V 2018/11/03 (Sat) 12:53 No. 199501 ▼ [X]”You said you have a friend here?”
“Yeah. I thought you wanted to clear your head?”
You shrug. Clearing your head doesn’t always have to mean sitting around in silence, dead to the world around you as you empty your mind. In that regard, it’s not really clearing your head than taking a break and focusing on something that doesn’t make you immediately anxious or agitated.
“...Eh, why not? You’ve already met Kagerou anyway,” Seki’s footsteps crunch against the grass, which you note to be unusually cold.
“Anything I should know about her in advance?” you ask, just to be safe.
“...You have any repressed trauma about mermaids?”
…
“...one, I’m not sure that’s how that sort of thing works. Two…” you pause, massaging your forehead as you feel a mild ache coming along. “As long as she doesn’t sing, I won’t try anything.”
“Repressed memories about Sirens. Gotcha.”
Oh, for the love of—
“Okay, I’m definitely sure that’s not how it works.” And this is coming from you, who didn’t know anything about these terms until the last time you met Satori. “Also, Sirens are a legitimate fear! Especially since I’m in a land where one can be as real as my left arm!”
“Wash. you’re scared of someone singing.”
“I’m scared of someone luring me to a watery grave with their singing!”
…
The pause is very reassuring, Sekibanki. Thank you.
“...Nah, Mystia would rather grill you instead than boil you.”
“You’re not helping!”
The footsteps stop.
“Wash,” she says. “Are you okay?”
Are you? You don’t even notice how fast your heart is beating until she asks you that, how your hand’s wandered over to your right eye. How… warm it feels. Conversely, you feel cold. More than you normally should, you’re sure.
“I… I’m fine now. Sorry.”
You don’t hear anything, but you get the impression that Seki’s spending a few moments to look at you in what could either be concern, annoyance, or something else.
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V 2018/11/03 (Sat) 12:59 No. 199503 ▼ I honestly have no idea how close we are to the autosage but since we've been on Thread 4 for the better part of the year, new thread will be up shortly