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[Hei appears on the Plane and promptly collapses, flopping onto his back and breathing hard. He looks exhausted, but he's also grinning. After a moment, he catches his breath.]

I did it. It finally worked.

Luxaky...and that other guy, if either of you are around. The experiment was a success.

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[Pulls himself up to a sitting position.]

You can't blame yourself for that, Misaki. I didn't know what a reality merger would mean until well after it had already happened. It's dumb luck that no one in Ms. Sonozaki's world was hurt before I managed to separate our realities. But it could have happened, just as easily as it could have happened with you and Manchester.

I told you before, you're not responsible for the killer's actions.

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[She shakes her head.] You don't understand. I am. This is my case, my city, my kids. I'm responsible for what happens to them--I fail, they die.

You at least understood that.

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[Doesn't know what to say to that, so he says nothing.]

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[Tiny smile.] Sorry. I don't mean to be depressing.

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[Returns the smile.] It's alright. That you're upset at all proves that you're human.

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[She leans back, looking up at the stars.] I don't know about that. People--Contractors included--show they care in very different ways.

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[Following her gaze.] Maybe. But humans at least have the ability to care.

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[Quietly,] Stop it. I've said it before, and I'll say it as many times as you make me--you're different, not inhuman. November cared about his team. July cared, called them his friends.

And you care, you do, or why would you have bothered trying to figure out a barrier?

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[Sorry, Misaki, gonna take more than that to convince him. But he smiles, only a little bitterly, and says nothing.]

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[She puts her hand on his, not trying to flirt or anything, just demanding attention.]

Look at me. Look me in the face. If you don't care at all, then kill me.

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[Does so, though he's taken aback by the suddenness, and the statement.]

[Automatically,] I have no reason to.

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[Looks down at his hand, gives it a little squeeze.] And if you had a reason?

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[Looks down at their hands as well.]

I don't think I'd...["...be able to." It would be like admitting to weakness, vulnerability, and he kind of hates himself for even thinking it.]

I don't think I would.

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[Is also looking at their hands. Quietly,] Why?

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I don't know.

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[Yes, she is deliriously tired. Want proof? Go look at the thread where she pulled a gun on Gene Hunt at the suggestion of a nap.

She rests her other hand against his arm, and then rests her forehead against his shoulder.]

No?

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[He almost flinches away, because for one thing he's surprised, and for another, well, physical contact and all that. But he manages to stay still, though he tenses somewhat, and yes, he's blushing now.]

Misaki? ...You seem, ah...tired...

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[She tries to answer, honestly she does. But it's all sort of caught up to her, all at once. The kids, the Plane, the Contractor she killed, and he smells safe and clean.

She mumbles something; her hand slips down his arm. ]

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[fjkdaljkfd there is a lady sleeping on him. WUT. Hei opens his mouth to protest, but then he stops. She looks so tired after all. So he just sighs, and smiles a little, and stays very still to let her sleep.]

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[She shifts a bit, moving closer and curling up under the blanket in a sort of automatic motion. Her fingers tighten on his sleeve and she mumbles again, before drifting off entirely.]