I ain't even gonna comment on what the hell happened last week, a'ight? Screw it, screw these damn curses and screw giant sea monsters that wanna kill us. [ Kanji manages to sound deadpan and loud at the same time. Bravo! But the tough voice falters at the end of his next sentence. ]
Before anythin' else comes and busts this place...[ Kanji
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So, hello there, Selphie's just gonna waltz in through the door*
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Yo, you came! Glad to see ya.
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Hi!~ Whatcha doin?
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Just settin' up my stuff for people. [ A pause, and then he nods his chin forward, signalling something behind Selphie, as she's sitting on the table. ] That too. [ A blush. ] T-That doll behind ya.
[ Said doll: a half-finished tiger with soccer clothes! It's quite detailed already! Now you know why he was so cautious!~ ]
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Oh!
*Clutz that she is, she can't push herself off the table without knocking off some needles and thread. Hurriedly, she bends to scoop them up, and she jabs herself with a needle -owie*
Oh! That's so cute!~
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H-Hey, careful! You okay? [ He approaches and peers over to where she pricked herself. ] Just 'cuz the needles are small doesn't mean they don't hurt. And uh, thanks.
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Where did ya learn to sew?
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Disinfect that first, will ya? And uh...[ Kanji pauses. Nobody besides Souji's asked him that question. ] B-Back home, my parents own a textile shop. I-I learned how to do stuff like this when I was a kid.
[ He held his breath, subconsciously. ]
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Really? That's so cool! It must be so nice!
*Really, Selphie thinks it sounds so perfect - a family all sewing together*
Sewing looks hard!
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N-Nah. It ain't hard. It's all about repeatin' the motions and stuff. You'll get the hang of it, i-if you want me to help ya. And yeah...it was...nice, I guess. [ You know, before the kids started calling him names, calling him queer and weird and making him insecure like nobody even knew. It was nice, then. And with his Senpai, when he found himself again. Those were definitely the best. ]
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I'd love you to teach me! I'm...not very good at these things. Or any of the things girls are supposed to be good at.
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Doesn't really matter. Just do what you love to do, and do it with the best you got.
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I guess.. And I always said so too.
But -
*She laughed a little nervously, because she didn't usually talk about these kind of things*
Guys always like a girl who can bake and sew better, right?
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