Upstairs Hallway (Young Aichi)
-Finally the coughing stops... only to be replaced by a sneeze.-
-After the sneezing finally subsides you might hear a moan. Apparently whoever's in there isn't feeling well...-
-He also hasn't seemed to realize that someone's outside his door.-
"...Where's older me...?"
-You guys must have really good hearing to be able to hear that quiet and somewhat raspy voice from outside the door.-
I know how to bake! But, I'm not really supposed to go in the kitchen when the brooms are cooking...although you'd think I'd be less flammable than they are...
You use gas? I have electric back home, but I prefer gas stoves, it's much nicer to cook over an actual flame...
-Volta looks at Ai slowly-
U-uum, I can try making you something to eat if you want...n-next time of course!
I know how to make muffins! Oh, say, Ai, didn't you say you wanted to go shopping?
All our wishes can come trueUpstairs Hallway (Young Aichi)
"...Huh...? Big Brother Leos...? I'm..."
-Another coughing fit.-
"...I-I'm not feeling good..."
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Main Room (Ai)
-Oh, she wouldn't have to do that...-
"O-Oh, I really appreciate your offer, but I don't want to make you do that..."
-As for shopping...-
"Yeah, at some point I want to."
Shopping? Oooh, sounds fun!
Heh, yeah, apaaarently Volta is a bit of a klepto.
Oh hush you, I am not, I blame Catwoman anyway, you wanna talk kleptomaniac?
-the both kinda giggle-
Nah, whenever I go to a new place where cash flows I just like it stake it out, it's a habit of mine, when I was younger I used to shoplift small things as practice but now I only do it if I'm asked, no point getting the cops on your case if you don't need to.
-wow that was....upfront-
-and Kareena...doesn't really seem to care much about that-
Volta's from the big city, she knows lots of stuff!
Well, if you don't wanna go now, you wanna join in on our coloring? We can have an all girl hang out!
All our wishes can come true(Leos watches Homura open the door, concerned about Aichi.)
(But then, his comm device bleeps. ...With an "URGENT: FROM HIGH COMMAND" tag attached. Bugger.)
(Sighing with sympathy for the kid, he goes to look for Sthesia, but not before telling Homura that he's needed for some confidential matters.)
"We all fail. We all make mistakes. That is what makes us human."Young Aichi's Room (Young Aichi)
-Well, the first thing you can tell is that it's really bland for a little boy's room. Really, just a desk, a chair, a bed, a nightstand... just the necessities.-
-The second thing you may notice is the really small boy in bed... Wait, that's not the Aichi you met before. He's way too small...-
-He looks over at the door and sees who comes in. He's really confused as it's not who he thought he heard out there...-
"...Huh...? I thought I heard Big Brother Leos..."
-...Also he doesn't recognize Homura.-
"...W-Who are you...?"
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Main Room (Ai)
-Volta steals things? Ai frowns. That's not something you should do...-
-...but she doesn't say anything.-
-The idea of coloring and drawing sounds fun though!-
"Oh, would that be OK? I don't have a sketchbook or anything though..."
No problem, I have plenty up in my room, I'll be right back.
-she hops off the couch and runs on up the stairs, skipping as she does so-
Volta's cool huh? She's a year younger than me, when I first met her, it seemed like she could use a friend.
Soooo, you getting settled in here? Having fun?
All our wishes can come trueMain Room (Ai)
-Ai smiles. It's really nice of Kareena to be a good friend to Volta.-
"That's really nice! I'm sure she's really glad to have a good friend here!"
-Hmm... Is she getting settled in? She's kind of used to the place, but she's not really used to the stuff that happens here...-
"Kind of... It's a little difficult to explain, but I think I'm getting used to it."
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Young Aichi's Room (Young Aichi)
-So Big Brother Leos had to leave...? Aichi's really disappointed to hear that...-
"...I-I'm..."
-Cough.-
"...A-Aichi Sendou... It's nice to meet you..."
-Normally he gets nervous around strangers (although he's been doing better about it lately), but since she knows Big Brother Leos Aichi thinks he doesn't need to worry.-
-...That and he doesn't really have the energy to worry about it right now. He's not feeling good.-
Young Aichi's Room (Young Aichi)
-He feels a little nervous with the way she's staring at him like that, but she distracts him from it with her question.-
-How long has he been sick...? He felt a little tired the day after he had that snowball fight with Andy, but he didn't feel sick...-
"...Two days..."
-Sniffle.-
Main Room (Ai)
-Yeah... Ai knows how it feels to be lonely... She didn't have any friends as a kid...-
-Oh, she did mention being a beastly... Although Ai's not sure exactly what they are.-
-It's not so much that she's used to having a wolf beastly friend as it is that she's somewhat used to the weird stuff that happens in this place thanks to the other her.-
"Yeah. I am!"
-Ai has a small smile. Kareena's just like any other friend she could imagine herself having even if her world didn't have any beastlies.-
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Young Aichi's Room (Young Aichi)
-...He's not entirely sure.-
"...I don't know... I was OK when I was having a snowball fight with Andy..."
-...That snowball fight might be your answer, Homura.-
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Young Aichi's Room (Young Aichi)
-Cough, cough, cough.-
-He had gone and tried to get a snack (This boy's appetite never ends...). He just stayed in his wet clothes. He dried off a little bit right before that, but the clothes were still cold and damp afterwards...-
-...Oh...-
-It seems like he realizes that this is why he got sick.-
"...No, I didn't... I went and got a snack..."
-The tone indicates he regrets this decision.-
Young Aichi's Room (Young Aichi)
-Aichi feels really guilty now. Homura's staring at him really makes it sink in he made a huge mistake.-
"...I-I'm sorry..."
-Sniffle.-
"...I-I'll be more careful..."
-After all he doesn't want to get sick like this again...-
-Sniffle.-
-He reaches for a tissue from the nightstand (The older Aichi set the box of them there for him before he had to leave). He's pretty sluggish, but he manages to get one and attempts to blow his nose with it.-

Hallway
Homura: ... (slows to a stop outside the door where the coughing fit came from, looks at it) ...?
The damned queen and the relentless knight.