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Zacharie chuckled at Kaleb's enthusiam. The new recruitment seemed to be a little anxious, as elsen so often were. Zacharie crossed their hands behind their back and looked over the crowd with a pleasant posture.

"Yes, yes. Hello, hello! I do hope that Kaleb's enthusiasm hasn't offput you too badly. He is very passionate about the happiness and well-being of our charges." They grinned. "It is very nice to have new faces aboard. I think you'll find my management to be quite enjoyable. It's no worse work than your used to, I'm sure."

Kaleb leads them out to the cube, pawing it so it takes them both to zone 2. Gathered in the main plaza of the residential area is a crowd of over 400 Elsen, mostly the newcomers. They stand out mainly by their eyes, which have visible sclera as opposed to the solid black eyes of the natives.

Kaleb lets out a volley of short, booming barks to get their attention. “Everybody! Look, look. This is guardian Zacharie. You will be working for them. Say hello!”

The crowd hesitantly replies with a chorus of “hello, Zacharie,” some of them lifting their hands in greeting.

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They were about to respond with "Oh, is that so?" but instead they sputtered from the sudden face licking. They chuckled then, gently guiding his face away.

"Very well, let's meet the new charges then."

"Zacharie!" Kaleb bursts into Zach's office, bounding around excitedly. "We have 350 new friends!"

The froggy guardian was about three miles deep in backed up paperwork when the other burst in, and as such a few of the poor papers scattered when they jolted in surprise.

"What?? I… three hundred and fifty???" that seemed like such a large number for them not to have connected with. Maybe they had taken a bit too long on their work as a deity of death.

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"Zacharie!" Kaleb bursts into Zach's office, bounding around excitedly. "We have 350 new friends!"

The froggy guardian was about three miles deep in backed up paperwork when the other burst in, and as such a few of the poor papers scattered when they jolted in surprise.

"What?? I... three hundred and fifty???" that seemed like such a large number for them not to have connected with. Maybe they had taken a bit too long on their work as a deity of death.

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((wow look at me being back on this blog lmao hi i'm sick so i can't school rn))

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They shift in his hold so they and hug him in turn, leaning against his shoulder. They should have argued more for him to listen to reason. If they hadn't been so keen on giving the batter a harsh lesson, then Hugo wouldn't be hurting so much for it. They supposed that was the price they paid for being bitter.

"...If it's any consolation, I know that once he's returned, the batter will not harm the child. You've succeeded in ensuring that."

"Yeah this was just… this was such a bad idea." He lets out a sad little laugh. "I don’t know what I was thinking. Maybe I will find another Hugo who needs me, but for now I should probably just, not take any more babies. For a while, though… I was really looking forward to getting to raise him. So I’d know for once that an alternate of mine was gonna grow up loved and supported and never have to worry about being hurt. I just wanted to give him that…"

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"Mm..." They bring up their hand to touch the arm he has around them. It hurt, really: seeing him upset like this.

"...I am certain that you will find a child in need of your kindness at some point, there are always those in need of kindess in worlds like we live in."

"…yeah," he sighs, looping an arm around them. His whole body feels heavy. Even though he’d been thinking about this possibility for a long time, it’s no easier to admit. It leaves a nasty taste in his mouth. "It wasn’t a good plan from the start, really. I just wanted him to get to live. Even if he’s gotta live with his dad. Maybe I’ll find one who actually needs me, someday…" 

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They consider the situation. "We'll have to wait for his file to complete before we actually return him...If we return him any sooner then he may reset the battle you struggled to save him from." They frowned.

"Perhaps it's best if we wait until they come and willingly deliver him then...." Despite their agreement, they don't sound to enthused about the encounter.

"Zach. I'm going to give the kid back."

"…." They sighed sharply, looking at him for a while. "…I know you will…I assumed you would eventually." They frowned. It didn’t really set well with them to be so helpful to that particular batter, and by all accounts they had no reason to do so, but the safety of this file did mean more than petty vengeance.

"Don’t be disappointed if there isn’t gratitude for the fact that we basically spared his child a great disaster."

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"Zach. I'm going to give the kid back."

