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[ when it's about something like this... well, in the end, what really matters is the here-and-now; as gab is gently plopped on his lap, charles does look up at that, finally, smiling despite himself. as junpei settles next to him, he bumps their shoulders together, and then just... doesn't move away. or, well, it's perhaps less not moving away and more actively leaning against him, really, but. details! ]

Thanks, [ he says, soft and out loud, too, before it's back to the tablets, because somehow this whole thing is easier like that — ]

him especially.

[ for a moment, it seems that's it, especially as charles reaches out to scratch behind gab's ears for a second, but, ]

hey

what if whatever everyone decides to do... actually does send us back home