Our avatars are in a room together

Forest (Survivor Aichi)

-She's going to stay with him...?-

"...You don't have to do that, you know..."

-...But if she truly wants to...-

"...I won't stop you."

-He actually manages a tiny, but still weary smile. One of the most sincere he's given in a long while though...-

"You don't have to do anything like that anymore... No more illusions."

-He's holding his hand out to her for a handshake.-

"We can be real friends."

edited 11th Jun '18 9:48:40 PM by CrystalMemoria

-she looks down for a minute... then shakes it- Okay, we're real friends then.

-she seems just really happy, seeing him smile like that-

Forest (Survivor Aichi)

-He's feeling really drained though... This whole thing has taken a toll on him.-

-He's still somewhat tense, but his edge is dulled right now. He's somewhat drained of emotion and focus right now...-

-...He needs sleep...-

"...I think I need some rest..."

-He starts walking back towards the Room. He seems rather tired, but suddenly stops. He turns back to look at G.-

"What about you? Where are you going to stay?"

With you of course, I um... I'm not exactly like you.

But I can watch out for anything while you sleep if you want.

(AUDREY is drawing on the roof.)

-hey Audrey look a koata!-

-he seems spacey-

...Koata?

Hu—Audrey?

You okay?

Yeah, just looking at nature

It's nice.

Kitchen (Ai)

-...Another disaster in the kitchen...-

-Ai's sitting with her super fail of a breakfast right in front of her.-

-She takes a bite, and...-

-Urk...!-

-J-Just swallow it...-

-She swallows it... Ack, why can't she cook like Aichi...?-

-She needs to practice more...-

-If anyone walks in, they can see her trying to eat her miserable meal.-

(Sthesia walks in, humming to herself.)

(She looks over to Aichi and her horrible ordeal with her cooking.)

Ai? Are you okay?

Kitchen (Ai)

-She finishes up another (horrendous) bite of her food... and then she hears Sthesia.-

"O-Oh, hello, Sthesia...Yeah, I'm fine... Just..."

-She gets a sheepish smile.-

"...Struggling with breakfast..."

-...Yeah, she doesn't have Aichi's cooking skill he got while here...-

(Sthesia walks up to her while sighing.)

You could have asked, Ai. I would've helped you out...

Kitchen (Ai)

"I-I didn't want to bother you..."

-And...-

"...And I wanted to learn how to do it myself, and make a nice meal for everyone..."

-...She's definitely like Aichi in that regard. He wanted to get better on his own, do it by himself, and make a good meal for Leos and Sthesia...-

-...He never got to do that, did he...? He made those pancakes with Leos and Sthesia, but he didn't make them a meal without their help like he wanted to...-

edited 12th Jun '18 8:39:37 AM by CrystalMemoria

Ai...

You're worried about him, aren't you?

Kitchen (Ai)

-...-

-Ai nods.-

"I-I know you said he's just busy at work, but... I've just got this really bad feeling..."

-...But... Sthesia and Misaki told her that he was just busy at work. Surely she's just being paranoid...-

"I-It's... probably silly for me to think that..."

-Sthesia would have told her if something bad had happened to Aichi, right?-

-So Ai's just being paranoid, that's all...-

-...-

-...But she can't dismiss that feeling that it's not just paranoia...-

-Aichi and Ai are connected. Closely linked. Even if their PSY Qualia has been prevented from leaking into the other, they still have some kind of bond.-

-It's like he was the twin brother she never had.-

-...Well, they're not quite as much of twins now (she's physically older), but still, they're definitely synced like twins.-

edited 12th Jun '18 9:00:17 AM by CrystalMemoria

Ai, you're just fretting.

It's... nothing for you to worry about.

(Why did she hesitate there?)

Kitchen (Ai)

-Is Ai really just fretting...?-

-That hesitance from Sthesia didn't go unnoticed either...-

-Part of Ai is worried that Sthesia isn't telling her the truth...-

-...But at the same time she doesn't want to believe that. Sthesia is a friend.-

-...Sthesia would tell her if something happened to him... She would...-

"...Y-Yeah, you're right... You'd tell me if something happened to him..."

edited 12th Jun '18 9:23:11 AM by CrystalMemoria

Yeah... So! We need to chat...

(She's smirking. I don't think that's a good thing, Ai.)

Kitchen (Ai)

-Uh... Sthesia's smirking...-

"O-Oh, um..."

-Ai's got the standard Aichi sheepish smile!-

"A-About what...?"

-Why does she has a feeling this is going to be something that's going to make her very flustered?-

How about Leos?

Kitchen (Ai)

-That's what she thought Sthesia wanted to talk about...!-

-Bluuuuuuuuuush!-

"L-Leos?! I-I, um... W-What about him...?"

-Ai's twiddling her fingers and averting eye contact.-

-Eeeeeeeep... Sthesia's going to tease her so much...!-

"H-He's... um... a-a really good... friend..."

-Does she wish they were more? Yes. Definitely yes.-

-...But they're not... They're friends...-

...Yeah, but we know better, don't we? Especially about your "prince..."

Kitchen (Ai)

-Oh geez... Ai's definitely flustered.-

"...I-I wasn't myself when I said that...!"

-Sure, she really, really, really, really, really, really, REALLY likes Leos, but she wouldn't be as corny as to call him her 'prince'...!-

-...But, she has to admit...-

"...H-He is rather princely with that uniform though..."

-Sthesia, did she just accidentally think out loud? And she thinks the Cosmic Compiler uniform Leos wears is princely, huh...?-

edited 12th Jun '18 12:20:45 PM by CrystalMemoria