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[ He comes back from a morning free-running with the Hounds and makes a quick beeline for his room. His body aches in places he had no idea he'd ever feel aches again but it's a good kind of hurt.

Padding over to hit futon now and flopping down on his back as he slips out his phone: ]

SENT: 11:52 AM
let me know when you and dad land. kaz wants to drag
me and brianna off to akihabara but we're leaving that
for after lunch. maybe you can come with? we haven't
really had much sibling time despite living under the
same roof again. :(

[ He heads back to Falner after he and Kaz and Stan finish setting up what they can of his room at the Tower. Three boys? One of them a mage, another a Sin-Eater with near-telekinetic powers -- although really, he still preferred to do manual lifting -- and a kid with excellent style sense? Yep. Totally got things done within record time.

He takes his dad and sister out. Greenbelt is the closest place at hand and walking is an okay thing by them because none of them actually own a car. Dinner is great, and Josh pitches that they make this a regular thing: he has the means now, and given how crazy things have been over the last couple of weeks, it'll be nice to have something to ground them.

( Your kids are both supernaturals, Dad. Your son a hunter with some pretty notable engagements tucked under his belt, your daughter well on her way to getting the last few that she needs in order to ensure that her initiation is a definite thing by the end of the month. )

After dinner though, Josh gives Cindy a gentle squeeze on the nape, their subtle little code from yesteryear for Need to talk to you. Later, when Dad's not around.

Some things, after all, are better off discussed between siblings without parental intervention -- at least, for the moment. ]

[ He's on the patio having a smoke, trying to figure out how to do rings -- and failing spectacularly. The rest of the house is quiet, Dad asleep in his room upstairs.

He's thinking quietly on his own initiation, reflecting on the events that had led up to it, the steps he and Brianna and Brig had to take all the way to the exchange with their respective Malice Kings.

He's also quietly fiddling with the rings that had been given to him as a gift and wondering thoughtfully if he should have gone and bought you one. ]

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