001. come, honey: be here with me. // open post.

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July 30 || Monday

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brigade's stepped out to leave Hikaru and Josh to their own time. And to find Aria who had taken a bad hit during the recent TFV Bases debacle. It's been awhile since they've spoken at length. Maybe she would like the company. ]

SENT: 10:03 AM
Hi, Aria. Just checking to see how you're doing. Would you like some company?

[ Brig's walking in the Sakura garden as he texts this ]

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[She gets that message while she's wheeling through the wing of the Bodhisattvas. It honestly surprises her and pleases her at equal turns.]

SENT: 10:04 AM
Hi! I would, actually. Where are you?

[She could easily check, but she does try to be as human and courteous as possible...]

[atlas_shrugged]

SENT: 00:00 AM
I'm just at the Sakura gardens. I'll go to you.:) I'm sure you don't need help wheeling yourself around at your level of power, but maybe I can help save mana and avoid mild paradox.

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10:08 AM
You don't have to! It'll be good for me to practice being normal, you know. Besides, I've missed those gardens a lot. :))

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Meep. But okay. Even though he feels iffy about it ]

SENT: 10:11 PM
But you are normal.:) Okay, I'll wait here. Just don't take it against me please if I insist on pushing your wheelchair around for you when you get here. haha

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SENT: 10:12 AM
I'm all right with that. :3

Be there in a bit.

["A bit" meaning about ten minutes. She can move pretty fast for a girl stuck in a wheelchair. Wolf's Choice, go figure.

Smiling when she spots you.]

Hi.

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brig is partly surprised and not surprised. Former Searing Wind, go figure. haha. ]

Hey, Aria. How are you?

[ He looks her up and down trying to see what injuries she sustained. It's not easy seeing someone as mighty as the Living Land sitting in a wheelchair. But at least it's better than having her comatose in bed like the Assassin. Or worse, as the other higher-ups had pointed out, possibly dead. ]

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Pretty good, all things considered.

[Wheeling over, just to show you that she isn't hiding anything. It looks worse than it actually is.]

Where are the rest of your blade mates? How are they doing?

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brig gives her legs an examining look. herp, yet again a possible Brig gets misconstrued moment He's read about resistant damage. And that nuclear cloud was pretty, dang magical. He doesn't press on the topic though ]

Not so sure about Kaz, Brianna and Yulia. Taning's with Sabina. I think they're all relatively all right.

Josh is with Hikaru though. [ Brig gives his head a slight shake ] He's helping Makoto with medicine for, I think it they called it Death Sickness.

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[She'll let you do that because she has a feeling you're only concerned. She knows the type well.]

Ah, yeah... I'm familiar with that. He's getting better though, right?

[atlas_shrugged]

I'm sure he is. He's in good hands. [ Brig smiles as he pushes her slowly along so she can appreciate the Sakura ] I trust Josh and Makoto to take care of him.

Just point me in the direction or if you want to stop anywhere in particular.

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Will do.

[Saying that with a brilliant smile over her shoulder before she turns her gaze up to the trees. A few heartbeats later, she's letting out a contented sigh.]

It feels like it's been too long since I've been here.

[atlas_shrugged]

[ He makes a mental note not to bring up the Measuring as he walks them both along ]

Well, then let's make the most of it for you. [ A smile as he says it ]

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Thanks. I'd like that.

[Seigi in itself was rather beautiful, and this place was even prettier than the others for Aria. It helped her feel at peace again. Find her center, and all.

Everyone kind of needed that right now.]

So, how are you?

[She's already asked about the others, so...]

[atlas_shrugged]

I'm [ Brig thinks of Josh and Hikaru together in the cafeteria. Taning and Sabina. A noticeable beat. ] fine.

[ Not entirely? He is happy for them. Very much so. But, well, it's something he wish he could have too ]

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[Tilting head at now. Then, gently:]

That sounded a little too much like Hikaru.

[His "I'm fine" is well-known around these parts...]