Setsuna didn't, at first. He had noticed her there, and figured she was resting, so he left her alone for a little bit. It was when he finally noticed that she was still there that he went over to check on her.
When he realized she was asleep, he was of two minds as what to do. On the one hand, she clearly needed the rest, and he didn't want to disturb her. On the other, this wasn't the best or most comfortable place for her to sleep.
He knelt down next to her, and ended up giving her the same perturbed look that he had been giving his Gundam moments ago. Something was different about her... or maybe he was just seeing her in a different light. She was the same as he remembered, but something had changed...
His eyes were drawn to her hair, and without thinking about it, he reached out and brushed some of her hair away from her face. It was a simple and kind gesture... and so unlike him that the moment he realized what he was doing, he briefly froze, then snatched his hand away. He started at it momentarily, as if that limb had somehow betrayed him.
He opened and closed that hand a few times, as if testing to make sure he did have control over it, then lightly shook Feldt on the shoulder, to try to wake her up.
Her head shifted a bit when he gently moved her hair out of her face. She didn't know how long she had been working, just that she had been working. She took short breaks to get something to eat and sleep just for a little while.
She had been so worried about Setsuna that working on the Gundams was the only thing that kept her from being by his bedside for the entire time. She hadn't gotten that much done, but she was making some progress on Kyrios.
She jumped a little bit when she was shook, her eyes snapping open. She looked rather confused for a few minutes before she realized just who was there.
"You should still be in medical," she replied, looking up at him. She knew that he should still be resting and healing from the fight with the Ohm, but she also knew that he was right. She shouldn't be asleep in the hangar like this.
"I didn't mean to fall asleep here. I was working on Kyrios."
"I don't need to be there," he responded, standing up. That didn't mean he was healed, not by a long shot, but whatever was wrong with him, he figured it was beyond Medical's abilities to treat.
He held out his hand, silently offering to help her to her feet.
"Are you sure you're going to be all right?" she asked as she took the offered hand and helped herself up. She was s till worried about him, but she tried not to let it show too much.
He looked over at the 00 Raiser again, and stared quietly at it. He wanted to be able to tell Feldt that he'd be all right, but he honestly had no idea what was going on with him.
"Don't... don't fix that Gundam." He didn't know why he told her that, as that made absolutely no sense on any kind of level, even to him. But he went with it anyway. "Focus on the others for now."
"I was going to work on Kyrios, then Seravee, then Dynames. The 00 will take the longest," she said. It took her a minute to realize just what he said. "Why?"
She didn't understand why he didn't want her to work on the 00. It was more powerful than Exia and would work better, but if he had something else planned, then she would do what he wanted.
Now that concerned her. She looked up at him. He never acted like this before and he never admitted that he didn't know something. She reached out to him. "What happened with the Ohm?" she asked. Maybe something had happened during that time during the battle.
He didn't pull away, which was odd in and of itself. But he didn't know what happened. He remembered it, but explaining and understanding it and its after effects were another story.
She just nodded. There wasn't anything that she could do to pull more answers from him. Instead she just kept close to him so that he could lean against her if he needed to.
Setsuna never leaned on anyone. He did study her carefully for a moment, trying to figure out what had changed. What was he seeing now that he didn't see before?
Coming up with nothing, he stepped back, before more like his usual, cold self. "You should go get some rest."
When he realized she was asleep, he was of two minds as what to do. On the one hand, she clearly needed the rest, and he didn't want to disturb her. On the other, this wasn't the best or most comfortable place for her to sleep.
He knelt down next to her, and ended up giving her the same perturbed look that he had been giving his Gundam moments ago. Something was different about her... or maybe he was just seeing her in a different light. She was the same as he remembered, but something had changed...
His eyes were drawn to her hair, and without thinking about it, he reached out and brushed some of her hair away from her face. It was a simple and kind gesture... and so unlike him that the moment he realized what he was doing, he briefly froze, then snatched his hand away. He started at it momentarily, as if that limb had somehow betrayed him.
He opened and closed that hand a few times, as if testing to make sure he did have control over it, then lightly shook Feldt on the shoulder, to try to wake her up.
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She had been so worried about Setsuna that working on the Gundams was the only thing that kept her from being by his bedside for the entire time. She hadn't gotten that much done, but she was making some progress on Kyrios.
She jumped a little bit when she was shook, her eyes snapping open. She looked rather confused for a few minutes before she realized just who was there.
"Setsuna?
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"You should head back to your quarters if you need to rest."
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"I didn't mean to fall asleep here. I was working on Kyrios."
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He held out his hand, silently offering to help her to her feet.
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"I haven't started work on the 00 yet."
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"Don't... don't fix that Gundam." He didn't know why he told her that, as that made absolutely no sense on any kind of level, even to him. But he went with it anyway. "Focus on the others for now."
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She didn't understand why he didn't want her to work on the 00. It was more powerful than Exia and would work better, but if he had something else planned, then she would do what he wanted.
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He ended up frowning slightly, and looked back at Feldt.
"...I don't know," he quietly admitted. "I just..." He couldn't finish that thought.
"I don't know..."
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"...nothing I can put into words."
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Coming up with nothing, he stepped back, before more like his usual, cold self. "You should go get some rest."
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