☽ A Return

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Characters: Sleepyhead lunateclock and you~
Location: Random bench, middle district, center plaza
Time: ...All day?
Style: Whatever works best!
Status: Open open open~! <3
Note: Spoilers for Persona 3 are inevitable in this post. ;;

[It had been a long few months away from Vatheon, not that he had remembered the underwater city during that time. Still, a

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[chivalrygrudge]

[Ken had been worried about Minato... but somehow he knew he'd be all right. Still, he heads to the center plaza, where he spots -]

M... Minato-senpai!

[He runs over to him, startled that he was lying down on a bench in the middle of the city, and -]

Minato-senpai...

[He doesn't know what to do.]

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[The voice combined with the fact that it was only a light doze wakes Minato up well enough, and he blinks at the--ocean, not the sky.

But oh, right. He sits up, running a hand through his hair, and blinks again.]

Ken-kun? Ah...I must have fallen asleep.

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[... DON'T SCARE HIM LIKE THAT. :C]

You looked... pretty tired. Do you want me to help you back to the dorm? You shouldn't fall asleep out here...

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[S-SORRY. :c

But he smiles then, quietly and yawns, even as he nods.]

I'm sure I just need to get a good night's sleep.

[Even though that's what he's been trying for the past month or so--]

But you're right. Falling asleep out here probably wasn't the best idea.

[He looks at Ken, then, concerned despite himself.]

I'm sorry for disappearing; has everything been alright?

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[He sighs. Senpai...]

Things have been quiet, as far as I can tell.

[But he was really worried about you. ;; ]

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[Awww, Ken. He looks at the other more fully now, shuffling to one side to make space for Ken on the bench. Sit with him?]

That's good to hear. I'm glad things haven't been too chaotic.

[...Guess he'll have to be blunter, huh?]

Have you been alright?

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[He does sit, folding his hands onto his lap trying to look respectful and adult.]

I've been fine. A little bored, but... I'm all right.

[He's used to homework and little sleep and fighting Shadows, not... quiet like this.]

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[...ahhh. And haha such an adult, Ken. Relaaax. Next to him, Minato has his hands in his pockets, fallen already into his customary slouch.]

That's right. Not much happens here when it is peaceful. I'd never wish back the dinosaurs, but I wouldn't mind something more to do.

[Hmmm. He tilts his head, looking up at the ocean.]

What is the date, do you know?

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Mm, yeah. Maybe I could help with the self-defense classes someone said they were starting up.

[Blink blink.]

It's the fifth of May. Why?

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[...Huh.]

It's Children's Day, isn't it?

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[... Pause.]

Yeah, I guess it is.

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I wonder if anyone would be willing to celebrate it with me. It would be nice to bring something from home here.

[ c: ]

[chivalrygrudge]

... What kind of celebration were you thinking about?

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Hmm. Probably nothing very large. Maybe I can make some kashiwa-mochi, if they have the right ingredients here.

Still, it would be nice to get together for a holiday like this.

[Because they aren't quite adults yet, despite everything they've been through.]

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Maybe. We'll have to see if we can find something like that. Even if celebrating it is kind of...

[He mumbles the last bit and stares down at the ground.]

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[A tilt of his head.]

Kind of...?