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[The day seemed like any other normal day. And the evening seemed like any other normal evening. For the first time in a while, Minato had gone to bed before midnight. He liked to sleep, maybe a little more than others. But he woke up much earlier than he expected. Much earlier. Around 2 in the morning. Not anyone's normal waking time.
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Arisato? Are you alright? Please respond.
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And probably hiding forever due to the massive amount of guilt.]
........... Mitsuru-senpai....?
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Yes, it's me... Are you in your room , Arisato?
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And he shook his head again to answer her question. He couldn't have her worry about him, he had done that enough times already to her, he really didn't want to hurt her if he saw her.]
... No... not... right now... A-are you all right?
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Where are you then? Are you alright? [She pauses.] Yes, I'm fine, I'm more concerned with you at the moment.
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As long as... you're okay. I am... [It was true, he was better than he had been before, though still not all that great. Replaying his encounter with Akihiko in his head.]
I can be back on the third floor. It won't take long to get there...
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What's going on, Mi--Arisato? [So worried that she almost called him, Minato.] Why did you leave the floor?
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But just hearing the first syllable of his given name reassured him that he was still himself no matter what. Her using it meant a lot, just as it had before, though now more than she could possibly know at this single moment.]
I didn't want to risk hurting any of you...
... It's an event. It changed me. For now. I...
[He quickly changed the device's function to Text to write out the word "vampire", then just as quickly erased it as he switched back to Video.]
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How is that...[She trails off. The how isn't important right now.] Where are you? You shouldn't be alone.
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I... I'm at a friend's. But I won't stay long.
Are you... at your room...?
[Though he was torn over seeing her. He wanted to, but then didn't want to, but then did, and every reason conflicted as he debated it.]
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Yes, I'm in my room. [She's very glad she couldn't sleep and was awake to catch this.]
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[It was hard to tell. Who knew what else the event was going to surprise them with. If morning came along he knew he had to hide somewhere and avoid all contact with any area of the Mansion that had sunlight.
Once he knew she was in her room, he thought she was safe there. But would it remain safe if he saw her? That was his worry. Yet after debating it, he thought that he needed to tell her everything that happened.]
... I think... I should come see you.
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[Even if she'll still continue to worry, after all trusting people she doesn't know isn't a strength. They've all been betrayed too much for that.]
I would like that very much. I'll leave the door unlocked.
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[Hearing himself say it out loud did make him think that yes, he really did want to see her no matter how conflicted he had been about it before.
He didn't want to keep her waiting. After some time, he did arrive at her room. He gently knocked even if she told him she left the door unlocked, all the while thinking that it was probably a terrible time to bother her in the middle of the night like this. He didn't know how he looked, no reflection after all, but maybe he did look paler than normal.]
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Minato...[She steps aside so he can come in, the room doesn't raelly look like much, it's similar in set up to her room back home, with a desk, couch, bed, and chairs, but a lot less on the fancy side. ] Come in, please, you should sit down.
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Thank you...
[He sat down at one end of the couch, leaving a lot of open room and options for her to sit too. He could sense her nervousness and her worry, and just how loud her heartbeat was in his head, but kept it to himself. He didn't need to frighten her any more than he already was just by sitting in her room alone with her in his current state.]
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