[And this is not a lip service, not a sarcastic fight, he's nodding woodenly to himself in accord and remembering all of his own promises, and he swallows at the feeling that's welling up.]
Yeah. I'll do that. Riku-
[It's stupid, to resent pulling up on the mature straps and hanging tight to the stuff that matters, instead of running off and doing his own thing. Not now, of all times. So he accepts that charge, because he's done it before, and he can certainly try his best to protect his friends.]
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[And this is not a lip service, not a sarcastic fight, he's nodding woodenly to himself in accord and remembering all of his own promises, and he swallows at the feeling that's welling up.]
Yeah. I'll do that. Riku-
[It's stupid, to resent pulling up on the mature straps and hanging tight to the stuff that matters, instead of running off and doing his own thing. Not now, of all times. So he accepts that charge, because he's done it before, and he can certainly try his best to protect his friends.]
...I'll be extra careful for everyone, okay?