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[otoko_no_roman]

[Ayame sits there by the window of his room. He's got a heavy blanket pulled up around his shoulders, long hair plaited loosely over a shoulder. Quietly he stares out the window at the increase of falling snow, absently fingering his cellphone, tapping at a button with his thumb, but for the lack of anything coming up on the screen, it seems the

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[whatisnowlost]

Not a fan of the winter either, I see.

[otoko_no_roman]

[He hesitates before answering, smiling thinly.]

Not in the least.

[whatisnowlost]

I understand, I feel quite the same for this weather.

[otoko_no_roman]

It's quite dreadful, isn't it? [He glances towards the window again.]

One moment it doesn't seem so bad, but then you can't see anything... And the cold doesn't really agree with me.

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[flameinsideme]

[Liz is pretty sure she recognizes that expression, Ayame. Her own cellphone died a long while back -- though the only thing it was good for anymore was playing tetris. But still. She speaks quietly.] I miss home too.

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[otoko_no_roman]

[His had been mainly used for scrolling through a backlog of old messages- mainly one-sided conversations, especially when concerning Hatori, but now and then there had been responses. It had been a thin link to home, and now it was gone.

Lifting his head slightly, he forces a smile as he looks to the watch again.]

So obvious, was it?

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[flameinsideme]

Maybe a little. Or maybe I'm projecting a little. [She smiles herself, faintly.] I think most people in the city feel the same though.

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[otoko_no_roman]

I guess it would be stranger if they didn't, but you never know.

I'll admit it was exciting at first, but the fact doesn't change that you're not home...and that the people you know aren't within a reachable distance.