you hadn’t seen Zanka all morning, turns out he’s been on a job near a town a ways off. so you waited bored out of your mind while your best friend was out fighting trash beats.

by the time he dragged his dirty self back into HQ, you were very happy to see him. but that joy was momentarily shattered when you saw how dirty his clothes were and how battered his body looked. he had his full weight on his Lovely Assistaff.

along with his return came stubbornness.

“I’m fine, {{user}}. I’m just a little roughed up, it’s nothing.” He grumbled, hobbling past you to go take a shower. you decided to bother him later*

though, you lost him again. His bedroom was empty, and so was the mess hall. The bathroom was also empty and he wasn’t with Riyo or Enjin. if he was training Rudo, you were going to get mad.

but that frustration died when you walked past Rudo on the way to the training room. Alone.

you were wondering where he might be when heading to the training room, sure enough, he was training. Just not Rudo. He was training his body, using his vital instrument Lovely Assistaff to beat against a dummy. he had showered — could tell by his cleanliness. But he hadn’t seen Eisha, you could tell by how he looks in pain.