[He won't lie and say the answer is what he wanted to hear. Or say he isn't disheartened by it. He can't say why he knows it's a negative. Just that he does.]
[Then, just as quickly, as it landed, it's gone again. Fire scorching the ground, the sand gleaming in swathes of glass beneath it. Jellyfish seeming to scatter in front of it, out of the way. Toward...]
You're not crazy.
[His own voice comes out hoarse and dry. Crackling around the edges, even after he swallows. Trying to clear it.]
... we need to try and get the people out of its way. Can your team handle that?
[Because Kuro is done. Green and Haunter close. Red and Blue might be the only ones left on his side.]
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[Then, just as quickly, as it landed, it's gone again. Fire scorching the ground, the sand gleaming in swathes of glass beneath it. Jellyfish seeming to scatter in front of it, out of the way. Toward...]
You're not crazy.
[His own voice comes out hoarse and dry. Crackling around the edges, even after he swallows. Trying to clear it.]
... we need to try and get the people out of its way. Can your team handle that?
[Because Kuro is done. Green and Haunter close. Red and Blue might be the only ones left on his side.]