"There. Finally." X reached over to pull Zero close and lean. Their backup had arrived, everything was taken care of... Except for themselves, unfortunately. While it hadn't quite been a trap, they'd certainly walked in to far more than they'd been expecting and it showed.

"Can't even say that at least we're walking out of this one," Zero added flatly. He had a tight grip on X's hand, which wasn't entirely unusual. At the moment, however, it wasn't remotely attached to X.

"But it'll be a good story to tell..."

"And more virtual paperwork than I want to think about."