For redfalcon

[yellowlion]

[swallows, unaccountably nervous even though it's just Yuusuke]

Hello?

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[redfalcon]

I d'no. I'm not unhappy where I am, it just ... feels like I never got as far as you or Megumi.

[yellowlion]

[leans forward, hands dangling loosely between knees]

[gentle, interested] So what defines success for you, then?

[redfalcon]

[shift, fidget]

I don't know? It's like Megumi was always the brilliant one and you and me weren't so great, but then you caught up with her and I'm still ...

[dawning on him how bad this sounds] ... Yeah. Sorry.

[yellowlion]

[eyebrows go up, nose wrinkles]

...I see.

Aw, c'mon, though, Yuusuke. It's not like I suddenly got *smart*. I just kept working at it. I'm never going to be a scientist like some of the people we know. I teach the basics to mostly first years, and I do a couple things on the side.

You could do that, too. Neither of us has to try to be as smart as Megumi.

[redfalcon]

We're okay here, aren't we? We're all alive. We're safe. That's more important than anything else.

[shoulders sagging juuust a little] Sorry. I think about stuff too much sometimes.

[yellowlion]

[crap, I really should've come home weeks ago]

That is important, yeah. But it's okay to think about what you're doing and want to improve it, too.

...

[wondering if this might be it]

We're not in a crisis situation any more, Yuusuke. You don't have to think day to day. You can take a long term view.

[redfalcon]

[not least because you need sleep, food, a shower ...]

My God, all this time and I'm still thinking like a Liveman. [runs hand awkwardly through hair]

[yellowlion]

[noooo, my own needs are a far distant second! I'm still an emo self-sacrificing Liveman dammit!]

[sigh] I do it too, if it helps. Threw myself at the Zangyack today, oh, and after a pram, without a thought.

[redfalcon]

[watch us sink into the mire of angst]

Sure, you're putting your own life in danger, but at least a baby is safe.

New enemy, no powers, but nothing else has changed.

[yellowlion]

[glub]

Yes, exactly!

...wait, what? That last part didn't sound so good.

[redfalcon]

We're still together. And we still rush into danger.

[yellowlion]

'We'?

[starts to grin]

Why, what've you done lately?

[suitedream]

[grumble grumble fidget ugh whyyyyyy]

... I kinda stepped in front of a bus to save someone's granny.

[yellowlion]

[crows delightedly]

Does Megumi know?

[redfalcon]

No, but she thinks I don't know that she jumped into a lake to rescue a puppy.

[yellowlion]

Now that, that is *awesome*, right there.

[redfalcon]

Old habits die hard, huh?

[yellowlion]

[slow grin]

Yes. I just wish you and the others could've been there today. The Gokaiger kids did a good job, but it's much more fun fighting with you by my side.




[good night! <3]

[redfalcon]

That was a long time ago.

[ooc: sleep tight!]

[yellowlion]

Yup. Before the Gokaiger kids were born.

[redfalcon]

That long?

I can't believe none of us has kids by now.

[yellowlion]

So you don't have one or two stashed away somewhere?

[redfalcon]

[... face visibly falling. That possibility had not occurred!]

Uh ... not that I'm aware of?

[yellowlion]

...

But it's possible?




[torn between amusement and fascination; you sly dog you]

[redfalcon]

Maybe!

[face in hands. I am already broke, damnit!]