[ his face burns as he sinks into his scarf a little. how can he even respond to that? hachi means more to him than they could possibly even imagine, but when he tries to vocalize that, the words get stuck in his chest. ]

..i'm.. glad i was able to help. i've always found your stregnth admirable..

that much?

[ disbelief colors his tone. ]

...i'm nothing special, really...

[ and said praise makes his face warm.. brows furrowed in what would seem like annoyance but is really just him being shy. ]

...thank you. it's always a pleasure.

[ he's so flustered he's fallen back to being formal. ]

..it would be. you're tough to beat, it's good practice.

[ very high praise coming from him. ]

...

[ brow furrows in thought as he considers his next words very carefully.. would it be too forward of a request? what if they say no? he ponders for several awkward seconds before he murmurs, ]

..maybe we could train together. you know.. spar.

[ he's like the sun.. three feels like he needs to put sunglasses on just to look at them. ]

..tired.

[ honest answer, at least. ]

but getting by. i'm getting rusty with my weapons, so i need to train..

// SQUIDSTERS... I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. ive considered writing marie before shes always been my fave

// i love her so bad. autism thang

// LOL YEAH

// i miss her.

// i want to remake my marina as well... closes eyes

// they are very sweet but also my three would not initiate i think. he freezes up and considers jumping into a pool whenever he even Thinks about possibly kissing hachi. hes so repressed

// sorry i already need three and hachi to kiss. i need my yuri fix

[ it almost catches him off guard, how sincere they are. his expression hardly changes, but he shifts from one foot to the other, shy, a little awkward; but that smile doesn't go away. ]

..you, too..

[ he mumbles. ]

what have you been up to..?

..so many people..

[ ...ah. their smile is met with one of his own, small, but genuine. ]

..i'm happy to see you too.

..are you that excited to see me.

[ completely monotone.. but anyone who knows him well would know how happy he actually is. ]

hachi...

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