[Those are his reassuring words to Dextera as he meets that expression with an apologetic one of his own. Unlike in Chroma, Guren hasn't smiled once since meeting with Dextera. He hasn't smiled in a long time, even through jokes— he's busy, constantly thinking, and now there's one more thing on the pile.]
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[What do they do now. He tells everyone to look to him for help, but then he's gotta figure it out. What do they do, what do they do...]
I should talk to Shinya in private, too. [Though he's kind of dreading that, considering how much he's been pressing their distance.] Just enough that he'll understand. We've got a lot going on right now. You saw how Kureto was chained up. He's got something trying to possess him right now, and we're on a time limit.
[Dextera knew this already from Guren's brief summary after his canon update, but he forgets this. Unfortunately.]
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[Those are his reassuring words to Dextera as he meets that expression with an apologetic one of his own. Unlike in Chroma, Guren hasn't smiled once since meeting with Dextera. He hasn't smiled in a long time, even through jokes— he's busy, constantly thinking, and now there's one more thing on the pile.]
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[What do they do now. He tells everyone to look to him for help, but then he's gotta figure it out. What do they do, what do they do...]
I should talk to Shinya in private, too. [Though he's kind of dreading that, considering how much he's been pressing their distance.] Just enough that he'll understand. We've got a lot going on right now. You saw how Kureto was chained up. He's got something trying to possess him right now, and we're on a time limit.
[Dextera knew this already from Guren's brief summary after his canon update, but he forgets this. Unfortunately.]
Things aren't going to be easy here.