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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ is standing near the entrance of the starbucks where he had first met nathan, looking strangely compliant & calm as he listens & reacts (as quietly & discreetly as he's capable) to the bustling crowd of the afternoon. it's not so busy as to give him a headache, but busy enough to keep him entertained as he waits for his teammate/friend. ]

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[kindrevenge.livejournal.com]

Oh. [ again he thinks over this. nods once. ] I like that.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ grins, but doesn't comment, instead opting to voice his curiosity. ]

Herr Aaron is leader?

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[kindrevenge.livejournal.com]

Leader?

[kindrevenge.livejournal.com]

Ah, no. The Second. Why, do I seem like a leader?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ blinks & then grows quiet to think for a while until he starts speaking again; pace is slow, as if he's rewording his original meaning. ]

Is not The First, I know. The First is boss. But no leader?

[kindrevenge.livejournal.com]

[ blinks at him slowly, staying quiet to think about that for a moment. ]

Not really. Did you have one in your old team?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ nods carefully. ]

Leader is good for mission.

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[kindrevenge.livejournal.com]

[ observes silently, taking some time to decide how to word this. ]

We work as a full-fledged team. We collaborate ideas and know our positions before we go out on a job. There's no single dictation, really.

[kindrevenge.livejournal.com]

[ lifts a hand to pat caleb's head a bit. ]

You'll get used to it. If not then we'll alter it to fit your needs.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

. . . [ the pat makes him perk up again, leaning both into the hand & toward aaron in another bout of excitement. ]

I try. Try a lot!

[kindrevenge.livejournal.com]

[ can't help but smile a bit at that, even if it keeps coming out as a grin. gives a few more pats in emphasis to his next words: ]

I don't doubt you for a second.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ also grins, wide & honest, well aware of aaron's meaning through that expression even if he cannot quite decipher the ordering of words. ]

Danke, Herr Aaron.

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ comes out the kitchen and wanders out into the living room, setting aside the folder he snagged before leaving aaron and caleb alone. blinks at them and makes a face, coming on over to stand beside them. looks directly at aaron when he finally speaks. ]

I dunno what you're doing, but stop it. Let him go say hi to Hana before you invite him to stay with you forever.

[kindrevenge.livejournal.com]

[ rolls his eyes, taking his hand off of caleb's head finally. shoves both his hands in his pockets. ]

Yes, your highness.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ bumps his head against aaron's hand before it leaves in another silent communication of appreciation before he shifts his attention almost entirely on nathan. had only really understood "hana" & "hi" in between his excitement in nathan's reappearance, but assumes that's enough instructions on what his next actions should be.

decides to set that aside (momentarily) for now though, he grabs one of nathan's hands in both of his, face entirely serious. ]

Nathan! I yum you!

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[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ ... ? ]

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ ... ? ]

[kindrevenge.livejournal.com]

[ looks at the back and forth with his gaze. here comes that grin again. ]

How precious.

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[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ side-glances at aaron when the comment hits his ears. uses his free hand to slap him upside the head. hard. ]

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ turns back to caleb, his next words sounding as if they're chiding him, though there's some kind of odd form of worry in there, too: ]

Did he teach you something stupid? You're so gullible! Am I gonna have to watch you 24/7 or something?

[kindrevenge.livejournal.com]

[ chimes in again, a little obnoxiously: ]

Scrooge.

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[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ whirls back on aaron. ]

QUIET FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY!

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ & now his words are for caleb, even if he's not looking at him. might look a little embarrassed, voice now a bit softer; stammers a bit with his words. ]

I... I mean, I know you're saying something nice, but... you can't just believe anything anyone tells you, okay?

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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ also looks back & forth between nathan & aaron, confused. grows even more confused when he sees (& hears) nathan's shifts in emotion, making him briefly wonder what he did wrong. ]

I believe Herr Aaron because Herr Aaron is team. Is nice. Say Nathan is happy because I say I like Nathan.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ just kinda lets those words float between them for a while -- ]