Twenty-third Bite || Video/Action for Goldenrod

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[ you might not have seen Kisa around or on the network since yesterday. This is because Kisa has been in her room. You see, she's come to the conclusion that she should really check and see if the rest of the Sohma family knows about Kyo and Tohru yet, but that's a little hard to do when you don't trust your voice not to break

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[Hey, he knows where that is. So Ryoma makes his way - slowly - to the radio tower to see if he can find Kisa and make sure she's okay. Just in case.] ... Kisa? [He doesn't know her that well and all, but she's crying, and crying kids are never good. Karupin the Skitty bounds ahead of Ryoma, on Purr Patrol.]

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[ she's still standing there, palms pressed to her eyes and shoulders hunched, though she lowers her hands a little in surprise when she hears her name. Ari's sitting protectively nearby, though doesn't move to bite Ryoma's head off, so that's something. ]

Y-you're...

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[i_in_team]

[Hesitant kiddo is hesitant. He doesn't want to piss off her pokemon, or startle her.] Echizen Ryoma. Kintarou's friend. [Kintarou has talked about Kisa, so hopefully that means they know each other better.]

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I remember... I met you before...

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Yeah. ...Are you hurt?

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... [ shakes her head. ]

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[Ryoma figures he's a bad person for the fact that he was almost hoping it was a physical hurt. Those are easy to deal with. Emotional hurts are a lot harder.

He tries to think What would Rise do?]

... It's your heart that's hurt, then?

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[ ... yeah. She's going to be nodding, slowly this time. ]

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[What Would Rise Do? She would smile and say something wise and everything would seem not so bad.]

... Do you ... uh. Do you need a hug?

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... [ that's a surprising question-- and yet, all she can really do is nod again. Kisa knows herself better than anyone, after all. ]

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[Ryoma is not so good at hugs, he's more used to receiving them and being kind of dead weight as he hopes the other person will let go quicker.

Ryoma nods. He will do his best.

So the hug is pretty awkward and a little stiff, but he tries. He is very trying. And his Skitty is all about rubbing against Kisa's legs and purring.]

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[ ... the best combo. She ends up kind of tentatively hugging back and probably getting his shirt a little wet. ]

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[Ryoma's an athlete, he's had blood and sweat staining that shirt before, tears are relatively low-key by comparison, if we are comparing stains here. He just tries to not freeze up and hug her for as long as she needs.]

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[ she'll release him soon enough, wiping her eyes; not nice to cling on to people she barely knows. ] I'm sorry...

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It's alright. Uh, to be sad. It's okay.

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... [ that's one she hasn't heard in awhile. ]