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Post by FangZeronos on Sept 9, 2020 18:01:56 GMT -5
Mayumi nodded, giving Kumiko a gentle squeeze. "One way or the other, we learn today," she said softly. "If he's a fake, you can help me put him in the ground."
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Post by Mr.Silver on Sept 9, 2020 20:52:35 GMT -5
The Rangers and Asuma were all standing around in Tsunade's office, anxiously awaiting the verdict on Aaron. Minutes later, Ibiki made his way to Tsunade's office, walking in while maintaining his same demeanor, not letting his body language give off any indicators either way. Normally, Ibiki was one to intimidate most people that crossed his path but today the fear and anxiousness that the Rangers were exuding were for the fear of how things would change depending on what Ibiki's findings were. "Asuma. Lady Hokage." Ibiki nodded to both in respect before turning his attention to the four Rangers. "I'll be brief. Aaron is telling the truth. His story checks out and there is no indication that he is a clone or under any sort of jutsu." "So to be clear..." Asuma started. "The man who appeared yesterday is Aaron Kane?" "Yes." Ibiki spoke with confidence. ********** "What!? That's BS! There has to be a mistake!" Aaron lost his mind with the revelation from Ibiki that the Gold Ranger was in fact Aaron Kane. "Aaron...." Botan held her head down. In her brief time with the Red Ranger, she grew fond of him as he reminded her of other Rangers she met along the way.
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Post by FangZeronos on Sept 9, 2020 21:09:51 GMT -5
"Asuma. Lady Hokage." Ibiki nodded to both in respect before turning his attention to the four Rangers. "I'll be brief. Aaron is telling the truth. His story checks out and there is no indication that he is a clone or under any sort of jutsu."
"So to be clear..." Asuma started. "The man who appeared yesterday is Aaron Kane?"
"Yes." Ibiki spoke with confidence.
"Then who or what did we bury?" Mayumi asked. "Can we dig up the grave and figure out what the hell is going on?"
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Post by venomizer on Sept 9, 2020 22:49:05 GMT -5
"Mayumi, you took my words exactly. I mean we were all at the funeral, his mother was crying for god sakes!" Davis said as he couldn't believe it either. There were no words. "There's got to be a reason!" Davis said as he gritted his teeth.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Sept 9, 2020 23:13:16 GMT -5
"Then who or what did we bury?" Mayumi asked. "Can we dig up the grave and figure out what the hell is going on?"
"Mayumi, you took my words exactly. I mean we were all at the funeral, his mother was crying for god sakes!" Davis said as he couldn't believe it either. There were no words. "There's got to be a reason!" Davis said as he gritted his teeth.
"We have checked the grave and outside of our investigation, it has not been touched since it was buried." Ibiki spoke in an even tone, careful not to let the emotions of the Rangers steer his speech.
"Rangers, there is something here that cannot be explained... that much I agree with you on." Asuma sighed. "But I trust Ibiki and his team completely and if he says that the man you saw yesterday is Aaron Kane, I believe him."
"Hell, I believe him too!" Aaron walked into the Hokage's office after choosing to wait outside while Ibiki-Sensei addresses the team. "But it doesn't look like any of you guys are happy to see me." He said, fighting not to let the disappointment seep into his tone.
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"They shouldn't be because you're a fraud!! A FRAUD!"
"Aaron, calm down!" Botan rested a hand on Aaron's shoulder. "You'll pop a blood vessel."
"I'm already dead! It can't get much worse than this." Aaron sighed, feeling that everything was continuing to fall apart.
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Post by FangZeronos on Sept 9, 2020 23:21:19 GMT -5
"Mayumi, you took my words exactly. I mean we were all at the funeral, his mother was crying for god sakes!" Davis said as he couldn't believe it either. There were no words. "There's got to be a reason!" Davis said as he gritted his teeth.
"We have checked the grave and outside of our investigation, it has not been touched since it was buried." Ibiki spoke in an even tone, careful not to let the emotions of the Rangers steer his speech.
"Rangers, there is something here that cannot be explained... that much I agree with you on." Asuma sighed. "But I trust Ibiki and his team completely and if he says that the man you saw yesterday is Aaron Kane, I believe him."
"Hell, I believe him too!" Aaron walked into the Hokage's office after choosing to wait outside while Ibiki-Sensei addresses the team. "But it doesn't look like any of you guys are happy to see me." He said, fighting not to let the disappointment seep into his tone.
Mayumi sighed softly and nodded, looking at Ibuki and Asuma. "Alright," she said. She looked at Aaron and smiled a bit. "It's not that, Aaron. It's just....this is all confusing. We watched Proto put a sword into your chest because we were gung-ho about getting revenge for the bastard putting us in our own nightmares, and...it got you killed. It's just a lot to take in right now, that's all. I'm happy to see you, one way or the other."
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Post by jedibloo on Sept 10, 2020 3:04:28 GMT -5
Uryuu looked down, hiding his disappointment after listening the news. When he glanced at Aaron, he simply bit his lip. "I'm not going to lie, this is something we're going to have to get use to. Not to mention, reacquainting with you. Yet I'm okay with having you back. That's all it matters," he stated with a shrug. Ibiki's truth may proved to be real, but the Blue Ranger remained suspicious, so he had to keep an eye on Aaron. For now, he didn't mention this.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Sept 10, 2020 15:44:32 GMT -5
Even with Ibiki signing off on his authenticity, Aaron could feel the tension in the room regarding his return. He could tell that some weren't still 100% sold but he was at least thankful that Mayumi was on the somewhat optimistic side of things.
