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‘Pretty please with sugar on top’ —- begged and pleaded like the worlds largest puppy for a chance to spend time - had made his case to his boss - to have an inning, an outting an anything! Albite had never been more excited. Didn’t know Eion‘d had a Sister, let alone a sister Senshi! An older sister, bigger than him, maybe?

Not in stature, but in heart and grandure. An actual eternal too!

Knew so little about the person curled up behind the youmas fires. Never pushed or asked for anything.

So the surprise of Lysi?! How he loved her already.

Didn’t know where he should’ve began and had Waru end; because ******** did he want that. That exact thing that Eion somehow had hidden — had returned. Craved it for himself, for their team, for his firebrand. Greedy with how he wanted to covet all that and keep. Would’ve Killed to Keep. Was so tired of letting things slip through his fingers. Of spying red flags and letting them fly by — unbothered bull too busy grazing on his own grief to chase them down and do something about it.

Licked his wounds and felt better for it. Would assuage his failings with her. Could do this one thing right. Could do it better this time.

Text shot out with fingers that took pause — thought halfway as he sent text through the tablet to the Senshi.

- simple words followed by a string of grinning emojis and a gift box and a sharks tooth and maybe a dolphin thrown in for fun.

- and he didn’t remember if the tablets had labels on things like cell phones did. Knew better how to send then to receive, really needed to get his hay-kitten on the job of getting some ear pieces going; would’ve made it easier maybe to send voice to text between realms of space n time.

The way his heart soared as he received a reply. Read it over once, twice, a miraculous third whole time just to be sure. Just to get a handle on himself before he vibrated out of his skin and into her open arms.

- shot back a reply as his fingers flew more surely over touchscreen keys. Added on a pile of hearts and a small worried face in tandem.

Not that he didn't think she could handle herself, because of course she could handle herself, no doubt about it. Faustite only had the best people around! Only the most competent individuals as friends. Waru knew this for a fact! Could take one look at his team, or Kamacite, or Axinite, and he knew.

Didn't wait for a reply as he stepped into a teleport so quickly he nearly unbalanced himself in taking it - focused so firmly on rifty reminder of the rugose pendant he now wore at all times. Heavy hunk of rock set into silver always on his person --

and he felt Lysis aura as he fell into the hallway in a crouch.

Turned just quickly enough to think ---<********, hallway - ********, door!!'

Found her office with his face. Nearly put his head through the thing as he held it in his hands. Cradled his face like his ego. It was a very sturdy piece of wood at least - no one would kick it open even if it was unlocked! Which was good to know.

Made him feel better about being the fool.

A polite fool? Maybe? He supposed knocking with his head was equally as appropriate as knocking at all. A show of manners for sure, even if she led an open door policy kind of life. He didn't want to be rude - or intrusive - or -- because she was a lady. A sister. Could've been doing anything in there and so Albite would make sure to knock until he knew her better!

"I uhm - have a unique way of knocking?" which was to say that knocking was a foreign concept to him. It was better to play it off, wave his little misstep away with an embarrassed wince that morphed into a grin as the door swung wide. He wouldn't admit to being the clumsiest man to ever zip between planes. Overeager with unbound energy to do so - getting better on the entry points - the dismounts though?

Well, at least he wasn't ending up on his a** as often. At least, not unintentionally.

"You're kidding right? I love it already! It's so..cute...plush? Whatever - if you need anything else, Cela' is great with clothing, or me n' Lil's can always help out. I'm not much for knowing how to decorate, but her n' the boss? Oh-oh heck, her n' Eion - uh.." and how did he touch on the issue of Faustite. Was he the General here, was he himself, was he their eternal firecone of a brand of youma in a half man?

"Whatever, it's already coming along really well, homey as hell, Lysi." Little details - the vast differences in the way she decorated. What with a carpet that looked soft enough he was tempted to ditch his heels and just find a seat on it. Respectful enough to step around it as he trailed after her and perched up on the edge of, because sitting in front of it didn't feel very close -- and she was their new 'Sister'.

*Eions* — and yet? H i s. Persistent thought for how badly he wanted to share in the good fortune that’d found them all. Lysi a little spark of light so desperately needed after the void of darkness that had followed their supposed ‘victory’. Not that he understood the nuances of what made it that exactly..

He wouldn’t earn his weight in sparkly blue n pink medals by thinking too deeply though. Not when there were questions coming his way - better things to think on. Every excited word that bounced out of Lysis mouth, so full of care —

“I’m good Lysi, I mean, as good as I can be? I just — do you wanna have a girls night? Nails, facemasks, stupid gossip, the whole works.” splayed it out as he spoke, hands in motion and grin set to platinum. He wanted - no - he needed - something halfway normal and removed from the rest of the world. Didn’t give a damn how he sounded asking for something oh so obviously silly.

He was going to do some sisterly experience stealing.

The kiss had been so unexpected, he didn't have time to wave off her concern, hardly had time to sit still. To try and hide the smile the action pulled from him, slow, soft, eyes wide and reflective of her, and how he could've scooped her up and sniffled all over her for how ******** sweet she was -- they didn't deserve her.

Well, no, Eion deserved her. Definitely. Needed an army of people behind him. For all that he worried about whether their Firebrand was alright or not.

"Why not now? Unless you're busy now - but if you're not busy now then we could do it now? OR Friday, or - uh - whenever works for you?" yanked on his own halter in his haste to - to snatch every single second up before something else happened that would take up either her time or his.

"I know you've like, you've gotta be busy yea? Settling in and getting all this set up." a wave of hand to show the accomplishment. Smile to hide the worry over whether or not she had a house, a fridge, was it full of food? Not that he ever would've doubted for a second that Faustite wouldn't take care with his one and only sister -- older sister though - older for them. An Eternal even, and he had to take that into consideration.

Didn't want to make her feel anything less than like the absolute best - for all that he wanted to run in and smother her in affection and fun times. Make her feel the most welcome, because she was a precious thing. Fabergé unicorn glasswork that deserved the finest...

"If you just so happen to be not busy though -- Today or Tomorrow or Friday..." 'pretty please' that he held on his face, as if his smile were something to draw in moths and set them all aflame. He wanted to go do normal, dumb, human things with Lysi. Wanted to know every little scrap of something about the person underneath, because that was important too.

“Well would you look at that? My entire schedule is suddenly, completely, utterly, clear and free.” of everything, he’d decided. Her list was nearly overwhelming. Rapidfire - on his wavelength, entirely.

He felt that. Deep in his bones. The want of a moment; taken and stretched eternal. The keen little note that made him consider how much she was willing to set aside time for him — to not be alone.

He was so ******** game for bonding time though!

“Leme take you out lysister of mine. My treat. Like, a homecoming? I know all the best places. We’ll get a meal, get all our goodies, get you done up right!” giddy, all in. <********, how he’d missed this. Lysis presence made him ache for — his family — home — for all the times he’d done the same things with Nembus, and Lil’s was so much more self sufficient. More —- not his sister — his boss. In ways Dee hadn’t been.

“C’mere—“ and he held out his hands like he was waiting for her to take them. So he could steal the next ten thousand hugs she had on offer. So he could take her out and take her home — practice teleportation some more in the process, even if it put him on his a** after.. If that would be alright..if it’d make it better? If it’d help her feel more comfortable, loved, held, hoped for!

So that she could stay. ‘Please- please- please- let this one stay…’

“It’ll be alright. You, me? We’re gonna have the best damn time.”