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[week 1 ; thursday ; post cyoa]

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[ It's possible he has a companion lingering somewhere not too far off. Who knows? But either way, Kotetsu does have a moment alone right now where he's sitting down outside in the courtyard, looking out over the plant life.

He really hasn't given himself the time to just sit and relax since they arrived here and it probably shows in his weary features. ]

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[Kim finds him there, approaches, and stops nearby with his hands behind his back.]

I hope you've had a chance to deal with... personal matters. Do you have time now?

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[ Kotetsu makes a bit of a face at that phrasing, but just pushes it off. ]

Yeah, I'm free.

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[Kim just nods and does not acknowledge the reaction.]

Okay. I was hoping you could tell me what happened today. And I would also like to take a look at your injuries.

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[ Ah, yes, he is also ing something like this now. For reference. ]

Should we take care of both at the same time?

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If you don't mind.

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Not at all. Faster that way, right?

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[A nod.]

Do you need any help?

[Since he's got like, no clue what his injuries are or what his mobility is.]

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I should be okay.

[ He's pulling off his jacket with a wince and a bit of an effort, but he'll be okay. ]

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[He'll leave him to it, then.]

I also have some pain medicine if you require it. Might be expired, though... I can't guarantee its efficacy.

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Keep it for the next emergency. Sholmes already gave me some.

[ Which is why he looks more like a functioning being than he did earlier. He gets his shirt off as well. His chest is covered in what looks like one giant bruise. His left arm is covered in a pretty decent bruise as well. And his back is covered in a decently sized bruise as well. Also, he's got a bruise on his left cheek. ]

Finley took the brunt of the attacks when we were fighting, so there's a lot that isn't showing up on me.

[ Sir, that's a lot already. ]

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Of course.

[With the injuries exposed, he narrows his eyes. Studying them.]

How's your mobility? Does it hurt to breathe?

[He's asking to assess whether any of those bruised spots could have a fractured bone underneath.]

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It hurts to move, but breathing is just fine.

[ Surprisingly, at that. He's lucky he didn't have any lasting damage with some of what happened. ]

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Even deep breaths? That's good. Means your ribs probably aren't broken.

[He walks around to get a look at his back.]

... You were lucky.

Now, mind telling me what happened?

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[ He nods at the assessment. ]

It sounds like some made up story, but we all ended up having to explore a candy made castle. We'd been shrunk down to size to fit in it.

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[... And back to facing him. Kim's checking his pupils for dilation. Sir, are you on drugs?]

... Go on.

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[ He sighs at that. ]

I know it sounds crazy. Especially since we had to explore inside and fought a giant, three-headed cookie dog.

[ He frowns a bit. ]

Do you think I'd really want to admit looking like this from a cookie?

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[Oh. He noticed, huh. Kim will go back to standing in his usual neutral way.]

Excuse me. I just had to make sure.

Do go on. You were saying... [He might be taking a little psychic damage just from saying this:] The dog was a cookie.

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[ Trust me, Kotetsu has a lot of psychic damage from being beaten by it. ]

A giant cookie and it was trying to attack us. We had to fight against it.

[ He's told various people, but for some reason, with Kim he feels like he's just making things up on the spot and just drags his hands slowly down his face. ]

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[... A nod.] You, Tsurumaru, and the two kids...

How did they fare?

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Rika doesn't have a scratch on her. Nine was able to hold his ground and fought well. I don't think he really got hurt. Same goes for Tsurumaru.

[ So it was... just him. ]

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Sounds like you're good at your job.

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[ That surprises him a bit to hear, but he can't help a bit of a smile. Finley seems to perk up at that, too. ]

I think Tsurumaru and Nine managed to do the heavy lifting, though.

[ He can't take credit for all the teamwork, at least. ]

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[A small smile in return.]

Tsurumaru did say he'd be full of surprises. So far, he's followed through on that quite faithfully.

...And it's good to know that Nine can handle himself, as well. I was a little less sure about that one.

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He really wasn't lying, then. It was nice to have him there.

[ He nods about Nine. ]

He's the type to go in, guns blazing and ask questions later, but he has a pretty good heart under all that bravado. Claimed he couldn't leave me behind because it'd look bad when he was helping me get out of there. He's that type of guy that leaves a path of destruction, but seems to be well meaning.

[ Kotetsu certainly doesn't know that type of person... Nope... ]