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[im_a_leg]

[LOOK WHO'S OUT OF THE CLINIC AT LONG LAST]

Hey, so guys? I totally do not recommend eating wild berries. Tasty though they look, gentle on your stomach they are not. Oh, man. It was like being on the test team program all over again. Ship going backward sand forwards, up and down, side to si--

[He goes a little green and cups his mouth. When he speaks again he sounds strained.] Alright, okay, cool. So enough of that. That is officially all of that that's gonna happen.

So, yeah. No berries. Bad plan. Don't do it.

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[shiro2hero]

Ouch. But, still. Let me know if you need anything, all right?

Fine. Everything's still in one piece. And we got the hole in the roof replaced already.

[im_a_leg]

Hole in the--- wait, what?

[shiro2hero]

Darin.

That's what.

[im_a_leg]

I'd ask what happened this time but honestly I'm not even sure it matters.

I'm, uh. Glad it got fixed.

[shiro2hero]

Nah, not really. It's handled and done with.

If you happen to run into any kind of safety goggles, please throw them at him.

[im_a_leg]

[Hunk will likely just hand them to Darin and say Shiro wanted him to throw them at him 'cause c'mon, Hunk's not a throwing kinda guy, but he gets the sentiment.]

So other than that, things cool? Nobody else in the hospital, no explosions, blood, that kinda thing?

[shiro2hero]

[You get him, Hunk. Thank god.]

Yeah, pretty much. Everything's good.

[He replaced the microwave so...]

[im_a_leg]

And you? Sleeping, eating, all that good stuff? [He gives him a broader grin] Sometimes I think you're so busy being team leader that you forget to be Shiro, too.

[shiro2hero]

Hey I'm in one piece, aren't I?

You know, as much as ever.

[That's not an answer, Shiro that's not even funny.]

[im_a_leg]

So ... no, you aren't, and bad?

[shiro2hero]

How... do you get that out of "I'm in one piece"?

[im_a_leg]

That's kinda your default when you're looking for a bright side and settle for "all of my body parts are where they're supposed to be." Bar's kinda low, dude.

[shiro2hero]

I'm trying to move away from "I'm fine."

Because you guys all seem like you have a problem with that one.

[im_a_leg]

[Hunk actually laughed at that. Because.. c'mon, Shiro.]

Cause it means the same thing, man! You really gotta up your self care regimen. It's okay to step back some days and go "You know what? I'm gonna take a nap today. Even if Darin punches a hole in the roof. Because naps are important."

Though it's real good that you're trying. [Hunk is proud of you, dad.]

[shiro2hero]

That's... exactly what I was trying to do when he blew a hole in the roof.

Cross my heart, swear on the Black Lion.

[im_a_leg]

[He's still just chuckling because of course that's what happened.]

Sounds about right. Kinda how it works, yeah?

You been eating alright at least? Except when holes happen anyway.

[shiro2hero]

We have all nearby takeout places on speed dial.

So yeah.

[im_a_leg]

Oh man. How long since you guys actually ate like .. non take-out food?

[He thinks he knows the answer to this.]

[shiro2hero]

Since...



A long time, man. Let's just. Put it that way.

[im_a_leg]

.. okay so, I'm cooking tonight. Obviously.

[A pause]

We don't have any food in the fridge at the house, do we?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

In my defense...

I have no defense.

Beam sabers aren't exactly conducive to blacksmithing logic.

[im_a_leg]

Then why test them in the house, man?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Because I thought I nailed the math on this.

Overconfidence is a fickle mistress.

[im_a_leg]

Okay, and I hear you, but here's a thought: maybe next time do laser experiments outside?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

What if I shoot down a low flying craft?