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[Mushverse, mostly for Liveman family] Throwing Kamen Rider Gaia into the mix

The parents are finally in bed and I sigh in relief as I hear the light get switched off. It's about time, I thought they were never coming up. I just need to wait a bit now, give them time to go to sleep before I do this. Eventually though, I get out of bed and make my way downstairs, careful to avoid the creaky stairs.

I should probably tell them I'm working with Gaia and EYES now, but they'd just try to talk me out of it and I need to do this, for any number of reasons; getting paid is only one of them. I rummage inside my bag and pull out the envelope before heading into the kitchen. That's where Megumi keeps her purse and she does the groceries so she gets more. There's a lot of us to feed, after all, and I know she worries about it, even if she won't admit it in front of us. I split the rest of the wages between Jou and Yuusuke before ripping up the envelope and dropping it in the bin.

There. All sorted for the week. I dust my hands off in satisfaction and head back to bed.

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I lean close to him and prod at him gently, while looking at the board. "Is everything okay?" I hiss.

I jump as she pokes between my shoulders and I lean back in my chair to see what she wants.

Oh, to know if everything's okay. I give her a brief smile and a nod. She has enough to deal with with the KRC, she doesn't need my baggage on top of that.

I tsk at him, because everything is obviously not okay, but he thinks he's being really calm and putting up a good act. I'll get it out of him later.

I scowl at that little tsk because she sounds just like Jou and the others parents when they're not buying something. And that's really not a good association right now considering Jou's on the verge of finding out.

"Let me help you," I tell him huffily. "Just like Gen-chan, Katsumi-chan! I can help people, too!"

"I don't need help!" I say in exasperation. Why does everyone seem to think I need help?

"Okay, if you say so," I tell him, clearly not believing him in the slightest.

"I do say so."

I turn back in my seat and sigh a little, tapping my pen against my mouth. She's not going to leave this alone, so now I'll have to field her questions as well as avoiding Jou. Today's going to be... interesting.

Ohhhhh, there he is. Cafeteria.

I grin over at him from the teachers' line.

I grit my teeth and ignore him. He's trying to psych me out and it's not going to work, damn it. It's not.

Oh, I'll get it out of him. It's only a matter of time.

Well, I managed to avoid him while I was at school, I don't think I'll be that lucky when we're at home. He has Yuusuke for back-up as well.

I manage things at home by giving him a job to do and/or checking on him every five minutes.

I'm not being an asshole in terms of giving him more work to do than the others. He can still relax. I'm just keeping an eye on him.

How am I supposed to relax when he keeps checking up on me every five minutes? Much more of this and I will crack. Which is exactly what he wants.

My own work's done for the moment, though I have an experiment running I'll have to check on soon. I plop down across from him with the newspaper.

Ignore him, ignore him...

My brace beeps in the silence and I freeze. Oh crap.

Eyebrows up somewhere around the ceiling fan, I put the newspaper down and wait patiently for him to do something about that. "Go on, then," I prompt. He looks terrified.

Damn it, damn it, damn it. Why now? But they wouldn't call me at home unless they had to.

Keeping a wary eye on Jou, I answer it. Hopefully it's something I can take care of quickly.

Another brace? Or did he get someone to retool the one I gave him?

What the hell.

Ayano-san gives me the co-ordinates and I risk a sideways look at Jou. Don't make this hard for me, please.

"I'll be there."

How does Gamu get himself into these situations? At least it's not far from here, that's something.

I sigh as some things fall into place. "You going off to fight?" I ask tersely.

I wince but nod as I stand up. "I shouldn't be too long. But they wouldn't call me unless they had to."

I groan under my breath. "Be careful. Call me if you need help. And give me a full goddamn explanation when you come home."

"I will," I tell him, with another wince. This is exactly why I didn't want any of them to find out. They'll worry.

I can track him if I need to, anyway. He knows that. And it gives me a measure of comfort.

I shake my head at him. "Go."

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is there anyone he actually will talk to about it?!

He'll crack eventually. >.>

I hope so :(

<3 Or maybe his brace goes off around Jou? *shrugs* I can't decide yet.

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at least now the poor kid'll know it's not easy to be on either side; fighting or worrying

<3 Or maybe his brace goes off around Jou? shrugs I can't decide yet.