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[Quatre blinks at that and despite himself, laughs.]

I'll do my best.

[But his entire five-foot-one not-even-100-pounds-soaking-wet self is entirely unintimidating without his gundam.]

But just in case no one believes it, let's be quick.

Sure. I could use the company.

[He's happy to help them, too, especially after that display of trust earlier. He could've been some bad dude waiting for the opportune moment to mess them both up, and they chose to welcome him with relatively open arms.]

Who're you looking for?

[........that's not a fair question and you know it 8(

However, of all things he expected from her, a peace offering of soda was the furthest from the list, and the flat look on his face drops into one of surprise. He looks to the side for a moment, scratching his cheek as he mentally debates on it. Finally, with a small huff, he squats down, accepting the offered cola.]

Well, whaddya know? Here I was thinking you were a warrior, but you're actually a mage instead. Guess that explains a lot of things then.

Good job though, squirt. You'll be in the big leagues soon enough.

[He makes to open it, but then--]

... hey, this thing isn't gonna explode all over me, is it?

[Yusuke tries to leap back once the creature explodes, hoping to avoid it's guts, but... welp. These things were persistent in life AND death, it seems. He makes a face as he tries to get some of the gore off of himself, but all it manages to really do it make it a bloody smear on his shirt. YUCK.

He looks up as Kakyoin claps and gives a little snort, the mess on his clothing pushed aside for now.]

Yeah, well-- I'm not all that much of a subtle guy to begin with. I like to take the direct route whenever I can.

[His eyebrows raise at that next comment, however, and he crosses his arms.]

Honestly, it's not even how STRONG he is, it's... how clever he is, I guess? He went against this one nasty jerk who could regenerate any part of his body AND absorb people by eating them, and wound up beating the guy by trapping him in a special illusion plant that fed off his life energy. And considering the guy couldn't REALLY die because of those fancy powers? That means he's now stuck in that thing until the world ends, probably. It's kind of screwed up.

So... yeah, I'm hella strong and all, but up against someone who can pull THAT out of their sleeve? I dunno if I have much of a chance. I wouldn't worry if I were you, though-- you don't strike me as the type to do anything that would seriously piss me off.

[AHAHA. HAHA. Oh foreshadowing 8') ]

[SANS. SANS PLS.]

You mean one that isn't from the people who got eaten alive by these creatures? Definitely not. I'd know if I saw another bony guy like you up and running around here.

[But now since his curiosity is piqued...]

Is he like a friend from your neck of the woods or something?

[(troll)

Honestly, she's just kind of glad to get rid of it. She can't open it without a bottle opener or using her teeth, and what kind of twelve year old is so desperate for soda they'd try to unscrew it with their teeth?

...there are no tiny bite marks on the cap, she only considered it.]

Well, I'm going to be the demon king someday, so I have to start practicing my magic at some point...ah, if only I could practice dark magic instead...

[She fancies herself a villainess.]

Ah. It might. I've been running around with it for a while, you know. That's your only warning.

[He's one for two on that, really, because she doesn't look particularly intimidated of him, oddly enough. If anything, she's notably unbothered by the prospect of him being able to mow down large swathes of the forest at once. (That's a little ironic, considering that she'd probably be more concerned about his presence if he didn't come across as being reckless thanks to that earlier incident. It's not the scrappy ones that worry her, it's the careful ones; he doesn't strike her as the type to have ulterior motives, and that goes a long way to making her about as comfortable with his presence as she could be about most strangers'.)]

[She listens intently to his answer with an increasingly bemused expression, her brows slowly drawing together. For a few seconds after he's finished speaking, she regards him with that peculiar look on her face, as if waiting for him to say something else. There's something almost strained about it, the longer it goes on, something that hints at how deep her curiosity actually runs.]

[The truth is, she's... scared. She was always scared of what the afterlife would hold for someone like her. It wasn't something she ever wanted to think too hard about, because she'd always expected not to have an afterlife. To be ripped away from her world just as she was about to find out for certain, however, just as she was faced with the end of her own existence that could have been the beginning of a new one or the loss of what little she had, was an excruciatingly gutting sort of experience, one that she's still very much trying to process. It hasn't quite hit her yet, the thorough disorientation of all her plans coming to naught at the last moment, but it's where her desire to know about what waits on the other side of death comes from.]

