"Heeey, you've reached Yang! Well, actually, you didn't reach far enough, 'cause I'm not here right now! But don't yang up! Just leave a message on this baby, and I'll get back to you soon enough, okay?"
Honestly? I didn't know for the longest time. She left right after I was born, and I didn't find out until the actual woman who raised me went on a mission and didn't come back.
[ she snorts, a tad derisively at herself. ]
After that, well... I was desperate to find out anything. I wouldn't stop searching for her. I wanted to know more about her, why she'd left me, and because of it, I overdid it. I took my little sister out in a wagon when I thought I had a lead, and I almost got the both of us killed.
Throwing myself into something like an idiot... nothing's worth almost losing the family you do have and care about.
[ He says it bluntly, matter of fact, but there's still a lack of any further judgment in his tone. She did something stupid; even now, after everything that's happened since he met Gon, he still has a hard time going into anything completely unprepared and without a plan. But he likes people who don't do what he does. What his family does.
There's just the barest hint of a smile curving his lips. ]
Well, whatever. We'll be a lot smarter about looking into things.
Never let something control you to the point that you forget what else is important. [ and she'll hold up a finger, before her usual bright smile reappears. ]
But you're right. We're going to get to the bottom of this, no matter what, but we'll do it mostly like non-idiots.
I usually only punch to kill with monsters [ USUALLY ] so no worries there! But I say we come up with a game plan and crash tonight and then start computer genius hunting tomorrow.
Present and accounted for. [ although she sounds drowsy. She may or may not have been dozing, but as someone who'd used to wake up whenever she heard Ruby cry, she's not as heavy a sleeper as she appears. Even now, when her sister has long since grown out of diapers. ]
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But he's sure thinking it. ]
What'd you do when it happened?
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[ she snorts, a tad derisively at herself. ]
After that, well... I was desperate to find out anything. I wouldn't stop searching for her. I wanted to know more about her, why she'd left me, and because of it, I overdid it. I took my little sister out in a wagon when I thought I had a lead, and I almost got the both of us killed.
Throwing myself into something like an idiot... nothing's worth almost losing the family you do have and care about.
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[ He says it bluntly, matter of fact, but there's still a lack of any further judgment in his tone. She did something stupid; even now, after everything that's happened since he met Gon, he still has a hard time going into anything completely unprepared and without a plan. But he likes people who don't do what he does. What his family does.
There's just the barest hint of a smile curving his lips. ]
Well, whatever. We'll be a lot smarter about looking into things.
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But you're right. We're going to get to the bottom of this, no matter what, but we'll do it mostly like non-idiots.
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[ Ugh, why does he always end up falling in with the hotheaded think before you act types? ]
If you get in trouble, I'm not gonna go bail you out!
[ This is straight up 100% Killua lying through his teeth. ]
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If I get the chance to punch certain people in the face, I'm taking it. That's all I'm saying.
[ Some people just deserve it. ]
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Which people?
[ He asks with a narrow eyed stare. ]
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[ Well, he's not the CEO's biggest fan either, but this really seems kind of counterproductive. Luckily, he's got an idea. ]
You can do it after he tells us what we need to know. Or if he won't cough up the info. Deal?
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[ she'll behave. ]
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[ Hey, if it's the guy who's responsible for Gon's disappearance, what's a little torture among friends? ]
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[ Wait. Wait a second. ]
Wait, you're staying?!
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[ He's not some kid who needs company, jeez! Even if the room is kind of... quiet without Gon around. But he's totally, absolutely fine! ]
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[ He knows it's a losing battle. He knows, and yet he is going to fight it anyway. ]
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... By opting not to mention her admiration at all and seemingly ignoring it completely as she flops down on the floor and closes her eyes. ]
See you in the morning.
[ Yep. ]
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Killua makes a small noise of rage. And then a blanket flops down onto Yang's face, followed by a pillow. ]
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[ He says grumpily, and turns over onto his side, pointedly putting his back to her.
It almost seems like he's gone to sleep, he's so quiet, his breathing even and steady for at least a good twenty minutes. Then, quietly, he says: ]
Yang? Are you still awake?
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What's up, Killua?
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Gon's really an idiot, you know. I don't know anyone else who's stupid enough to get himself taken apart after he got put back together.
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Idiots like that tend to make big dramatic comebacks. And with a friend like you... he'll be okay.
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[ He nods to himself and settles a little more comfortably in his bed. ]
And when I find him, I'm gonna hit him so hard he'll never think of doing something this stupid again.
[ He sounds extremely pleased with this idea. It's totally reasonable, of course. ]
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