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[There's a bird guy perched on a railing outside of Hikawa Shrine-- that much is visible to the feed. He's fiddling with a glove-covered hand that doesn't appear to be moving, and then glances at the Warp Band.]

So I guess all the earthquakes and the tunnels taught some of you some important things. I know at least one group met someone believed to be the Savior. Were there any other significant events? I wasn't along, so I'm trying to catch up.

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[In the meantime, Ankh appears to have learned how to cook. While a lot of what he makes tends to be sweet or cold or both, it's given him something to do and it's given him a way to help out around the Shrine, even if he'd never admit to that purpose. With Eiji having been seven kinds of out of sorts after his return from the tunnels, he's made a small container full of what look like mochi balls. They're crude and potentially too-sweet, but they're something.]

[They're also being balanced atop the pile that Eiji has become in his room, now that they no longer share one.]

Oi.

[Anyone else in or around the Shrine is free to catch him on his way to present these to his depressed lizard.]

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[Out of sorts was a good way to put it. The experience in the tunnels had been ...something to say the least. There was nothing quite like being put in a situation where he'd had every bit of the powered he'd begun taking for granted, ripped out of his hands and then see how completely powerless and useless he was in the face of a threat that was killing people right before his eyes.]

[He still remembers the look that soldier had given him before the ground swallowed him up. The fear and horror. Nothing- he couldn't do anything.]

[So maybe he wasn't making it worse by allowing himself to mope. It was hard to shake himself out of the way that whole thing had made him feel. He didn't like it.]

[So of course his Pokemon had taken to surrounding him. Even the more ornery ones could see that his distress was a big enough deal to put differences aside and hope that maybe he would snap out of it.]

[He glances up as Ankh sets the contain on his side. He didn't even hear him come in. He blinks for a moment and then looks at the container, and then back at him with a curious expression.]

[Ankh had a pretty good idea of what had gone on, though not in any specifics. He had heard a lot of trauma had come out of the tunnels with everyone, and he assumed that Eiji was having some kind of issue over not being able to save someone. He didn't know how close to right he was.]

[He looks between the container and Eiji a few times, and then nods at it.]

You haven't moved in a while. Humans need to eat.

[He looks at again and then kind of. Smiles faintly. He shifts so that he can take the container and then nudges a few of his pokemon out of the way so he can sit up properly. His wings shake out and refold while he settles.]

Mm, It seems I lost track of time.

[Ankh takes his acceptance of the mochi as an invitation to join him, so he folds himself neatly into a pile on his knees in front of Eiji, his wings angling themselves to not get bunched up with where he sits.]

I'm not used to having to prompt you to speak. Usually it's the reverse-- I can't get you to shut up.

[There's a small laugh at that and Eiji makes a conscious effort to put on more of a smile. It was unexpected, but he could tell this was Ankh's way of being worried.]

Ah, here I was thinking you would be enjoying the silence.

There's a difference between companionable silence and unnerving silence.

[He shifts, turning so he's not facing him entirely, but still sitting there.]

[His teasing smile sobers a little.]

I'm sorry if it's been bothering you.

[He waves a hand dismissively, directed at the container of mochi.]

At least now you have a reason to be quiet.

[He looks at the container again with interest.]

Mm. Did you make these?

[He did sort of vaguely notice Ankh hovering near the kitchen more often. He opens the container to get one out.]

[He makes an affirmative grunt of a sound.]

They're easy enough to make one-handed.

[He puts one in his mouth and chews on it thoughtfully. It was kind of sweet but it wasn't bad or anything. Definitely not do off putting he couldn't appreciate what Ankh did. He smiles, something actually genuine for the first time since he's come home.]

They're good.

[He then nods to Ankh's arm.]

That doesn't seem like entirely a true statement.

[he hadn't had a chance to ask him about it, but he was curious.]

[There is something very satisfying about getting him to smile, and the fact that it is so satisfying startles Ankh a little. He scrunches his face, and then takes the distraction to his arm. Shifting around, he holds it up.]

It's mostly a prototype for now, it doesn't move. But at least it's something.

[He's been pretty secretive about the whole process.]

[That doesn't surprise him, honestly. Also, Ankh is entitled to a little privacy. Eiji was a private person himself.]

I see. Whoever you go to see does good work. I'm glad.

[Because he knows how the whole thing bothers him. He will just eat a few more of those mochi.]

[He looks over the arm and nods.]

His name is Souda. He's respectable.

[He watches Eiji eat those, and doesn't quite smile but there's a definite pleasant aspect to his expression.]

That's good. I would hate to know that you were seeing someone who was not.

[Slight tease. But yes he is eating them. He offers one to Eclair who is a nut for sweets. She is very happy to try them out, as well.]

Oh shove off.

[He drops his weight sideways, leaning against Eiji's shoulder with an irritated sulk.]

So what happened in those tunnels to shut you up so thoroughly?

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[He oomphs a little and then goes stark quiet at his question. For a moment, it seems like Eiji is ignoring that Ankh spoke to him at all, but if he were to look, there's no denying that harried, almost dead look in his eyes.]

[He averts them to pet Yumi for a moment, giving himself something else to focus on.]

I didn't meet The Savior, if that's what you're wondering.

[He plucks a mochi from the container and bites into it, blandly.]

Never would have guessed.

[There's a subtle shifting of his weight, a push. He doesn't ask him to continue, but the motion is encouragement to do so.]

[It seems Ankh wasn't going to drop it. He doesn't look at him, he keeps focused on Yumi.]

A ruined city overrun by lava. We spent the entire time running from a furious god that left death and despair in it's wake.

[He considers the mochi, licking his lips for a moment before popping them, reaching up and pushing the half-eaten confection at Eiji's lips.]

Given the overall sound of everyone else's encounters, there was nothing you could have done. It isn't your failure to see the battles of the past.

[L:ks;dfa;sa. That startles him and now he has a mochi shoved in his face. He blinks at it, poking the rest of it in and then chewing on it.]

[He looks at Ankh for a moment. He smiles something, but it's ...not there. Worse, it's almost pained, before he shakes it away.]

Not words I expected from you.

[He pauses.]

But thank you. I'm not sure I entirely agree ...but I appreciate it.

[It bothers him, to see Eiji this way. It isn't the first time he's seen the Ice type bothered, but it's the first time he's seen it to this degree. Eiji is usually so empty-headed and happy, to see him this misplaced in his own thoughts isn't just unusual, it's wrong. And Ankh isn't sure how to handle how poorly it sits with him.]

[He sits up, setting his jaw and unconsciously rearranging his wings again, rolling his neck on his shoulders.]

You can't consider yourself at fault for that sort of thing. You're part of a generation of surprisingly intelligent humans, both behaviorally and morally. You may not have been a part of what made the difference initially, but you're still doing primarily right by the Gods. Witnessing a battle of those who weren't isn't your fault, but should serve as a wake-up to really understand the wrongs previously done.

[Okay so maybe he had a lot of feelings about this topic.]

[He did, and he knew Ankh had strong feelings. He also knew that they had begun to shift ever slightly since his stay at the Shrine began. If the conversation had been about anything else, he might have pointed it out.]

You're right. All of this was ...obviously a test, a sign. The gods wanted us to see something and we certainly saw it.

[Note how he's clearly agreeing with Ankh but at the same time entirely dodging the actual meaning behind those words. Sorry, Ankh. Your lizard is going to be harder to crack than that.]

[This face. Literally, this fucking face.]

You're a twit.

Eh?

[Excuse?]

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