[It's well into the night by the time Luke makes his way back to the apartment where he lives, a small bag with the belongings he brought with him being carried by his side. Unfortunately, it had rained while Luke was out there, so the mattress he brought along was ruined by the time he decided to head back. Thanks to the rain, his hair is also a
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But... thinking to bring it up makes her a little uneasy, especially considering how things turned out in the end. Yet all the same, she--
...w-well, maybe she can talk about camping, too.]
I... I've gone once, but... um...
[...oh, screw it.]
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...are you okay?
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[... Yeah, screw it. The camping thing was a stupid, throwaway topic anyway.]
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I'm... yeah. What about you?
[He'd come so close to revealing just what he was - he's not sure what else he can say to her without blowing his cover... So maybe he can shift the attention to her instead.]
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I'm fine. I... think I'm fine. [...] L-Luke?
[Uh... how does she say this?]
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[Oh, jeez, what's she going to ask? "Are you a replica?" "Are you not a real person?" She doesn't seem like the type of person to ask, but sometimes Luke's paranoia can get the best of him.]
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I-- [...aughhh] I-I just wanted to... apologize for the other day. Th-That's not how I usually act, and the experiment took me by surprise, s-so... so I promise that won't happen again!
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Huh? Oh, no, it's okay! I wasn't really acting like myself either... Besides, what if you - we do act like that again? So... How about we promise something else?
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Something else? ... Like what?
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Uh... How about... we... promise not to tell anyone?
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Sure. We can promise that, then. [...] No one has to know about it.
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Are you all right now, Noel?
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And... I'm okay now. [Which might be a white lie, but she's definitely not feeling as bad as she was when it just ended.]
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