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[bakedapple]

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Hello everyone

I think I've been gone for a while. I have 340 new post replies dating back to about one month ago... I guess I was maybe... a statue... so apparently, that's something that really does happen in this place.

Who put me back in my house? What exactly happened this past month? Something with dragons? Is everyone alright??

And does anyone have something I can eat, right now? The food I have here has all gone bad.

Thanks...

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[satanslash]

You got it!

[Of course he's offering more! Link has been gone for the whole month! Rin missed his friend.]

It was a close call. I was sore as hell the next day. I lost track of how many times I hit the ground gettin' tossed off one of 'em.

gah, sorry for the wait!!

[bakedapple]

[Link's grin twitches. The sword and shield on his back start to feel strangely heavier than usual.

After looking away for a moment, he hops up backwards to sit on the counter behind him.]

What happened, exactly...? Dragons just showed up and started trying to kill everyone?

all good!

[satanslash]

[Rin busies his hands with prepping a meal for Link, giving a nod to the question.]

Yeah. It was crazy. They just came out of nowhere and started attackin'. Some of them could talk, but none really gave any straight answers as to what was goin' on.

[He shakes his head with a tired sigh.]

Startin' to think this place doesn't want us here anymore...

[bakedapple]

[Link frowns, thinking.]

Do you... do you think that's how it works? If that were the case, I think we'd all just be sent home.

[He knows Rin was just joking or using a turn of phrase, but now Link's really considering it.]

I wonder if it was a coincidence that I was turned to stone at the same time we were attacked.

[satanslash]

Unless somethin' comes out of us sufferin'...

[It would make a sick amount of sense if that was the case, and Rin doesn't like the thought any more than Link seems to about how the town seems to be behaving.]

I'unno, you'd think the same would happen to me, right? I'm no pushover and I did take out at least one.

[bakedapple]

Maybe I'm overthinking it, then. [He shrugs his shoulders and smiles, but it's humorless. Link seems pretty bummed about missing the action.]

We should be thankful the ramifications weren't too serious.

[satanslash]

[Rin really doesn't overthink most things. It gives him a headache to try.

But he gets it.]

There's a lotta repairs to do. Last time I tried to fix somethin' here I fell off the roof so I'll just stick to makin' food for everyone.

[bakedapple]

I could help you make repairs, if you like. I'm not really a repairman, but I don't have a problem with roofs.

[It's the least he could do to pay back Rin for feeding him. Link's eyes wander to the counter, curious about what he's making.]

[satanslash]

[Supplies are a bit limited at the moment thanks to the attack, so for the moment it's just some veggies that he's cutting up to saute briefly with some salt and a small pinch of herbs. At the very least Link is going to get something filling and flavorful even if it is lacking meat.]

Well... I kept the dragons away from the cafe, thankfully, but I know there's a few places in Bluo that got pretty wrecked. My uh. ... [Girlfriend?] Girlfriend's place was completely destroyed.

[bakedapple]

Your girlfriend? [He looks up from the food to Rin's face.] I didn't know you have a girlfriend. What's her name? Maybe I know her already. And either way, I'll help her rebuild if she needs help.

[satanslash]

[It was going to get out sooner or later. Still, hearing it repeated back makes Rin's cheeks flush and the tips of his pointed ears turn slightly red.]

We... really haven't had an actual date 'cause things keep comin' up here, but she moved in with me after her place burned down.

[He realized how odd that sounded, quickly back tracking with a stammer.]

I-I mean she's staying in Kaoru's room! N... not mine. We're not... like that yet.

[Oh, right, he asked a question.]

Kohaku Hearts. Erm, long black hair, usually in pigtails. She helped me around the cafe even before she moved here so maybe you've seen her?

[bakedapple]

Hmm... I don't know her.

[But Link started grinning at him a while ago. He blushes up to his ears, just like a Hylian! And his embarrassment is charming and incredibly relatable.]

Is she pretty? How did you meet?

[satanslash]

[Link is only making it worse. He's somewhere between wanting to grin in pride and hiding his face because what is actually being in a relationship. It's still all so new for him.]

So pretty...

[And she's got legs like damn, but he can't even bring himself to say that.]

I helped her out at the well when she arrived. She wound up comin' in to the cafe a bunch after that and just started helpin' out. She's also a healer so she's helped me out of a few scrapes.

[bakedapple]

I'd love to meet her. She sounds wonderful.

[This conversation is lifting his spirits. The idea of his friend having a happy relationship with a pretty girl makes him strangely happy.

Clasping his hands together, he glances at the table again.]

So, um, is it ready yet?

[satanslash]

I think she's hangin' out with Kaoru right now, but she'll probably be back later.

[Chroma wasn't so big that he won't ever run in to her.]

Almost!