014 - Reigniting an old flame that I didn't even know had burnt....

[sosnarrator]

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[phone -> action]

[cramschoolgod]

[A pause. A very long pause. A pause that oversteps the boundaries of pauses and turns into a full-blown lull.]

Ah......

Yes, Kyon-kun-- ah. Yes. That would be for the best. I... I'll come over.

[phone -> action]

[sosnarrator]

Right. Try not to take too long?

[And so with the call over he waits for Sasaki to arrive...]

[cramschoolgod]

[Sasaki walks over rather hurriedly, her mind turning over in turmoil, barely even observing a few strange phenomena around her--a dog talking? Something. It isn't important. What is important is frankly analyzing what has gone wrong with her. Her head is down and she feels an unfamiliar feeling of warmth in her cheeks. How can she mistrust her own memories? Even the mentally ill must trust their own perceptions, that's what gives the sting to schizophrenia and speaking of schizophrenia how did she possibly allow herself to give in to Kyon-kun's--Kyon's!--admiration, no matter how valuable she found his unique abilities and his pleasantness and walks under the cherry trees by the river, sitting on the bench...

Unexpectedly, she found herself at his door already. No use prolonging this. She decisively rapped on the door.]

If I am slow in any way, just know that I am drowning in Ash tags?

[sosnarrator]

[And answering the door...]

Ah, Sasaki, come on in...

[He wasn't sure exactly how to begin. How does one handle something like this? Do they go straight back to the way things were? Are there other steps involved? It was certainly complicated...]