[It's not so hard to understand, then, that she looks almost-- disappointed by his answer.]

[And then, all at once, she laughs.]

[Sudden as if it were startled out of her, the first laugh escapes almost like a hiccup, and she flattens a hand over her mouth with a sharp smack, palm moving too fast when it comes in contact with her face. Her eyes are wide and surprised as she draws it back slightly, looking for all the world like she means to apologize - and then there's another laugh, and another-- it's not quite a fit but it's a helpless sort of sound, almost like she doesn't know quite how to stop. It doesn't last long, though, and once she's quite sure she's not going to laugh again, she lowers her hand and cradles her other with it, expression quickly shifting into something contrite.]

I'm-- I'm sorry, it's just--

[Her embarrassment is obvious, her head ducking; goodness, what was she thinking? She doesn't have any business laughing at this poor fellow, they hardly know each other! Even if it was at the concept, not actually at him.]

That sounds ridiculous.

[And... ultimately unhelpful, considering that she sincerely doubts that's how it would actually work in her world, much less for a Nobody, but it's-- strangely relieving, hearing that. Something about the set of her shoulders is more relaxed, now.]

[(She really needed that laugh.)]

Not that I don't believe you, but-- that's not how I pictured it at all...!

Edited 2016-03-26 05:17 (UTC)

[From here!]

[She's waving to her loyal fan, who's apparently such a big fan of her he'll rush up on stage just to hold her hand.]

[Well, the timing might be inappropriate, but she'll let him whisk her away]

Right! Let's bust out of here!

[Is he trying to fight them? Because she's trying to pull him away with her.]

Edited 2016-03-26 07:13 (UTC)

They really just wanna come storming in... [From here]

[He can always hand over the iron man suit to her. She'll make great use of it!!]

Yeah, I run into this all the time. You get it. [At least he's in good company for bad jokes. She's fishing around in her kimono to see if she can find anything to toss back at their small hoard of fans]

Afraid not. I don't even know how I did that in the first place! I guess the shock of that fence didn't wear off yet..

[From here!]

[Thanks for the update, Merlin! She definitely hadn't noticed that hoards of people were coming for her blood after her failed attempt at steering them away.]

[But that was a close call. Maya flails backwards to try to avoid it--]

Eeek!

[--Unceremoniously falling backwards on her butt in the meantime. Luckily for her, the very helpful wizard comes to her rescue, shielding her with magic. Her eyes light up in awe, but it's short-lived since it's quickly followed by face burning and also panic-]

You can say that again!!

[scrambles to her feet and tries to grab her rescuer's hand to drag him off]

[Ky, at least, tightens his grip on his sword and looks firm, but he nods, heading around the edge of the room.]

If it comes to it, I will protect you.

[ Well considering she was still standing there and not fleeing like a madman, it's hard to believe. ]

I don't think we have the time for that-- [ For him to say it again, that is, though maybe they do considering he can't run at full speed but he at least wants to ensure she gets out of this hell pit with her body in tact.

When she pulls she'll find that he stumbles too much on one leg, his grip tightening on her hand in turn because of the pain. There are still people trying to shoot them down or stab them, but he just keeps blasting spells over his shoulder while limping after her. He's trusting her to find the exit while he covers their retreat. ]

My little brother, Takeru. He's about this tall-- [He indicates his height as being just below Yamato's shoulders. Kid is tiny,] --and he has a partner called Patamon. We were together at first, but then we got separated.

[And now he's worried about him. This might be some kind of virtual reality video game, but it's too much like the Digital World for Yamato's liking. If you got hurt there, it was no different to the real world. What if ViViD is similar?]

That explains it! I was wondering why you were suddenly so happy to see us and why you were able to help Sora-san out!

[Especially with how he seemed to know what she was going through too. But Takeru couldn't stop smiling knowing that his brother was truly okay after what happened. Still, he felt like he owed an apology too.

With that, he sat closer toward his brother before he looked up at him]

But it's okay, I don't mind! You were just trying to protect me and that's what big brothers are suppose to do right? [Even if he had to admit, his protectiveness was rather overbearing]

I think I owe you an apology too. I didn't know that saying those words would make you really sad and maybe I shouldn't have said them if I knew it was going to.

