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[Action: Outside of 461 Stone]

[It's rough, getting used to this human body all of a sudden. Len keeps trying to cue up music files to sing from, only to remember that he doesn't have a hard drive any more. And his singing - the less said about that the better. It's still his same beautiful voice, and talking isn't so hard, but the muscles of his new human throat don't seem to want to cooperate when he sings. It's already a little better than when he first woke up, but he still wants to tear his hair out every time he tries.

At least bananas still taste good!

He manages not to slam the door behind him today (who knew judging his strength in a new body would be so hard), and he's feeling pretty triumphant about that when an old, faded piece of paper blows across his path, with a faint but somehow familiar image on it. Curious, he picks it up...

Thirty seconds later he's tearing it to shreds]

♪ Rin!! H-how could you, when I wasn't even here to defend myself--!!

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[--and is instantly running towards her like his legs just can't move fast enough]

♪ Rin!!

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Len!! ♪

[RUSHING TO HIM SO FAST...]

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[IS IT CAN BE HUGS TIEM NAO PLEEZ??]

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[YES COME INTO MY ARMS

though at this speed it's more like smashing right into each other and then she throws her arms around him at the last minute and then the dog tackles them]

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[oh

wow

Rin sure is made out of metal]

♪ Gk- ow--

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Ehhhh? ♪

[whoops letting go....]

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[wheeeeeze]

♪ Hahh... humans are really fragile, after all.

[he straightens up, so he can look her in the ... chin, apparently. huh. she's taller now. he looks up to her eyes, taken slightly aback]

♪ Ah. ... Your Append.

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... That's right, I'm taller than you! ♪

[THIS IS REALLY WEIRD... BUT KIND OF HILARIOUS. Or maybe she's just giddy to see him again. Maybe that's why she's laughing. Or maybe it's to keep from crying. Oh god it's been so long.]

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♪ Geez, Rin! You went and got a headstart on me~

[he's smiling, he's happy. he really is happy, this place is strange and unsettling but she's here, and no matter what, no matter how strange anything is, it'll be okay because he's with her now.]

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[... but even so, the smile won't stay on his face.

he takes her hand in his, and the synthetic skin is cool and smooth against his own. the familiar sensation is strange now.

he can't stop himself from saying:]

♪ ... We don't match anymore.

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[Rin squeezes his hand, the smile instantly dropping from her face too.

Oh god, why did he have to put on a sad face so soon? He doesn't even know how much they don't match yet. This is going to be so hard. She immediately regrets ever wishing him here.]

.... [and a headshake. She can't tell him, not yet.]

Stupid. That's just a minor setback. ♪

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[oh no, why did he have to put on a sad face so soon? now he's gotten his sad on her. worst brother.

he squeezes her hand back]

♪ Aah. This is nothing we can't handle.

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[she nods. And then lets go. Since apparently he doesn't like feeling her cold robotness against his delicate human flesh!! Worst brother indeed.]

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[but in exchange, she'll smile for him again. What he doesn't know is that this particular situation is perfectly reversible. She can at least take care of that.]

Don't worry, Len. We'll be the same again really soon! ♪

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[what noooo hand don't leave :< ... even if he is secretly relieved not to have the reminder there, and hating himself a little for that]

♪ ... Right, right! No question, I'll get to be a robot again soon, right? Then we can sing together properly~

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[not what she meant, but... sure, why not.]

It only took me about a week to get my body back! So don't worry about it at all! ♪

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[he will go on in happy ignorance because obviously this is the correct way for things to work, what was he even worried about]

♪ Uwah, that fast? That's no time at all~

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Yep! Ehehe. ♪

[Her grin sobers a bit.

It's like... she's lying to him.

What can she do?

She'll change the subject.]

So, you really can't sing...? ♪

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[see this, Rin? this is the grouchiest face]

♪ Not at all! It's terrible!! Stupid human body, it doesn't work right!

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Well... why don't you try some voice exercises! Say a tongue twister. That's what the humans do. ♪

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♪ Peter Piper picked a peck of peckle-- Peter Piper pecked-- Peter Piper picked a peck of peckled pippers-- pickled peppers, a pick of pippled--

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[yes. good.]

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♪ Aaarghh! It's so hard!!

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. C'mon, what's hard about that? ♪

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♪ It's easy for you to say! Literally! You don't have to deal with all these stupid inefficient muscles!

Rrr... Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pappers--