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Rex...
[ He places his hand on the top of his head. ]
So, they eventually realized you weren't trying to hurt them...
[ He places his hand on the top of his head. ]
So, they eventually realized you weren't trying to hurt them...
[ a single laugh, sharp and cynical ]
Are you kidding me? Any time I wasn't out fighting or curing EVOs, I was basically under house arrest.
I knew White hated me, but I didn't think he'd actually tried to kill me already...
Are you kidding me? Any time I wasn't out fighting or curing EVOs, I was basically under house arrest.
I knew White hated me, but I didn't think he'd actually tried to kill me already...
[ he frowns, deeper ]
That's even worse. You really do carry a heavy burden.
That's even worse. You really do carry a heavy burden.
[ Rex finally begins to uncurl himself, sitting down on the ground with his knees still up, but no longer pressed against his chest, his arms removed from his head and now resting on his knees. He tries to give Kotetsu a reassuring smile. ]
...well, it's not so bad now, at least. Heck, White's even saved me a few times by now, he's more like a grumpy uncle than anything. So it's fine!
...well, it's not so bad now, at least. Heck, White's even saved me a few times by now, he's more like a grumpy uncle than anything. So it's fine!
Is it really, Rex?
[ Sure you're not just saying that to front? ]
[ Sure you're not just saying that to front? ]
[ the smile drops. ]
Does it matter? It's already over and White's different now anyway.
Does it matter? It's already over and White's different now anyway.
How you're feeling about it matters. I get that it's easy to pretend things are fine. I've done that plenty in my life. I hid a lot from my partner.
So, how are you really feeling about it?
So, how are you really feeling about it?
What do you want me to say? I'm mad? Of course I'm mad! But it's not like that changes anything, cuz now there's someone even worse we both have to fight, and it's not like White's the same guy now as he was then, so it's just--!
[ he kicks at the ground, conjuring up a cloud of dust. Then he stiffens and closes in on himself, arms crossed and tense. ]
...it's not exactly like I can do something about it now.
[ he kicks at the ground, conjuring up a cloud of dust. Then he stiffens and closes in on himself, arms crossed and tense. ]
...it's not exactly like I can do something about it now.
Maybe not, but you're welcome to yell about it or whatever you feel like.
Nah. I prefer smashing monsters and bad guys as my outlet, thanks. If you find any, send 'em my way and then I'll do all the therapeutic yelling-about-my-feelings stuff.
I'll make sure to send them your way if I find any.
...well, maybe hold off until I can get my nanites to work again. But then send as many my way as you want.
[ Rex is standing off to the side on his own outside the castle, lion's mane and mask and formalwear and all. He stares at it, and the landscape around, like there's some kind of secret to be gleaned from it all. ]
[ He's been observing the ghosts, slowly being able to pick up on some of the who's who and he's going to walk over to this lion. He's not positive, but he's pretty sure. Call it gut instinct. ]
Never told me about getting those powers back, did you?
[ If he's wrong, he's wrong. ]
Never told me about getting those powers back, did you?
[ If he's wrong, he's wrong. ]
[ Rex raises an eyebrow, but, ah, he can't see that, can he? He tilts his head instead. ]
[ Tilts his head even more. ARE YOU??? Rex certainly did regain some powers last week, so at least that much is right. ]
[ He makes vague hand motions. ]
The hand thing?
The hand thing?
[ he...shrugs. It's not like it was a secret, after how he wrecked the markets. Probably. ]
[ He leans in a little closer. ]
Maybe after this is done, we can have fun with our powers together.
[ After they get them back... ]
Maybe after this is done, we can have fun with our powers together.
[ After they get them back... ]
[ At "maybe after this is done," his mouth instantly turns down into a tight frown, but then once he hears the rest of Kotetsu's words, he pauses. Blinks and tilts his head again.
Powers? You've got those too? ]
Powers? You've got those too? ]
[ NO STOP LOOKING SAD... ]
By the end we should all be back to ourselves, right?
By the end we should all be back to ourselves, right?
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