[The... portal? Kind of like how they got home after the castle, then. Yona nods slowly (though she looks very curious about what exactly he was opening a portal for), and smiles before squeezing his hand.]
...I'm glad you ended up here, if your path was always going to bring you to Kouka. It's really good to see you again.
[also lol can you imagine if he ended up in the capital and heard the rumors about her being dead first]
It's good to see you, too. [THANK GOD HE DIDN'T HEAR YONA WAS DEAD???] I don't know why it led me here, but I can't think of anybody else I'd like to run into here.
...I'll have to see what I can find while I'm here though. Recalibrate some stuff, see if I can get a better read on my target.
His brother - the one who had... died, in some kind of accident. But if Hiro is looking for him, then that means there's a reason he's looking. Portals are a thing in his world, and if they never found Tadashi's body, then...
...well, Yona can't think that it's impossible.
She brings Hiro's hand up and holds it between both of hers.]
If you were able to come here, he might have, too. [She definitely won't tell him it's impossible. If there's a chance, however small, she'll help him investigate it.] You chose a good time to come here. We're going all over the country... so, if you stay with us, you'll be able to look for him while we travel.
[From her very basic understanding of parallel universes and alternate worlds, something else occurs to her.]
...maybe that's why you and I both ended up in that place, you know? Our worlds might have already been connected.
You think? [It's something he's considered idly, something he's excited to pursue and there's relief in Yona's acceptance. His other hand comes to curl around hers, eyes wide and bright even as he blinks away the rain.]
What if we were always tied together? And we just didn't know it? That would explain everything. Why we were partners, why things worked out the way they did. If Tadashi's really here somewhere, I have to bring him home. How long do you guys usually stay in one place?
I think everything happens for a reason, even if we don't always understand what those reasons are. [It's a little bittersweet, saying that; she knows now that the night of her father's death played out for a reason, too. While she would do anything she could to bring him back, she also can't deny that there are people who have benefited form Soo-won's rule.] If he is here, we'll find him. And if we were connected because of him, I'm going to have to thank him when we do.
[Of that, she has no doubt.]
We don't usually stay in one place for very long... it would be dangerous if people figured out who I am. But we'll stay here for as long as we need to in order to solve the problem with the Nadai.
Which means I have to work fast. [It's fine. He takes a breath, nodding in agreement.] I don't know if I fully believe that everything happens for a reason. Not yet. But...I trust you, and you know that. We'll work together and...I'll actually listen this time. Anything I can do to help you solve the problems here I'll do, but if I find a lead I have to go after it. You get it, right?
[...and she actually seems to. What they went through in the castle and what she's gone through since coming back has made it easier for her to see other points of view. If it was right after their return, she might have been more upset by it, but...
Instead, she just squeezes his hand lightly.]
And if there's anything I can do to help you with your goals, I want you to tell me. The others and I will do everything we can, I promise.
All we can do is keep our eyes open and follow any leads we find. That's what I've been doing and that'll apply to what you guys are doing, too. [A beat.] Are you sure the others aren't going to mind that I'm sticking around for now?
[They've... got this. Probably. They'll deal with the Nadai and find Hiro's brother; it will be fine.]
Well, Hak might make a fuss, but he's kind of a brat and I know how to handle him. [No one wants to hear "he's kind of a brat" from you, Yona.] The others won't mind. They're very kind people... even if they can be a little weird sometimes. But it's a good kind of weird.
[He turns to face the bushes, raising an eyebrow even higher before he just...ignores it...
...kind of. Hak, why.]
If they're your friends, I probably will. [Not guarantees, but he'll try.] I'll tell you anything you want. After we get out of here. [A grin follows.] Where are we staying tonight?
[They are indeed fine with it, and "a place out of the rain" turns out to be a tent that night, since they have less money than Yona thought they did. Luckily (?), the girl they'd saved the day before finds them and insists upon putting them up with better accommodations as thanks.
"Better accommodations" still means shared rooms (Lili thinks Hiro is harmless, so he's allowed to stay; the dragons and Hak are booted off to their own room, though), but their inn does have a nice hot spring, and so Yona goes to find Hiro, wherever he is on the inn's grounds. She's clutching some towels and robes and looks excited.]
Hiro! Lili and I are going to the springs. You should come join us!
