APPOINTMENTS POST;

[acowardlyoak]

Appointments post!

To be fancied up later.

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June 1st [action]

[acowardlyoak]

[ Cue the freaking out. ]

[acowardlyoak]

[ he reaches out, taking a fistful of konatsu's shirt an leans into it, taking in a shuddering breath. ]

I don't want to go back... Not again.

[tinyhawk]

[Ergh. The contact, while not unexpected, definitely isn't welcome. Konatsu opts to to simply keep his hand where it is, for the moment.] Is evading the draft possible? [... Konatsu doubts it, but maybe taking Shuri through the steps and possibilities will help.]

[acowardlyoak]

No. No. They drag you if you don't go-!

[tinyhawk]

Oak! Stop. [It's a bit like trying to train a dog, actually.] So trying to avoid it will only make things worse. Were you given weapons and supplies last time?

[acowardlyoak]

Yes, but...

[tinyhawk]

Are you killed if you go but opt to not fight?

[acowardlyoak]

I... [ last time, he'd gotten separated. and... and.. ] No.

[tinyhawk]

And there will be others that can't or wont' enter combat, yes?

[acowardlyoak]

[ sniffle ] ... Probably.

Yes.

[tinyhawk]

[Aha.] You're most likely more combat worthy than most of them. Instead of fighting on the front lines, protect them instead.

[acowardlyoak]

Protect them...? [ he pulls back a bit to look up at the older boy. ]

[tinyhawk]

Yes. [A brief bit of brilliance occurs to Konatsu, and he opts to be a little more manipulative than usual this time.] It's what you and I are supposed to do as Begleiters. [Granted, each of them were supposed to protect only one person, instead of a dozen or so, but still.]

[acowardlyoak]

It is... [ he perks up almost immediately. ] It is!

[tinyhawk]

Then do that. Think of the mission as a way to prove your talents.

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[acowardlyoak]

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