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Week 5, Wednesday

[momming]

[ Wherever he is this morning, she is finding him. And propping her hands on her hips. ]

Yamato-kun.

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[ blinks!! both eyes!! at her!! he's out here grabbing breakfast I've decided ]

Yanagiya-san?

[momming]

I'm a little hurt you didn't say I could have told you 'congratulations' a little over a week ago.

-- But also I'm glad your eye's healed up.

[ Of course. ]

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Congratulations... Oh. [ his face flushes a little ] Taichi told you?

[ he assumes no one will naturally notice, which is funny and exasperating at the same time. as for the eye; ]

Kon browbeat me into letting him pay for it. I'm pretty sure if he didn't Caleb would have anyway. [ this is just a x2 shy combo for him? people caring is a lot. ]

[momming]

I thought you two seemed close during the meeting, but it wasn't the time or the place. And last week, I was... distracted.

[ Yeah. ]

But he told me afterwards.

[ She pauses, then shakes her head. ]

I'm glad someone convinced you. Annie let me upgrade my healing ability on Sunday, but it looks like Kon-san beat me to it.

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[ he laughs a bit, ignoring the implications of last week to concentrate on him being bullied. ALL OF YOU,,, ]

So I was cornered no matter what? [ but he shrugs a shoulder ] Yeah, Taichi...last Monday he... um, well, I guess you were right.

[momming]

[ YAMATO DESERVES TO BE HEALED!!!! ]

I did promise I'd look into it, after all. [ With a little smile. ]

But also it's a little gratifying to know my intuition wasn't completely off the mark.

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[ HE IS LEAVE ME ALONE ]

Yeah, well... It's a recent thing for him, apparently, so.

[ that's his defense for why he didn't believe it!! ]

[momming]

I see. Still, I'm happy for you!

[ Honestly, she's just. Beaming. ]

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Thanks. But... Shouldn't I be saying the same for you and Beau?

[momming]

I don't see why it can't be both? That's... a lot more recent.

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Monday, right?

[momming]

Sunday, actually. She had some nerve, asking me when I was a wreck...

[ She says it fondly, though. ]

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... At least it wasn't Saturday?

[ there something very wry in his tone but yeah bad timing!! ]

[momming]

No, Saturday... people were mostly asking if I'd rather be killed this week.

[ She sounds tired. ]

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... Mm. [ considering the discussions around school he understands, but also... ] Well. I think the daycare has spoken on that.

[momming]

... Honestly, I'm not sure why.

[ Daycare!!!! ]

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... It's not like most people here really want you dead, either.

[momming]

I know. But I had thought the same for Byleth.

[ And. Well. ]

I won't take it for granted, either way.

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[ ah. he winces, a little ]

... I don't think Catra wanted her dead. [ he says, looking away ] I think ... she thought it was the best way for her.

[momming]

We talked about it.

... [ She slowly shakes her head. ] I hope they were able to talk about it too, where they are now.

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I hope so. But... knowing Catra, she's probably busy complaining about everything there.

[momming]

And stealing whatever pillows she can find.

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I hope they have pillows over there. It kind of sounded like all they had was baby food.

[momming]

Well, if it's a daycare, I imagine they encourage naptime. So plenty of pillows!