[Hiro's less worried about shared rooms since it's what they'd done in the castle. They'd stayed together and he thinks Lili is a little funny and bossy but he's used to that. He follows along dutifully, grateful to get out of the tent because hell no. He's not cut out for camping and he thinks maybe this will be a harder mission than anticipated.
On the other hand, while he's exploring the grounds Yona approaches him and he's...startled, to say the least.]
Springs? [He knows exactly what she means. Of course he does, but he's hoping if he plays dumb maybe...it'll be something else. He can dream, right?]
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...I'm glad you ended up here, if your path was always going to bring you to Kouka. It's really good to see you again.
[also lol can you imagine if he ended up in the capital and heard the rumors about her being dead first]
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...I'll have to see what I can find while I'm here though. Recalibrate some stuff, see if I can get a better read on my target.
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[Kouka seems like it's pretty off the beaten path for something he'd have been looking for in San Fransokyo...]
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...Tadashi.
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His brother - the one who had... died, in some kind of accident. But if Hiro is looking for him, then that means there's a reason he's looking. Portals are a thing in his world, and if they never found Tadashi's body, then...
...well, Yona can't think that it's impossible.
She brings Hiro's hand up and holds it between both of hers.]
If you were able to come here, he might have, too. [She definitely won't tell him it's impossible. If there's a chance, however small, she'll help him investigate it.] You chose a good time to come here. We're going all over the country... so, if you stay with us, you'll be able to look for him while we travel.
[From her very basic understanding of parallel universes and alternate worlds, something else occurs to her.]
...maybe that's why you and I both ended up in that place, you know? Our worlds might have already been connected.
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What if we were always tied together? And we just didn't know it? That would explain everything. Why we were partners, why things worked out the way they did. If Tadashi's really here somewhere, I have to bring him home. How long do you guys usually stay in one place?
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[Of that, she has no doubt.]
We don't usually stay in one place for very long... it would be dangerous if people figured out who I am. But we'll stay here for as long as we need to in order to solve the problem with the Nadai.
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[...and she actually seems to. What they went through in the castle and what she's gone through since coming back has made it easier for her to see other points of view. If it was right after their return, she might have been more upset by it, but...
Instead, she just squeezes his hand lightly.]
And if there's anything I can do to help you with your goals, I want you to tell me. The others and I will do everything we can, I promise.
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[They've... got this. Probably. They'll deal with the Nadai and find Hiro's brother; it will be fine.]
Well, Hak might make a fuss, but he's kind of a brat and I know how to handle him. [No one wants to hear "he's kind of a brat" from you, Yona.] The others won't mind. They're very kind people... even if they can be a little weird sometimes. But it's a good kind of weird.
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[Fred is a little more than a little weird, but whatever.] I think it's better to be around a good kind of weird anyway.
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[There's a rustling from the bushes behind them. Apparently, Yona's instincts are spot-on, but he's just keeping watch... for now.]
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[She smiles.]
I'd like to meet your friends someday, too. Would you mind telling me about them? ...um, maybe once we're out of the rain, though.
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...kind of. Hak, why.]
If they're your friends, I probably will. [Not guarantees, but he'll try.] I'll tell you anything you want. After we get out of here. [A grin follows.] Where are we staying tonight?
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There's an inn we stayed at last night. I think we still have enough money for another night there.
[little does he know they're going to get hauled off to a nice resort by Lili as thanks for getting her the heck out of there]
After that, we might end up camping again. Don't worry! It's nicer than it sounds.
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[and this is why most people she meets no longer assume she's a princess]
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[she's the worst and i'm so sorry.]
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Uh! Yeah! Absolutely! If you think that the others will...be...fine with that?
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[sorry hiro, she's less princessy but she's still stupid.]
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Be...cause? [Maybe not.] Never mind. If you think they'll be fine then they'll be fine. Let's just get going and find a place out of the rain.
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"Better accommodations" still means shared rooms (Lili thinks Hiro is harmless, so he's allowed to stay; the dragons and Hak are booted off to their own room, though), but their inn does have a nice hot spring, and so Yona goes to find Hiro, wherever he is on the inn's grounds. She's clutching some towels and robes and looks excited.]
Hiro! Lili and I are going to the springs. You should come join us!
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On the other hand, while he's exploring the grounds Yona approaches him and he's...startled, to say the least.]
Springs? [He knows exactly what she means. Of course he does, but he's hoping if he plays dumb maybe...it'll be something else. He can dream, right?]
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