Although it had been good to see his mom again, Claude entered the cafeteria with a dark expression on his face. He was glad she felt comfortable enough with him to share her experiences from last night, but that didn't make him any less angry at the military for using her to do their dirty work. Why couldn't those bastards clean up their own
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After making sure other people in the Institute had that same helpful information available to them, Rapunzel made for the food line. Disgustingly bland though the gruel was, she was getting better at swallowing and stomaching it, at least. It was better than nothing, especially on an empty stomach ( ... )
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Besides, Soma had other things to worry about. Rapunzel and Tsubaki had both responded to her note, but that had done little to alleviate Soma's fears. It was easy enough to say you were uninjured physically, but Soma knew as well as anyone what even a small military mission might have done to upset already frayed nerves. She wanted to see her friend, and see her as soon as possible.
Thankfully, even from this distance, that telltale hair was unmistakable. Soma closed the distance between her and the other girl as quickly as she could, ignoring the fact that she'd almost spilled her pink slop. She didn't look injured, but ( ... )
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"Yes! Yes, I'm fine. Don't worry," said Rapunzel, holding up her hands in front of her reassuringly. "We did get hurt out there, but they let me have back all of my hair's magic for the night."
She tapped her forehead. "See right here? Little glass shards and cuts all in there. Ugh." She shuddered. "But I was able to get rid of all our injuries after we got away from the exploded hummer. And then Tsubaki was able to get us through the rest of the desert, no problem."
She let out a sigh, feeling a little overwhelmed that she could sum up the experience so quickly when it had felt like forever actually being there. Maybe they could move on to something else instead, she thought. "What about you? What ( ... )
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