( crau ) lili

[haw]

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[coastal]

[she almost looks like she wants to laugh, good job majima, her good humor is ever so slightly being restored]

Is that a compliment?

[haw]

Yeah. You should absolutely add it to yer vocab. Ya use it the same way you'd say "cool" or "impressive."

[coastal]

[she nods.]

Raw as fuck. I like it.

[terrible

but she seems to just shrug a little bit after]

... but that's just how he and I are. I look to him for a lot of things but... I like that he doesn't think that I'm fragile. I think I'd be more offended if he tried to follow me around everywhere.

[haw]

. . .

[ suddenly, after lili says that, something dawns on him. he stands there for a moment, just blinking, before he mutters more to himself than to his current company, ]

Shit. Is that what Mizucchi was tryin' to get into my thick skull...?

[coastal]

[ . . . ? ]

Realize something?

[haw]

...my partner said somethin' almost exactly the way you just did once, 'bout not needin' to be protected. Hearin' it from someone else, though, someone who's got nothing to do with me or them...

Huh.

[coastal]

[ . . . she just manages a little bit of a smile at that - tired but sincere.]

If they're you're partner, then I'm sure that they're plenty tough.

But it's nice... to have someone believe in you more than they're scared of losing you. At least for me, I think that's what I need more than a guardian.

[no she's a fool and still needs a guardian but ssshhh]

[haw]

[ binch we are All tired... but he smirks, giving her a light shove before taking his hand off her shoulder. ]

Again, I'll admit that ya just dropped some wise-soundin' shit right there, but that doesn't mean you need to get in over yer head, either.

[coastal]

[oh - she goes with the shove and just makes a face at him.]

I don't do anything unnecessary...

[she does some things that are unnecessary]

[haw]

[ he just stares down at her. ]

It takes one to know one.

[coastal]

[grumbles]

If we get the job done, what's the problem...