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Who: Duo Maxwell, Yuri Lowell
What: Checking in after several weeks on the mend.
When: March 21st, Midday
Where: Magical Tea Shop, Axoryi

For the past several weeks, everyone in Yuri's circle of friends was either wounded or sick. Estelle and Rita had been let out of the hospital, but they were more or less still confined to bedrest. Likewise, Duo had been out of action with illness, and through him, the entire teashop had shut down.

Thinking on how much of Yuri's life revolved around that teashop had been a favorite past-time of his while he was taking care of his wife and friend.

Still, now that Duo was back open for business again, Yuri needed to get out of the house. AND he had to get news on Estelle's place of employment back to her somehow. The allure of free baked goods had absolutely nothing to do with it at all.

So, shortly after lunch, Yuri and Repede made their triumphant return to the teashop, with one simple, practically rude demand. "Where is my lazy student who's been too sick to pick up his sword and get whalloped?"

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"... what am I gettin' hit for this time?"

He didn't even sound upset, just mildly annoyed. He'd come to expect that Yuri was going to smack him at least once a week for something he deemed to be on Duo's 'stupid' list

"You expect me to believe that you came through the end of the world without anything nagging at you?" Yuri asked incredulously. "How often do I actually show worry for you? Give me a little credit."

"Did your partner come through it okay?" Kotemon asked with concern.

"We survived, didn't we? That's better than I was expectin' to get out with," Duo shrugged with a faint huff, resting his chin on his hand after pouring two cups of coffee. He paused, though, looking down at the liquid still swirling in the mug as he added quietly.

"... I was scared, though. Not for me. For Dad..."

He didn't want to dwell on it. He was trying so hard not to think of the 'what ifs' lately.

"Finn is fine. Lazy as ever."

"Yeah," Yuri said after a second. "Yeah, you did."

He nodded, and reached over to clap Duo on the arm. "Damn good job you did, too. A disaster like a Tsunami doesn't leave many survivors."

He smirked, puffing up slightly. "I guess my training's been paying off for you," he added.

"Yeah well..."

He smirked a bit, shaking off the downcast expression while scratching the back of his neck with an awkward smile.

"I'm learnin' from the best, aren't I?"

"Nothing but!" Yuri said proudly.

Down on the ground, Repede's tail flicked once in response to the conversation.

"And your old man's doing okay now?" Yuri asked.

"You're still a cocky bastard."

Pot calling the kettle black much?

"Yeah, he is. We were both pretty sick after, but it was nothin' a little RnR didn't cure."