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[digger]

O-ow... what...?

...

Aniki? Yoko? Where is-

...huh?

[There's a slow shuffling of pages for a long moment, then a sharp gasp. Finally, a quick tapping against the page.]

This... this is Luceti, right? I'm in Luceti?

Am I dreaming again...?



[Ayup, guess who's back already.]

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Like a...

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...I guess it would be a whole head... and Lagann could combine with Gurren to make a big Ganmen with two faces! We all thought Kamina was crazy to think of it, but it made them both really strong!

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[You kids and your crazy robots.] And you and he fight with that thing? What're you fighting, dragons or something?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[They're awesome, Papa.] We fight other Ganmen! Only the Beastmen are driving them instead of humans!

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Cloud is quite aware of this, but this Simon doesn't know that, so.] Beastmen?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Well... that's what they're called. I don't really know anything about them, but they work for the Helix King, and they kill people... so they're the enemy.

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Who's the Helix King?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I don't know that, either. We just found out about him yesterday.

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

But you know the Beastmen are under orders from him to kill people.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...But they like killing humans. They hate us.

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Any idea why?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

No... I just know that they do. They killed Kamina's father, and my parents, too... they're horrible!

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Quiet. Cloud doesn't blame him; shares the sentiments, actually, but it's probably not good for a parent-figure to be like, "yeah, kill those filthy bastards!"]

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Simon doesn't like his silence, so he doesn't respond either; it's not like he likes killing them (yet - Kamina hasn't died) but when it's kill or be killed...]

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Cloud's not exactly fluent in Silences, but he can guess what Simon's uneasy about.] It's all right. You do what you have to to survive. There's nothing wrong with that.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Still worried, Papa.] I... I guess it's just weird to talk to you about it. You always tried to protect me here, when the Malnosso were doing terrible things to us... back on my world, everything's different.

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

I know. [Cloud looks down at him, finally.] And I'm glad you found a way to take care of yourself there. You and Kamina.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I'm still not much good without him. He's so strong and fearless... I don't think I can ever be that strong.

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Don't you two fight together?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah... but Kamina can fight on his own if he has to. I usually get scared and want to run away.

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Really? Has Kamina ever won a fight without you?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...um. [That is a damn good point there, dad.]

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Maybe he's strong and brave because you're there.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

He says that, too... but I'm not that strong, and I'm unreliable, too. I don't understand at all.

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

You will. Hindsight's 20/20.