"That's the thing. Never died. Never took a sword to the chest." Aaron raised his shirt to see that outside of cuts and bruises from months of torture, there were no sword wounds. "Whoever the poser is, maybe it's good that he's gone so we can all get back to normal."
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"Poser!?" Oh you dirty bitch!" Aaron lunged at his living doppleganger but because he was dead, all he did was go right through him.
"Aaron, calm down!" Botan cried out. "We'll fix this. We'll figure out a way to get you back."
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Post by mariescott on Sept 10, 2020 16:06:34 GMT -5
Kumiko slowly sank into a chair at the news that this was supposed to be Aaron. After a few moments she cast a glance up at Aaron before staring down at her hands clenched in her lap. "I want to trust that Ibiki is right but I can't right now, I'm sorry," she said quietly.
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Post by FangZeronos on Sept 10, 2020 16:29:00 GMT -5
Even with Ibiki signing off on his authenticity, Aaron could feel the tension in the room regarding his return. He could tell that some weren't still 100% sold but he was at least thankful that Mayumi was on the somewhat optimistic side of things.
"That's the thing. Never died. Never took a sword to the chest." Aaron raised his shirt to see that outside of cuts and bruises from months of torture, there were no sword wounds. "Whoever the poser is, maybe it's good that he's gone so we can all get back to normal."
Kumiko slowly sank into a chair at the news that this was supposed to be Aaron. After a few moments she cast a glance up at Aaron before staring down at her hands clenched in her lap. "I want to trust that Ibiki is right but I can't right now, I'm sorry," she said quietly.
Mayumi walked over and put her hand on Kumiko's shoulder, not knowing what to say to her friend. She knew of the Pink Ranger's doubts, and if she had to admit it, she was still the least bit skeptical. She wished she could do something to allieviate her friend's mind. "Hey. We'll figure it out," she said. "Maybe not right away, but we will."
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Post by venomizer on Sept 10, 2020 22:03:01 GMT -5
"Easy there, dude. We can't just go back in time and pretend this never happened. Not only that as you can see, Mr. Bedside Manners.." Davis said as he looked at Aaron before pointing at Kumiko and Mayumi. "We have two people that aren't fully over what happened to "Our Aaron" Or the "Aaron we knew" or however you wanna call it. We have more questions than answers. So, slow your buggy down. We all need time to adjust. I'm sure you wanna pick up where you left off but it's not that easy. Besides we know how the other "Aaron" was and is. With you we have no clue. So, just chill. I know you mean well, just ease into it." Davis said as he tried to mean well in defense of Mayumi and Kumiko.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Sept 10, 2020 22:20:27 GMT -5
"Okay." Aaron couldn't help but feel disappointed that his welcome wasn't warmer but with being free for the first time in months, he wanted to stretch his legs.
"If that's all, I'm going to take a long shower and eat a nice juicy steak. Later." Aaron turned and left Tsunade's office with Asuma letting out a deep sigh. With the different reactions, Asuma was more sure now that this Aaron was real since this return is doing as much if not more damage then the death of who they've been fighting alongside for months.
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Post by jedibloo on Sept 11, 2020 12:17:20 GMT -5
Once Aaron left, Uryuu scratched his head sadly and shifted his focus towards his friends. "I don't know what else to do minna. This is a lot to take in."
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Post by FangZeronos on Sept 12, 2020 0:38:04 GMT -5
"Easy there, dude. We can't just go back in time and pretend this never happened. Not only that as you can see, Mr. Bedside Manners.." Davis said as he looked at Aaron before pointing at Kumiko and Mayumi. "We have two people that aren't fully over what happened to "Our Aaron" Or the "Aaron we knew" or however you wanna call it. We have more questions than answers. So, slow your buggy down. We all need time to adjust. I'm sure you wanna pick up where you left off but it's not that easy. Besides we know how the other "Aaron" was and is. With you we have no clue. So, just chill. I know you mean well, just ease into it." Davis said as he tried to mean well in defense of Mayumi and Kumiko.
Aaron turned and left Tsunade's office with Asuma letting out a deep sigh. With the different reactions, Asuma was more sure now that this Aaron was real since this return is doing as much if not more damage then the death of who they've been fighting alongside for months.
Mayumi bit her lip softly, looking over as Davis tried to defend hers and Kumiko's reactions. "Davis, it's alright," she said. "It'll be fine. Hopefully." She watched as Aaron walked out, feeling her heart clench as she did. She didn't know why seeing him again was affecting her like it was, but she knew that her heart hurt seeing the look in his eyes just then. She sighed softly, shaking her head before looking over at Uryuu. "It's alright, Uryuu. We're all processing this differently. I'm happy to know he's back, but I'm still skeptical even though I trust Ibiki's judgement. We'll just have to keep an eye on him. All we can do..."
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Post by venomizer on Sept 12, 2020 3:41:44 GMT -5
"Well, I for one will take up Aaron's suggestion and get some air and rest. Hopefully some thinking and a hot shower will make things a little bit easier to process. Call if you guys need anything." Davis said before giving Uryuu a bro hug and a hug to both Kumiko and Mayumi and then heading home.
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