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...What do you say to something like that? Did I just get told off? Rei asked himself, blinking stupidly at Nikolas. He brought a hand up to his face and felt the stinging area that had just been slapped only moments before in the midst of the Thorn's rampage. No, wait, did I just get bitch-slapped? He had to watch himself carefully to keep his own jaw from dropping. He didn't have a clue what to say or how to react. He just stood there, gawking at Nikolas like an idiot, silent and blinking, rubbing his sore face.

What just happened here?

A grin slowly spread across his face and he laughed. He laughed. Loud and cheery and maybe just a little bit crazy, but it was a laugh nonetheless. It was real. "Alright then," he finally said once his laughter died down. "You're right." The words sounded strange coming from him, but he paid them no mind as he patted Nikolas on the back and walked past him, pausing to glance back at the other boy and motion him along. "Well? Let's go find Cyrus and Katie and take Sparky down." He smiled widely once again. "Then figure a way out of here."