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XXVIII
[ Rin woke up late today, no surprise. It's also not (generally) a surprise when Shiemi out and at them before him. Because she got up earlier and tended to go out and train before he was really out the door, especially now that school is less of a factor fight now. He feels a little bad to be shelving that onto Aleos, particularly when he should probably be trying to find more people willing to work at Seventh Heaven... they have a good crowd now, but Prim hasn't shown up in a long while and-
Really, the unusual thing ends up being that Skarmy is still there. This confuses him, and he's not sure if Shiemi's kidnapped (again, but--) or not. But when he goes to look in her room- No. Many of her plants are still in the main hall, perhaps as a joke. But now her room itself, her bedroom. That's empty.
He's alone.
There's no one who knows- but... He's not sure how to respond. In the end, he ends up hugging Skarmy, looking for some sort of solidarity with the bird who has just lost her partner. Skarmy, ever an arrogant sort, and not one who ever liked Rin all that much, visibly, initially seems to recoil... but seeing how pathetic the boy was being, leans dow towards him a little and rest her head on top of his. Rin doesn't go into work that day, instead sort of looking around for something, anything, she might have left behind. Notes. There isn't really anything. And so... ]
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Shiemi went home. [ It's much later in the day when he says this ] ...'N she's gonna be okay there so... so it's fine, but 'm sorry for all her friends. [ He swallows. He's okay. No one should be here. No one deserves to be here ] I don't know the names of all've her plants as well as I oughta, or how you care for all've 'em... but uh. If anyone wants to have one of her plants here, I can tell you what it's named and what I know about lookin' after them.
[ If you want something to remember her by. That's... that's okay, right? ]
'N... the house is too big for me. It was kinda too big for just me 'n Shiemi too, and we was always looking for a roommate. Does anyone wanna come here? [ I don't want to be alone-- but he wouldn't be alone, Skarmy and Midori are here at least. Is it right for him to have Skarmy with him though? He's not that trainer thing... ] Like. Friends of mine, I guess... or hers?
[ A beat. And he snarls, even if he said he wouldn't lose his temper here ] Nevermind. That's all I got.
[ He's going to go back to seeing if reading manga can be good now. But even that reminds him of someone else from his home who went home. Someone who is important to both him and Shiemi, but- ... but at least she isn't that much older than him anymore. Unlike him. ]
Really, the unusual thing ends up being that Skarmy is still there. This confuses him, and he's not sure if Shiemi's kidnapped (again, but--) or not. But when he goes to look in her room- No. Many of her plants are still in the main hall, perhaps as a joke. But now her room itself, her bedroom. That's empty.
He's alone.
There's no one who knows- but... He's not sure how to respond. In the end, he ends up hugging Skarmy, looking for some sort of solidarity with the bird who has just lost her partner. Skarmy, ever an arrogant sort, and not one who ever liked Rin all that much, visibly, initially seems to recoil... but seeing how pathetic the boy was being, leans dow towards him a little and rest her head on top of his. Rin doesn't go into work that day, instead sort of looking around for something, anything, she might have left behind. Notes. There isn't really anything. And so... ]
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Shiemi went home. [ It's much later in the day when he says this ] ...'N she's gonna be okay there so... so it's fine, but 'm sorry for all her friends. [ He swallows. He's okay. No one should be here. No one deserves to be here ] I don't know the names of all've her plants as well as I oughta, or how you care for all've 'em... but uh. If anyone wants to have one of her plants here, I can tell you what it's named and what I know about lookin' after them.
[ If you want something to remember her by. That's... that's okay, right? ]
'N... the house is too big for me. It was kinda too big for just me 'n Shiemi too, and we was always looking for a roommate. Does anyone wanna come here? [ I don't want to be alone-- but he wouldn't be alone, Skarmy and Midori are here at least. Is it right for him to have Skarmy with him though? He's not that trainer thing... ] Like. Friends of mine, I guess... or hers?
[ A beat. And he snarls, even if he said he wouldn't lose his temper here ] Nevermind. That's all I got.
[ He's going to go back to seeing if reading manga can be good now. But even that reminds him of someone else from his home who went home. Someone who is important to both him and Shiemi, but- ... but at least she isn't that much older than him anymore. Unlike him. ]
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I wonder if we should ask Mecha Sanji.
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[ He might be an unreliable worker, sometimes, but he's being nice here, and Rin thus resolves to give a nice response. ... He should say more, but he's got no idea what to even say ]
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