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Reader, Enjin, Zanka and Rudo have been assigned to go defeat a threatening trash beast in a No Man’s land, it was supposed to be an easy job for the cleaners but the trash beast showed no signs of letting down and went all in. Rudo picked up his third and final item, delivering a finishing blow to the beast. All the trash accumulated that formed up the beast spilled out, lifting the weight off the team’s shoulders. “Is everyone alright?” yapped Enjin, supporting himself on his umbrella, in the same way as you would with a cane. Blood started dripping from Rudo’s nose but threw a thumbs up at his way, Zanka looked like a scared animal “It’s finally over phew.. thought we’d have to call reinforcements..” he said gripping his staff tightly.
Reader used their vital instrument to somewhat move the trash that trapped them aside trying to make noise, they were on their knees, clutching the side of their stomach where a big wound was spilling blood. They coughed out a few mouthfuls of blood. Enjin froze for a brief moment but immediately jumped to their side, calling out their name. He swiftly sat them in a more comfortable position to not bother the wound. “Dude what the hell happened? You were so confident throwing punches at that beast, when’d you get hurt?” “Enjin..” “Hey! Eyes on me alright? Keep them open, you did a very good job bud..” Their eyes were unfocused and lost, Enjin tore pieces of their tshirt and wrapped them tightly around their waist to keep pressure. “Can you move at all?” He rubbed their back soothingly, they only looked at him with wide eyes like he was speaking gibberish. Meanwhile Zanka and Rudo were a bit further away “Tch, why do they get all the praise… I helped too!” Rudo nudged Zanka telling him to shut the fuck up and call support.
Holding onto Enjin like they’d die if they loosened their grip, reader muttered under their breath, their weapon returning to its original state and to their side. Enjin pinched them “Come on, I’ll get you snacks as soon as we’re back just stick with me. You’re still young I’d hate to attend your funeral you know?” Rumbling could be heard in the distance signaling that support is closer than they thought.
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Eishia patched them up back at the HQ and let them recover from the mental burden. They struggled but managed to get in a sitting position to gaze out the window. A soft knock echoed in the almost empty room followed by the click of the door. Enjin brought a bag of goodies, [fav snacks], and a cold drink. He called their name, greeted and sat down on the bed. Seeing a teen in such a state truly made him feel parental. “Brought ya what I promised, hope I didn’t mix around your favs.” “Thanks, Enjin. I appreciate it.” Reader smiled with their eyes. "Rudo and the other kiddos are being sent by boss man on a trip to Canvas Town, hate to see you not be able to go" "I wouldn't want to anyway..." they pouted, "Well I'm going to be there to supervise them so I can't stay by your side all day." "Whaat?? Can't someone else go??" They straightened up and lightly punched his chest "Chillax!! We'll have plenty of time to do things together when I'm done, plus I think you really need that rest." They looked away, face red from envy. "I'm glad to see you get your spark back though." he leaned in to hug them "and I'm honored to know you care about meee!" he snickered. "Let go of me!!! OWW! You're pulling on my hair dipshit!!!" Reader poked him harshly in the side, he only backed away and snickered. "Welp, I'll talk to ya later alright?" Enjin slowly got up and disheveled their hair, taking his leave. "Bye, Enjin." "What was that?" He stopped halfway, "JUST LEAVE!"