[ Maruki's ears are already ringing from the flight, the flip, the drop, the impact – which somehow didn't kill him. Or anyone, it seems. Especially not this shouting child, who manages to pierce through the echoing pound of his own blood and primordial antimatter in his ears.
He blinks. Breathes. Shakes his head, water flicking every which way from his hair, and turns to the kid, still a little dazed. ]
Are you hurt? That was quite the fall. Don't make any sudden movements, you might be in shock–
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He blinks. Breathes. Shakes his head, water flicking every which way from his hair, and turns to the kid, still a little dazed. ]
Are you hurt? That was quite the fall. Don't make any sudden movements, you might be in shock–