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KURUSU AKIRA
17/M/Earth 2017

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[I]

[THIS TEXT IS MILDLY CONCERNING???]

yyyyyyes?

do you need me to pinch you to make sure? i can pinch you.

[fujimaru]

[ SHE KNOWS. SHE KNOWS, ]

Yes
Actually
That's not a bad idea??

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[RITSUKA. . .]

okay great, where are you and is everything okay???

[fujimaru]

I'm just at the fountain
Everything's fine it's just also
Σ（￣□￣；）

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i'll be there in five

[less than five because?? why is she making that face!!!!]

you don't SOUND like everything is fine. . .

[fujimaru]

I'm having a moment where I'm questioning a lot of things
It's Kadoc's fault btw

[ HOPEFULLY THAT WILL REASSURE HIM, JUST A LITTLE, ]

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[IT DOES. . . SLIGHTLY]

[at least, most of his worry ebbs away into amusement]

what did he do this time?

[THIS TIME]

[he is on his way btw, he might arrive before she can reply!!]

[fujimaru]

[ She gets about as far as typing He said he when Akira shows up.

And when he does, the first thing SHE does is just hold out her arm to him. He can pinch her, go ahead. ]

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[as soon as he shows up, he]

[reaches out to pinch her. GENTLY!!]

[fujimaru]

Ow.

[ It's just an automatic thing; it doesn't actually hurt. ]

...Cool, okay, not a weird dream confirmed.

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See? I told you.

[lightly amused, and he pinches her again (JUST AS GENTLY) before drawing back]

[fujimaru]

I wanted to make sure. I've had a really weird day.

[ But once he does that, she reaches out with both hands now, making vague grabby motions. Come here, sit down, let her flop on you. ]

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[there's no hesitation in the way he reaches for her in return, at first grasping both of her hands with his before he guides her towards the fountain's edge. they can sit here!!]

Oh yeah?

[lightly amused]

Tell me about it?

[fujimaru]

My life is slowly becoming a romcom otoge. I don't know how I feel about it.

[ She follows his lead, and once they're seated, she immediately leans against his side. Her sigh is long-suffering. ]

For one thing, there are no save points. I can't savescum like this.

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[slides an arm around her shoulders, hand immediately weaving into her hair so he can ruffle it affectionately]

Did you pick the wrong dialogue option?

. . . did Kadoc?

[IS KADOC THE PROTAGONIST??]

[fujimaru]

[ THAT WOULD BE THE TWIST, WOULDN'T IT, ]

No, I put the game on pause so I can consider my options. I don't think I've said anything wrong yet.

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[IT SURE WOULD BE]

"Yet." As though it's inevitable?

[nudges her a little bit, like "come on, give yourself more credit than that!!"]

[fujimaru]

[ LOOK, HE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT NAVIGATING A FRAUGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR LOCAL ANTAGONIST..., ]

Considering we've fought as much as we've had friendly conversation until recently, I think it's a pretty safe bet.

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[okay, that he understands, but--]

You two have been getting along more than you haven't lately, right?

I don't think you should worry so much.

[fujimaru]

Maybe not, but now...

[ She slouches a little, still leaning against him, rolling her head so she can look up at his face. ]

He actually said it, you know? He said he likes me.

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[she seems so earnestly surprised that Akira can't help but huff an amused little noise, though he does his best not to slip too far into teasing. she's still working through some things!! he wants to be supportive!!!]

And. . .?

[and-- now what, Ritsuka!!]

[fujimaru]

And... I don't know.

[ That's part of the problem! If she had a stronger idea of what she wanted, that would make things easier, but... ]

It was hard enough when it was you, and we don't have any of that kind of history. I don't want to hurt him? I want to be respectful. And it's not like I've ever wanted to get involved with more than one person, so...

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[aw, Ritsuka. . . his smile softens as he bumps his head against hers, a gesture of affectionate camaraderie. there's a time and place to tease!! and now is not the time nor place]

Then be honest with him. I know that's way easier said than done, but--

[. . . ruffles her hair some more]

Kadoc doesn't strike me as the type who'd get upset at you being honest.

[fujimaru]

He's not, no, but...

[ But this is still hard! She leans a bit more heavily against him, reaching to start playing a bit with his sleeve. It's a careless gesture, an idle animation, something to self-soothe. ]

It's hard. I don't want to just say one way or the other and then realize I feel the opposite.

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[he doesn't seem to mind at all. she can toy with his sleeve as much as she wants!!!]

Yeah. . .? [a little sheepish, but with empathy] I. . . understand that.

[he really does!]

There's no rush for you to figure it out immediately, you know? You don't have to figure it out right now, this very instant.

You can just. . . take your time.