Sweet dreams are made of these...

[thespaceopera]

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ROOMS BY CHARACTER

A Abigail Hobbs Aiya/Gray Nightingale Adrasteius Anor'thalion Ahsoka Tano Alex Russo Allen Walker Anders Anthony Crowley Asteffiel Axel

B - D Belthazar Spellscry Beverly Crusher Bran Stark Caesar Zeppeli Cayde-6 Cheese Sandwich Clay Terran Coil Cole Davesprite Duke Pantarei

E - I Elecman.exe Elena Gilbert Elize Lutus Felix Harrowgate Fenris Finrod Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus Imperator Furiosa Isabela Issac Lahey

J - M Jade Harley James Barnes/Jim James Barnes/Winter Joseph Joestar Katara Katniss Everdeen/Nova Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya Kurt Wagner Leanne Loki Maladict(a) Max Caulfield Megaman Mordin Solus

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[recopy]

[You know, it's the funniest sensation when you're trying to catch breath that you know you don't actually need--but it's another one of those odd little tics that seems to have carried over, even if he hadn't been human for very long at all. Even when it's not functionally needed, it sort of...helps....but Megaman's still shaking a fair amount when Elecman crouches down beside him. The movement earns an additional flinch, before who it is actually registers, and Megaman looks up. Realizes his helmet is being offered back to him...and reaches out to take it, at length, with a hand that trembles just a little bit.]

--O-Oh. Thanks. Ah... [--He looks down, clasping the helmet between both hands for a moment.] No, I think--I think I'm okay. I just...

[Another moment, to take one more breath, and then--right. He's still in this sort of room, after all...and, at length, he slowly pulls himself to his feet, though he still doesn't put on the helmet just yet. Instead he looks up at Elecman, unhappy.]

...I'm sorry.

[electrostatics]

[ He backs away a little, watching in semi-obvious worry (which is a miracle in itself, really - he doesn't do those emotions too well). But this manifestation of him is at least grudgingly inclined to be helpful, and with someone he recognises it's less grudgingly offered.

He picks up the disc from the tray, inspecting it. ]

Oh. That memory, huh...

It's fine. I had a backup and everything. [ It bothers him and he'd rather not do it again, but...hey, he was fine, in the end. ] ...Besides, it was worth it, seeing the look on Magnetman's face.

[ He won't address the whole 'I was actually worried about you' thing at all. ]

[recopy]

[Alas, as he still doesn't know Elecman terribly well, Megaman doesn't really have the appreciation of knowing just how uncommon that kind of visible worry is, coming from the guy--but he still sort of baseline appreciates it anyway, even if it's a bit odd to see. Even on his feet, he still sort of needs to...gather himself...(probably won't be totally shaking this off for a bit)--but Elecman inspecting the memory disc provides a nice enough opening for that, and when Elecman does look up from it at length he'd find Megaman staring at the disc rather unhappily himself. Not what he was expecting at all...

But then Elecman's speaking, and Megaman turns his attention back up to him. That sort of blase attitude...but well, there's only really two ways you can deal with this sort of thing, isn't there? With dying...and, having a backup probably helps too. But even still...]

Yeah, but--it's never very good ending up in that sort of situation. And it's never easy either. [AND HE SORT OF WANTS TO APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF OF HIS ALTERNATE SELF(?) FOR FIRING THE KILLING SHOT IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT there'd also been a reason for that and it'd be a bit redundant too, probably...ah....

Megaman looks down at his helmet again, for a moment, awkward--and finally moves to put it back on, setting it into place with a little click as his earpieces lock it down. Even like this, though, curiosity still can't help but filter in just a bit--and pausing, both hands still on the helmet, he tilts his head very slightly.] ...I guess you really don't like Magnetman at all, do you?

[electrostatics]

Still... [ He shrugs. Megaman had experienced the memory himself; there doesn't seem to be any further elaboration needed on what he'd felt.

His expression sets, visibly, at the mention of Magnetman, but....he owes him an answer, at least. ] ...Nope.

He's kind of my brother - you know. Since Gauss is my operator's older brother. [ Maybe he doesn't know, but...now is as good a time as ever for family history, right? ] ...Their mother always liked Gauss better - he was the good son. [ The wanted son, is what he doesn't say. His voice is bitter. ] So, well...

[ His expression - and his tone - goes from bitter to something like sadness, quiet and numb. Remembering something that he doesn't want to dwell on too much. ]

There's a lot of ways to make a child believe he doesn't deserve anything nice.

That doesn't mean I got out of it easily. Since I was his navi and all. But, well - [ He shrugs. ] It happened.