"Z-Zorin, what are-" The Lucario attempted to interject, but he was caught off guard by the sudden movement, and Zorin silenced him. "Ah ah, no talky my little Lu'. Tired 'Carios don't get talky time." The Zoroark says, definitely doing this to get his digs in while he can, eliciting a growl from the Lucario. "Hey, hey, I was teasin' ya! I just wanna help is all, it's just better for you to be quiet. Don't waste anymore energy, just fall asleep, even if it's in my arms... Alright bud?" He says, making a few requests to the sleepy Lu'. He'd... try to follow them. The Zoroark proceeded to carry the Lucario towards the training centre's dorms, "Man, I never liked this whole... florescent lights and bright colours motif these places have. I'm all for looking high tech, but... It's a bit soulless, y'know?" He rambled, the Lucario responding with a tired nod, "Right? I mean, I get that it's better than just... boring monotonous hallwags, but like ... Fuck man, this is all just kinda... Suffocating, this environment. I like the fighting, the training is fun, it allows me to improve my physical skill, but I don't have room to really breathe, y'know?" Bastian's listened as much as he could in his state, which... was mostly a blur for him, but he got the general gist. Zorin looks down at him, "So uh... You holdin' up?" He asks. Bastian looked up at him, "Mmmnh... yeah...?" He responds, sleepily. Zorin nods and carries on, not providing another response.

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Yippee, yet another fic. This one I've also made good progress on while trying to make the first full HARMONIUM // LEGACY chapter off on AO3. I feel pretty bad about the lack of posting the past few days, but things are pretty slow motivation-wise. Sorry! Oh, and say hi to Legacy!Zorin, he's Bastian's rival during a tournament arc.