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UNIT № 1 0 7
"Yo, this is Yata!
Make the message worth my time
an' I'll get back to ya!"
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UNIT № 1 0 7
"Yo, this is Yata!
Make the message worth my time
an' I'll get back to ya!"
[ call | text | voicemail | action ]
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Like right now, over being asked that question. ]
What?! No! Why're you asking? Have you?
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She hides her face behind her sleeves. ]
Yes.
Mm, I just wanted to know if you did...
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No, you're... really the only girl my age I've ever even talked to... [ Holy shit lame response. She better keep those sleeves up. ]
Uhm. What was he like, I guess?
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He was, um... He was handsome. He was strong and intelligent... He always knew what to say. But I knew he would never love me.
You've never talked to another girl before? Really?
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[ He actually looks at her before his next question, ] Why wouldn't he li- err, love you?
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Because I'm the enemy? Because I'm too naive? There are a lot of reasons. Anyway, I was so stupid... I even followed him all the way to his kingdom.
[ There's sadness in the smile she gives him, but also some reassurance. ]
It's okay. I'm over it now.
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At least it didn't seem to bother her too much, maybe. Those thoughts aside, he manages to return the smile. ]
Haaa, you'll be waiting a while, I bet! I actually asked a guy-friend about it, you know? When I thought you liked me, about love and dating... [ He laughs about it now that it no longer applied and thus wasn't too embarrassing to think about. ]
But okay, only if you tell me when you do too.
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Okay. [ She's never even told Alibaba that sort of thing before. She's really excited for Yata to fall in love!
... ]
Wait— [ WHAT DOES HE MEAN HE TOLD SOMEONE ABOUT HER LIKING HIM... Fortunately, she's distracted by something in the distance. ]
Ah! Isn't that the river?
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Yeah, yeah! [ How exciting! He flashes a grin her way, ] Wanna race?
[ You know, just normal adult ideas. ]
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I have a handicap, so you have to give me a headstart!
[ What handicap!?
They're so mature. ]
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[ No, really?!?!
Alas, he's running after her almost immediately after she takes off. Watch out for any elbow nudges. ]
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Yata, that's cheating!
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[ At least it made the trip to the river seem much shorter. ]
Almost there, Kou-chan!
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[ A few yards away from the river, she runs out of breath and starts falling behind. It won't be a surprise if she trips. ]
Yata!
[ To regain her balance and have a chance at winning, she does what Judar would do: grab the back of his shirt to slow him down. ]
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The shirt collar chokes him up and while still running he turns his torso to face her, hands trying to knock back hers... only that it makes for really awkward running, combined through icy snow, and it's Yata that ends up tripping.
He tries to grab the back of her dress to knock her down with him too for being a cheater cheater pumpkin eater. ]
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Kougyoku might want to get off him, though. You know, once she comes to.
Which... isn't happening yet. ]
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... You okay?
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Did I win?
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Hah. Yeah, I think you won.
[ ... because she's a girl and he doesn't wanna be mean :( ]
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They're crossing off so many things on her list today, she thinks. ]
Come on, let's go ice skating!
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Right!
[ A quick glance around to locate where they could pick up skates, and he's quickly leading them over to choose their pair. He can't pass up the opportunity to tease her a bit when they get around to actually putting them on, ]
Make sure you don't get your dress caught on these things.
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[ Ah, right, right. Friends do this. It's not like she and Judar haven't done it before. Yet she reluctantly p...unches his arm. Wow, awkward. She'll get used to it in a while.
Once her skates are on and fastened tightly, Kougyoku stands up, using Yata's shoulder for support. ]
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Yata places a hand on the middle of her back without even thinking about it, helping to keep her steady until they're on the ice. ]
Did you just wanna skate in circles like at an ice rink? ... Or by the edge, in case you fall?
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Um, I want to skate in the middle, down the river! Is that okay?
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