I wouldn't say "god knows where". That's like... middle of nowhere. This is just some city.

Park

"Okay, then. Which city? Which state, even?"

...Uhhhhhhhh...

Sharene's Hill

I'm waiting it out, y'know? This dream. Yeah, sorry. You're not real.

street

"... So! Place to stay?"

Sharene's Hill

"Please, if you're going to go solipistic on me, at least have the decency to be original in your interpretation of it! I've seen Inception, thank you."

STREET

I'lllll... bunk with you, I guess?

Sharene's Hill

Yeah, fair enough. I guess it's not so much a dream as it is a... thing. A thing it puts me through. I don't know why. I just try and stay normal.

Sharene'e Hill

"I apologise, I don't follow in the slightest.

Sharene's Hill

... Forget it. No worries, it's all good.

Sharene's Hill

"Well, if you say so."

Sharene's Hill

... Can you tell me what this place is?

Sharene's Hill

"It's supposed to be some sort of in-between place connecting everyone's everywhere, something like that. Ugh, I wish Jed were here, he's the physics major. A crossroads, I think? It's all very confusing."

Catherine sat down cross-legged, thinking through it all.

Street

"Okay~! ... We only have two beds, but you can have mine for as long as you need~!"

STRER

Oh, that's very nice of you! Thank you!

-She sat beside her-

There was another dream— uh, another place, like this. Just one building. That's where it brought me.

Street outside of the Aichi's home?

-Cassie giggles a bit at Luis-

Something wrong?

-She look at 108-

Hey can you get your chicken out?

Previously on Gundam Vanguard, ~CrystalMemoria...

Card Capital (Back Room)

(Once the door is closed...)

Uh, how do I put this...? How long have you been looking at Misaki like that?

Aichi Household (108)

"Yes."

-He goes inside, and...-

-...Returns with the chicken in hand, all with that blank expression of his..-

-...With his Akane doll touching the raw chicken's packaging.-

-She's going to need to be sanitized...-

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Card Capital - Back Room (Aichi)

-Aichi actually looks rather confused, not really sure what Leos means like that.-

"H-Huh...?"

-Aichi's still a bit red and awkward, slowing trying to get himself to calm down a bit after getting away from Misaki and Sthesia.-

"...H-Have I been looking at her strangely...?"

-He's been looking at her a lot, but it's not like he's looking at her any differently than usual...-

-...Right...?-

-It's a few more seconds before he seems to speak again, seeming confused and uncertain.-

"I-I've been staring at her without meaning to, but..."

-...It's not like it's any different than how he usually looks at her, right...?-

-...Leos, your little brother is dense as heck.-

-Just look at him, pink and awkwardly twiddling his fingers. He's not even looking at you right now, apparently embarrassed about this whole thing.-

-It's clear. He likes Misaki, and amazingly it hasn't dawned on him yet.-

-...How much you wanna bet Aichi didn't realize his feelings for Sthesia at first? He probably had a rude awakening to it, and it probably made him even more panicked about the whole thing.-

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Dec 12th 2018 at 1:50:47 PM

Card Capital (Back Room)

But...? Aichi, how long have you been aware of this?

Card Capital - Back Room (Aichi)

-A-Aware of what?!-

"I-I..."

-...When did he start looking at her? When did he start feeling weird?-

-It was...-

"...I... felt strange when I woke up... She was holding me, and..."

-...He's speaking of that brainwashing relapse (That you guys still haven't given him any idea of what happened then).-

"...I-I don't know... Ever since, then I've been..."

-...He's been looking at her, thinking of her more and more, trying to spend more time with her, feeling happier than usual in her presence...-

-...Leos, you know that he's been attached to her since the beginning.-

-She was the first person he thought of when he needed to lie about who he liked.-

-He spoke very fondly of her to Sthesia.-

-He's always happy to spend time with her.-

-He's extremely thankful for her presence and support.-

-He wants to support her equally so, resolving to do it many times.-

-She was one of the big things that reached out to him while he was brainwashed, and even when he relapsed he seemed to zone in on her.-

-He went through a lot of trouble trying to get her a birthday present, and felt guilty for not getting her something sooner...-

-You've seen how much he cares for her, but it seems as though he's actually starting to... you know...-

-It seems like he still hasn't realized just what this is yet. He's getting closer, but right now he's just confused with his own feelings, just as he had been with his feelings for Sthesia.-

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Dec 11th 2018 at 9:13:16 AM

In front of aichi house-

No—I-I mean I'm fine yeah!

-he then stares at the akane doll- Um...

Aichi Household (108)

-He notices Luis looking at Akane, and tilts his head a little. His blank, but somewhat confused expression returns.-

"...Is something wrong?"

-He doesn't seem to realize the problem...-

-Luis, Cassie, what's up with this kid? Any other kid his age would realize that he shouldn't have that doll with the chicken like that...-

Card Capital (Back Room)

(Ohhhhhhh boy. Talk about Irony. Sthesia would go nuts if she heard about this...)

Yeah....?

Street

-Shakes her head-

..Let me take that

-Holds her hand out for the chicken-