Characters: Rikku and John
Location: John's apartment
Rating: PG
Time: Dec. 3rd, midday
Description: John's been cheerful. Too cheerful. Rikku knows something's up, and goes to talk to her partner.
Rikku was reluctant to do this, but it needed to be done. John had been way too cheerful since Train's death and Dave's disappearance, and Rikku knew that wasn't normal. He was stuffing, hiding from the pain so he could pretend it wasn't there.
Rikku had seen what that could do to people. She wasn't going to let her partner do it to himself.
Taking a deep breath, Rikku went up to John's door and knocked.