>>13500505Eventually the trek up the hill becomes too much of a hassle, so you just end up power-walking the rest of the way up. Your bad arm is covered up in bandages, again keeping up the surprise factor. The eyepatch hasn't left yet either.
"Hey everyone! Guess who's back from Russia!"
Rosa and Natalie are quick to greet you with hugs, "Oh my god, you're back! Your'e really back, I was *THIS CLOSE* to cutting myself over fear of you dying- BUT NOPE YOU CAME!"
"Daddy, daddy!~ Today, I saw a balloon!
:3" says your daughter as she rubs her cheeks against your leg.
"Oh really? What color was it?"
"It was apple!~"
"Aww, well isn't that nice?"
Rosa is the first to realize that something's wrong, "Wait....Nate. What happened? You look like you really got hurt out there..."
"No, no, I'm fine, really. I just got a little scuffed, it's not anyone's fault but my own. I'm alright, isn't that what counts?"
Rosa is about to toss a rebuttal, but she loses her train of thought and instead succumbs to you, "Well...I guess. I just feel bad that I couldn't come and back you up. I don't like it when you get hurt....or when you get hurt doing crazy stuff."
She crosses her arms and lets out a pout. The fact that she's openly caring about you is really adorable, even though it's obviously nothing you haven't seen before.
