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A dingy light floods the near-empty bar with a soft yellow tone. The smell of grease and cigarettes pervades the air. A slipper's soft tapping against a stool leg matches pace with the clock on the wall. Hatsune takes a huff of her marlboro cigarette and slowly breathes out the smoke.
"tougher than usual, huh?" she remarks.
"tsk. nothing too bad. ill admit i didnt expect the devil to eat the gaster blaster but you handled it well." sans replied.
"a compliment? from you? thats rich..."
"hey, dont give me sass. who knows, maybe ill suggest to the higher ups that you get a... bone-us?"
"sans im going to kill you"
"Hey hey! nothing wrong with being a bit... humerus"
Miku scoffs and buries her head in her hands. Out of everyone to be stuck with for the next two month, it just had to be sans. The universe must hate her.
"I'll leave the bill to you, oh wise one" she spat out while leaving the grease-filled parlor.
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"Oh come on don't be like that I'm just trying to lighten the mood. Not hitting your funny bone?" Sans pays quickly and chases Miku down. "You going to be alright tonight?"
"I don't need any help, I may have gotten here by accident but I will get out on my own. Even if it takes me longer than I initially thought." Miku thinks back to the events leading to this strange place. Half formed images flash in her head, a concert, a fan backstage, running so much running, a fall, and then...nothing. Shuddering at the thought she speeds up, eager to put a door and locks between her and the outside world.
Sans noticing the reaction, pretends to not notice Miku's moment of distress. "Hey since we're workin together for awhile, I have a proposal. How about instead of just singin and using leeks for a weapon we get you trained up to defend yourself?"
Miku looks back. "You said that you would take care of all of that type of work, you said you only needed some light backup to help keep you on your toes."
"I know I said that, but hey, might help ya some day. Besides it's always nice to be a little less......femur ;)"
"What pun is that even supposed to be?"
"Not one of my better ones huh?"
Miku takes a long sigh. "I appreciate the help. But stop being so nice. It's weird. I can almost tolerate you like this."
"What's wrong with being nice to an old pal"
"WE BARELY KNOW EACH OTHER"
"Only cause you refuse to accept the pun life. I'm telling you they're a skele-TON of fun"
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Miku grumbled and they walked in silence for a few more moments.
"What kind of training are we talking about here?" The bluenette keeps facing forward as she says it and sans' grin widens.
"How do you feel about kickboxing?"
"Hah, with what teacher? You and your one health point could barely survive just attempting moves like that."
"Oh I know a guy.. You don't mind French people right?"
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Setting up a time and place, it wasn't long before sans introduced Miku to her new instructor. "Sanji" if that was even his real name.
Miku could smell how fake he was from a mile away, but damn did he know how to throw a good kick, and he had good taste in smokes for when the exercise and day just got too much.
"I'm just trying to get back home like the rest of us in this hellscape. Got a family waiting back home, a ship, a crew." He once told her, he only had a few months left on his contract and after? kept saying something about "the sea calling him". She never knew what he meant, there wasn't water in this desolate world, only dust, grime, and the ruins of a world they only vaguely recognize.
He taught her well in the time they had and soon she was able to keep up better with sans on the field.
"good hit kid. now rattle your way out of the blast zone!" sans buzzed in over her intercom. She jumped to the side only moments before a blast of light and noise rang through the area, decimating the enemy she was fighting and the last of the group.
"We got them all, meet at the pick-up point in 5" the bluenette spoke. She looked at the carnage infront of her before taking off.
"alright kid, lets get outta here" Miku smiled at the sound, before a slice of pain ran through her and she fell to the ground.
"miku? miku?! KID!"