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Why having Sebastian see you like this was a problem, you couldn't find the answer (you could), but it filled you with dread nonetheless. You’d never been discovered in a state like this before and you weren't planning on breaking that record now. “Sebastian it’s fine, I’m fine, seriously. I’m,” The last word of your sentence before you cut yourself off raised to a whimper, almost like you were about to cry. Again. So much for growing a pair down here. Attempt number two, “I can deal with this on my own.” Well. If that didn’t reassure you, it certainly didn’t do the same for Sebastian. Or, Dealing with the consequences of the Hadal Blacksite seems to catch up to you, finding yourself deeply injured, both mentally and physically. But you choose to deal with it alone, almost unchanging from previous times. What makes it different is the familiar shopkeeper that doesn't allow you to.