(Accidental) Video ♊ 001

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[Being suddenly assigned to a very long shift tonight, Akihiko has been quickly moving about Hotel Dusk to get ready to leave. He's got his jacket, his gloves and is just waiting for his rice to finish cooking down in the kitchen for a quick meal before heading out on the beat. Heading back up the stairs, something dawns on him -- between work with

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[atoli_in_sky]

[atoli_in_sky]

*Someone important to Akihiko-san left too...?*

[atoli_in_sky]

*But she couldn't just ask him if he was 'okay' - that would be ... too cruel.*

Um, Akihiko-san?

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[rise_to_caesar]

[Akihiko keeps his back to the screen, his fist still against the wall as he breathes, working on collecting himself.]

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[Slowly, he turns around and picks his Dreamberry up, forcing a smile to creep across his features, focusing on keeping himself from faltering.]

Hey... Atoli.

[atoli_in_sky]

*Her features relaxes but she looks somewhat sad.*

... It's okay. You don't have to force yourself to smile for me.

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[She saw right through him. He grimaces, sighing.] It's... It's nothing, okay?

[atoli_in_sky]

*After a long pause*

W-well, I might be overstepping Akihiko-san, but I had something similar happen to me. I wouldn't call that 'nothing'...

[rise_to_caesar]

She's gone home now. Things are... Things are better there for her.

[His voice wavers slightly, as if he's trying to convince himself of this fact more so than her.]

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[atoli_in_sky]

[atoli_in_sky]

Akihiko-san, do you want to scream again? Or you could let it all out by crying, oh I guess guys wouldn't do that ...

But I won't tell anyone if you did.

Because it's better when that feeling is let out.

[rise_to_caesar]

No. I don't need to do anything like that. [Especially since his hand is stinging from punching the wall.]

I'll just get over it.

[atoli_in_sky]

*Embarrassed now that she actually said those things out loud. ;;*

S-sorry! I'm just worrying too much I guess.

...Is your hand okay?

[rise_to_caesar]

[Having forgotten about the sting in his knuckles from punching the wall, he looks down at his hand. His knuckles are red and they feel like they're throbbing a bit; nothing he can't handle but it quickly turns to the realization that punching that wall was a dumb idea.]

It's... It'll be fine. It doesn't look like I shattered anything-- [He quickly glances over to the wall, sighing a bit.] Well, maybe the drywall.

[atoli_in_sky]

*She'll just laugh a little at that. Have a bright smile, Akihiko.*

I hope you don't get into trouble! But that's nice to hear - that your hand is okay.