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[ ohhhh kotetsu's reaction just confirms his worst fears. he grimaces as panic lances through him ]
I-I thought it'd be funny! Like the rhyming thing!! Those two are so goofy all the time, and I--
...you can't tell them. You're not gonna tell 'em, right? You can't.
I-I thought it'd be funny! Like the rhyming thing!! Those two are so goofy all the time, and I--
...you can't tell them. You're not gonna tell 'em, right? You can't.
[ he shakes his head a bit ]
I get it, kid. But that kind of thing doesn't work out that way for everyone. I'm not mad at you, but. Just... don't do anything like that again.
If you really don't want me saying anything, I won't. But I think you should tell them. Or, at least, tell Sholmes.
I get it, kid. But that kind of thing doesn't work out that way for everyone. I'm not mad at you, but. Just... don't do anything like that again.
If you really don't want me saying anything, I won't. But I think you should tell them. Or, at least, tell Sholmes.
[ yeah, he figured kotetsu, fellow prankster and Dadliest Dad to Have Ever Dadded, would be okay about it, hence why he's confessing to him, but also
sucks in air through teeth ]
I talked to Sholmes, the day after the curse ended, and he...didn't look too great. I thought it wouldn't be a big deal to him, but now? I'm not so sure.
sucks in air through teeth ]
I talked to Sholmes, the day after the curse ended, and he...didn't look too great. I thought it wouldn't be a big deal to him, but now? I'm not so sure.
[ aww, that's sweet. he does appreciate that he could be relied on to talk about it, though. ]
I'm sure some people might be able to joke it off, but things like that can be pretty complicated. I think he's starting to do better, at least.
I'm sure some people might be able to joke it off, but things like that can be pretty complicated. I think he's starting to do better, at least.
A start for what, though? It's great info for like, knowing how we keep ending up in random places, not so much for keeping people from getting killed.
[ okay, he likes the kid already ]
Fine, fine. But I don't special requests.
Fine, fine. But I don't special requests.
You wouldn't think so, with how hard Susato was grilling me today.
[ ...GROANS AGAIN AT THE MEMORY OF IT ]
Why did I do that?!
[ ...GROANS AGAIN AT THE MEMORY OF IT ]
Why did I do that?!
We all make mistakes, kid. I know I've made more than I could count. It's what you do with them that matters most, right?
Maybe not, but if we find out more information, we might be able to figure out what these windows are and maybe that's a part of the key?
[ Rex kind of...vanished, as soon as the barrier disappeared. He didn't have his first aid kit on him, and he doesn't really know how to perform it anyway, so he wasn't going to be of any use. He just. Needed to get away.
Which is why he went wandering around town aimlessly until he accidentally runs into Kotetsu in the solar, only slightly less dying than before. And all of a sudden, he can't help but stomp over to him. ]
You--why did you do that?!
Which is why he went wandering around town aimlessly until he accidentally runs into Kotetsu in the solar, only slightly less dying than before. And all of a sudden, he can't help but stomp over to him. ]
You--why did you do that?!
[ Kotetsu idly looks at him from his place on the couch, Finley barely raising her head to look at him. ]
Which part are you talking about?
Which part are you talking about?
The part where you let yourself get skewered like a shishkabob!!
[ gestures furiously to his bandaged up guts ]
[ gestures furiously to his bandaged up guts ]
Have you ever had to make a choice between one bad thing and something worse? That was the choice I had to make there. I didn't have a lot of options with the type of training he had.
My fighting is different. I learned to protect. He learned to kill. If I hadn't been able to use Finley like that, I wouldn't have been able to make it out of there.
My fighting is different. I learned to protect. He learned to kill. If I hadn't been able to use Finley like that, I wouldn't have been able to make it out of there.
You could've dodged! You could've--I dunno, ducked! Rolled to the side! Anything but--but deciding to go ahead and let yourself get stabbed just so you could do it back!
I went into that fight already injured. Besides, I'm not as agile as a kid like you.
Then you--you should've...!!
[ He clenches a fist and raises it, as if he's about to punch Kotetsu in the face. But at the height of his pulling back for the punch, he goes tense to the point of almost vibrating, like a taut wire, before it snaps.
He punches the arm of the couch instead. ]
[ He clenches a fist and raises it, as if he's about to punch Kotetsu in the face. But at the height of his pulling back for the punch, he goes tense to the point of almost vibrating, like a taut wire, before it snaps.
He punches the arm of the couch instead. ]
[ Good job not punching an injured man. Some people might have Words later. ]
I got lucky. I'll be back to my old self in no time.
I got lucky. I'll be back to my old self in no time.
[ this dumb tiger is most assuredly not in bed at the moment. where is he? well, about that. it looks like he's chilling down by the canal where some shards are dusted on the bank. ]
[ Rex does not even notice the shards because he's currently distracted by the fact that this fuckin dude is out and about ]
Seriously? Don't make me haul you back to bed myself, old man.
Seriously? Don't make me haul you back to bed myself, old man.
[ well, rip on the shards! ]
Here comes another one.
[ it's not said in any kind of annoyance, but more... amusement? ]
Here comes another one.
[ it's not said in any kind of annoyance, but more... amusement? ]
Another what?
...don't tell me you've been out long enough that other people are beating me to the bed threats!
...don't tell me you've been out long enough that other people are beating me to the bed threats!
Seriously?
...I can't tell if I'm impressed, or disappointed.
...I can't tell if I'm impressed, or disappointed.
Trust me, as long as it's actual food, I'm not gonna complain.
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