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It's not like he makes it hard. [MORE PETS FOR NOISHE who honestly probably just wants to fucking sleep but also is here for pets, so you know.] It helps that he's so smart.

[But-- wow, Kratos. Missing the point.]

You could ask her, but that's not the point of us trying to do something for you. [Which Lloyd already fucked up by, you know, SAYING it, but also he knows better than to think he has any idea of what Kratos would like or need. Especially since he's over halfway across the continent right now so can't really do any spontaneous gestures.]

With all your injuries, you mean? ['Extensive burns' Man he has been thinking like what happens to himself sometimes, but-- he hadn't even thought that this would be after all the initial healing.] How bad are they?

O-oh. Um. Sorry, I must have misunderstood...?

[He still doesn't really get it? Which is good because that means Lloyd hasn't fucked anything up!]

Pretty bad. Nothing life threatening, though, and I'll be able to heal myself once I've recovered enough mana. I was just a mess when I got home, is all. You don't have to worry, Sophia's been watching me like a hawk.

How do you misunderstand that.... [It's an amused aside, but Kratos can absolutely hear it. Not only angel hearing, but also Lloyd iSNT EVEN TRYING TO HIDE IT....

Anyway, RIP the poor man who hasn't had anything nice in over a decade.]

I'm not worried about you healing, I'm worried about you not taking it easy. [NO ONE HE KNOWS RESPECTS THEIR INJURIES himself included. Man if he was laid up with broken ribs and incapable of sleeping he would fucking lose it with that long of inactivity.] I'm glad she's there to look out for you, though.

[JUST insert defeated sigh here. He doesn't know, this is all new and weird to him and the short time that people did give this much of a shit about him was A SHORT TIME and A WHILE AGO.]

I-- I see. I'll try to take it easy.

[And he will! He'll do his very best!]

Yeah, she's... she's been... it's been nice. You know, having people around for once. It's been different.

...Yeah. I liked getting to stay there with you both. [NORMALCY??? IS REFRESHING??] It's been a while since we... you know, kind of had a place and people to come home to.

[For separate reasons of course, but the sentiment is the same. He doubts Kratos really had anything to call a 'home' with Cruxis, and Lloyd had been travelling around the world for who knows how long with all his friends.]

And it helps that you've got someone around you don't have to corral around. [You know like the massive amount of SHOUNEN TEENAGERS in this game.]

[He agrees with a little 'hmf' noise. Cruxis wasn't "home", it was just a bunch of weirdos that he'd vaguely existed around for thousands of years. He'd never really known what home felt like until he left. Even if he and Anna had been traveling around pretty much constantly, Kratos had at least had his little family to come home to, wherever home ended up being. With Lloyd and Noishe and Sophia around, it had felt kind of like that.

He can't decide if that's weird or not.]

Heh. It feels more like I'm the one making things difficult for her, to be honest.

Well, that's what you do best.

[That is ABSOLUTELY a shot fired, but he's laughing, so like. You know he doesn't mean it. But seriously bro you do tend to complicate things.]

I think she likes having something to focus on. She's not a fighter like the rest of us, so she's probably felt a little... Mmm... [A hum, trying to think of the right world. Not 'useless'. He's sure she knows she has worth. But her skills don't quite line up with what this world needs.] Like it's harder for her to find her place in helping out, I think. And it's just... normal for friends to look out for each other.

Besides, if she was too put out by it, she could just leave.

[wow okay smartass tell us how you really feel

It's fine, Kratos is amused by these shots that have been fired directly into his soul. He even laughs, y'know, a little. Its probably barely a laugh but for him its impressive.]

Humph, I suppose I can't argue with that.

[he doesn't mean to complicate everything, it just comes naturally.]

She could, you're right. Considering how long she's been here, I can only assume that she doesn't mind my company...

[Hey Lloyd your dad is a moron]

Anyway. You have a good point. This place is frustrating enough as someone used to combat, I can only imagine how much more challenging it is for her. Even so, she's already proven to be immensely helpful already. I don't think we would have made nearly as much progress on the trails if it wasn't for her.

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