[Mail Matt is his normal age again, but someone else obviously isn't; Matt appears to have a sleeping blue puffball curled up next to him. There are branches around them, slanted up in a triangle, a kids' version of a homemade fort. The ceiling's a bit low for someone who's suddenly grownup-sized, and Matt's slouching, and keeping his voice down
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[Here, have a clearly suspicious looking little blond eying you, you grown up sitting so close to his new friend. Blue eyes narrow a bit as Yuui scowls at the man.]
Are you sure you're Mail? Because if you hurt my friend...
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Yeah, really sure. Only I don't go by that anymore. I'm called Matt now.
And trust me, little dude, I'm the last person who'd ever let anything happen to him.
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You promise, Matt?
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[He draws an X over his heart with a finger.]
We're best friends when we're both grown up, too. [It seems like the easiest way to explain it to a kid.]
Is someone looking out for you and Fai?
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< What-! > [He flails, somehow managing to fall over when he'd already been laying down.]
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[Matt backs off the little bit he can in the close quarters, holding his hands up: not a threat, not gonna hurt you.]
It's me, um. Mail. [It feels weird to say his own name aloud.] I grew up, and you didn't. I dunno why.
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[Elfangor stares at him. He certainly looks like what he thinks Mail might look like when they grow up, but can't help but be a little bit suspicious.
But he knows Mail wouldn't lie to him, and if this is Mail, then he must be telling the truth. He peers up at him, and after a moment of indecisiveness reaches up to grab his goggles and pulls them over his own eyes.]
< That's not fair! I should have gotten big, too! > [He knows he's whining, but he doesn't care, he's allowed to.]
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You do that when we're grown up, too.
[He knows Elfangor's going to ask him questions, some of which are bound to be awkward; Matt's already flushing faintly.]
And this place kinda specializes in not fair. But I'll look out for you 'til you get back to normal. If that's okay with you, I mean. [This is mostly for form's sake. Elfangor's got a guardian whether he wants one or not.]
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[Mini-Gau no likeys. Pout pout.]
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...is this Gau?
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[Sudden excitement here.]
WAS I REALLY TALL?
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How old are you now?
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Sorry about staying out all night. We sort of built a fort. You doing okay?
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But Jessica swallows her words before they leave her mouth. Matt doesn't deserve that. At least he's safe, that's the important thing.
The most important thing. ]
Yeah, I'm fine. Is there anyone else with you?
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[Whispering, and blushing.]
Elfangor's all tiny, you should see this.
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