[She doesn't get the knocked out of her by force, but he surprises her. They're not really huggy people--at least thus far--but it's not bad. Maelle breathes out an amused sound, bringing her arms up as much as she can to return the hug.]
Makes sense why I follow that old man around so much, yeah? He can't go far or else he gets himself into trouble.
[Not that her being there helped, last time. Maelle breathes in and gives Scott's back a pat.]
We can't go home. So... guess you should get used to there being expeditioners hanging around the city.
[Guess he has to help watch over Gustave too, especially if he bumps into him on a mission. For Maelle and well, Gustave is a pretty decent guy overall anyway. Hopefully this isn't too embarrassing on his end--]
Careful, I think you guys are starting to outnumber us.
[There's only... six of them left? There used to be double the amount of mutants just a few months back and he's not sure what that means, but maybe it's best if he doesn't think about it too hard or even mention it. He doesn't want to leave Maelle alone, even if she has Gustave and the others here. He likes being her friend and everything. It's not like he's fully needed at home-- there's no rush to go back, right?
But he pulls away from their hug with a small smile.]
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[She doesn't get the knocked out of her by force, but he surprises her. They're not really huggy people--at least thus far--but it's not bad. Maelle breathes out an amused sound, bringing her arms up as much as she can to return the hug.]
Makes sense why I follow that old man around so much, yeah? He can't go far or else he gets himself into trouble.
[Not that her being there helped, last time. Maelle breathes in and gives Scott's back a pat.]
We can't go home. So... guess you should get used to there being expeditioners hanging around the city.
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[Guess he has to help watch over Gustave too, especially if he bumps into him on a mission. For Maelle and well, Gustave is a pretty decent guy overall anyway. Hopefully this isn't too embarrassing on his end--]
Careful, I think you guys are starting to outnumber us.
[There's only... six of them left? There used to be double the amount of mutants just a few months back and he's not sure what that means, but maybe it's best if he doesn't think about it too hard or even mention it. He doesn't want to leave Maelle alone, even if she has Gustave and the others here. He likes being her friend and everything. It's not like he's fully needed at home-- there's no rush to go back, right?
But he pulls away from their hug with a small smile.]
But I think I can deal with that.