properly tags this now that i'm not trying to sneak it in around my students >.>;
Chibi-Usa?
[ he should've known that it was her, should've been able to pick through those pricks of familiarity and closeness that grazed the edge of his consciousness, but he hadn't known. it bothers him that he hadn't, and it bothers him even more that he senses that something's off before his future daughter bolts into the welcome center and practically collides with him. mamoru envelopes her in a hug instantly. ]
I'm here. [ terrible? the monsters? ...no, that's not it. ] It's okay. You're okay.
[ something like dread creeps up on him as if to say, no, she isn't. ]