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[vestigiaflammae]

okay i know i talked to people about this before but this time FOR REAL

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Hi emolea, HAVE A NEKU

[7_days_clapping]

[Neku walks out the front gate to find a certain spiky-haired individual huddling in a little ball, looking at the water. That's never good (he would know), and even though Neku's lone wolf instincts are telling him to walk away, he's going to stand there and lurk behind the boy.]

...Missing someone?

[He would know this part, too.]

[vestigiaflammae]

Aaagh!

[HOW DID HE NOT SEE YOU THERE don't mind him, Neku, he's just going to be recoiling, flailing, losing his balance and falling off the bench.

And sitting up.

Shut up. He is totally smooth.]

Man, don't sneak up on me like that!

[7_days_clapping]

Your fault for not keeping an eye out. [He folds his arms and ducks his head, preventing Lea from seeing the smirk that flashed briefly across his face.] What are you doing moping around here? [He had to ask twice. Ruuuude.]

[vestigiaflammae]

[Lea climbs back up on the bench, flops back, and darts Neku a dubious look.

The question morphs it into a downcast one.]

Just thinking.

[Crosses his hands behind his head.] So, hey, Neku. You've got friends back at home, right?

[7_days_clapping]

...Yeah, I guess. [Still took him a moment. And yes, he's still trying to look very typically Neku-chill about the whole thing.]

[vestigiaflammae]

[Feet back up on the bench, too. He's not quite curling back up, but he's glancing away.]

What do you do when you miss them?

[7_days_clapping]

...I've had a time without them. It isn't that big a deal. [Lies. Blatant lies. And yes, he knows he's being totally unhelpful.]

[vestigiaflammae]

Yeah? Sorry.

[You kind of are, Neku, but Lea'll forgive you. Mostly because he's too busy brooding.] I always wanted to ... you know, go somewhere, do something big, but I figured Isa'd be there too.

Oh man, this is so stupid. [He flings an arm over his eyes.]

[7_days_clapping]

...You can't stay in the same place forever, I guess. The best you can do is... hope he comes here. Or hope those idiots make a breakthrough that lets us all just go home.

[vestigiaflammae]

I know, I know.

Seriously, what if we're here for like... years, or something, though? I can hope he shows up, but....

[He's leaving that arm over his eyes, waving his free hand to illustrate what he's saying.]

[7_days_clapping]

...Then you just have to deal with it, I guess. [It's not the most optimistic of statements, but then, Neku isn't an optimistic boy.]

[vestigiaflammae]

This place really sucks sometimes. [His other arm goes over his face too.]

[7_days_clapping]

Can't argue with you there. I bet they're not even trying to fix that compression thing... [This last bit was more mumbled to himself, though with all the annoyance he had expressed to Lea.]

[vestigiaflammae]

[Propping himself up on his elbows, fired up again.] If they are, they sure aren't telling us anything about it! It's all, ooh, there's more important things, you can wait.

...Maybe I really should see how many of us might have a clue what's going on....

[7_days_clapping]

Yeah. Because big fancy ballroom dances are so much more important. [Neku rolls his eyes. That event sucked, really.]

If you want to.

[vestigiaflammae]

[Lea shrugs, subsiding.] Yeah, maybe. I mean, the dance wasn't that bad, but...

I guess I just have to stick it out. Or something.