[ she looks at him with a harrowed expression for a long second before she takes a step forward and wraps her arms around him as much as she can for a hug. ]
[ WEH. he wastes no time in hugging back, bringing himself lower to the ground so they can properly embrace. he squeezes her tight, his concern giving way to warmth in greeting her. ]
...It is good to see you again. Welcome back to us.
...Because you saw your mother. [ terrible. ] I spoke a bit with Viktor and Eunhyuk. I know some of it, and that you all were forced to fight one another—and some spectres of your loved ones.
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we travel back in time
I KEEP SETTING THINGS ON WEDNESDAY
...It is good to see you again. Welcome back to us.
tbf to you we had to set so many wednesday pcs
I do not want to do that again.
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her straightforwardness makes him laugh, a single huff. ]
I don't doubt that!
[ no one is ever going to come back from cyoa like oh boy what fun ]
I heard a bit from the others. We don't have to speak on it if you don't want to.
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she shakes her head. ]
... It is nothing you don't already know or can't figure out without context. I don't mind talking about it with you.
[ but if he wants her to talk about it, he'll have to ask questions because she doesn't know what he does or doesn't want to hear about. ]
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he pets her hair. ]
...Because you saw your mother. [ terrible. ] I spoke a bit with Viktor and Eunhyuk. I know some of it, and that you all were forced to fight one another—and some spectres of your loved ones.
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she nods. ]
I didn't have to fight my mother, but I saw her die again.
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thankfully she can't see his little grimace. ]
This place is very keen on showing that to you...
[ it makes him angry, though it's only visible in the agitated flutter of his fins, which fold and press against his arms. even the mechanical one. ]
I'm sorry it insists on disrespecting her memory so.