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[dawndigger]

[It's midafternoon, and Simon is down by the river, half-hidden under one of the bridges with drill in hand and his goggles lit. Lining the side of the bank are a collection of little stone statues, resembling these here. Not all of them are Kamina, of course; these all resemble people he knew who have been sent home, including but not limited to

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[galddigger]

[Anise isn't affected, so when she sees those bubbles over Simon's head, she very curiously comes over to see what they say. But once she comes closer, it's the figures that grab her attention - especially since there's one that looks rather familiar among them.]

Hey, that one looks like the Colonel!

[action] you better be studying missy

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[Surprised Simon is surprised!] Oh, Anise... yeah, I didn't want to leave him out of it.

[action] it only took me five days to get back to this, yes

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[She crouches down beside him, to get a closer look.] And this one's Kamina, and that one's Kinon! Wow, I didn't know you were so good at this kinda thing! ♥

[action] believe it or not i've had worse

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[Don't blush don't blush don't blu- dammit.] Um... thanks. I just do what feels right.

[action] truly? /will probably be slow like molasses sob

[galddigger]

[She glances up at him in time to see that blush, and laughs a little bit. You're easy to troll, Simon, but she'll let it slide for now.]

Mm. I miss them, too. I kinda wish they'd come back some time. Not that it's any good to be stuck here at all, but...

[action] you're pushing the record, A+ /puts marbles in cookies

[dawndigger]

[Nooooo no trolling, you fiend.]

I wish they would, too. It's hard to be without them. [Even harder to be alone.]

[action] marbles in cookies can't be good for your molars.

[galddigger]

Yeah, it can be. [and he must be feeling really lonely about now, isn't he? Kay, definitely putting the trolling on hold. In the meantime, she'll just change the subject, because she doesn't want him to be sad.]

This is really cool, though. You do this all by yourself, with that little drill?

[action] ehhh you just have to cook it at the right temperature.

[dawndigger]

[You're such a good girl, Anise. sometimes]

Yeah. I don't really know how to use any tools other than this.

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[galddigger]

Well, that's still more than what I know how to use! I don't think I'd be very good with any kind of tools, eheh. [carefully poking the Kamina statue's sunglasses now. And promptly giggling.]

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[dawndigger]

[Wh-what's so funny.] That's not true! You made Tokunaga, didn't you? And he looks great!

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[galddigger]

Oh, no! I only fix him when he's torn or something. My mama made Tokunaga for me, and this crazy scientist guy fixed him up so I can make him bigger and stuff! [pokes the Kamina statue again.] I can't make anything like this, though! This is really neat!

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[dawndigger]

But if you fix Tokunaga, that means you can sew a little. And you can make Tokunaga big, even if someone helped you with it. Rocks aren't anything special compared to that. [They'll be running in circles for ages at this rate.]

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[galddigger]

[That's what kid-logic does to kids.]

They're still really neat, though... Any girl can sew. Not all boys can make something like this. [... her cheeks color a little. Did she just say that out loud?]

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[dawndigger]

[Yes, yes she did.] U-um. [He fidgets, eyes lowered, and puts down his drill, a small smile crossing his lips.] Thanks...

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[galddigger]

[Aha, it's a smile! If Simon's happy, she's happy. She smiles right back. All in a day's work!]

You're welcome! ♥

[And soon, she switches her attention from his rock collection to the thought bubbles over his head. She'll be poking those, too, yup.] So the experiment got you too, huh?

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[dawndigger]

[SKJADSFD HE'D FORGOTTEN ABOUT THOSE

Simon immediately flails, waving his hands above his head to try and disperse any visible thoughts with minimal success.] N-no! It's nothing, nevermind!