[ frank doesn't even pause in the work when logan reveals his claws once more. he's no stranger to mutants though he'd taken to affectionately calling them freaks in this place. it seemed more all-encompassing, from the result of an odd experiment to something to be called on like the force. his focus is singular, and though logan is much stronger than he is, frank castle is precise and their dirt piles up at nearly the same speed as he goes, determined to do right by the flickering image of the woman at the edge of the clearing.
who is he? it echoes within his mind long before he ever considers answering. he tenses even if he knows the man's booming voice won't bring the monsters, not here. but it's so loud. he can't remember hearing anything so loud though he knows he must have. he used to be one of those loud things, didn't he? but he can't get distracted, he can't afford to change the scene and have to work their way back to the beginning. he doesn't want to see jean die again and he doesn't want logan to have to feel this grief. ] Hotdog. [ the stupid moniker doesn't do the moment justice, he knows, but all he offers in explanation is a gritty smile as he keeps digging. when they make it back to reims, logan will understand. he's focused all his efforts on returning, he realizes, hating that it's become a flavor of home. ]
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who is he? it echoes within his mind long before he ever considers answering. he tenses even if he knows the man's booming voice won't bring the monsters, not here. but it's so loud. he can't remember hearing anything so loud though he knows he must have. he used to be one of those loud things, didn't he? but he can't get distracted, he can't afford to change the scene and have to work their way back to the beginning. he doesn't want to see jean die again and he doesn't want logan to have to feel this grief. ] Hotdog. [ the stupid moniker doesn't do the moment justice, he knows, but all he offers in explanation is a gritty smile as he keeps digging. when they make it back to reims, logan will understand. he's focused all his efforts on returning, he realizes, hating that it's become a flavor of home. ]