Post-shower Joe

[blueondeck]

[You could find him walking from the direction of the showers. Hair wet & washed, new clean clothes, relaxed, and hasn't even gone home yet.]

Comments

[strooonger]

Oh good, this will be fun.

[blueondeck]

W-what will be fun?

[strooonger]

[Can I just smile and you assume it's going to be bad?]

[blueondeck]

[That's exactly what's going on here anyway]

[strooonger]

That can wait for later. You still need to help me find my body before Hina-chan does something. [So grabbing on to your arm again and pulling on it for you to move.]

[blueondeck]

[Coming! Very aware of your grabbing, but following along with the pulling and walking beside you]

[strooonger]

[I wouldn't normally grab like this but I still need you for these stupid shoes and when am I ever going to be allowed to do this again.]

You're still breathing properly, right?

[blueondeck]

[Free hand to chest to make sure]

For now, yeah.

[strooonger]

You're improving already. Maybe the shock was all you needed.

[blueondeck]

I can breathe, but I'm very aware of your body right now.

[strooonger]

It's just a body.

[blueondeck]

You wouldn't understand.

[strooonger]

You're probably right. Having more than one body makes this much easier on me-

[wait a second.]

That girl doesn't know what I am.

[blueondeck]

... You didn't tell her you're a kaijin? Isn't that dangerous to forget?

[strooonger]

It can be a tough subject to bring up sometimes.

[blueondeck]

We'll tell her when we find her.

[strooonger]

I'll tell her. It's more dangerous if she overreacts and transforms without knowing how to control it.

[blueondeck]

If it somehow happens anyway, you'll need me.

[strooonger]

[scoffing at that.] No thanks. Even if you could do anything, I don't need you injuring my body just to subdue her.

[blueondeck]

What makes you think I'd damage her?... but If that's what you want I'll leave it to you.

[strooonger]

Can you really say you would go out of your way to avoid it?

[blueondeck]

I can because I'd try.

[strooonger]

Fine. You'd end up hurt more than the rest of us but, if that's what you want.

[blueondeck]

She may have freakish strength, but that body is still a normal Earth human girl.

[strooonger]

That may be so but it's still better than nothing. But thanks so much for worrying.