[Joshua returns the hug as best he can as he hums in agreement to both their need to evaluate what should be acceptable and their need to receive treatment. With a strained grunt, he begins to move, still careful not to jostle Ryu more than necessary.]
[This piece of his world seems to have stabilized, at least for now. Briefly, Joshua wonders if it will remain a permanent fixture. Then, he wonders if he would even want it to. A reminder of his home that, when Jill first arrived, he'd vehemently said he wanted to wait to return to (at least for his dream self). Now that he's regained and lost his connections to it, he wonders if it would be better to never have another reminder again.]
[So he peels away from his father's throne (as much as it hurts his heart to do so), holding Ryu's weight as he does so they're both sitting upright on their own.]
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[This piece of his world seems to have stabilized, at least for now. Briefly, Joshua wonders if it will remain a permanent fixture. Then, he wonders if he would even want it to. A reminder of his home that, when Jill first arrived, he'd vehemently said he wanted to wait to return to (at least for his dream self). Now that he's regained and lost his connections to it, he wonders if it would be better to never have another reminder again.]
[So he peels away from his father's throne (as much as it hurts his heart to do so), holding Ryu's weight as he does so they're both sitting upright on their own.]
We'll rise to our feet together. On three.
One, two...