[He's dealt with more difficult, so he definitely can't complain about how willingly Maya's going with him. Even if he's completely baffled about half of what she's saying.

Whatever, it's not the strangest thing that's ever happened to him.]

Not intentionally!

[Seriously, Maya, we're having a long talk about this later.

It looks like they're about to clear the space, going, going -

And one of the NPCs shots grazes Ryuuga's back leg, cutting through the dress pants and grazing skin, but outside that, it looks like they're good.

That could've been a lot worse.]

[Yamato shakes his head.] You didn't do anything wrong, Takeru. It was all my own fault. I wanted things to be different to how they were, but I was just being selfish... You could say I needed to grow up a little, too.

[He doesn't want to patronise Takeru with the whole 'you'll understand when you're older' talk, but he's really not sure Takeru will get it, even if he does explain. So for now, he leaves it at that.]

Why bring this up all of a sudden, anyway?

[Hear that hamster wheel just stopping midway through? Yeah, that's what's going on in Mabel's head right now]

Wait, what? You're telling me that there's not one but five of those things? Man, they must mean some serious business if there's that many up there!

[As he took a sip from the water, he just gave a sigh]

When you said that I should be careful about drinking the water, it just reminded of me how you would watch over me a lot.

[While he looked up to Yamato, there were times that he did have to wonder what was his brother thinking]

So I didn't want you to be mad again when I don't want that all the time.

If you insist then...

[Some small scratches would not hurt a young man with his age, is that the tenacity of youth?

Ishikirimaru gives a proper introductory bow.]

I am called Ishikirimaru, a pleasure to meet you. Admittedly, combat isn't my forte. I'm more proficient in Shinto affairs like prayers and fortune telling.

I'm sorry. And I'm not mad at you for being honest. With everything that's happened since I got here... I just panicked.

[A lot of this is like the Digital World, but in other ways it isn't. And not knowing how to react made it harder for him to believe Takeru knew what he was doing and was already familiar with it all.]

They told me some stuff when I woke up here... about what happened to all the worlds. Which means Dad and Mom... everyone... and even the Digital World...

[He looks away, his eyes beginning to well up with tears. He doesn't know what to believe any more.]

[Continued from here!]

[Knowing this is someone who lives with Takeru is enough for Yamato to trust him. So he does as he says, moving towards the wall. Some of the crowd surge towards them as soon as they begin to move, though, blocking Gabumon from following, and with weapons raised--]

Gabumon! [Yamato tries to push past Obi-Wan.] We need to go back!

[Continued from here!]

We're fine!

[Yamato answers Rise, breathing hard from the run and casting around the next room they find themselves in for any ideas. If they keep going, the mob will get through the doors in no time...]

We need to slow them down. Gabumon, help me move this--!

[He runs over to a nearby table in the hall, and with Gabumon's help, quickly drags it over to block the doors. It won't hold them forever, but it's big and heavy enough that it will delay them for a good minute or two while they try to barge through.]

[He knew that feeling well.

How when he first got here, he thought he and Patamon were alone here. Knowing that everyone they knew was gone, how he had to figure out how to survive here, and so.

Which was why he decided to get up and quickly gave his brother a hug. Time for Takeru to be strong for his brother!]

I think they're lying. A lot of stuff happened while I was here and I don't know if they're telling the truth or not! But I know they aren't telling us everything either!

[Yamato hugs Takeru back, and wipes at his eyes. He wasn't crying, honest!] I didn't want to believe it, not after we fought so hard... But what makes you think they're lying?

[The Chosen Children had fallen into all kinds of traps in the past, even if it never seemed that way at the time. Could this really be another one of them?]

[This your brother, Yamato! Crying in front of him is fine!!]

Because I just know it! All my friends have been trying to figure out what's going on and they're saying they're getting closer to finding out the truth! And I believe them!

[And after losing Patamon once more, he did learn something important. Or something he had to be constantly reminded of]

And besides...I said I wasn't going to give up so...I'm not going to.

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let's cut to the chase;

ironing out the deets;

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i'll have you know i nearly snorted tea when i saw the header for this

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