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He wasn't happy.
The skeleton wouldn't stop getting into everyone's space. The skinny man kept acting like a fucking child with that chair of his. Mr. Angry eyes was annoying and ranted. And while Kozu was the only one he could tolerate, he was too loud for Cryptor's taste.
The only reprieve he had was that he could still take his mask off. Except for the purple marking, he looked nearly the same underneath. Another crash echoed through the hallway and a brief shout from Chen.
And then the footsteps came around the corner, the heavy thuds approaching.
"What do you want, Kozu?"
He could feel the others' gaze on his back, yet he didn't turn his away from the moon.
"What are you?”
He sighed, so Kozu wished to be entertained? Fine. "A machine."
The silence persisted and he finally turned and met the others stare. The last thing he'd expected was to be met with a hand on his cheek.
Minutes passed slowly, he considered pulling away, yet he wanted to see where this went.
"I saw you, in the departed realm. Admitably, I watched you a few times.”
That... wasn't too surprising, he recalled moments where he felt he was being watched. And when a thumb skittered down to trace his bottom lip, he didn't recoil. More time passed until a crash sounded and they snapped backwards.
No words were spoken as Kozu left to see what happened. A slight tingling sensation spread across the metal touched.
He wouldn't mind if he did that again.