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[poweroflegend]

...maaaaan, this shit's real heavy.

You said it, maaaaan. Just one lil' sniff n' big guys with whips come crashin' through the window.

[The video feed kicks in. It shows Trevor covered from head to toe in dust and grime as he steps out of the shadows of a crackhouse in the southeastern district. Look closely as the building recedes over his

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[voice]

[girl_unlocking]

Know what's not grossly exaggerated? The news of your awesome.

[voice]

[poweroflegend]

Hmm---

[That chuckle is suddenly cut short by a 'pop'. It sounds like a kink being eased out of one arm.]

We'll see how 'awesome' this feels tomorrow morning.

[voice]

[girl_unlocking]

O-ow. It'll feel a lot better if you get it looked at, you know.

[voice]

[poweroflegend]

Sound advice. I think I will...

[You can hear his one step forward segue into a hand leaning against the wall. What the--- wait, he wasn't hurt that bad when chasing Pachi-chan.]

...as soon as I've had a little more to drink, mayhap.

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[inpiecesofcloud]

...

Trebont...?

Is that... Is that...

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[inpiecesofcloud]

[Her face slowly breaks into a huge smile, her eyes lighting up as she starts to bounce happily.]

YAAY! IT'S PACHI-CHAN! IT'S MY KITTY! IT'S MY KITTY! TREBONT YOU FOUND HIM! AND HE'S NOT DEAD!

[video] d'aww that's okay

[poweroflegend]

[As if to prove the point, he lowers the Forge to focus completely on the slumbering kitten. It's Pachi-chan, no doubt about it. Yachi would know him better than anyone.]

Alive, well, and excited to be at your side again. He told me himself. Didn't you, Pachi-chan?

Rrrrrrrr.

[Okay, he really didn't. But you know how adults are.]

[video] <3!

[inpiecesofcloud]

Hee!

[She's literally jumping for joy now.]

Pachi Pachi Pachi-chan! Trebont's the best! Eeee!

How did you know he wasn't dead, Trebont? How did you find him?

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[pratservant]

Looks like you're a hero.

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[poweroflegend]

[Glass shatters on the pavement beside him. Trevor turns... and next thing you know he's running like hell from a rain of hurled bottles. The last thing Merlin might see of the building is its superintendent sticking his head out the Trevor-shaped window and screaming curses at the hunter.]

You'd think a hero's welcome would be in order!

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[pratservant]

[Ouch. Merlin winces a little.]

Well, you get the glory. And the girls are certainly impressed. What more could you really hope for?

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[poweroflegend]

Glory is overrated, and I have eyes only for my wife. That a smile comes back to a little girl's face is...

[Oi. Merlin has a point there.]

...the only thing I can hope for.

[theotokos]

So, what was that like chasing down a kitten?

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[poweroflegend]

[Surprisingly?]

...challenging. Few beasts here have tested me as much.

[Scruffs the little creature behind the ears.]

Would do it again if I had to.

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[theotokos]

[And she's laughing at this.]

Hey, at least he wasn't feral. Feral cats can be pretty scary, right up there with anything demonic.

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[poweroflegend]

[Aw man. Preaching to the choir, Lady.]

Aye, the stories I could tell you. Well, I wouldn't mind a feral cat to raise. I've always been more at home among wild beasts than those tamed by civilized life.

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[ladyofthesouth]

[She is terribly torn between being amused and ...well, still amused but in a less flattering way.]

How remarkably noble. And what a dear creature it is, too.

You have a home for it?

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[poweroflegend]

The girl she belongs to is all the home he'll ever need.