[Accidental Voice]

[dawndigger]

[There's a stomp-stomp-stomp of Simon running, journal in hand and open after reading a number of the entries of the day.]

Aniki! Get up, you gotta see what's going on outside! You're sleeping... in...

Aniki?

[Sounds of shuffling, doors and drawers opening, then a small thump as the journal hits the bed.]

...aniki...?

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[bombinurmecha]

[The sudden silence after all the excited stomping around the house isn't lost on Kinon since she's just still in her room, reading carefully over the journal entries that have appeared since the discovery of the amusement park. She'll be poking her head into Kamina's room to see what the sudden silence is about. They couldn't have climbed out of a window, could they?]

Simon?

[dawndigger]

[She'll find Simon kneeling in the middle of the floor, looking pretty crushed.]

...aniki's gone.

[bombinurmecha]

[freeze]

But he was just...

We just spoke to him yesterday night...

[dawndigger]

[Simon can't even respond to that. He's used to Luceti, but this is different. It's personal.]

[galddigger]

[And over here at the window is one Anise, kind of dusty because she came via secret tunnel, and kind of out of breath, because she ran like mad.]

Simon? You in there?

[bombinurmecha]

[That snaps Kinon out of it and she blinks at the sight of an unfamiliar person at the window. Had they been expecting visitors?]

Simon...there's someone looking for you.

[dawndigger]

[Wha- oh, Anise. Wow, that was fast.]

Ah... it's okay, she's my friend. [He gets up and moves to the window, opening it for her.] You want to come inside? I can let you in the door, if you want...

[galddigger]

[She just shakes her head, and climbs right in.]

No, this is fine~ ♥

[She straightens up as best as she can once she's inside and notices Kinon for the first time.] Oh, hi! I'm Anise.

[bombinurmecha]

Kinon. It's nice to meet you, Anise.

[She bites her lip, trying to find a way dispel the tension in the room.]

Did...Simon call you over?

[dawndigger]

[Simon fidgets a bit, then goes to retrieve his journal from the bed.] Um... Anise said she'd come over... [Headscratch. It is kind of awkward in here now.]

[galddigger]

[Anise blinks. Awkward tension tends to fly over her head, sometimes.] Ah - sorry. I guess I came at a bad time...? [Looking at Simon, now. M-maybe she should leave?]

[bombinurmecha]

No, it's all right. You're his friend, after all.

I guess you know about...?

[dawndigger]

[Simon's face falls again. THANKS FOR REMINDING HIM, KINON.]

Y... yeah, I told her...

[galddigger]

[Ah--! Anise kind of glares at Kinon. Okay, we don't like you; you make Simon sad.]

Um. But he's home now, right? Better there, than here, right...?

[bombinurmecha]

[--about that. She's going to avert her eyes as she answers.]

...yes, of course.

[dawndigger]

[And clueless Simon is clueless.]

Yeah... yeah, he's probably happier at home, with Gurren.