Nightshift 42: Twin Pines Rooftop

[spandexorgtfo]

[from here]Once he was on the roof, Kratos exhaled slowly. They were safe for the moment on the roof, although he couldn't afford to relax: they had no control whatsoever over what happened inside the restaurant, and judging by the bright flames issuing from a store in the distance, that meant another possible mad dash for safety in the near future

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[from_lienea]

"Yeah..." Stahn looked out, but it was hard to pick out individual people, especially since when he looked for Leon he had to actively remind himself not to search for the outfit he was used to. "Dammit. At least when he wears that flowy light purple cape he's easy to find at a distance, but without it we're going to have the worst time spotting him."

He was silent for a while (probably not long enough in Kratos' opinion) before he said, "It's weird that he hasn't just shown up--on our first journey together he always did, because he could track us through these tiaras we had. But I guess he'll find us eventually, up here." If they could stay long enough, and if he could get around well enough to search for them.

Dammit, Leon--! You better be okay.

[spandexorgtfo]

Kratos looked out over the town and then back at Stahn. "Has it ever crossed your mind that perhaps he wouldn't want to find us?" There was no hint of sarcasm or annoyance; this was in its entirety a sincere question. Leon surely had other acquaintances to team up with - ones who were probably less irritating, judging by his tastes - and if so, why the certainty? There was some piece that he was lacking, some part of the story that he had yet to be told. "And what do you mean, 'tiaras'?"

Well, one had to start somewhere.

[from_lienea]

"Not really..." Leon didn't exactly make friends easily, and Stahn didn't remember hearing about other allies.

He couldn't help but look sheepish at the question. "When we got sent off with Leon--it was by order of the king--he wasn't willing to trust us since he'd heard of Rutee and we'd all just been arrested, so we had shock tiaras forced on us; that way he could always find us, and he could just press a button to give any of us a bad shock. We... didn't get off to a great start."

[spandexorgtfo]

"Mm..." Being able to trust that easily and expect the same in return - it was something he lacked. It must be nice. But Kratos knew Leon, and knew that the young man wasn't too far off from himself: distant and far more willing to work on his own than with others.

"So he was sent to observe you only - and probably told not to get attached," Kratos observed. It was a similar situation to his own during the journey of regeneration, minus the shock tiaras. "And how did this managed to get reversed?"