re_alignment | [Voice] -> [Video]

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brave police: j-decker | kagerou

[Voice] -> [Video]

[Well, this is a new voice. Maybe not for some. But for the most part, this is the kind of voice you'd expect to be all suave and smooth. Like it should be accompanied by saxophone music, or sounding entirely too pleased with itself.]

[Instead? It just sounds downright frantic.]

What is this--! It wasn't like this a moment ago.

[As if in response to his demand, the feed abruptly switches to video. That sure is a new face, standing there on top of a temple roof. He's not a Cybertronian, that's obvious. He's also very obviously distraught.]

[Though... his design is oddly similar to someone else usually present in the Haven. In fact, they look a lot alike.]

Who did this! Which one of you! Answer me!

[The more he talks, the more agitated he seems to become. Like every word is putting him more and more on edge.]

Someone here has to know. Where is he!

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[Can't say she's used to comforting giant robots either. But they're so human-like that she really doesn't see the difference anymore. Especially after living in one's house.]

That's the spirit. Where should we start looking?

[He has to think about that for a moment. Where would he have gone, if he just woke up...]

One of the temples. Maybe. He didn't turn up here, like I did?

[She shakes here head, backing up to look at him.]

I don't think so. I would have heard something...

... then we should check the others. All of them.

[Kagerou, your unhealthy fixation is showing.]

Right!

[Hey, she won't judge. She has her obsessions too.

...and off she goes! She's just going to keep running until you stop her.

That's a long-ass walk.]

[... Kay why.]

[No, really. He's not... sure if a human can even ride in Shadowmaru's flight mode. Or if the car is practical for the terrain they need to cover.]

[So.]

[Kay, you're going to get picked up by a giant robot ~~dog~~ wolf.]

[And she's scooped up, arms and legs dangling as she watches the ground speed under her.]

...Mr. Kagerou--

You're a puppy.

He is.

[Because this is not him. Though what he says next -- somehow -- is a little annoyed.]

It's supposed to be a wolf, he always said.

...Do you change into anything like this?

[Are you holding out on her Kagerou like for serious.]

A wolf...that's still a puppy.

Only the bird.

[That doesn't count, right?]

... He always insisted it was a wolf. Not a dog. Not a puppy.

Wait! You turn into a birdy?

[This is brand new information.]

... Yes. You didn't know?

[He thought everyone knew about that.]

Oh gosh. No. I didn't. Are you a crow? Please say you're a crow.

[Way to hold out on the girl.]

I don't... know. It's just a bird.

[HE THOUGHT SHE KNEW B(]

You are so cool, Mr. Kagerou...

... Cool?

Yeah! I'm surprised you aren't swimming in friends. You're just amazing!

[Don't mind her, she's just going to hold her arms out like a bird. Dork.]

I'm not amazing. I'm a prototype. Replaceable.

[Don't mind him, he's going to be broody and climb over this rock.]

... just a shadow.

Mr. Kagerou, no one could replace you.

[Srs face is srs.]

What do you think Shadowmaru was meant to do?

[But he doesn't sound upset about this. Far from it. He'd accepted that part of his life, at least. Even embraced it.]

No, no see. There's a difference. Mr. Shadowmaru replaced you at your job...right?

He didn't replace you.

Just like how I took my dad's job. I didn't...replace him...

[It's a little different, Kay.]

In general, I think...

[But he doesn't really know. At all. He's just guessing.]

I don't know if he wanted to, though. I... we didn't talk about it.

I don't think he would want to replace you.

Especially if you're close.

I mean, if he did, wouldn't he try to...get rid of you? Permanently?

I...

[Oh wow, even the ears move like a real dog. Flattening down.]

No. He didn't want to... he let me go. He saved me. So... I have to do the same for him.

[She reaches up, scratching the underside of his chin.]

Right. Neither of you replace the other. You're just different.

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