post-snek recoveries

[neonleon]

[You know?

That weird temple wasn't good, but it wasn't the worst. Not by far now that he's back in this dimension. He floats a bit aimlessly, body broken, shell cracked and falling apart, some bones and insides shattered. His head aches in a way that he can't think.

All he can really do is hope Prime doesn't find him immediately right now. The light off his ring catches his eye and he looks at it, not fully registering that it's lit up.

A promise.]

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[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter flops back to answer: THANK YOU, I'M ENGAGED ]

Gus seems excited already. Also, he says I'm cuter.

[neonleon]

[He'll keep wrapping up his arm for now.

SINCE WHEN??]

He hasn't met me.

[pyrighteous]

[ Tick tick tick goes the fingertips. A COUPLE WEEKS I THINK ]

Well, no. But if you tell him you live in the human realm, he's gonna go a little nuts. In a good way!

[neonleon]

Oh, he's like that huh? I can't give away all my secrets from the start.

[And then another slew of messages start coming in. Willow, Viney, Amity- All with similar reactions of WAIT WHAT????]

[pyrighteous]

Yeah you should - uh - definitely go slow -

[ Wow his phone sure is blowing up. ]

... This was a bigger surprise than I thought.

[neonleon]

...How much time passed between the last time they saw you and now?

[Just. Hearing that.]

[pyrighteous]

Well uh. The temple didn't take any time at all. So just the week I waited getting your rescue prep, and then the week you spent in the hospital?

[ So this looks super instantaneous to them, ]

[neonleon]

So they have no idea....

[Not a bad thing. He tugs the scroll over to read some of it more. A lot of surprise and questions.]

Diiiiid you plan on telling them anything?

[pyrighteous]

W-well - yeah but - it's kind of a long story, and I've been focused on you.

[neonleon]

Oh.

["focused on you" gets him right in the dokis. Now that he's finished wrapping his arm back up, he shifts to sit closer to him and look at the scroll.]

Well. When you're up for it we should tell them everything.

[pyrighteous]

I-I will! Uh -

[ More notifications roll in. ]

I think Luz is planning a party??

[neonleon]

The human you're friends with? What kind of party?

[pyrighteous]

An engagement party, I think. Oh -

[ CALL INCOMING?? Hunter picks up. ]

Uh! Hi Camila! I -

[ talking on the other end ]

Yes I - no it's true - well I mean courtship takes a long time -

[neonleon]

[???


!!!

Okay so the scrolls are like phones then. Not bad... ]

He worked really hard on courting me!

[pyrighteous]

Y-yeah! And I have a lot yet to do.

[ Dimly, through the scroll, a woman's voice comes through: Are you sure, mijo? You're just so YOUNG. ]

He's great though. You'd love him too, I promise.

[neonleon]

[GASPS]

Te prometo que está bien, señora!

[Just enough Spanish to converse, but he promises it's okay.]

You didn't tell me she spoke Spanish!

[pyrighteous]

[ And on the other side, in equally delighted tones: You didn't tell me he spoke Spanish! Youth forgiven, Camila is instantly on board. ]

Oh - uh - yeah! I need to work on my lessons clearly!!

[neonleon]

I can help you with that whenever you want, Hunts.

[pyrighteous]

Then - um - yeah. Once you're feeling better! We can do that.

[ Camila: Bring him to the next family dinner, okay? And an exchange of "I love yous" in Spanish. ]

... So Luz's mom basically adopted me, just as an FYI.

[neonleon]

[Something just kind of warms in Leo's chest hearing that as Hunter hangs up. He kisses Hunter's cheek.]

She sounds great.

[pyrighteous]

She's amazing. I think you're gonna like her.

[neonleon]

I'm sure I will if she adopted you.

[pyrighteous]

Y-yeah. Um - we have a family dinner this Friday, if you're feeling well enough for a trip to the Human REalm.

[neonleon]

I will absolutely be feeling well enough for that.

[Even if he's not, he's not passing up a chance to see home. So he may sound a little over-eager at that.]

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter laughs a bit. ]

It's just Connecticut. But I hear New York is close.