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[ Reaches out to ruffle his hair. ] I never said you intended to. As you say, you couldn't help the way your body behaved.

...it won't die. You will find a way to make sure of that. You were able to save Auldrant before.

[scrunches his nose] Stop it...! I'm not some kid...

...kind of hard to do that when I'm here. [siiiiiiigh] He must be so pissed by now.

[ Smirks, straightening Luke's hair. ] You are in some ways still.

Stop whining and keep working at it. He will be more angry if he hears what you are saying.

Last I checked, you haven't come of age yet, either.

I'm not whining. Just... frustrated. And I hate knowing that I'm leaving him alone to deal with it when we're supposed to be doing it together.

When was the last time you checked, hmm?

I know a whine when I hear one. Ah well, with as much trouble as you attract, your absence may give him plenty of time to get the job done on his own. [ You're so fun to tease, Luke. ]

Considering I know what Asch looks like when he's twenty and you don't look quite that... I doubt you'd age differently from him or anything.

So sorry to disappoint you, but you're assuming wrong there.

You might be surprised. Who knows what these things can do. [ Flicks his wings out at that statement. ]

You becoming capable is far from a disappointment, replica.

...

[starestarestare] What the hell... [the wings have taken him by enough surprise that he's not even going to respond to your goading, Asch. Be grateful. He might've smacked you over the head otherwise.]

...my, you are slow today. [ Asch would have smacked him right back. Sad. That would have been hilarious. Maybe another time.

And he might not be a cockatiel, but he can be flashy like a peacock, stretching his wings out completely to let them catch the sunlight. ]

[morestarestarestare, he's going to start coming closer and getting all up in your business now, Asch]

... [ Too close for comfort. Personal space is being invaded. Backing away now. ]

[blinkblinkblinku] H-huh? [still blinking a bit, before he blushes and scrambles back a few steps] Ah, s-sorry, I didn't realize I...

[ Gives a sigh of relief and pushes his hair up, face flushed. ] Of course not. None of you ever do.

[>(] Well so sorry I've never seen anything quite like that.

Now you have. You should get out more if you have yet to see one of us with wings.

...

...That's not always the easiest thing. It's hard going out when-...

...do you expect the pain to go away on its own?

I'm not expecting it to go away at all. But... seeing them, I... I can't help but feel guilty. They've all probably worried so much...

So make plans to change that once you return to your own world. Show those that are here that you care.

... [sighs] How do you explain to the people who mean the world to you that you've been alive for ten years and have been avoiding seeing them?

Perhaps in the same way you forced me to.

... [shakes his head, laughing a very small bit] I don't think it's as easy as that. At least for Mother and Father... at least, by the time I did that, they'd known you were alive. I... Asch and I both, we've avoided everyone since we di-... ...we've made everyone think we're dead. That we won't be coming back...

Before that, though, I could have gone to see them. I did not and I have regretted it ever since... Then you both are cruel individuals, and your Asch one who does not keep promises he made. A disgrace to our name.

It's not like I kept my promise, either. I just...

I don't know how we would've ever explained it. Coming back from the dead...

What promise did you make?

Some things don't need an explanation. The act itself is enough.