I mean it. Don't... don't be too hard on yourself here. Bugbear... is going to need all of us at our best. And... whatever comes in the future--we'll make sure it doesn't end like this again.
[lets out a breathless laugh and lifts a hand to scrub gently but tiredly at his face. note that his eyes are now heterochromatic-- one gray and one blue!!]
[anyway, there's the motel!! Akira kind of hesitates when they reach Cerberus's door]
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[ Too much?
Too much, he thinks.
He lets his hand fall, but even so-- ]
I mean it. Don't... don't be too hard on yourself here. Bugbear... is going to need all of us at our best. And... whatever comes in the future--we'll make sure it doesn't end like this again.
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[. . .]
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. . . none of us were really prepared for what was going to happen.
[squares his shoulders]
Were we?
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He... keeps his hand there for a moment, even though Akira lets it go, before slowly, tentatively lowering it.
... it was warm, but... he's not sure why Akira reached out or what it means.
It's fine. That's not what matters right now. ]
... No. None of us were. And... it's not fair that one team had to bear the fallout when they didn't even know what was coming.
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I think. . . everything that can be done here has been done.
[he glances over to where the crowds are beginning to disperse, now that Bugbear has mostly been taken care of]
Do you-- ah. . . need me to take you back to Cerberus?
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Yeah.
Yeah, definitely. ]
Mm...
[ Minato pushes himself up to his feet, offering Akira a hand. ]
Yeah, if you don't mind.
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[takes that hand to hoist himself back onto his feet. he seems a little less dazed now, so!! at least!! there's that!!]
[it's a toss-up whether he has noticed his wings are gone and have been replaced with twitchy cat ears and a lashing tail, though]
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But.
He kind of looks like he's not sure what's going on with that. He does keep sneaking glances as they walk, though. ]
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— I really am okay, Minato.
[and totally misinterpreting what it's about]
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I do believe you...
[ mostly ]
It's just... you haven't always had cat ears... have you?
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. . . hn?
[and lifts a hand to?? pat his head?? his fluffy tail twitching in confusion???]
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... I don't remember them. Before... now.
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I didn't--
[and he cranes his head over his shoulder to look at his bac. wings?? gone???]
-- where are Fran's wings??
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[ Minato will even peer around Akira's back, but... nope! ]
They're gone. It's like they've been replaced by the ears and tail.
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[u know what]
[on the list of shit that has happened over the past three days this only rates like a two on the shit scale, so]
[he's just]
[going to throw his hands into the air]
You know what? Sure.
Whatever. This might as well happen.
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I don't understand, but I guess it's pretty harmless. So long as you're feeling okay...
[ ... ]
The cat ears are really cute, anyway.
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[incredulously, but not with displeasure]
Thanks. Deep down I always knew I was a bona fide cat boy.
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closes mouth
he does not know what to say to that ]
... You said it, not me.
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[anyway, there's the motel!! Akira kind of hesitates when they reach Cerberus's door]
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And then he reaches for Akira's arm to tow him in with him. ]
... Have you seen the kitchen yet?
[ he's not ready for Akira to leave yet. ]
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You have a kitchen now?
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[ in they goooo. It's a very nice kitchen. ]
A lot of Cerberus cooks, so... it's kind of nice and cozy and homey to have it around.
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[. . .]
Why's the refrigerator out here?
[AND NOT, LIKE. IN THE KITCHEN]
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Having an extra refrigerator gives the place character.
We love Extra Fridge-san.
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[pats the fridge's door]
There, there. Maybe one day, you'll be able to return home to the kitchen.
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