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If you didn't get one of the big prizes at the festival yet--

[It's nighttime when the camera adjusts toward one side of the room where there are several stuffed sharks, stars, and turtles in a big pile. Upon closer inspection, however, you'll be able to see that this isn't one of the regular bedrooms in the dome, but a practically bleach white hospital room.]

--I've got you covered.

[... He doesn't sound as enthusiastic as he could be about that, however. But, really, if you want one of these things, by all means just come back and get it. There's a brief blur of Axel's face which doesn't stay long enough for anyone to really get a good look at him, but just in case, he's definitely got a split lip and a gauze bandage over his right temple. There's some more shifting when his door opens and one of the happiest looking nurses in the world comes in to check on him.]

How's that hand feeling?

... I gotta go.

[And end feed.]

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It means I'm fine and that there's nothing to worry about.

There is, too. You got attacked, and now you- don't even have two hands to fight with! Were you gonna 'handle' it if he showed up again?

[Axel knows better than to expect that Saix will just attack him when he sees him. In fact, the only reason he's here right now is because he antagonized him and gave him a reason to beat him up in the first place. ... But admitting to that is too hard.]

I can handle it just fine, Roxas.

[Instead of replying, Roxas walks to the chair beside Axel's bed and sits himself down with the decisiveness of someone who has no intention of ever moving. And then he just looks at Axel.]

[What're you looking at.

He just... stays silent and stares at his lap as if there's something super interesting about it. Look, what else do you want him to say?]

[The awkward will continue a while longer until Roxas finally caves.]

...I don't- like that my friend got hurt and I didn't even know about it.

If you did like it, then I'd think there was something wrong with you.

[An awkward laugh]

You know what I mean.

I'm s'posed to be there for you.

You already are.

[Just. For certain things he doesn't want Roxas getting involved. He could get hurt.]

Yeah, too late to be any use.

You're here right now and that's good enough for me.

[... Did that sound awkward? It probably sounded awkward. Axel keeps looking away, then.]

[Roxas doesn't think it sounded awkward so he's confused why Axel's acting like it was. Maybe he has a point. He can't change that he wasn't there earlier anyway.]

...how long do you have to stay here? Can we go home?

They wanna keep me here overnight at least. After that it'll be a couple of weeks before I can come back and get this stupid thing off.

[said as he glances down to look at his cast.]

Maybe I should get the chocobos.

Dunno if they're allowed to stay here.

So? I'm probably not either.

You're not planning on staying here all night, are you?

Well, yeah.

I can't just leave you here by yourself.

[AWKWARD HEAD SCRATCH]

There's nothing to do here. You'll just bore yourself.

I was planning on sleeping for most of it.

[... Sigh]

If you really want to, I guess you can.

Wasn't really asking your permission, but thanks.

[He gets up to make a portal back home.]

I'll be back in a little while.

[But not instantaneously since he doesn't want to bring the babies back through the portal even if they're still small enough he could stuff them all in his coat somewhere.

He returns not too much later with Popcorn and Isa nestled sleepily in his hair and Sunset riding on his shoulder. Once he sits back down, the little red chocobo flutters down off his shoulder to land clumsily on the bed, cheeping in concern.]

I'll be here. Not like I can go anywhere else.

[Axel waits patiently and quietly in his bed for Roxas to come back and when he does he sits up slowly in time for Sunset to flutter down and land beside him. With a smirk, he reaches out to stroke the chick on the top of the head.]

Hey, little guy. What's all the cheeping about, huh?

Guess he was worried.

Either that or he missed your hair.

Silly.

[He pets him a little more, but it kind of sucks having to reach around with his left hand to do so, so after a while he has to stop.]

What're you talking about? They have your hair to get lost in just fine.

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