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[stillshinigami]

So he's feeling better, that's pretty clear by the fact that he's goofing off in the courtyard. With his exploring track record? Getting assaulted near every time he's gone out to look about? He'd made a point to stick around for a while until he had completely recovered before doing anything, but now he was fed and feeling stir crazy. So there he was. Out in the court yard taking a spin on his hover boots. They shorted out plenty but they did what they were designed to do. Faster, higher jumps? When they worked it was great and he was having some fun, yelling out for the sheer joy of it.

"Hah!" He said as he jumped over a length of the pond with ease and continued on. He looked back to marvel at the distance he'd jumped, not really paying any mind to what was in front of him.

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[stillshinigami]

Duo jerked his eyes ahead and then shifted his body right, just barely missing it and scraping his arm along the way. Shit!

"Oi!" Phew. Well at least he didn't crash into it.

Looking around for the source of the voice, he grinned once he saw Ratchet. "Up on your feet I see! Welcome back to the living."

[last_lombax]

Ratchet nodded and gave a half smile. Right, back with the living. He activated his boots and slowly hovered over to Duo and glided along beside him.

"Good to see you're practicing. How long you been at it?"

[stillshinigami]

"About a half hour." He hover-strolled along side his pal and offered a brofist, then stopping near the water and deactivating his boots.

"I still gotta learn to how to stop more efficiently---ee." He dropped to the ground.

"See? I think they're a little buggy but they work great."

[last_lombax]

Ratchet returned the brofist and leaned his weight back as the boots cut out and slid a bit over the grass. "You just got to lean against it and land. Makes it easier." He shrugged. "Not sure why. When Alister had them they worked better than mine. Fountain might have messed them up."

[stillshinigami]

"They might just work about the same as yours now. Or worse. Who knows. They do what they're supposed to do though. Though I'm thinkin' I need to get a color change. Silver just isn't meshing with the black."

He settled and sat down against a tree, looking far more tired than he should. He looked at Ratchet for a moment, nearly asking about Alister, but... hell. If Ratchet asked him about Trowa? Man. No good.

He shrugged.

"I really like em, Ratchet. Best gift I've ever gotten." Deathscythe didn't count. He stole that.

[last_lombax]

"Got to wish for paint for that one." Ratchet followed and sat down next to Duo. He wanted to ask about how Duo looked but with the deal about not probing into problems and him already bringing up Alister twice, he'd leave it alone for now.

"You're welcome. I just wanted to get you something good and that would last."

[stillshinigami]

"What kind of paint?" He asked, tapping against the metal of the boots. Eh, he didn't really care about Alister. Just seemed like Ratchet wasted to much time worrying about that guy. You didn't see him dwelling on it, didja?

"Well, that there's some Lombax smarts right there. Like I said. I appreciate it. I'm gonna need to figure out a way to get you some Gundanium sometime like I said."

[last_lombax]

"Any paint that sticks to metal should work. No problem there." Ratchet just shrugged and leaned against the tree more.

"Sure. Take your time. I have plenty." Was there more to that statement then there seemed? Noooo. Not at all.

[stillshinigami]

"I could only get you a small amount. It'd be impossible to work with in a place like this." He lamented. Just something to experiment with.

"How y'feelin' since you got took anyway?" He brought his hand up to cover a yawn.

[last_lombax]

Ratchet let out a sigh. "Tired as all hell and thinking too much. Besides that, I'm fine. How about you?"

[stillshinigami]

"Still tired. Kinda sleepy actually." He stretches his arms out above his head and folds them behind his head, perking one eye open at his friend and smiling a bit.

"You wanna give exploring a try? I think I need to get a better weapon but..."

What about his beam weapon? That G made him? Would that even work?

[last_lombax]

"Then why don't you just go..." The Lombax let out a yawn of his own. Damn it, they were contagious, "sleep then?"

[stillshinigami]

"Look who's talking." He chuckled, leaning against the wall he nearly ran into.

[last_lombax]

"Ha ha. I've got insomnia. What's your problem?"

[stillshinigami]

"You know, we got a medical kit. It's got sleeping pills." Could work? Yes? No? Maybe?

[last_lombax]

That is the face of a not interested Lombax. "No thanks. Not a fan of sleep aids. Give me weird dreams."

[stillshinigami]

"Y'wanna go take a nap?" He gestured back towards the residential area.

[last_lombax]

"Depends. Do you want us both to go take a nap or you just going to lay me down and run off?" Sorry Duo, he's pretty sure you're as stubborn as he is.

[stillshinigami]

"Right under that tree." Duo said, gesturing over to it. It was shadey and nice.

C'mon.

[last_lombax]

Ratchet thought about it for a moment. "Sure. I guess it couldn't hurt."

[stillshinigami]

Duo walked over and slid down against the tree onto the grass below, plucking a piece of long seeded grass to play with for a bit.

"It can't hurt. It's a nice day." If a little humid.

[last_lombax]

Ratchet followed and laid down. He closed his eyes and let out a sigh. It really wasn't all that bad.

"I guess not. It's nice and warm out."

[stillshinigami]

Duo yawned once again, louder this time before settling in the bed of grass. "If we weren't trapped here? I might actually enjoy this place. I mean, some parts are alright."

He settled down, looking up at the sun rays coming through the tree branches and closed his eyes.

[last_lombax]

"I feel you there..." Though his was different. If he wasn't dead he'd probably enjoy being here more, trapped or not. It was just another adventure, or it would be then. Stupid emotions.

"At least the place keeps itself interesting, right?"

[stillshinigami]

"Interesting. Yeah. I guess." Duo shrugged a little. "I think a little rest'll do us good, Ratch. Let's just pretend for a few minutes like nothing's wrong with this world. That's all I wanna do."