!!! ??? !!!

[idolpro]

Who: Nemesis, Hurricane, you!
Where: ?Somewhere?
When: Day 496

[ The sound of an engine roars through the city, unfamiliar to any of you. What is that—? That thing, flying in the sky—Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Or—

Is it a giant mech adorned with naginatas and a shield, flying through Tokyo-F at great speed? Is it Hurricane and Nemesis, coming to say their goodbyes? Or is it the sound of their departure. . . ? ]

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[happydreamed]

And I thought D.va's jetpack was impressive.

Where did you find this?

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Climbing out of the cockpit]

You want the full story, maybe we better not talk here.

[happydreamed]

Oh, a secret, hm? Very well.

[crossmyheartandhope]

C'mon. We gotta make it quick.

[Tugging him toward the dorm]

[happydreamed]

[hm, slightly concerned. dorm time.]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Dorm time!!!]

[He shuts the door behind him, as soon as they get in there]

Ssso, me and Nem were in heaven.

[happydreamed]

-You were?

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah. We were out in the city, and we heard someone calling us, and and it was coming from there, and --

I mean. You been, right?

[happydreamed]

...It's, ah, a bit of a climb, so...

[nnnnno]

[crossmyheartandhope]

Well... this thing ws up there.

And we think we found somebody we been looking for a long time.

[happydreamed]

[Doctor still doesn't understand, but...]

...Are you leaving?

[crossmyheartandhope]

...yeah.

We can't leave him where he's at right now.

It's not a good place to be.

[happydreamed]

[The impulse to say 'but you can't leave' rises to Doctor's lips, and he swallows it back. Of course Hurricane can leave. He's been here longer than anyone, he deserves to move on with his life.

But.

Doctor steps forward and wraps Hurricane in a tight hug.]

Wherever you go from here, whatever you do... Never doubt that you are loved. Please.

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Holding onto him, tight]

[It takes him a beat to reply, and when he does, his voice is suspiciously tight]

Thanks, Doc.

[happydreamed]

I will miss you.

[He can admit that much, at least.]

But you have earned this.

[crossmyheartandhope]

I dunno about the earning it part.

But... I'll miss you, too.

[happydreamed]

You've been here longer than anyone. You deserve your freedom.

Write to us if you can, please?

[crossmyheartandhope]

You know it, dude.

This ain't the last you're hearing from me, for sure.

[happydreamed]

You'll always be the heart and soul of Heart Soldier, at least to me.

[Smooches his forehead gently, then lets go.]

[crossmyheartandhope]

...I'm really gonna miss you. You know that?

[happydreamed]

I'm honored if I've made an impact in my brief time here.

[crossmyheartandhope]

You been around a while.

...and you've made more of an impact than you know.

[happydreamed]

...One for the better?

[He worries. He might always worry, knowing what he does about himself.]

[crossmyheartandhope]

Of course for the better.

Look... I know you worry about, like -- your past and stuff. And who you were, and who you're gonna be.

But lemme tell you -- the person you are is somebody I'm proud to say's my friend.

[happydreamed]

[Suddenly a little choked up.]

I - ah... Thank you, Hurricane. I-I'll remember that.