[Maybe she doesn't have any good answers to provide, but Dakki can't bear to see him sit there, looking so lost and miserable over the matter. And so she reaches out a hand, to rest it over one of his.]
You don't have to handle him alone, at least. If you're worried about him still causing trouble, I'll do all I can to help you stop him.
[She's not the smart one with the plans, she is the weapon that people throw at their problems... but she's more than happy to be thrown at this problem, for a friend.]
[[The touch almost startled him, and he looked up, eyes wide and alarmingly vulnerable for a moment before his expression softened into a faint smile.]]
Thank you. But I think with Isaka here...
[[he trailed off, a faint huff escaping as he shook his head.]]
I'm not who I was, 15 years ago, even if he's the same. In terms of fighting, I don't think he'll be a threat. As long as people are guarded against his mind control powers...
I think the only person he can really affect is me.
[[another small huff escaped, Tachibana's expression relaxing further.]]
He'd deserve it.
Back home, it was only Undead energy that could harm an Undead, but the rules in this world may be different. Wouldn't be uncalled for to test that out.
[[he finally shifts his hand to properly be holding hers, giving it a small squeeze back]]
[A warning like that is more of a challenge, for someone like Dakki. She takes it in with a confident nod of understanding.]
I think the 'energy' of many different worlds manifests in more or less the same ways, in this place. If I've the occasion to test it out, I'm certain I'll do well.
[Was that enough to solve it all? Not in its entirety, no, but they've at least gotten some things off their minds. And now, before either of them can pick those weighty emotions back up...]
You're welcome. Aah, and now that I'm thinking of it... I'll not be needing all of my furniture when I move. Is there anything that you think you'd need, Tachibana?
[[Tachibana blinked a few times, the question catching him a little off guard.]]
I have a bed and a table already.
[[he said, with the slightly confused air of someone who. Doesn't. Quite get that an apartment needs more than just that. Even as he's sitting in one that's properly furnished.]]
[Do... do all men have no idea how to furnish a living space? No, no, even Estinien, hopeless as he was with his oddly-lit apartment full of incredibly boring furniture, was doing more than that.]
You... you've no need for some shelves? A coffee table? A... a couch to sit on?
[It seems... mostly straightforward to her, but she's still a little confused that he could say such a thing. At the chance to let her do some of the deciding, she brightens.]
Aah, I'd be happy to! But I might need to see your place, just to get an idea of what would be best.
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You don't have to handle him alone, at least. If you're worried about him still causing trouble, I'll do all I can to help you stop him.
[She's not the smart one with the plans, she is the weapon that people throw at their problems... but she's more than happy to be thrown at this problem, for a friend.]
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Thank you. But I think with Isaka here...
[[he trailed off, a faint huff escaping as he shook his head.]]
I'm not who I was, 15 years ago, even if he's the same. In terms of fighting, I don't think he'll be a threat. As long as people are guarded against his mind control powers...
I think the only person he can really affect is me.
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Even if you're strong enough on your own, it never hurts to have someone to watch your back. You don't have to carry it all yourself.
[Such good advice. Advice that she always does mean to take for herself...]
And the more you talk about him, the more I want to give him a good thrashing.
[She smiles at that. Maybe... maybe a little too widely.]
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He'd deserve it.
Back home, it was only Undead energy that could harm an Undead, but the rules in this world may be different. Wouldn't be uncalled for to test that out.
[[he finally shifts his hand to properly be holding hers, giving it a small squeeze back]]
Thank you.
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I think the 'energy' of many different worlds manifests in more or less the same ways, in this place. If I've the occasion to test it out, I'm certain I'll do well.
[Was that enough to solve it all? Not in its entirety, no, but they've at least gotten some things off their minds. And now, before either of them can pick those weighty emotions back up...]
You're welcome. Aah, and now that I'm thinking of it... I'll not be needing all of my furniture when I move. Is there anything that you think you'd need, Tachibana?
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I have a bed and a table already.
[[he said, with the slightly confused air of someone who. Doesn't. Quite get that an apartment needs more than just that. Even as he's sitting in one that's properly furnished.]]
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A... a bed and a table? That's all?
[Do... do all men have no idea how to furnish a living space? No, no, even Estinien, hopeless as he was with his oddly-lit apartment full of incredibly boring furniture, was doing more than that.]
You... you've no need for some shelves? A coffee table? A... a couch to sit on?
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[[His knee was bouncing slightly in a bit of awkward self awareness.]]
... the apartment I tended to keep back home... is a bit odd to most people, isn't it?
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[Though already, she's starting to draw some conclusions and imagine some things.]
...anyroad! You're welcome to first pick of the things that I won't be taking along with me!
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Wouldn't really know what to pick. [[he sounds a bit apologetic at that]] But whatever you'd like to pick out for me, I'll be happy to accept.
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[It seems... mostly straightforward to her, but she's still a little confused that he could say such a thing. At the chance to let her do some of the deciding, she brightens.]
Aah, I'd be happy to! But I might need to see your place, just to get an idea of what would be best.
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