Take Initiative.

[trustharder]

It seems things have been resolved - peacefully, if more than a little awkwardly for most parties involved. However, there's still work to do here, isn't there? Ryuunosuke shrugs after a long moment; tips his head up a bit. "Hey, Glory? Let everyone up." And apparently that's all it takes, though what that actually does isn't something that happens all at once - rather, panels slide out from the wall, forming a staircase up to that balcony they've been standing on. Mettaton doesn't really wait for the others to join them; he just leaves back through that section of wall they entered from, calling something back over his shoulder. "We've got another room to work from back here, darlings, this shouldn't take too long to work out." >Follow?

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[blastiarm]

[well jeez, don't totally deflate his ego...]

Yeah, but not stronger than you.

[paidinblood]

[That doesn't get anything than a prolonged silence out of Kamui, because.

He would love to say that's true, and that's his first instinct, really. Of course there's no one stronger than him, that's just ridiculous.

But it's not really true, is it?]

[blastiarm]

[ohhhhhh that doesn't seem like a good reaction at all...]

Hey. Kamui. You aren't really that worried about something happening to us, are you?

[paidinblood]

[He's not worried about them, he's-

...He's never told Zagi, has he. Alrighty, he's an idiot. He's an idiot and he's just dragging Zagi aside away from the discussion of Ambitious and his fate, and-]

Did I ever tell you the reason why I killed you?

[Zagi is the one person in the room that has not heard this, isn't he.]

[blastiarm]

[Look at us, we're totally winners. Everyone deserves a gold star sticker.]

Uh, no? I thought it was just because you wanted to get out of here and get back to your brother.

[He gets the feeling that this is probably going to suck.]

[paidinblood]

There's a man- a hunter- after me and my brother. Especially Subaru.

[He's doing his best to look under control when he talks about it, but there are other things that tell how he really feels; the tensing of his shoulders, the clenching of his fists, how he can't quite keep his eyes on Zagi as he talks about it.]

That's why we travel across different worlds, and that's why I need to get back to him.

[blastiarm]

Why's he after Subaru?

[This might be Important to know since he's coming along for the ride, so Zagi will actually do the smart thing and ask about it. For once. It only took him two goddamn months.

He doesn't point out Kamui's reactions or draw attention to them, but he's noticed. This is a big deal, apparently.]

[paidinblood]

Because he's a creep that fixated on my brother. Because Subaru was kind to him. Because he hunts our kind.

[Remember all that stuff Kamui said about not getting attached to humans or letting them anywhere near your blood?]

The reason doesn't matter. What matters is staying away from him and killing him if he ever does show up.

[If he sounds confident and angry enough about it, no one will notice the fear, right-]

[blastiarm]

[Ohhhh. Ohhhhhhhh. Yikes. No wonder you were wary about all of this.]

Kamui. We've got a lot of worlds out here and I'm sure most of the people here would help us out if we asked 'em. Running shouldn't be a problem. We'll find your brother, make sure he's safe, and avoid that guy.

[As much as he'd love to fight him, Zagi did say he'd try to stay safe. If he can't beat Kamui (and he can't; not at full strength like this) then he doesn't stand a chance against anyone Kamui's genuinely afraid of. Running is really the only option. It's not one he likes, but Kamui's worried about it and Zagi doesn't like to see Kamui worried.]

I know you'll do whatever you can for your brother and I'll do everything I can for you, alright? We'll figure something out.

[He reaches out for Kamui's hand then, smiling.]

So you can be worried, because he's your brother and he's important to you. But I'm here too and if that guy shows up to mess with you, he won't expect me!

[NO ONE EVER EXPECTS A ZAGI BATTLE]

[paidinblood]

[...No, he won't expect Zagi, will he. He knows full well that Zagi wouldn't hold up against him, but something about that is still... Comforting.

And so is the hand, which he's definitely taking.]

We'll find him. We'll be fine. I know.

[He doesn't have a doubt in his mind that they will. (And then they'll go kill Yuri Lowell.)]

...There's one more person I should tell you about.

[And god damn does he suddenly look really, really annoyed.]

[blastiarm]

[At least he can use his Artes again!! Not that they'll be very helpful, most of them are stupid and involve shouting the name of the move at the top of his lungs. Also there's one that requires poisoning himself?? Zagi is not a smart man, okay.]

Oh yeah? Who?

[He moves to lace his fingers with Kamui's idly because Zagi can't sit still for five goddamn seconds.]

[paidinblood]

That hunter's younger brother.

[You can practically see the ugh written on his face.]

He hunts treasures instead of vampires. You can fight that one if we run into him. I know I will.

[blastiarm]

Sounds fun! I'd definitely like to fight him!

[He settles a bit after a moment though.]

It'll be fine. We'll make sure your brother's safe and then we'll go have fun. I trust you'll have my back and I've got yours. So we'll be fine!

[paidinblood]

...Right.

[...He's really lucky, isn't he? At least he's not alone.]

I should have told you sooner.

[..."Sorry" is a little too much, apparently, but that's close enough.]

[blastiarm]

Hey, don't worry about it. You've had a lot of other stuff to think about.

[Like being trapped in here and fighting!!! Lots of fighting. So much fighting.]

Whatever happens, we'll be ready for it. I'm sure of that!