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[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

The first thing Hayate did as soon as she was spat out by GLaDOS was to rush back to where Zwei had been so kind to set her up in the WITCH Bus.  Of course, being the WITCH Bus, it wasn't the easiest place to get around in, especially after a long absense.  She wandered in and out rooms and halls trying to find her place

A look to the left, to the right, and then over her shoulder.  Either this brunette was paranoid, or bewildered as she wandered about.

She did eventually find her own place ... such wonderful Knight she had, everything was just as she'd left it... weeks, and not even dust was allowed to collect.

Her family ... she was certain they'd be here any time now, but just to expedite thing she would start sending little mental messages.  To Nanoha and Fate as well.

((Feel free to pop in on Hayate or bump into her in the halls))

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[starlightace]

She felt the familiar tingle of magic in the back of her mind shortly before she got the mental summons - the sort of thing she'd never miss. And Nanoha tore out of her office, flying through the air above the city as fast as she could, headed for the WITCH bus. She'd missed Hayate fiercely - but more to the point, she also had something important to tell her.

"Hayate! Hayate-chan!"

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

"Heh, well~ Which is it? 'Hayate-chan?' Or jus' 'Hayate?' "

Hayate began contemplating whether she could get the WITCH Bus to imagine her up a very nice bath.

[starlightace]

"It's both! That's not important!" The mage touched down outside the bus, heading for the door... and giving a very polite knock on the door before opening it.

"Hayate-chan, I have some really great news!" That was said aloud, not telepathically, as she bounded up the steps into the WITCH bus.

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

"Oh yeah? Well, what is it?" And then she heard the rapping on her door.

"My my~ You're bein' quick. It's open!"

[starlightace]

The door opened and she came up the steps, bursting into a smile at the sight of Hayate. "It's-- it's about me and Fate-chan," she explained, and the way she was glowing was... well, it was a bit more than usual, one might have said. "Do you want to guess, first?"

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

She gave Nanoha and look as knowing as an almanac, but decided to let Nanoha have some fun, electing to use her second guess first. "You have another kid?"

[starlightace]

Nanoha blinked, before reaching up to scratch at the back of her head sheepishly. "Er, no, not exactly..."

[herblessedwind.livejournal.com]

Rein certainly didn't need a message to notice, not the way she'd been dwelling on the feeling of absence her master's internment had caused the entire time. The only thing that saved Hayate from getting ambush-hugged straight out of transfer was the unnavigable spatial terrain of the WITCH bus, which forced Rein to slow down and actually fly.

...and considerations for the other residents kept her sub-sonic, though anyone actually wandering in the halls still risked the rather terrifying experience of being buzzed in close quarters by Rein in her black-winged black-armored angel of death getup.

She was in such a hurry, in fact, that she declined, horror of horrors, to knock before letting herself into Hayate's room and zooming forward to hug her.

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

Hayate certainly didn't mind. Indeed, she was thrilled, bouncing up on her bed 'til she was sitting up. "Rein~!"

[herblessedwind.livejournal.com]

Up, and then back down again as Rein more-or-less tackled her, though flight magic took the edge off the collision; actually tackling Hayate would have been unthinkable. But still. She wanted to feel Hayate in her arms, and for once she wasn't in the mood to stand about waffling about how to go about it.

"I missed you." She said. Probably completely unnecessarily.

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

"Eeep!"

Her eyelashes fluttered as she blinked, stirred up as a spiral beneath her unexpectedly forward knight. "Me too."

[herblessedwind.livejournal.com]

"Ah." Although, once that initial impulse was over, she felt ever so slightly embarrassed that she'd been so direct. It was sort of selfish... but it felt nice, too. She hadn't really held Hayate the way she had when the girl was younger since she'd found her all grown up...

"I know you probably want to rest after going through that... but I wanted to welcome you back first."

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

She shook her head, shaken nerves settling slowly down. "Nah, if anythin' I've got a lot o' energy..."

Rather than look right up at Eins above her for too long, she glanced to the side.

[brustriese.livejournal.com]

This time, at least, Signum keeps her usual restraint and lets Reinforce do the glomping. Someone here has to maintain a sense of propriety, after all. She still arrives to welcome Hayate back rather quickly, and with an uncharacteristic smile.

"Welcome home," she says simply, when she finds her Master.

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

Alternatively, does Signum let Hayate do the glomping~? Because she's flying right at her~ "Signum~!"

[brustriese.livejournal.com]

That, however, is perfectly acceptable. Though still slightly startling.

After a second or two of being stunned, Signum returns the embrace happily. "It's good to see you made it back intact," she says, consigning her previous worry to a thing of the past. "A couple of things happened while you were gone..."

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

Hi there Signum's tits. You're kind of at hug height. Though Hayate isn't burying herself in them or anything.

She looks up her knight. "Nanoha and Fate are getting married, and?"

[brustriese.livejournal.com]

She's been used to that since before Hayate stopped growing, fortunately. Having her Master's head cradled against her chest isn't exactly uncomfortable either, despite Signum's general indifference to physical affection.

"...actually, that was the main thing," Signum admits. "Other than that, it's been suspiciously quiet."

"Did Nanoha ask for your help already?" she asks. "If not, I might need a little direction myself..."

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

"Nanoha doesn't have t' ask me for help on somethin' like this. The only way I wouldn't be involved is if she told me t' stay out of it. I'll try not to' be over bearin'. It's not my wedding after all~"

"But I'd be happy t' help ya anyway. What direction do ya need? And what's the other thing anyway?"

[thunder-ace.livejournal.com]

It had taken a little longer for Fate to reach Hayate after the telepathic message was sent out; by the time she arrived, the brunette was probably all filled in on the recent happenings on the ship.

She'd never been inside the WITCH Bus, but that didn't stop her. She boarded it, looking around for any sign of her friend.

"Hayate?"

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

"Fate-chaaaan?" She brightly telepathized back. "Hold up, this place is a bit confusin'; where are ya? I'll come lookin' for ya."

[thunder-ace.livejournal.com]

"Not far from the entrance," She replied, her laugh apparent even through the mental link. "Don't worry, I won't move an inch; I have no idea how to make my way around this place, so I don't want to get lost."

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

Ah-hah! But Hayate snuck out the side and tried to come from behind with a hug~~!

[thunder-ace.livejournal.com]

Fate let out a surprised yelp. Dmanit, no matter how many times Hayate does this, she can never predict when she'll strike next!

... Oh well. At least Hayate's not groping her this time. Yet. So Fate smiled, turning her head so she can look at Hayate over her shoulder.

"Hey!"

[diabolic-ace.livejournal.com]

"Hi Fate~"

You get off without being groped today. We're not behind closed doors after all...!