in flames?" No, Itachi, he ran.

"Anyway-- where are we? Doesn't look like the Triangle to me." There weren't ghost ships for one...

[counterintel]

Minus the alcohol, their priorities were pretty similar. Of course, where Itachi took precedence in Shisui's list, it was Shisui would topped the bill. The stress relief came at about the same place too-- only he concerned himself less with carrying around condoms. Shisui did that for them.

It's good to see Shisui's scowl, and in turn to watch it fade as he smiled. There were only a few things he hated more than the Uchiha's unrest, and knowing that he was fine enough to have maintained his sensibilities and-- sensitivities was just about as reassuring as the squeeze to his elbow.

He let out another soft sigh at those words, although it was more out of sympathy for Shisui's 'baby'. There were crashes that some planes just didn't make it out of - but usually... they took their pilot with them.

"I have no idea." He said, with a shake of his head to make his point known, but he turned enough to point toward the settlement he'd noticed on their way down. "I think there's some kind of town over there... They might be able to enlighten us." The things was-- he was quickly beginning to wonder whether this was where everyone who had ever gone missing over the triangle had vanished. Another world, perhaps?

[corvus_corax]

...He sure was glad he ejected himself out of there the moment he realized the ejector button wasn't working. And the photograph-- he had it on him, intact, still in one piece despite the slight charring around the edges.

But Itachi was telling him something about a town nearby and Shisui had to strain to hear at all. "Yeah?" His gaze followed the direction in which Itachi was pointing to. "What if this was all planned and they're just waiting for us to walk right into their waiting arms?" It was highly unlikely, because if it were the case, then they already would have been accosted and gunned down, or taken prisoner.

But then again this was Shisui thinking along the same lines as Itachi. There is a look before he adds: "...You know there's this theory that those who got sucked into the Triangle woke up in a different world? What if we meet old World War soldiers....?"

If they met old WWI or WWII soldiers, they just might be attacked for looking Japanese...

[counterintel]

Shisui wasn't the only one-- the thought of losing Shisui was perhaps worse than the thought of losing his little brother. Never mind having to face the trouble of being in another 'world' alone, at least with Shisui here, they were together.

His arm fell slightly when he heard that-- it had crossed his mind briefly, but it might just have been one of those things he was trying to ignore. A soft sigh, and he looked back down at Shisui - taking into consideration his potential injuries, the mobility he wouldn't have back for a few hours. Shisui was right though, of course. The potential for attack here was of course high, they just wouldn't know how high until they scoped out their potential 'enemies'.

"Another of your stories." He muttered softly, although there was no denying that what Shisui was saying could well be true. It had happened to them, why shouldn't it have happened to the scores of other people who had disappeared, never to be seen again.

"The crash was loud-- if we haven't already attracted attention, then they will notice eventually. Perhaps it's best to find some kind of shelter, scope out the area and decide whether the people here are approachable. If others really did end up here, we won't be the first. They'll have encountered people like this before."

[corvus_corax]

If he knew you'd thought that, Itachi... And as far as being together was concerned, he probably wouldn't complain. There wasn't anyone to call them out for fraternizing with a comrade and they wouldn't have to worry about being dishonorably discharged from service.

"It could be true, you know. I mean, this doesn't look like Florida, Bermuda, or Puerto Rico at all, know what I mean?" It was too clean and too unpolluted to be either.

But Itachi was talking and from what he could gather, he was making plenty of sense-- like he usually did. "I guess." He glanced at those melted condoms mournfully before putting them back into his pocket. "Better get moving then, before someone comes running over amd arrests us for blowing up a few of their trees or something."

It was then that he bent down to adjust his pants leg, peeling the end off where it seemed to be stuck... and getting a layer of skin to come off as well, exposing a nasty lower calf. "Whoops."

[counterintel]

Itachi wasn't really the type to talk about 'feelings'. Their relationship was odd at best, and although they got along well, and so many people knew they were close - the truth about how deep those feelings went hadn't really been broadcast, or even properly spoken of. They didn't really need to say the words the express how they felt though... or at least, Itachi didn't believe so.

"Then your little ghost stories held more truth than we suspected." He muttered, letting out a sigh whilst he drew the same sort of conclusions. It didn't feel like anywhere he'd been before.

He was about to start making headway on moving when he saw Shisui bend over, trying not to fret over why he felt the need to - he chose instead to speak up. "... You look more upset about the condoms than the aero-- shit." Instantly he crouched down, smoothing a hand down the back of Shisui's leg in a way that in any other moment would have been the start of something else.

"We have nothing to sterilize that with." He muttered, looking up at Shisui and frowning. "I can't leave it like that."