"...." They sighed sharply, looking at him for a while. "...I know you will...I assumed you would eventually." They frowned. It didn't really set well with them to be so helpful to that particular batter, and by all accounts they had no reason to do so, but the safety of this file did mean more than petty vengeance.

"Don't be disappointed if there isn't gratitude for the fact that we basically spared his child a great disaster."

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"I don't see why not. He's not too far off, and I doubt he would be in any trouble without the eye alerting me immediately." They mused quietly, reaching up to brush hair out of the other's face.

"Tomorrow then."

"Me either. Kaleb might know but I don’t think it pays much attention to people it knows are safe… I could probably go tomorrow. I’m not that sore, and this is important.” He still winces when he prods his arm, but he could walk and use his abilities, and that was all that was really important. “How about it?”

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Perhaps there are some people that shouldn't be told about my current situation. As much as the form has grown on me, I do recall having a strong aversion to the idea prior to now.

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"Not an inkling. They're typically cut off from me." They tapped their chin in thought for a moment. The child had been created for the sole purpose to getting to them, hadn't he? What purpose did he serve the code now, they wondered.

"I do think we might need to pay him a visit. He does often still frequent the park you set up, though I have not seen him there for some time..."

"Should we go after him? Do you even know how many of these branches are still viable?" Maybe he shouldn’t be surprised in the least. The other guardians eventually became cruel and abusive, why couldn’t the Judge fall as well? None of them were infallible. 

"Is that little kid version of you still running around? I haven’t seen him in a while… I hope he’s alright. We could go check on him first, if you know where he is."

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i got replies to do but im so tired after today's adventures...hhh.

reminder to me, i owe:

thefortuneticketdealer

badpurifier

untouchxdbysin

bestialblanc (ask meme response)

rhymeforme (ask meme response)

And if anyone wants to thread with me shoot me a message. I like to plan things before I post a starter so I know what I'm doing. Right now I am gonna go shower and play some video games. I need a rest tonight.

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They aren't looking directly at him, and their hands are fidgeting nervously through their hair as if to tug away the feeling of something that isn't really there. Their brows are knit together with fret and the only thing they can manage is to take deep breaths and try to calm down. They squat on their feet and groan, pursing their lips and covering their hair anxiously with they tense fingers.

"m'sorry...." Their voice comes out small and shaky, but there's a little bit of anger behind it, mostly at themselves for being so stupid. They were supposed to be over this.

He frowned a little but stay where he was. This was…a familiar scene… One that seemed to hit far too close to home for his comfort. He hoped maybe he was just jumping to conclusions but…

Liam kept his voice soft, “It is alright, Chev. You are alright. Everything is fine here. Breathe…”

He only moved to take a step back, giving them more space if they needed it.

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He held his injured hand to his chest, purple seeping out from between his fingers. Mostly, it seemed he wasn’t so worried about the wound as he was about them. Ears flatten back in concern, he asked, “Are you alright…?”

They hands knotted their own hair as they strained to keep their head together. Not there. Here. This is real. That was a long time ago. Stay focused.

"....no..."

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Claws we never something they expected to be that close to their face. The gentle gesture was innocent, and Liam really hadn't meant any trouble by it. However, the action of clawed hands gently scratching along their forhead as they were moving hair away from their face bled into a memory far too closely. They immediately recoiled, smaking his hand away and gasping, making the most pitiful sound the other was likely to ever hear them make.

Their mind fell into a blur of the horrible chain of events that fell afterward, How they couldn't move, and they couldn't fight no matter how they struggled. It set their emotions into a whirlwind with a simple touch, and sadly, the Add ons can't really tell the difference when their host is distressed.

The sharp end of a wing slashed across Liam's extended hand, not doing much, but still giving him a good injury to show for it. It was the yelp that resounded that brought the Guardian back to their senses, fear in their eyes breaking away into pain and horror at what they'd accidentally done.

"I...I'm sorry..I didn't...y-you were..." They're still too dazed to find words. They just want to run off where no one can be around them or touch them or get hurt by their stupid reactions to petty little things. They felt sick and powerless.

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talkin shit about blondie

Alori: want me 2 set him on fire

Kaewaii: no no it's not canonically really happening

Alori: want me 2 set him on fire but not canon

Kaewaii: yes

Alori: ok