[Action A - Before December 23rd - Around Town]
[So what if he had been vanished? So what if he was supposed to be gone? He wasn't. He was still here, and Christmas was still coming, and he had still been saving the (rather generous) allowance that Key-Fu had been giving him. He'd get everyone presents, just as planned
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But when she gets around to the shops, she spots Picky. And that's why she freezes up, immediately trying to hide behind a rack of clothes, although she's hiding in a way that actually makes her presence even more obvious (plus it's not really hiding, considering she's easily visible). ]
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Wait, was someone looking at him? He stopped, looked all around him... and caught a glimpse of a familiar-looking head behind a rack.]
...Nadeko?
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... H.. hi.. [ There's something about her that seems more scared than usual, even if the nervousness is normal. ]
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Are you okay, Nadeko? Is something wrong?
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A-a little, you see.. [ it's even harder to find words than usually. ] U-um..
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Scared of him?]
It's... it's me, isn't it? [He took a step back and hung his head.]
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She nods, weakly. ]
Y-yes. I'm.. s-sorry, but I probably shouldn't talk to fakes..
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Well... okay. If you don't wanna talk to me... alright.
[He looks pretty hurt, but he's trying to hide it and be tough. Picky looks away, avoiding eye contact with Nadeko. She had been so nice, why couldn't she see that it was really him...?
He turns away, and goes back to trying to pick out gifts.]
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She's scared. Walk away.
She takes a deep, shaky breath, before turning around. ]
S.. sorry.. [ and it almost sounds like she's about to cry - why, it's just a fake, right? then why does it hurt to be like this, so mean - as her voice shakes too. ] Goodbye..
[ and with that, she runs out of the store. ]
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