[After finding a better living situation with Atem and getting back in touch with Lup, Barry has been in a much better mood. He's been sleeping, eating, trying to take care of himself. Even sending the occasional text to Lup out on her expedition, letting her know he's thinking of her and committed to fixing what he broke. It feels nice. Not that he's been very social - Atem warned him about an illness going around, people getting sick, and the last thing Barry wanted on top of everything else was a sore throat and a runny nose. No thank you, ma'am.
So he's been keeping to the apartment, trying to clean it up and make it feel more like a home - for the time being, at least. But now that things seem to have calmed down and people aren't sneezing up a storm anymore, Barry feels safe heading outside for a stroll and some sunlight. The apartments and shops aren't too far from the Coliseum, so Taako is easy to spot, skulking around, looking like he's searching for something. Barry hadn't even thought twice about going up to help him out.
Apparently, approaching him was a bad idea. Because now he's got the business end of the Umbra Staff almost poking into his chest, with a disheveled and wild-looking Taako on the other end. He looks pale. Angry. Almost frightened. Is he imagining that..?]
Wh-What's gotten into you, bud? You okay? I-It's just me, Taako.
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[After finding a better living situation with Atem and getting back in touch with Lup, Barry has been in a much better mood. He's been sleeping, eating, trying to take care of himself. Even sending the occasional text to Lup out on her expedition, letting her know he's thinking of her and committed to fixing what he broke. It feels nice. Not that he's been very social - Atem warned him about an illness going around, people getting sick, and the last thing Barry wanted on top of everything else was a sore throat and a runny nose. No thank you, ma'am.
So he's been keeping to the apartment, trying to clean it up and make it feel more like a home - for the time being, at least. But now that things seem to have calmed down and people aren't sneezing up a storm anymore, Barry feels safe heading outside for a stroll and some sunlight. The apartments and shops aren't too far from the Coliseum, so Taako is easy to spot, skulking around, looking like he's searching for something. Barry hadn't even thought twice about going up to help him out.
Apparently, approaching him was a bad idea. Because now he's got the business end of the Umbra Staff almost poking into his chest, with a disheveled and wild-looking Taako on the other end. He looks pale. Angry. Almost frightened. Is he imagining that..?]
Wh-What's gotten into you, bud? You okay? I-It's just me, Taako.