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Horobi had a needle and thread in hand while sewing his son's jacket, Jin looked at his father with admiration in his eyes, no matter how many times he saw him, he was still impressed by his father's sewing ability, he has many skills, not only in sewing, he also knew how to embroider, the flower embroidery on his new shirt is proof of that, he knows how to cook, sing and had a good voice, he knew how to treat wounds, from simple scratches to more serious wounds, he had incredible skills for engineering, his father had created him with his own hands not once but twice.
Jin, for his part, was knotting threads of different colors with beads, he wanted to give the Solds a gift, a token of goodwill, to leave the past behind and start again, this time being friends, the Solds had expressed their most sincere regret for what happened in their first meeting, Jin did not hold any grudges against them and wanted to show them by giving them these gifts, he hoped they would like it.
-"Ouch!" Ikazuchi shook his thumb and put it in his mouth, he had pricked his finger with the needle again. "Again, Horobi, can you pass me the first aid kit?" Horobi left his task to pass the kit to his friend.
He rummaged through the kit, taking out some strips that he put on his thumb. Ikazuchi had several identical strips scattered on his fingers, the product of having pricked them while he was trying to sew.
-"Ikazuchi, do you want to use a thimble?" Naki asked him as they showed him the item they had on their thumb. "It will help you avoid getting stuck with the needle."
-"Nah! No problem, these are just part of the job." Ikazuchi waved his hand dismissing his friend's concern. "This is nothing, these are marks of hard work, when I'm done with this Subaru is going to love it!"
Recently Subaru had wanted to change his style of dress to a more casual one, something like what Ikazuchi does, who wore his orange jumpsuit at work and changed his clothes when he finished work, so he asked his older brother to help him find a style that he liked, after much searching he was able to find clothes to his liking, but Ikazuchi wanted to give his little brother a gift by embroidering something on his new jacket.
-"I'm still surprised that Subaru asked you for help with his clothing." Naki said an eyebrow raised in disbelief.
-"Hey, I have good taste!" Ikazuchi defended himself, Naki just remained silent. "Horobi, Jin, you tell him, don't I have a good sense of fashion?"
-"I prefer not to say anything." Horobi kept his gaze downward, continuing his task of fixing his son's jacket.
-"I think Ikazuchi nii-chan's jacket is pretty!" Jin smiled innocently, he was telling the truth, he liked his brother's jacket.
-"Jin." Ikazuchi was relieved that his baby brother thought that. "See? Jin understands me." Ikazuchi puffed out his chest and continued with his work.
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-"So what were you saying was happening with the Solds?" Ikazuchi asked Naki while he was still engrossed in his task.
-"Did something happen to them? Aren't they adapting well?" Jin felt worried, technically the Solds were like his siblings, since he had been their prototype, so it was normal for him to worry.
-"It's okay, Jin." Naki calmed his worries. "It's just that sometimes I can't help but see how much like you they are." Naki sighed remembering what happened today.
-"What are you talking about?" Horobi asked them.
-"Well, the other day for example 9 and 20 started an argument." Naki closed their eyes.
-"Did they two fight?" Ikazuchi raised his eyebrows. "How? Those two are very close!" What was true, of all the Solds, 9 and 20 had been like flesh and blood, when they joined A.I.M.S they specifically asked not to be separated, what happened that made them fight?
-"What happened was..."
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_"Admit it!" Sold9 demanded of Sold20, pointing an accusing finger at her. "You have to admit it!"
_"What happen?" Naki asked one of their coworkers who turned out to be Eifuku.
_ "Well..." Eifuku was about to answer when Sold20 responded to her partner.
_"I'm not going to admit anything because it's not true!" Sold20 rebutted angrily going head to head with 9. "There's no way Fuwa-san is more amazing than Yua-san!"
_"Well, I tell you there is, I won't deny that Yua-san is amazing." Sold9 spoke with a respectful tone. "But Fuwa-san, he follows his own rules, he is strong in his convictions, he does not allow himself to be used or trampled on by anyone, in fact the Shotriser was able to reach its maximum potential thanks to him, he is my role model." With every word Sold9 said his eyes shone with more and more admiration.
_"Hn! Well, I think Yua-san is much better." Sold20 crossed her arms and raised her nose. "She is not only a good leader and commander, she is very talented, her creation, the Shotriser is proof of that, she cares about her people, her convictions as an engineer that inventions should be used for the good of the people, I feel so much admiration for her." Sold20 also had an admiring look on her face.
Naki looked at both Soldiers in disbelief, Jin's image overlapping with theirs, they knew that look, it was the same look that Jin had in his eyes when he looked at Horobi.
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Ikazuchi was laughing out loud, he had left his embroidery so he could hold his stomach. "This is pure gold!" Ikazuchi said as he tried to control his laughter. "Vulcan is going to want to die knowing that a humagear of all people admires him!"
-"Oh! Fuwa Isamu already knows." Naki remembered Fuwa's reaction, he said that he didn't consider himself a good role model.