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fletcher tringham

3rd Transmutation-Valentine's Day Event-Hugs and Cuddles

[What's this? A box of candy? He picked it up and brought it inside, studying it carefully. Who left this? Fletcher glanced at the various treats inside curiously, the heart shaped ones appeared to have something different printed on each of them. Unfortunately, he'd eaten some before setting them down on the table and going out for a walk in the fresh air.]

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No-! You have to sit down and rest. I can eat later. Besides, I'm not sure if I should eat anything else right now. Sit down and I'll go get you something for any bruises you have.

[And he stays clung to her arm the entire time.]

Eh? ... I told you, I'm fine, I'm not hurt at all. Hell, I'd take more of a beating training back home.

That's why you need to rest! [tug, tug]

You don't need to worry. Nothing here is half as tough as some of the hollows I've fought.

I don't need to rest or recover. I'm fine. If I couldn't handle this, I wouldn't deserve my badge.

[Hollows sound dangerous, but he realized there were just some things that you couldn't talk someone out of. That, and it'd probably be against her pride as a Shiba to let every little injury stop her.]

Okay...

...I-I'm sorry, I just don't want you to go anywhere without me...if you go out again, I want to go too!

[Hell, she blew off her own arm. After that, other injuries doesn't seem like that big of a deal. She sighs and leans on the counter, tilting her head a bit.]

What's got you so protective all of a sudden? It's not like anything bad has happened.

[True. He couldn't think of anything that could be as painful as that.]

N-nothing! I just don't want you being by yourself today. [He's just full of concern, that's totally it! These aren't excuses to stay close to her at all.]

--SWEET PEA! [This had to end soon, right?]

[Okay she's going to ignore that last part and blame it on weird porch candy. She is pretty sure no one has ever called that, and she has been called some really weird pet names over the years.]

Oh.. Uhm... Okay, I guess. It's not like I really had other plans for the day.

[Why did he have to say that? His outbursts were going to make things weird when this was over, he just knew it.]

Eheh...ah, I-I'm sorry for that!

It's fine... Kisuke's called me much weirder things. And Soi Fon has called me much less pleasant ones. The things I put up with for Yoruichi's sake..

[Kukaku sighs and shakes her head.]

How cruel...

[He tilts his head to the side] Who's...Yoruichi?

[Kukaku laughs a bit.]

Nah... Soi Fon was a good girl. She just had a lot of jealousy issues. It was rough for a little while since I ended up having to take the brunt of her rage for a couple of years, but I don't really even see her anymore.

Yoruichi's an old friend. Her 'n Kisuke, another friend, took off a century ago. I don't know a whole lot behind it, but as far as I can tell, it's because Kisuke was being a damned idiot again and doing things he knew he shouldn't...

[She exhales, a little frustrated. She still loves the both of them, but she still hasn't quite gotten over it.]

Ohh...I'm sorry.

Is it--ADORE ME! [for crying out loud, this was just getting more and more ridiculous. Not to mention, it was totally off subject of what they were discussing.]

[Okay putting aside that she does adore him, in a fully platonic sibling sort of way, she just sort of shrugs it off.]

It's Kisuke's own damned fault for being a jackass. I always told him not to do anything stupid and he never listened.

Is it too late...to change what's happened?

[This time around, he bites down on his tongue, just a bit too hard that he winces, but at least it stops anything more from coming out...for now.]

From what I've heard, its far too late. And it's not like I have any way to change it. It's game over for me. But I think, if I understand right, that it all works out in the end. It turns out okay.

I mean, not for me, because I'm dead, but for everyone else.

[Hearing that nearly spirals him into another protest about the reality of her no longer living, outside of this place, but he holds back.]

I know...um, you already told me that you...[he shakes his head, he's no even gonna finish that]...but, as long as you're here with me and everyone else, you're just as much alive as the rest of us. That's...what I believe.

Technically, I'm not. I wasn't even before the... incident... But I suppose that's neither here nor there.

I don't understand it, but I'm doing my best to make this time mean something. I'm just not sure what yet.

[~~Don't argue with small people and their small minds, Kukaku!~~ He smiles and laughs a little, trying his best to cheer her up.]

I don't think that will be a problem for you for very long.

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[~~It is not her fault she is a ghost.~~ She laughs a bit and shrugs.]

I guess. I mean I've never had all that great or deep a purpose to begin with. But as long as I've got something to protect, I'll be fine.

[~~Tragically, this is true.~~ He steps over and gently grasps her wrist and looks up]

Kukaku - that is one of your purposes, protecting people. Even if we fail sometimes, as long as we can still have the courage to keep doing it, then its not an empty purpose. [See, he wasn't just an emotional, and highly sensitive-about-angry-loud-and-mean-people boy. He was also able to be mature for his age.]

CRAZY FOR YOU! [okay, that killed the moment completely, so, he groans and nervously steps away.]

[Oh god she's really trying to stay serious because he expressed something kind of meaningful but man the magic candy kind of killed it and she really is trying not to laugh. She reached out and pats his shoulder.]

Right... Right. I know. And you keep reminding me of that, and it's made it a heck of a lot easier to cope with being here.

[Trying to have a conversation with random phrases popping out at the worst times is hard. He was getting a little frustrated, like when Russell did impulsive or reckless things. He sighs, wondering what else the mysterious treats had in store.

He really hoped it didn't force people to start serenading others in song, he'd have to run away as far as possible.]

[Yeah that'd probably be a bit much for her since that is not one that generally happened. Maybe once or twice but it was usually the result of Kisuke being very drunk, and she was usually also too drunk to care.]

I guess I'm still just feeling kind of uncertain after how badly I botched avenging Miyako...

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