[So his secret's out. The thing he's been carrying around all this time. Well, one of them, at least. And if Heather isn't thrilled with him, she isn't horrified, either. Hasn't even called him a monster.
Weird, how that makes breathing easier.
Blake getting to his feet takes a little more time and a lot more grunting. He gives his lower back a smack. He's going to be feeling this in the morning.]
Lemme walk you back. It's late.
[This may not be a place where druggies and muggers exist, but old habits die hard. It feels like the right thing to do.
He calls the Musharna and Hitmonlee back into their balls. The gym seems wide and quiet without them. His eyes travel up to the ceiling. There's one more thing rattling around at the back of his head, and he's been talking plenty tonight already, so why not.]
Weird to find something almost normal in a place like this.
[He slings his gym bag over his shoulder and head toward the door, pausing with his hand by the light switch.]
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[So his secret's out. The thing he's been carrying around all this time. Well, one of them, at least. And if Heather isn't thrilled with him, she isn't horrified, either. Hasn't even called him a monster.
Weird, how that makes breathing easier.
Blake getting to his feet takes a little more time and a lot more grunting. He gives his lower back a smack. He's going to be feeling this in the morning.]
Lemme walk you back. It's late.
[This may not be a place where druggies and muggers exist, but old habits die hard. It feels like the right thing to do.
He calls the Musharna and Hitmonlee back into their balls. The gym seems wide and quiet without them. His eyes travel up to the ceiling. There's one more thing rattling around at the back of his head, and he's been talking plenty tonight already, so why not.]
Weird to find something almost normal in a place like this.
[He slings his gym bag over his shoulder and head toward the door, pausing with his hand by the light switch.]
There's something this lady told me once.