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[Kotetsu can be seen, sitting at what looks like a coffee table. He’s without a shirt, and bandages are wrapped here and there obscuring defined, tanned muscles along his chest and arms. His normally well kempt hair is disheveled.

He appears to have just woken up from a long, forced nap.

Damn this place. He lifts a small object from the table.

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[congratulating]

[Sky High stretches his head. He does not remember going to sleep, but it seems as though he has. John is there to greet him, wagging his tail a little. The Hero pats him on the head before leaving his room to see what his other roommates are up to -- it is about this time that he hears all that Mister Wild is saying.

He blinks. Once.]

Mister Barnaby is gone?

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[He drops the toy robot in surprise, but scrambles quickly to right it once again.]

Sky High! Were you sleeping, too?

[He turns the toy on again, the lights and sounds a little comforting.]

He found his way home before we woke up...

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[congratulating]

Yes. And again, yes.

[His eyes widen just a little, then he looks down.]

I see. We should be happy for him, then, yes? For it is not as though we lost a friend, but rather, we are saying, 'See you soon.' Isn't that right, Mister Wild?

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Want some coffee, then?

[He points behind him toward the kitchen, but is quick to refocus on the toy with a sigh.]

"See you," huh? [A faint chuckle.] Yeah, you're right! He'll come back, and we'll just have to be here to welcome him.

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[congratulating]

I would love some.

[He smiles bright, before looking to the toy and nodding a little.]

Yes! And so we shall keep this place safe until we can all leave together! Hand in hand!

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Help yourself, made a fresh pot.

[He's already had several cups himself.]

A Hero's job never ends, does it? We're all going to leave together.

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[congratulating]

[And he goes to pour himself a cup of coffee -- John sitting quietly at his side without prompting for once.]

Indeed! And again, indeed. We shall all leave together, and apologize to Mister Barnaby for being unable to leave with him before.

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[He nods, and rests his head in his hands.]

And I'll just keep this in a safe place for when he gets back.

[He's cheered up a little, but he still can't help but feel selfish at hoping for his partner to come back, when he hated it here so much.]

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[congratulating]

Of course! We shall keep all things safe for his return, and then, we shall be able to show Miss Blue Mister Barnaby's smile. She said that she has not been able to see him be happy, and yet I recall him smiling quite a bit in all his interviews! Isn't that odd?

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[Okay... even Kotetsu knows that those smiles are total show smiles.]

... Very odd. But if we try hard enough, I'm sure we can get him to smile somehow.

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[congratulating]

I am certain that we can.

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I've made him smile a few times already.

[And he says that with pride, because no... Barnaby's face isn't stuck in a perpetual frown, he has proof!]

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[congratulating]

I believe it!

You two are partners and share such a close bond!

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Yeah... I guess you're right.

[He'd like to think so anyway.]

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[congratulating]

Indeed! We are right together!