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Who: Axel and Namine
What: Third impressions can be more revealing that you think.
When: Weekend afternoon
Where: Rabanastre Apartment Complex
Warnings: None rly.

Axel waited nervously for Namine to arrive. He was not really looking forward to pending conversation, but it had to be done. If he ever wanted to talk to her again he knew he had to

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Why was she doing this again?

Oh, right. Because she wanted to apologize. Her guilt was gnawing at her through these past days, and she wanted it to be over with right away.

But that still doesn't explain how she found herself agreeing to this.

Still, there she was, standing in front of a door in Rabanastre Apartment Complex, above it the numbers "306". What was the game plan again, Namine? Say hello, sorry, goodbye. Got it.

Reluctantly raising her hand towards the door, she bit her lower lip, closed her eyes and timidly knocked three times.

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Axel heard the knock on his door like a shotgun crack in the silence of his apartment. He wiped his hands on his jeans, and stood slowly. He walked over to the door, and looking out the eye hole. Namine's face loomed distortedly. She was here.

His heart began to pound as his nerves wound up again. This was stupid. This was idiotic. There was no reason to be so worked up over a few words to some girl he didn't even know. He should just walk away, and pretend not to be home.

Axel reached out and opened the door.

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She almost jumped as the door swung open, her feet instinctively taking a little step back. Well, there he was. Tall, gangly....okay Namine, what now?

Namine decided the most decent and polite (and only) thing she could do right now was greet him. Swallowing a lump that had formed in her throat, she bowed her head slightly in greeting. "Um, hello."

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Axel took a moment to get his mouth to work.

"Uh, hi." He stood there. He wasn't sure what to do next. Oh, right. Invite her in.

"You wanna come in?"