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[personal profile] headhooligan 2023-10-11 02:50 am (UTC)(link)

[Huh. Closing her eyes and thinking of the last time she saw them actually worked.]

[Aubrey looks a little disoriented, stepping back into view under those buzzing fluorescent lights. But when she sees Armin, up and okay (and mopping up, at that) she’s tempted to run at him with a hug.

[But, caution. Slippery floors.]

Armin! [A big smile will do, then. And, less intentionally, watery eyes, which she promptly blinks away.] No, I— I’m glad to see you. I’m glad you’re okay. There was just…

[Hm. Does she want to risk another panic, mentioning Bertholdt? But that ended well enough....] The world was being weird again. [It’s awkward, and an obvious dodge.] It’s fine.

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[personal profile] headhooligan 2023-10-11 03:02 am (UTC)(link)

He wasn’t. [Not in any way that mattered. Her smile fades, at that.] I hope he’s—

[She cuts herself off. Bad to think of steaming stumps, right now. Armin’s offer is noted and watched (so he could use one, she thinks), but Aubrey hesitates just a big longer.] If I see him next, before you… do you want me to tell him anything?

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[personal profile] headhooligan 2023-10-11 03:07 am (UTC)(link)

[May this terrible, beautiful world prove him right.]

A-all right.

[And then she gives him a hug. He’s warm, again. It’s nice....]

Stay safe out there.

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[personal profile] headhooligan 2023-10-11 03:16 am (UTC)(link)

[She doesn’t indulge it too long. She might actually start crying if she did. But Armin gets a good pat on the back, and Aubrey tries not to pull away too hastily.]

[Take care of each other… that’s all they can do, in the end, isn’t it?]

Okay.