SCP-4902 The Gate (Scp Foundation Mythos x Gate - Jietai Kare no Chi nite, Kaku)

Chapter 15: Finding Some Sense

There's not much difference in that aspect between Falmart and Earth, but they're both worlds apart, literally.

His walking got him out of the courtyard of the Northern Gate and placed him in the wide streets of Italica. While there was a battle, the buildings do not insinuate that. Sure, the battle happened outside of the gates, but he expected for the fortifications from dawn to still be here. But he doesn't complain, it allows him to gaze at the architecture and Italica's similarities to old European buildings. He swears he's seen some of these buildings in the countryside of England.

He nearly trips forward as something pushes him on his left shoulder. After recovering, he cranes his neck back after coming to a stop. "Yo Gibbs!" The man casually addressed the Sergeant Major, but Gibbs tolerates that action. Because it was his cousin, Porter Mann. "On leave I see? Aren't you hungry? Why are you skipping the canteen?" Porter asks while gesturing back with his thumb.

Gibbs lets out a relaxed laugh as he pats the hand of Porter that's wrapped around Gibbs' shoulder. "I think I'll be better off with taking a nap, Port. Besides, my back and legs are killing me." That was a lie, Gibbs wants to check on Kira which he deduced would be in the main camp down South.

"Pssh" Porter rolled his eyes, shaking his head afterward before a mischievous grin curl up his face. He closes the distance and enters Gibb's personal space, being awfully close to Gibbs' face. "It's about that Lieutenant, isn't it?" Porter whispered, lightly chuckling afterward as if he had revealed a huge thing to Gibbs. "Come on! You're around her so much that I begin to think you both like each other!.'

"And with you being so close to me people would think we're boyfriends, now back up." Gibbs gives Porter a firm push square on his chest, pushing him away to a comfortable distance. Porter gives a hearty laugh, as he knows Gibbs means nothing of it, and with a nod, he agrees to keep his distance. Gibbs sighs and shrugs. "She's sweet, but no, I don't have plans to sweep her up from the ground and go off into the sunset, no."

"Awwww!" Porter groans in disappointment, still having the grin planted onto his face. "Come on Gibbs! You're thirty years old now! You gotta have a love interest, it's now or never!"

Gibbs sighs and shakes his head, waving dismissively. "I'm in no rush to get a girlfriend, Port. How about you get out of my ass already? How about that.?"

Port gives Gibbs a firm pat on the back before wrangling his cousin's neck with his arm wrapped around it, his other hand patting Gibbs' chest. "Alright alright! I have things to do anyway, but give me updates on that front okay!" And with that Porter unlatches from Gibbs and walks off back to the way of the North gate.

Gibbs stood still, staring at the walking Porter with a neutral face. But a second later a smile curls up his face, and a small chuckle comes out of the man. 'How about you find a boyfriend' Gibbs thought, directed towards the hyperactive and always teasing cousin of his. Gibbs turns his back and returns to walking towards the Southern Gate.

As he walked down the street the scene changed almost drastically, the streets are now littered and filled with people. He keeps his eyes and thoughts to himself, but can't help to glance around at the people around him. They were staring at him, it's only his right to look at them back. Gibbs feels almost a strange feeling, the feeling of being misplaced, not belonging. Of course, he knows what caused this feeling, the fact that he's a Foundation operative.

However, Gibbs finds it rather comforting. Yes, he's not in his element here, but being around people or being in public without needing to hide anything, at least anything significant, gives him a wash of relief. The streets quickly become more crowded, him bumping into a few people on the way but everything goes smoothly.