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[feytality]

Yeah but it's pretty easy to get the hang of!

[ no slack given. ] I mean.... I guess you couldn't know he was just trying to get a rise out of you....

[ but she is like, actually shocked by how aggro he got... at least, according to Ogata. ] But, um, you shouldn't let stuff like that get to you!

[wrightingwrongs]

[Unfortunately nothing Phoenix could say will make Ogata less right about how aggro Phoenix got. We all mourn the fact that Ogata is correct.]

I mean, of course I'm going to get upset when you're in danger. Why wouldn't I? I didn't know if he meant it or not. [And it's not like he would've taken that chance.]

[feytality]

[ that's truly the biggest tragedy here. ]

Yeah, but..... I'm pretty tough, you know! You don't have to worry that much about me.

[ what's a diplomatic way to be like 'nick i've been threatened or attacked by people constantly since i got here i'm pretty used to it' ]

[wrightingwrongs]

[It's a small voice that responds, his own worries ballooning bigger in his head, but of course he remembers what Ogata said about Maya being worried about The Hunger, which has slowly being a gnawing worry in his own mind.]

...Maya, how often does this happen?

[feytality]

[ you see that, nick? that's a deer in headlights look. ]

[ there's no good way to handle this, and she's trying to be more up front with people. ]

Umm.....

[ surely, this fills him with confidence ]

W-Well..... W-What do you call it when that happens...

[ nice deflecting, sis. ]

L-Let's just say I'm really good at dealing with it!

[wrightingwrongs]

(Well... at least she's trying to be honest...?)

I mean, I'd call it being attacked. Or threatened? [Technically the legal definition is probably closer to Assault, but that's not helpful right now.]

I'm sure you've had to deal with a lot here, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to worry about you, alright? You can ask for help if you need it.

[He knows Maya well enough to know she's got a stubbornness streak longer than his own, so he's expecting to be rebuffed a bit, even as he puts it forward. Still, he's got to ask.]

[feytality]

[ maya recently learned that hiding things just makes them worse and makes everyone very upset so she's making an effort. ]

[ it's hard when he just confronts her straight up. and, frankly, he's right, her innate stubbornness is even worse than his. ]

.... It's alright, really. I've gotten used to it.

[ this is probably the most worrying thing she could have said. ] And I know you'll always look for me. [ she knows that now, after he saved her from de killer. it took her more than a year to even consider the possibility. ] Just don't be too reckless, okay? And definitely don't let someone like Ogata get under your skin.

[ sitcom laugh track. ]

[wrightingwrongs]

...Maya... [He has to let out a small laugh. Even when he's trying to put himself out there for her to rely on, she worried about him first.]

I'll be careful, alright? And I won't let Ogata get to me too badly. Just know I'm here when you need me. [When, not if.] Even if it's just something small that's bugging you, you can count on me.

[Speaking of...] You're starting to walk around better now, right? You'll have to figure out where the best burger joint is, so we can get some. Then you can talk my ear off.

[feytality]

[ classic maya move. ]

Good! And as your honorary big sister, I'm always here for you when you need it, too.

[ despite her messing around, she does take his words to heart. letting people worry about her is really fighting her nature and how she's grown up, but she is trying. because she knows it's worse for them if she doesn't. but she only just recently realized that. ]

Pssh, who do you take me for, Nick? I already know where it is, and you owe me hundreds of burgers at this point! So let's get going already.