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A good soldier uses whatever he has available to him when attacked.

[He sniffs. So there.]

It'll pass. Things like that tend to, here.

[He leans back into him, temporarily content. Adam smiles]

You called me. Did you need something or were you just lonely?

It was a carrot...

[So there.]

[He chews at his lip. Yeah, the reason he's here. Besides being close and comfortable.]

Yeah - I didn't want to go off without telling you. There's an exploration to the ruins coming up. Mako's going, so I won't be alone. [There will be a lot of people going, actually, but Mako's probably the most trustworthy in Adam's mind.]

It was that or the paper bag.

[Adam goes rigid.]

What kind of expedition?

[Because as much as he trusted Mako, he also associated him with the same hot-headed 'must save people at the cost of myself' energy that Takashi had.]

[He squeezes their joined hands.]

Just looking. Exploring. That's all I signed up for.

[And now Mako also has a vested interest in getting home in one piece - plus he shouldn't be aching like Shiro is, this month.]

From what we can tell, the trouble in town doesn't reach out that far. It's protected... by deer.

[A couple of deep breaths later, Adam nods and forces himself to relax.]

Alright. Don't go and do anything too--

[Reckless, using yourself as a human shield, always risking yourself like you aren't valuable and important--]

-- you, okay?

[Another squeeze. Steadying, solid. I'm right here.]

I'm not planning on it.

[That's the truth. The absolute truth of it.]

That's - why I wanted to tell you. Before I went. Do better, right?

[He exhales, leans in again. Closes his eyes.

Nods.]

Thank you. For telling me. It's better than just hearing that you've gotten hurt.

[Thank you]

[He leans in too, and wraps an arm around him.]

I know it's not perfect. But... you know I can't resist an exploration. And I'm going to be careful.

[Much as he can be.]