[week five - wednesday]

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[ Well.

.... well.

Xion's got a lot on her mind when she seeks out Percy. She's made a decision - and given what she knows, or she thinks she knows, she wants Percy to know it, too. Besides, maybe he can ... help her, too. Maybe he knows things she doesn't.

So it's with a sense of purpose that she finds him, and doesn't really waste any time on preamble. ]

Hey, Percy? Can we talk?

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I'm one of those reckless idiots too, you know, [ she murmurs softly in the wake of his story. No, he hadn't told her those specifics before, but what she hears doesn't surprise her - not as far as Percy goes, anyway.

Be there for her and love her, huh... ]

But okay. [ Presses her face into his shoulder, briefly. ] I guess you guys do need someone to look after you, huh?

[ with very faint, somewhat sad humor. but she's trying. ]

[hydrokinetics]

[There's a huff of a laugh, but he allows her to press into his shoulder anyway.]

Reckless idiots looking out for bigger idiots sounds about right. That's just what we have to do here to keep each other protected. Do that for me? Please?

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I will.

[ Not I'll try, one of her most common refrains. ]

I can at least do that much. [ A somewhat self-deprecating mutter. ] Percy... you need to take care of yourself too, okay? I know you feel like you need to do as much as you can, too. But you're just one person, the same as me. Don't forget you have us.

{ she doesn't specify the "us," but thinks he'll probably figure out who she means. ]

[hydrokinetics]

[He laughs under his breath.] I don't think you guys would ever let me forget that I have you. I know I'm just one person but...I'll try, all right? We'll work together to keep each other from being too reckless.

[A pause.] And...I'll fill you in on things when I can. Is that a good compromise?