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[tickingheart]

[After this happened, the robot designed to replace Kuroba Kaito had run.

It hadn't taken long before he stumbled to a halt, shaking, curled against the side of a building.

Feel free to find him there, shivering, pretty much non-responsive.]

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[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

[This having two Kaitos is hard work. Not only does Mia have to think really hard if she wants to tell them apart on the phone, she needs to pay attention and be on her guard if she ever meets them in the street. Which is why she stops a little way away from the robot and calls.]

Kaito?

[tickingheart]

[ nope, sorry Mia, nothing. Just shaking and staring blankly ahead. ]

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

[Okay, so not the Kaito she knows]

What's wrong?

[tickingheart]

[ still nothing. it's like he's broken. ]

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

[She moves a little closer, hoping that this isn't a bad decision]

What happened?

[tickingheart]

[ absolutely nothing. still the same blank expression, still the same slight shaking of his entire body. broken. ]

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

Who can I get to help you.

[tickingheart]

[ You're going to have to try a lot harder than that to reach him, Mia. He's reacting though, slowly. He's stopped shaking. ]

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

[It's hard to try really hard when you're pretty sure you're looking at the person who killed someone you're looking after]

Kaito. Listen to me. Can you even hear me?

[tickingheart]

[Maybe it's the name, and he stirs slightly, turning to look at her. His expression is totally blank.]

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

What's wrong, Kaito?

[tickingheart]

..

she was my friend...

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

Who was?

[tickingheart]

...

...


Aigis-san.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

Aigis? What's happened?

[tickingheart]

[Wrong question Mia. Or maybe the right one. He's shaking again, staring blankly ahead.]

....

I'm defective.

[and evasive too, apparently.]

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

What do you mean by that?

[tickingheart]

I broke her.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

... Why?

[tickingheart]

...

I'm defective.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

How?

[tickingheart]

[stare]

I broke her.

Aigis-san. My friend.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

Why?

[tickingheart]

I broke her. She was my friend. I broke her.

I'm defective.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

Why did you... break her?