[ he doesn't get around to answering the question before the energy blast hits, though it hardly matters, since his answer would have been that he didn't know where the hell any of them were. he gets smacked by that vine and goes down, and curses under his breath.
and then he hears that other voice, much too familiar and casual for this crazy situation, and freezes. ]
...Dad?
[ he tentatively turns his head to look around, hoping this really is just another voice that's all in his head. something his subconscious is using to encourage him to pull himself up.
he doesn't want to watch another member of his family meet their end in this stupid, terrible place. he doesn't want to be the only thing mom has. ]
[ adrastea has no answer for that, but it's fine. he can see where the craft is, as it lowers unsteadily and closer to the ground so that adrastea's figure can be seen just outright jumping down before it even lands properly.
there's no sign of his dad anywhere, fortunately - just a warmth that feels like familiar hands, on his back, his arms, encouraging him upright and onto unsteady feet. like maybe, maybe this time things turned into a shitshow... but he did good. he did pretty damn good.
maybe no one actually saw that, but your dad's approval and encouragement feels awesome.
you can make it if you run, even if you have to grit through the pain. ]
[ ah. his eyes are full of tears already but they just spill over completely at this, stinging harshly as they sink into the bloody cuts and scrapes that cover his face. with a sniff, he nods to himself, and makes it onto his feet. (along with his chunk of metal, just in case.)
he can still do this. mom and dad are still there. he has to get home for them.
[ todomatsu draws closer to the craft, where it has actually managed to land on the no-longer-moving vines. adrastea is... nearby, having climbed a swarth of them where they're trying to free kazuki, it looks like.
their helmet is off, but their back is to him, so all he can see is dark, short hair.
no more vines move, at least enough to matter more than a twitch, but the warmth stays. just a little more. just a little more, and you'll be alright.
temenos' voice can be heard over the earpieces: ] ... Owner. I'm... going to find him.
he finally comes to a stop a short distance behind... adrastea, apparently; and, taking their lack of a helmet to mean they don't need them anymore, he takes his off too. (the wig slides off, and he picks it up and... puts it back on his head in a bit of a daze, his own hair very much visible under it now that he's lost his wig cap.)
his vision is still blurry and he's squinting to see what's going on up ahead. ah... they found kazuki? that's good.
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[ he doesn't get around to answering the question before the energy blast hits, though it hardly matters, since his answer would have been that he didn't know where the hell any of them were. he gets smacked by that vine and goes down, and curses under his breath.
and then he hears that other voice, much too familiar and casual for this crazy situation, and freezes. ]
...Dad?
[ he tentatively turns his head to look around, hoping this really is just another voice that's all in his head. something his subconscious is using to encourage him to pull himself up.
he doesn't want to watch another member of his family meet their end in this stupid, terrible place. he doesn't want to be the only thing mom has. ]
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there's no sign of his dad anywhere, fortunately - just a warmth that feels like familiar hands, on his back, his arms, encouraging him upright and onto unsteady feet. like maybe, maybe this time things turned into a shitshow... but he did good. he did pretty damn good.
maybe no one actually saw that, but your dad's approval and encouragement feels awesome.
you can make it if you run, even if you have to grit through the pain. ]
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he can still do this. mom and dad are still there. he has to get home for them.
so, he runs and doesn't look back. ]
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their helmet is off, but their back is to him, so all he can see is dark, short hair.
no more vines move, at least enough to matter more than a twitch, but the warmth stays. just a little more. just a little more, and you'll be alright.
temenos' voice can be heard over the earpieces: ] ... Owner. I'm... going to find him.
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he finally comes to a stop a short distance behind... adrastea, apparently; and, taking their lack of a helmet to mean they don't need them anymore, he takes his off too. (the wig slides off, and he picks it up and... puts it back on his head in a bit of a daze, his own hair very much visible under it now that he's lost his wig cap.)
his vision is still blurry and he's squinting to see what's going on up ahead. ah... they found kazuki? that's good.
he coughs and waves weakly. ]
I'm here...
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