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Hey, all - I see there's some new faces. I'm Shiro, longtime resident here.
[He's seated on a sofa - well, seated is probably the wrong word. He's propped up by a lot of soft things, thanks to being a Warmblood this month.]
If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer - usually I'm on the Waker team, but ah, didn't get a chance this time around.
[Because of feeling like speaking, like moving, is too much effort.]
Anyway, I had a question. I'm pretty good in a fight, usually prefer hand-to-hand. [He is. Hilarious.] Weapons are a little more rusty, and this thing...
[He turns the omni to face a sword propped against the couch.] ... showed up at our house yesterday. And I could use a few pointers in swinging it.
[He's seated on a sofa - well, seated is probably the wrong word. He's propped up by a lot of soft things, thanks to being a Warmblood this month.]
If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer - usually I'm on the Waker team, but ah, didn't get a chance this time around.
[Because of feeling like speaking, like moving, is too much effort.]
Anyway, I had a question. I'm pretty good in a fight, usually prefer hand-to-hand. [He is. Hilarious.] Weapons are a little more rusty, and this thing...
[He turns the omni to face a sword propped against the couch.] ... showed up at our house yesterday. And I could use a few pointers in swinging it.
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[Bwuh? Have they met enough for that? Maybe? He thought he'd scared the daylights out of the poor guy.]
I guess so? We didn't really get a first one. With - you know. Deerington falling apart.
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[Fern has SERIOUS daddy issues and Shiro being even vaguely nice to him will have done wonders.]
I guess not. You guys not interested in making it a big thing like Wu and Mako?
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[Keith, Chloe, Will...]
Nah, at least I'm not. Just tying the knot was good enough for me.
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[And he's grateful for that. He wants Fern to have father figures he can rely on who won't vanish inexplicably from his life. ]
I can see that. It's...nice, really. More uh- intimate, for the two of you.
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[The teasing is how you know he's touched.]
... I can stop talking about it if it's too weird.
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[Because he's known enough orphans back home to be aware how rough they have it, add in the troubles of Trench itself and those kids must have issues as wide as chasms. ]
It's not weird. I'm happy that you've got each other.
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[He's kidding. It's ... really nice to be able to pitch in with the kids.]
Usually kids don't like it when their parents get sappy about each other.
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[He's been on the receiving end of both! He shrugs, making a little eh noise.]
I never got to see it growing up, you and Adam are the first ones, really. [What with the whole Dead By Disney Mom thing back home and all. ] And honestly, it's just nice. That you get this.
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[You want to elaborate on that though, Varian?]
[But, no, wait, we're getting a little soft-eyed here. He knew there were some ah. Issues. With Varian back in his world, but that's...]
I didn't know. Guess we better not screw up, huh?
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[MAYBE. He's quiet for a moment, before shrugging.]
It's fine. My mom died when I was a baby. I don't remember her, so it's...fine. [If he says it's fine enough it's almost like making it true, right?] It was always just me and Dad and that was...well, it. He never found anyone else.
[His emotionally constipated dad who loves him more than anything but took literal years to figure out how to actually show Varian that. He offers a little smile. ]
I'm sure you'll do great, don't think you can screw it up that badly.
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It's okay not to be okay. Especially about family. [He pauses, shaking his head slightly.] But - I'm not going to push that on you. Just try and keep it in mind, okay?
And don't say that. You never know what the future's got.
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Yeah...yeah, I know. It's- I'm working on it.
[Working on being okay with this not to be okay.]
Hah, I don't know, you're both doing pretty well so far. I think you've got this.
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[No really! You are! Trust him on that one!!]
I'll remember that in case we actually do slip up.
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[DOUBTS.]
You'd have to slip up uh...pretty spectacularly.
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'Spectacularly', huh?
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[He snorts lightly.]
Oh yeah, like the kind of mess up that would make it to the history books.
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But that may be greatly exaggerated.
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[He's only like...80% teasing.]
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Or Adam.
They might take offense.
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Trust me.
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[Varian, you're a coldblood, you can literally make fire with your hands. ]
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