[Nicholas had been working his best at Eferin, and found slow but gratifying progress. He'd just finished up another attempt at learning and was working on going to visit Vash-perhaps get something to eat before that-as the sun began to set and the sky began to darken. But he wouldn't get to either place he was hoping for; Nick was suddenly taken
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[He's working his way down the tree as he whines to himself.] They couldn't even bring me back so I could see where I'm going bett-
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[CRASH!]
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... Well, gee, I wonder who that could be.
You're still the crappiest tree climber ever, I'm noticing.
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I'm tired and cold. What the heck's up with the get-up there?
Don't tell me you got your dumb spikey-headed self nabbed, too.
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[Of course, not meaning a single word of that.]
...Are you all right? You just hurdled through an entire tree.
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Yeah, I'm okay. [He only hit his head after all!] Unless I start falling asleep on the walk home, I think they actually left me alone this time. [As gets to his feet, his eyes happen to fall on the bullet scars you got before showing up here, but he quickly looks away. He knows what it's like to be stared at after all, but seeing yours is just a bitter reminder.]
Are you sure you're okay? [He didn't see anything new.]
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Somehow, I think they left me alone, too.
...A little out-of-character for them, considering how much havoc they usually wreak on us.
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And if you're fine to walk, let's get out of here, I'm freezing.
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All right, but I call dibs on the kitchen first.
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