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[tobestronger]

[His voice is hesitant at first.] So...has everyone come back to their senses yet?

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[bufudynes]

[It takes her quite a while to actually respond to this post.]

I...no. I am not.

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[tobestronger]

Then why aren't you here?

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[bufudynes]

You...would want me to be?

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[tobestronger]

It's all I've wanted for two days.

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[bufudynes]

You're not angry with me...?

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[tobestronger]

Why would I be angry with you?

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[bufudynes]

Because of what happened...? [She hesitated.]

I'm on my way, I will be in shortly. Are you...in your room?

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[tobestronger]

Whatever happened, it wasn't your fault.

Yeah, I'm here.

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[bufudynes]

[She hesitated for a moment outside his door, uncertain of if she should really even be here. It took her a moment to gather up her courage but finally she opened the door and stepped inside, closing it behind her.]

Akihiko...?

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[tobestronger]

[He stood from his bed faster than he'd wanted to, and moved to her side, wrapping his arms around her.]

Mitsuru. [He smiled.]

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[bufudynes]

[She returned the embrace and then pulled away to look him over.]

Have you slept...?

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[tobestronger]

When I could, yeah. [He nodded.] It's...been a long couple of days.

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[bufudynes]

[She looked down.] I'm sorry...I can't imagine how it must have been for you...

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[tobestronger]

I'm okay. Really.

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[bufudynes]

[She kept looking down awkwardly. She wasn't certain if she was okay, or if she believed that he was.] Good. That's good.

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[tobestronger]

[He reaches forward, tilting her head up to meet his eyes.] Hey. Everything's okay, Mitsuru. [it wasn't and he knew that. It was a long way from 'okay' but she'd been through a hell of a lot more than he had. He didn't have a right to feel like this.]