[ Rise nods, though she's silent for a few minutes. ]
... I think it all started when Yayoi-chan and I first did a concert in Azalea. We kind of had a misunderstanding-- I think he thought I hated him because I got mad about making him remember something painful... and we kind of avoided each other. But we were starting to patch things about, until that weekend.
[... Some niggling little sense of deja vu is squirming around at the back of Heather's brain... but... that's just because Rise herself had described what the Shadow was, right? It's not because Heather actually saw it herself. ....... Right?]
He shouldn't have known what she was wearing, or what color her eyes were, or how she acted... he didn't even know any of what I told you. And he's not the only one.
[Heather paused for a moment. She thought of asking if it was possible that Rise's shadow showed up briefly, and then disappeared-- but from what Rise had told her, the Shadow would have ... well, WANTED to make itself known! That was what it was about, wasn't it?]
... Didn't he realize it wasn't you, what with the... yellow eyes and stuff?
And wouldn't he LISTEN to you if you explained it?
[Hayate had seemed like a nice guy... a little BORING to Heather maybe, but not ... you know. Terribly judgmental.]
I... would probably just forget about them and let 'em be, I guess...
... What's up, Rise?
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[ or so she thinks, since Hayate himself said he can't stand to be around her. ]
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[... A pause, and then--]
... Do I have to beat someone up?
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[Still, she relaxed.]
Okay, okay... no flying fists...
But seriously, tell me what's up.
No offense or anything, but... I'm havin' a hard time imagining anybody being scared of you.
[Rise was so... pigtailed and peppy!]
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... Do you know Hayate-kun?
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Hayate-ku .... OH. You mean Hayate? [HOW DOES I JAPANESE HONORIFICS??]
The guy with the big dog and the cooking... ness?
I don't know him, know him, but I've talked to him a few times.
He hates you?
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Okay, man, I need some context for this.
Did something happen?
[Protective big sister instincts were GO.]
[She's not really trying to order Rise to talk about it or anything, but she's concerned.]
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... I think it all started when Yayoi-chan and I first did a concert in Azalea. We kind of had a misunderstanding-- I think he thought I hated him because I got mad about making him remember something painful... and we kind of avoided each other. But we were starting to patch things about, until that weekend.
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So... what happened then?
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... But... your Shadow wasn't here.
... Was it?
[... Some niggling little sense of deja vu is squirming around at the back of Heather's brain... but... that's just because Rise herself had described what the Shadow was, right? It's not because Heather actually saw it herself. ....... Right?]
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[Heather paused for a moment. She thought of asking if it was possible that Rise's shadow showed up briefly, and then disappeared-- but from what Rise had told her, the Shadow would have ... well, WANTED to make itself known! That was what it was about, wasn't it?]
... Didn't he realize it wasn't you, what with the... yellow eyes and stuff?
And wouldn't he LISTEN to you if you explained it?
[Hayate had seemed like a nice guy... a little BORING to Heather maybe, but not ... you know. Terribly judgmental.]
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