She'd take the offered hand, rising. "..." Marrow stood up with a long stretch, flipping her hair. "Hey. I'll sit my ass down on whatever bench I want to, got it?" Her request had been readily accepted, and the Saiyan couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. "Just be careful out there, OK? You already know that Eris and Lottus aren't pushovers like the ski mask wearing dolts you deal with on a daily basis. Bring your friends along." She and Lottus had been heavily outnumbered during the Hatchi attack; it stood to reason that Russ could rouse a large enough force to do it again if they managed to track Lottus down. Eris would be a harder sell.
Her mixed feelings regarding Russ and their... kiss would have to wait. Marrow knew that they wouldn't work out. She was destined to stay dead, and the blue-haired defender of Earth deserved better than chasing ghosts for his happiness. "Don't give up on finding someone, OK? That's... I don't want to be the person responsible for you closing yourself off. You're a nice, if sometimes unsufferably puny, guy. Even if the world is cruel, you shine back with hope and love... keep that." She'd offer her hand to hold, looking toward the town. "So. Um. Just for a little while... shall we?"
Russ smirks, proud of himself he got Marrow to comply. "Aye Aye Captain, just watch out for Loitering cops, they'll sneak up on you like ninjas." Do laws like that exist in Hell? That will be annoying for anyone to put up with. Marrow is worried about Russ' well-being, advising him to bring allies with him to put down Lottus and Eris. Unlike purse snatchers and bank robbers, they aren't push overs, far from it.
After getting a taste of them in combat, Russ believed her claims to be half true. Both Lottus and Eris have mind altering abilities, the former lives up to his name with power and combat experience. Eris has none of it, relying on controlling others to do her dirty work. "I'll be okay, he won't stand a chance against an army. I've got control over Lottus' strange power. He tries to mess with my head again...it won't work." Russ shows off an energy very similar to Wrathful Aura on his hand to demonstrate.
"Eris is something else, I don't know anything about her, and what she looks like. When she took over your body, she fought like an amateur. But her abilities are still dangerous, I'll be on guard."
Marrow guessed her rejection will have lasting effects on her male counterpart. She encourages him to keep finding love and stay true to who he is. Complimenting his personality even if the quips don't jive with her. A goofy smile stretched across his face. "Hey! My jokes aren't THAT bad, they grow on you." Or not at all, her way of humor could be different.
Russ looks down sadly. With Eris on the loose, it's too dangerous for them to be a couple. He held his tongue, wanting to tell her Eris shouldn't be able to control her anymore. Her original body destroyed...that she can live again. But that will be selfish, Marrow will not be free as long as Eris makes any form of contact.
He has to let her go.
"That's a tall order Marci" remembering her old alias. "I've been through a lot...stuff that people shouldn't go through...I need time to heal" alluding to trauma he experienced. Smiling, he looks at Marrow. "But I won't change who I am...ever. I'll keep moving forward and help people, they need me."
He pulls her in for a loving hug, shedding a tear. "Promise me you'll find your parents and spend time with them. Okay? I'm gonna miss you." Unaware her father is allegedly alive and a piece of shit.
He broke the embrace accepting her hand, holding it while looking toward the town. "Never thought going on a date in Hell with a beautiful woman is on my bingo card." the pair would embark on their journey to enjoy their once and final date.
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