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[royalseashells]

[Kairi reappears over the screen, after a good month, looked slightly irked.]

Wow, this is some crazy spring, huh? [Sigh.] Yeah... I was asleep again. If someone could fill me in, I'd really appreciate it.

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[gimme_ur_pants]

[Shiki hesitates before answering. 'She has the right to know...' the girl tells herself. 'Kairi is his best friend.']

Kairi... Riku went home again.

[royalseashells]

[There's a small intake of breath on the other line, followed by silence.]

... Can we... do lunch again?

[gimme_ur_pants]

Of course! I can tell you all about what happened to this place.

... And, I'm sorry, Kairi.

[royalseashells]

Sounds great.

It's okay. I know this has been really tough on you, too.

[gimme_ur_pants]

[Aww Kairi.]

Yeah... It has been.

[a beat]

Hey, if he does come back, we're not letting him off easy!

[royalseashells]

[She smiles at that.] No way! We'll teach him a lesson, for sure.

[gimme_ur_pants]

The nerve of him! Leaving two cute girls alone like that.

[royalseashells]

Seriously! He's really gonna get it this time.

[gimme_ur_pants]

Yeah! We'll show him...

[She sighs, losing a little steam.]

I never got to tell him that we dated.

[royalseashells]

[Her expression softens, and she offers her friend a reassuring smile.]

You'll get to tell him. Don't worry. He will come back, Shiki.

[gimme_ur_pants]

I hope so. [She smiles back though it looks like its strained.] I just--I don't know if I can handle going through that again.

[royalseashells]

[Kairi's look is one of sympathy.] Yeah. It's not fair to anyone that people just come and go like that.

[gimme_ur_pants]

Yeah... But [sighs] we all have to wake up sometime.

[royalseashells]

[She nods, slowly.] ... Hard to think about, huh? I feel like I've been away from home much longer than I have.

[gimme_ur_pants]

Yeah. Can't believe I'm spending another birthday here.

[royalseashells]

How long've you been here, Shiki?