♘ I hope the day will be a lighter highway

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[on one end of a swing set on the Plane, his hands gripping the chains so tight, his knuckles have turned white, sits Kaoru. he's in the suit he arrived in for his match against Remus, the trousers all one piece again like the shards of broken porcelain never cut the expensive material. the tea cup the Twins gave him lies empty on the ground nearby.

besides the lingering sensation of a drugged fog in his mind, he doesn't seem any different. everything is still in place--he still feels like himself--but he wears a worried, frightened expression. he doesn't know how long he's been gone and worse still...he doesn't want to see what his blood looks like now.

his mind goes to Hikaru and he suddenly lets out a mournful little groan, his grip tightening on the chains as he slumps forward, his body wanting to curl in on itself. of all people, he doesn't want Hikaru to know what he did, even if he did it to protect the Hosts and Renge, because...no, he can't stand thinking about that possibility.]

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[he falls silent while Kuhn talks and can't help wondering if what he did had been worth it, not if it means the others still might be in danger.]

[but when he hears that, then he slumps, not looking at Kuhn] So you know...

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I know you were in one of the matches. I don't know what happened. I couldn't... bring myself to go in, I guess. [Guilt, guilt, guilt... he should have at least tried to be there.]

[He sighs again. He didn't mean to crush Kaoru's spirits or anything...] You know, to hear the Twins talk about it, we're a powerful force. Whatever comes after this? I think we can handle it. Easily.

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It's all right. [he manages a small smile] I'm glad you didn't see it.

Do you think so? Maybe we can...