22 | [Voice] Post-Snake Recovery

[chalicejoker]

I only slept two hours after yesterday. Two hours, after spending the whole day fighting. It's the tenth, right? I didn't just sleep through Monday without realizing it?

[Hajime sounds pretty worn out. The Lord of the Bugmen had a very long day after fighting Wise Snake, and he is blissfully unaware that his TV interview has been airing all over the place.]

Everyone's in one piece? Let me know if you need a good meal after everything that happened; I can work something out.

[He gives a long sigh. It would be even longer if he realized that the interview had actually aired.]

And if anyone's got any advice on dealing with your family suddenly finding out about this, that would be helpful. I think I'd rather fight snakes again…

[Private text to Jackson Isaka]
Mitsuko knows.

I don't know what to do.

Comments

[Audio]

[chalicejoker]

I had a few cuts and bruises, but I'm healing up quickly these days. I mostly just ran around fighting the smaller snakes the bigger one kept shedding--there wasn't any end to those stupid things, but at least I'm pretty good at breaking them apart now.

[Audio]

[professorwolf]

Let's hope that is not actually a skill you'll be needing to use again anytime soon. If ever.

[Pause. Consider. Question:]

You're healing faster than you used to?

[Audio]

[chalicejoker]

Here's hoping...but it seems like one I could adapt to smashing just about anything that needs smashing, if nothing else.

[He kind of enjoyed that smashing...]

Yeah. I don't think I'm healing as fast as you do, but it's definitely better than what I was. Like I think I might have broken a leg when the meeting to decide what to do with the alien in the farmhouse got attacked by those snakes, but I only had a limp for a few days.

[Audio]

[professorwolf]

Good! That's very good.

[He sounds like he means it. Friends who heal faster than normal are friends he can worry about a little tiny bit less.]

Don't try to test it, though. I don't have much choice with mine, but you have plenty of choice with yours.

[Audio]

[chalicejoker]

Don't worry, I don't plan on it. Just knowing that I've got a bit of a safety net if I get into too much trouble is good enough.

[Audio]

[professorwolf]

Good to hear it. I'd hate for anything to happen to you for lack of a little caution.

[Or for anything, really. Hajime is, after all, a good friend by this point.]

[Audio]

[chalicejoker]

Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid.

[...stupider than what he's already done what with going out and playing motorcycle vigilante, anyway.]

You be careful, too.

[Audio]

[professorwolf]

Always, Hajime. Always.

[Of that, at least, he can be sure. Lyall is nothing if not careful.]