[The gears are turning, locking a vague hunch in place. Something feels wrong here, but why?
His eyes widen as the connections click together. Someone telling Kaneda shit he shouldn't know about their past--and Kaneda had mentioned that recently, hadn't he? On that callout post. And that stuff Pan told him... how much of it should he have learned? Tetsuo wanted to hear it so badly, but why would Pan know exactly what to say?
The remaining color drains further from his face as terror shifts to a longer term horror.]
I've been in people's heads - you think I forgot everything I learned when I couldn't do that anymore?
[Tetsuo...has a point. No matter how long they take away Pan's power, he's learned enough about people. Enough about THEM. He can still do damage, and they'd be his number one target.
His hands go rigid on those shoulders, gripping tightly.]
[The grip is a little painful, but reassuringly grounding. Right. He's really not dealing with this on his own right now. Tetsuo doesn't even comment or react beyond a slight dip of his head, then a quick shake.]
That's just it! We don't get to know until he tells us!
[Just them, if they're lucky.
Don't make him try to get into that head, Kaneda. He couldn't make himself try when they were 'allies']
[The thought hits him like a train, and his blood practically freezes from the realization that they...their PAST...is very unsafe territory now. What used to be just them, their little haven that they could look back on and seek comfort from, was now in the hands of a forest-clad devil.
Even from afar, powerless, he could still twist their lives like a knot.
The reaction's immediate as he pulls Tetsuo close, looking out the window where he'd thrown that box of candy. Remembering the anonymous texts that seemed to seep right into Kaneda's insecurities, shaking what little he had of them.]
That bastard...
[It's all he can really say, eyes dark and cloudy with thought. Because how do you FIGHT something like that? It was like Crane, his weapon wasn't tangible.
His damage was unseen and slipped through the radar.]
[Tetsuo doesn't react. His pride is too far gone to fight against his own comfort or resist. Nowhere is okay; all semblance of safety is gone. How can it be that one person, rendered ordinary, can still be so powerful?
All of Tetsuo's abilities are still useless in this scenario. If there's a way to rip knowledge clean out of someone and leave them less of a person for it, he doesn't know how, or where to begin. Pan never fails... That's the most unfair part of all of this.
He goes a little more limp in Kaneda's grasp, leaning lightly against him]
He's not allowed to win...
[There's something pleading about that statement, begging Kaneda to agree with him. Or telling the world to change, just a little. Enough to let him slaughter Pan like the dog he is.]
[Those arms hold strong, gaze fixated on that window. Even with the house warded, Pan had somehow found his way inside. It wasn't anything much, but that was only this time. Who knows when it would be okay. Or if even going outside would be safe anymore.
Kaneda was brave, and confident. But Inuyasha had said that they couldn't fight magic with what they had. The Blue Beetle said magic operated outside of logic.
What could they possibly fight it with?]
He won't.
I'll make sure of it. Asshole's going to wish he stayed in the forest.
[For all that Tetsuo believed he could accomplish, Kaneda couldn't stop Pan from killing him before. The alternative theory to why he died was not one Tetsuo liked.]
What're you gonna do?
[It comes out harsher than he intended it to, but it's a legitimate question.]
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If there's one thing this damn government can do its keep that charm bracelet on his wrist...
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[The gears are turning, locking a vague hunch in place. Something feels wrong here, but why?
His eyes widen as the connections click together. Someone telling Kaneda shit he shouldn't know about their past--and Kaneda had mentioned that recently, hadn't he? On that callout post. And that stuff Pan told him... how much of it should he have learned? Tetsuo wanted to hear it so badly, but why would Pan know exactly what to say?
The remaining color drains further from his face as terror shifts to a longer term horror.]
I've been in people's heads - you think I forgot everything I learned when I couldn't do that anymore?
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[Tetsuo...has a point. No matter how long they take away Pan's power, he's learned enough about people. Enough about THEM. He can still do damage, and they'd be his number one target.
His hands go rigid on those shoulders, gripping tightly.]
How much do you think he found out about us?
[How much does he know about what happened...?]
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That's just it! We don't get to know until he tells us!
[Just them, if they're lucky.
Don't make him try to get into that head, Kaneda. He couldn't make himself try when they were 'allies']
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Even from afar, powerless, he could still twist their lives like a knot.
The reaction's immediate as he pulls Tetsuo close, looking out the window where he'd thrown that box of candy. Remembering the anonymous texts that seemed to seep right into Kaneda's insecurities, shaking what little he had of them.]
That bastard...
[It's all he can really say, eyes dark and cloudy with thought. Because how do you FIGHT something like that? It was like Crane, his weapon wasn't tangible.
His damage was unseen and slipped through the radar.]
action;
All of Tetsuo's abilities are still useless in this scenario. If there's a way to rip knowledge clean out of someone and leave them less of a person for it, he doesn't know how, or where to begin. Pan never fails... That's the most unfair part of all of this.
He goes a little more limp in Kaneda's grasp, leaning lightly against him]
He's not allowed to win...
[There's something pleading about that statement, begging Kaneda to agree with him. Or telling the world to change, just a little. Enough to let him slaughter Pan like the dog he is.]
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Kaneda was brave, and confident. But Inuyasha had said that they couldn't fight magic with what they had. The Blue Beetle said magic operated outside of logic.
What could they possibly fight it with?]
He won't.
I'll make sure of it. Asshole's going to wish he stayed in the forest.
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[For all that Tetsuo believed he could accomplish, Kaneda couldn't stop Pan from killing him before. The alternative theory to why he died was not one Tetsuo liked.]
What're you gonna do?
[It comes out harsher than he intended it to, but it's a legitimate question.]
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I'm still working that out.
--but something.
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You have one yet or what?
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[As he totally...puts his entire weight on Tetsuo, flopping them onto the bed.]
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[As he falls onto his back, flailing]
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Get off!
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[By squishing you with all this man muscle!]
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[Struggles!!!]
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Cute him leaning up on his elbows a bit.]
It's muscle!
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What have you been eating? Bricks??
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Hey! A guy's got to keep himself fed!
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