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WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, shulk. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 215.77.554.88 *** shulk has joined 215.77.554.88 <shulk> not actually sure what this is for but it seemed worth setting up

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[cawnviction]

[Crow's glare is fierce, combatative.]

You already know he stays with people longer than he should. And you're taking advantage of that. You'll be using him to make you feel better, but in the end, you'll be yet another person he can't save.

[The words might have been unnecessarily harsh, but... Crow's too angry to care. If he hurts Shulk's feelings, well, good; Shulk will be hurting a lot more than just Yusei's feelings doing this. Shulk deserves to get his heart stepped on, seeing as he seems to care so little about doing the same to Yusei's.]

Do what you want, then. But if you turn on him... [The fins on Crow's arms unfold in an instant, spines flaring out with a wet, ugly sound.] ...I'll make sure you pay for it.

[And with that, Crow folds his fins back up and abruptly stands, walking away. As far as Crow's concerned, he's done here.]

rip their positive CR again

[engage_the_enemy]

[The harpy flinches visibly - what, he would never use Yusei, he was better than that, better than Zanza - flinches harder, because...that's why he told Yusei at all.

If things went wrong beyond Shulk's control, Yusei could...but what if Crow's right, and Yusei can't? He couldn't save Kiryu back then, right?

What if there's no turning back, once he's done this?

He stares with a wide, wide gold eye, when he hears that sound, catches sight of those spines, cut purple against the darkening sky by the dying light. Unconsciously, futilely pressing his head back against the dirt. There's no way he'd be able to avoid that, if it were more than a threat.

Humorlessly, he thinks of how if things do get bad, it won't be Yusei to end it all, but Crow. If they do get that bad.

When the weight of the mer is gone, Shulk scrambles to his feet, feathers flared and his breath coming in harsh gasps.]

You -- you're wrong! I don't care how far I fall, I will never turn on Yusei! Whether you believe that or not...!

[No, he's had enough. He bends, bunching the muscles of his legs before leaping into the air. Where he'll fly, flee back to Bavan, and he won't look back.

Bye, Crow.]