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[soundsurfing]

[It might have only been temporary but wow, Beat can't believe how much he missed her. Her death felt like he watched his sister die.]

Yeah it's kinda weird but also not bad. No really weird animal urges or anythin'!

[Moving himself over, he sits down beside her to lean against her trunk.]

Missed you, Squiddles.

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[ She settles in with him. The contact is nice, actually. As connected as she feels to nature, she feels a bit isolated from her fellow monsters in this strange and larger form. Beat leaning against her helps her to feel useful, yes, but also less alone. ]

I missed you too... I think? [ It's hard to tell. She doesn't remember her time in the Sea of Stars. She only halfway remembers her time while frenzying, when her focus was completely on killing and eating. ]

Peter-kun told me... what happened after. I'm sorry...

[soundsurfing]

... Don't be sorry.

[That's the last thing he ever wants her to feel. He's kind of upset Peter told her, but she also has the right to know. Sighing, he tilts his head in to just rest it against her, frowning off into the garden.]

We got it, in the end. Tha's what matters, right? The camp was saved. The peeps in it. Ain't no one else had to get hurt... An' I'm sorry. I'm sorry we wasn't fast enough.

[Listen, he can be hypocritical, he doesn't know the word, it left when his brain died.]

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[ It's not all that matters, she thinks. The others should have been saved, too. She's upset that they all had to die to stop that thing.

(And the way she's come back has been - disorienting, and scary, but that's another story.) ]

It's not your fault. [ One of her willow branches drapes over Beat's shoulder, the closest she can get to a comforting gesture. ] We all tried hard.

[soundsurfing]

[The branch on his shoulder makes him smile and he raises a hand to gently pat at it.]

We did, yo. Which makes the fact we all feelin' like shit really stupid. We gotta not blame ourselves.

[Though he knows Nanami is doing it. Just as he knew Peter was doing it.]

You know, we all make a pretty good team though. We jus' gotta work at it more.

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...Even though you're the bad guy?

[ Ribbing him about W.E.B. But it's not like she can throw stones.

She helped blow up that building, too. ]

[soundsurfing]

[That makes Beat grin, playfully furrowing his brows down wickedly.]

Nyehe~ you can't deny you enjoyed it too, Squiddles! Jus' you watch, I'll make you into a proper villain yet!

[Relaxing his expression, he bonks his head against her bark lightly.]

Until then, yo, I think we earned a rest time. Im throw a spa day fer us or somethin'. When the fog over so you ain't tryina get 'round bein' a giant tree.

[waitingforplayer2]

[ He's right-- and the breeze that wafts through the leaves now almost sounds like her little laugh. ]

Yeah... thanks. Mm... I think I might just... stay here, mostly. Until then.

... But... that sounds... nice, after.