Steve's House in Hawai'i, sunset, some evening

[grenadesandohana]

It was very weird that they'd been back in Honolulu for weeks now, solving cases like stolen WWII katanas, attempting to arrest bad guys for parking violations only to have them be criminal genius hackers, clearing bad guys-but-not-for-that-crime's names (you're posthumously welcome, Parrish), and the team (and more importantly, Grace) felt like they'd never been gone.

Maybe if he and Danny never went near an airport again, they wouldn't ricochet back to Fandom? Steve took a drink from his bottle of beer and stared out at the waves, mulling that possibility over.

The rest of Five-0 was laughing on the lanai behind him: their celebration on clearing Parrish's name had moved from a bar to his house as some kind of positive re-enforcement for him picking up the tab this time, apparently. They were currently grilling up steaks, so he couldn't get too upset about it.

He smiled to himself as Chin's voice loudly defending Don Ho's artistic achievements reached him on the shore. Apparently they were back to arguing about music. It felt nice to have his 'ohana around him again.

He wondered how long it would last.

[OOC: for the loud blond one.]

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[hatesparadise]

"You're honestly taking credit for this?" Danny asked dryly.

[grenadesandohana]

"We're here, aren't we?" Steve said, gesturing around them.

That was just asking for trouble, Steven.

[hatesparadise]

"We are," Danny granted him. Because he was being kind here.

Never-mind how the ambient noise of the friendly bickering up on the lanai had sorted of faded into just the noise of the surf.

[grenadesandohana]

At least they still had their beers?

...that was not going to save him, was it?

[hatesparadise]

It was not.

"...Steven, what exactly did you say to those people?" Danny asked, flat and unimpressed as the familiar shoreline of Fandom replaced O'ahu.

[grenadesandohana]

"That's classified," Steve said automatically.

[hatesparadise]

"Steve" Danny said, burying his face in his hands.

[grenadesandohana]

"Human-weirdly talking lawn gnome privilege," Steve said, nodding. "It's a thing."

It wasn't.

[hatesparadise]

"I hate you," Danny said, slumping back in his seat as a Porg ambled on by.

[grenadesandohana]

"Wonder how we'll get these chairs back to my place," Steve mused.

[hatesparadise]

"That's what you're bumping on?" It was the most Steve thing about this, really. So why was Danny so surprised?

[grenadesandohana]

"They're nice chairs!" Steve protested.

[hatesparadise]

"I will buy you new chairs!"

[grenadesandohana]

"Are you also gonna hit me with them?" Steve asked a little warily. "You're pretty pissed."

[hatesparadise]

"I'm thinkin' about it!" Danny said, scaring off the Porg that were slooowly creeping in close. "And yes, I'm pissed! I thought we got away from this place!"

[grenadesandohana]

"Well, if we got away once, we can do it again," Steve said. "And Grace doesn't notice that any time has passed."

Or that new girl Danny was trying to date! Angela? Amanda?

[hatesparadise]

Amber. Her name was Amber. So far. How could you not remember considering Danny was apparently spending sooo much time with her?

Danny huffed, downing a good half of his beer. "And if that changes?"

[grenadesandohana]

"Then we'll figure it out," Steve said, sounding sure of himself.

[hatesparadise]

He always sounded sure of himself.

"Alright. You better be there to help me explain it, then."

Like a co-worker.

[grenadesandohana]

"I'll distract her with my cool pictures of Jupiter," Steve said. "Or the picture of you in the sailor dress."

[hatesparadise]

Danny narrowed his eyes at him. "What was that, Frog Man?"

Mutually assured destruction was a thing.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve shrugged a shoulder, smirking. "I made that look good."

He had not.

[hatesparadise]

"If--when we get back, I'm showing that picture to Chin and Kono," Danny replied. "I'll tell them it's top secret Navy gear."

Hey, he said Navy!

[grenadesandohana]

"So's yours, then," Steve countered.

[hatesparadise]

"I'll take that risk."