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Um... I want to ask anybody who knows how to fight...
How do you pick a weapon? I mean... how do you know what suits you best? Do you try them until you figure it out, or do you let someone pick for you? And what if you-
...nevermind...
[Simon's going to be chilling out around the stairs at the entrance of community building 7, a sheathed sword tucked against his shoulder, holding an unsealed envelope and gazing at either it or the snow. He's bundled up for the cold, at least, but he doesn't seem bothered by it for once.
Every now and then he'll pull out the letter inside the envelope, read it, and cup his hands around the Core Drill at his neck, focused and intense. Nothing seems to happen though, so he'll quickly give up and go back to whatever he was doing before. As always, Boota is with him, though he's probably buried in the snow by the stairs or wandering around a bit.
Bother him?]
How do you pick a weapon? I mean... how do you know what suits you best? Do you try them until you figure it out, or do you let someone pick for you? And what if you-
...nevermind...
[Simon's going to be chilling out around the stairs at the entrance of community building 7, a sheathed sword tucked against his shoulder, holding an unsealed envelope and gazing at either it or the snow. He's bundled up for the cold, at least, but he doesn't seem bothered by it for once.
Every now and then he'll pull out the letter inside the envelope, read it, and cup his hands around the Core Drill at his neck, focused and intense. Nothing seems to happen though, so he'll quickly give up and go back to whatever he was doing before. As always, Boota is with him, though he's probably buried in the snow by the stairs or wandering around a bit.
Bother him?]
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I-I don't- [But if he says that, Kamina will probably throw a chair at him again. ...Actually Kamina will probably throw another chair anyway. So he's stuck between a rock and a hard place.
...And if Kamina had Gurren he'd be throwing rocks...
It's too much. For someone like him, no confidence, always nervous of danger like this? He didn't have Lagann here, he's not a fighter, he's not Kamina. That inward fear is ever-present- "I'm not Kamina. I can't do this."
So with Kamina's belief back on his shoulders, the old familiar weight is terrifying, and Simon's first instinct is to run... so that's what he does. Right into the building, beelining for the apartment and his own room, leaving the letter, the sword, and even the Core Drill out in the snow.]
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Simon?
[ Where is he--?
But it only takes Kamina a few seconds to figure it out. And he could kick himself for forgetting, especially here of all places and knowing what he knows. He curses under his breath, fingers clutching tightly at the lip of the building.
Then he's off, spinning around and sprinting full out toward the other side of the roof...and right past the door to the stairs. Those would take too long. No, he gets down the way he got up: by leaping over the edge, latching on to the storm drain, and sliding all the way back down to the first floor. Running inside would be a waste of time, so he tries for the next quickest thing.
He makes a beeline for Simon's window. Did he leave it open, or...? ]
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Rattle rattle.
Rattle rattle.
Rattle rattle BANG!
The window is now open and Kamina is climbing through it. He can see that bed lump. ] SIMON!
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[ FLYING LEAP. ]
DO YOU THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINK
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YOU'RE DOING?!
[ He doesn't know where Simon's head is under all of that, so he's just going to grab the biggest lump and haul him out by that. ]
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L-let go! I don't want to do that again...!
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[ His hand settles, lightly, on Simon's head. ]
What's wrong, Simon?
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I... I could really hurt somebody with that... it's not the same as fighting with Ganmen! I don't like it!
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That's why he'll settle down into a more normal position beside him, dangling his legs over the side of the bed. ] To tell you the truth, I don't like the idea of you hurting anybody, either. Not unless there's no other choice.
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I almost hurt you... just doing that. And... the chair... what if that was a person...?
[He'd never known he could do anything like this. And his future self had encouraged it... just what kind of person was he going to become?]
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Not wanting to hurt anybody like that. I know that's never going to change about you. [ A little sigh, while he props his knee up and drapes his arm over it. ] But you remember that not everybody's like you, right?
It's not all good people out there.
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It's terrifying. He can't stop shaking.
But...]
If... if something was going to happen... if someone was going to hurt you, or... [
Anise] someone else here... I'd fight.[ Action FOREVER ]
Protect the people that are important to you. [ He puts his other arm out, wrapping it around Simon's shoulders. ] That's what I do.
[ And it's what he'll keep doing, for as long as he's able. He doesn't much care for the Malnosso or being in Luceti in general, but...this is extra time. He'll never regret having it. Not ever. ] Besides, who says we can't work on it and make it less, uh...explosive?
It's powered by your spirit! That means it should be able to do anything.
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If Kamina thinks it's possible, though, he has no reason to doubt it. So after a moment's thought, he nods.]
Okay. I... I'll keep trying. [A pause.] J-just be more careful where you are when I do!
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There's nothing quite like seeing Simon so determined to keep him from getting hurt. ] Oh come on, you know I'm tougher than that! That was nothing!
[ Sits up and ruffles his hair - with BOTH HANDS, because Simon deserves it. ] But if it'll make you feel better I'll wear a helmet next time.
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We'll do it together. Like... like always.
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Just like always. [ Grins, giving him a brotherly elbow in the side. ] Now come on, you left your stuff outside.
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[He scrambles off the bed, hastily running outside to retrieve them. What a kid he'd been, fleeing thoughtlessly like that.]
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Same old Simon.
It's comforting, knowing that. It kinda makes everything worthwhile. Everything. He'll just...lean back and bask in that thought for a little while. Even Kamina needs to slow down now and then. ]