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((Setting is between "Eternal Immortality" and "The Rising"))

[There's a distant rumble as a wash of rain sheets across Sternbild.

Kotetsu pulls the brim of his hat down. He considers heading back, but it's still warm, and he's really just... enjoying being back in his city, with familiar pavement under foot and the sharp smell of wet concrete. May as well keep walking.

Shops and restaurants glow brightly against the drizzle. On the corner is a bookstore, front windows crammed with the latest bestsellers and papers. He scans the headlines - "2nd League Team-Up is NUMBER ONE!" and "T&B Back In Action!"

Kotetsu chuckles.]

"Ha, Bunny's got second billing, see how he likes that!"

[The reunion is still top news. Public interest has spiked so high there's talk of making 2nd League a full show. It's weird, seeing his and Bunny's faces everywhere again. Kind of comforting too. Kotetsu never thought he would miss that, or interviews and photo ops and Agnes going on about Ratings. A Hero isn't supposed to care about all that! But he did. Does. Whatever.

And this is - well, no one would ever call a Hero's life "Normal," but this feels pretty close.

He's lost in thought, probably standing too close to the shop door.]