video || Trion's Lake

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[Here we have the police bird in his natural habitat. Standing by the lake in Alpha Trion's sector. He looks rather pensive and generally more upset than he usually does.]

I --

[And before he can explain himself, he catches sight of his reflection in the lake. Scrawled on the panes of his left wing are the words "SPACE FOR RENT". On the other wing, in equally bold, obnoxious writing is "APRIL FOOLS".]

[He stares. And then drops the Link in an effort to scrub the writing off with his bare hands, twisting around into a veritable knot of unhappy ninja robot.]

[Unfortunately, all this does is give the viewer a good view of the back side of each wing, on which is written ""POWER JOE WAS HERE :D". One word per wing pane.]

[And it's then, in a fit of avian frustration, Kagerou has the most mature response to life there ever was. He lifts the nearest heavy rock and throws it, as hard as he can, shouting:]

I hate this place!

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... Then thank you. For understanding.

[He means that. It's rare people do -- in his experience, anyway.]

They aren't here, are they?

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You're welcome, Kagerou.

[Shaking his head, Rung gives the other what he hopes is a reassuring look.]

No--

[Well, wait, Prowl is here now..]

....No.

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[The hesitation doesn't quite go unnoticed. He looks at Rung in silence for a few moments.]

...

What is it?

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[rungout]

...It's nothing, Kagerou, I promise. Just...thinking about some things that happened back home.

[He doesn't want to point fingers, doesn't want to start anything but..Prowl being here makes him more uncomfortable than he has been in a long time.]

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[He stares at him for a few moments longer, before he nods, somewhat reluctantly.]

All right... if you say so.

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[rungout]

[There's a flicker of relief in his optics before it's gone just as quickly as it's there.

He'd rather not get into the story about Prowl right now..he just..really wouldn't.]

Everything's fine, I promise.

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[He nods again, slowly, hesitantly. Something doesn't feel right, but he can't exactly figure out what it is. Maybe he's just being paranoid. Which is entirely likely, to be honest.]

As you say.

[But he won't question a promise. He can't do that.]