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[digger]

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?]

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

JUST WHAT

[ 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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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Simon jumps at the sudden impact, eyes widening. He'd expected that, but it's still startling, and now that Kamina's got him, he... really isn't sure what to do. He can't help how he feels, why can't Kamina understand that!? So he struggles, trying to get down. Why does Kamina always have to be so strong?]

L-let go! I don't want to do that again...!

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

WHY NOT? [ Kamina hauls him right out from under the covers, flips him over, and plants his butt on top of the sheets. ] NOW TELL ME--

[ His hand settles, lightly, on Simon's head. ]

What's wrong, Simon?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Simon flinches a little at the contact, only relaxing when it's a more gentle gesture rather than a punch in the face. Not always the most effective way of getting one's point across, that.]

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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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

[ Yeah.

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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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Simon hugs his knees tightly, voice muffled.]

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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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

You know, Simon, that makes you a really good person.

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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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...I know. [It's a sobering fact, one that he sometimes forgets in a place like this. Almost everyone is so nice, and there's hardly any danger... so imagining himself having to do something like that?

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.

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

Then that's all you need it for.

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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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Less explosive? It felt so overpowering before... would he really be able to make it smaller?

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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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

[ Okay, he's got to grin.

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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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[O... okay, that is pretty reassuring. And while he has doubts about Kamina actually wearing said helmet, hearing it is enough to make him smile back.]

We'll do it together. Like... like always.

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

[ He'll wear the helmet! It just needs to have flames and skulls on it. Maybe a couple spikes on the top... ] Yeah.

Just like always. [ Grins, giving him a brotherly elbow in the side. ] Now come on, you left your stuff outside.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Oh crap, he did D8] Ah- my drill!! And my sword! Sigmund will be mad...!

[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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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

[ Kamina does his best not to laugh and he does manage to hold it in until Simon is out the door. But then he does laugh, quietly, an affectionate, grateful smile on his face.

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. ]