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"Kind of a lonely position to be in, but someone's got to stick up and rub the bad guy's face in his misdeeds, right?" Than resumed his happy composure, having no second thoughts about saying such things to Micha. Perhaps Micha had given the impression of being a good listener. "Strange that when I started I thought the good guy position wouldn't seem so... isolated." Than chuckled, albeit somewhat weakly. He once again put his hand on Micha's head and softly stroked the boy's hair. "Hope this is boring enough to help you feel sleepier." The tone was different from the moment before, where he'd gladly spoken, and now it seemed like he was just passing the statements off. Standing up, Than wandered over to the corner of the shelves where there was a large, cushioned chair, much more comfortable than the table chairs. He let himself recline slowly, apparently not successful in his earlier attempt to unwind. "....."

At least if he was more awake, hopefully Micha would burn up what little energy might remain that much more quickly. Micha might've grown perceptive in his continuously observed silence, but Than's expressions would display only physical fatigue. What thoughts he was plagued with he would only reveal if he felt he should, and now was not the time to bother Micha with such bothersome things. Than was actually doing light stretches for his upper body when Micha came to him. "Hmm?~... You want the chair too?" Than jested before reaching out to hug Micha, resultantly pulling his brother at least partially onto the chair with him. "Well I don't mind sharing with you."

I AM I AM.

I AM I AM.

I PRAY I AM.

I FEEL I AM.

OH LORD I AM.

GOD KNOWS I AM.

A REAL RELIGIOUS MAN.

The remnants of KB, decaying upon simple parchment, sang out in metaphysical triumph. The night had fallen and was torturous, but dawn was coming. A new light would soon rise to dispel the frost, and to illuminate the many virtues of he who was thought entirely dead. In due time, these dying cells would be harvested and a champion of faith would be conceived.

And then, all hell would break loose be sealed away.

*It was true, since Thanatos last saw the children they likely shot up about 3 inches or so, still growing like bean polls. Appearance wise they would look about 10 or 11 by now. Their speedy growth had slown down a little, but hadn't yet stopped, hopefully it would slow down more so they could age normally soon. It was something Nana had been keeping a closer eye on since their second birthday, Mastema too was likely keeping track, letting little pass by unnoticed in his city including the children*

Micha: . . .

*With Thanatos reclining and seeming more comfortable, all was well and right with the world. Micha would look up at his elder brother's face, not having much else to do for now*

*If anything the current situation was... warm. Certainly nothing to dislike, and Than was even pondering things to do if he and the children had nothing planned next day. Thanatos had said that he would spend at least one day a week with the children, perhaps the next day would be the day Than spoke of. The four could certainly cause a bit of chaos if they wanted too, and the children would certainly enjoy their time with Than regardless. Trilla and Eecheb would continue to slumber away contently, while Micha sat with Thanatos in the large and otherwise very empty library. Finally Micha's gaze would change from Thanatos' face, to that of his own shoes*

Micha: . . .

*A short time later, Micha would raise his head again, looking across the empty expances in the library. His eyes seemed to move, as if he were following the actions of someone wandering about before him, though clearly there was no one there but Thanatos and himself. Thanatos might feel the boy move slightly every now and then, probably to make himself more comfortable, maybe. With Micha it was hard to tell, even more so with Micha and Thanatos as a combination; a blind boy and a mute. Micha could use sign language to speak, but Thanatos was blind and couldn't see it, so it was fruitless to even try; if only Thanatos still had one good eye. Little KB was the one to take it from him, but where was that boy now? Was he even still alive? What of the gun used to end the sight in one of Thanatos' eyes? Did it really even matter anymore? Another minute or two later, and Thanatos could probably feel as Micha turned his gaze upwards to the glass dome of the ceiling, to look outside. The boy would soon after rub his eyes lightly. He felt safe and comfortable, not to mention warm, it appeared he was beginning to get sleepy*

Micha: . . .

*In response to Thanatos saying he would check things out with Micha if the boy so wanted, Micha would simply look up at him again and blink a few times. What ever it was, if anything at all, Micha didn't seem all to worried about it really. Instead he would flop his head back, turning it to the side lightly, his gaze looking off to some random shelf of books. It would likely take Thanatos three or four minutes before he realized Micha had finally drifted off to sleep*

Micha: . . .

*By the time both Thanatos and Micha returned to the main tower, the pair could likely hear Trilla giggling outside with them somewhere nearby. In the distance a loud 'clang' could be heard, a possible sign that Eecheb was also awake and getting down to his normal business of beating on trash cans for his own amusment. The children may have been up and playing outside before Nana was even out and about, which would be lucky if true for Than and Micha. Perhaps it was best then to let the boy be on his way to join his siblings, then see if Nana was around. The main bedroom was still being worked on, so the pair were in Nana's old room, right across from the room that Thanatos had chosen after arriving to the Citadel. It was possible then that Nana was in the cafeteria having a light breakfast*