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[halians]

somewhere taair is feeling very stressed and he has no idea why

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[peripheries]

[YOUR SMALL TEXT... I'M SORRY. He nods a little and crawls onto the stool. Too sad to even appreciate how tall he is right now.]

I'd like to stay as long as I'm allowed.

[halians]

[ honey. his brows knit together, sympathetic. ]

It's about two hours before they boot you out, I learned. [ which is what happens when he hangs out with hulkenberg... his separation anxiety and she isn't even hurt!! ] See if I can get you a pass for another two after. If you want time in there, the other bed's mine, so... just let me know.

Sound good?

[peripheries]

[Kaworu was possibly witness to that... so at least he was aware that his time was limited. He nods at offer, suddenly aware that if not for Anders, he'd be glaring down Strohl like a cornered alleycat, still suspicious and afraid of adults and their motives.]

Everyone here has been kind to me.

[He mumbles it. Like he's embarrassed of character growth.]

[halians]

[ awwww baby. im so proud of him!!!!!! ]

Think you'll find in the face of suffering, people tend to be pretty kind, for the most part. Especially a group like this, where we've all been through the bloody wringer.

[ as he's setting out ingredients to make some kind of stew or something. ] Were people not to you, before? Besides Anders.

[peripheries]

Not really. I was a means to the end for my creators. At best a curiosity. So when I ended up with Anders as a roommate, it was very different than anything I'd experienced before.

[A shrug. He thinks about the early days of Heaven and his eagerness and desire to talk to everyone and to seek their favor. How had he lost that curiosity? What happened to him?]

People in Heaven were kind to me too... I suppose I just let my heart close after everything.

[halians]

[ somewhere in euchronia taair touches his heart

strohl, though - thats a lot to hear. creators? means to an ends? he's not quite sure he gets all of it, but the last part... his curiosity is genuine, questions just as much so. ]

...And now? Think you'll leave it closed?

[peripheries]

I don't know. Closing your heart also means you're protected even if you might be more lonely because of it.

[He leans his head on the table, thinking it over as he looks at where Anders is sleeping just a room away. Kaworu can't be another weight on his shoulders.]

I'm glad he'll be looked after no matter what.

[halians]

Suppose that's true.

[ strohl says, thoughtful. he's heading to the stove, starting to pull out leftovers - kaworu can see some kind of meat and vegetable dish, something hearty and filling - as he takes it to the stove.]

It's a cost and a benefit thing. Risks and rewards. I think... you're going to get hurt, no matter what - lonely or otherwise. God knows I've been both. But I'm better for the people that I surround myself with, too.

Plus, we're going to be here for eight bloody weeks - and there're plenty of people here who've gone through it. I imagine we're made stronger when we can lean upon each other, with all those shared experiences.