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[ Maya: I lost my entire family except my brother—-
Natsume: you're not special

That's not what he said or how she should take it, but. Anyways. ]

No... Even in a case like that, I have house keys, and know where the spare is on the property. [ She's not a child??? She would not sit on the front steps waiting for her parents to come home, she would sooner pry open a window. Hiro might sit and wait, but that's him. ]

( Of course she does, she's a responsible young lady. )

Is it under the doorMAT, or in a plant POT? ( haha, ) Just kidDING... It's good to be well-prePARED, but I would've thought you wouldn't need any spares between you and Hiro-kun...

( ...hmm, unless? )

Do you two ever go home separateLY, or are you always togeTHER? ( ? he can't imagine them Not being together, but that's because twins are a set. do not separate, etc. )

( he had to think about his homeroom, help, but something else comes to mind that he wants to go and bother. he wonders if hiro even properly attends classes, and if not, perhaps komaeda can take this chance to approach him. he won't tell maya that, so he opts out with a cursory glance at her expression to see if she wants him to leave — if so, he'll stand up, picking up her bento box as well. )

I'll clean it for you, Arisu-san! Then I'll make sure it's returned to you.

( by her brother, of course. so he's going to take this with him, and god, please don't stab him hiro... even though it's special for girls to share their bentos with guys......it's not what you think.

now where IS HIRO!!! WHERE! WHERE! )

[shortly before the start of Hyde's appointment, Stephanie knocks on the counselor's door.]

[ Here but not here. He's gone in ghost form following Stephanie around. He talks into her mind. 'HEY HEY ! KNOCK HARDER!!' ]

[. . .

okay fine she knocks harder HE NEEDS TO KNOW THEY MEAN BUSINESS]

[ LOOK she is only repeating what he said first and connecting the dots—- but she's proven wrong when he disappears into golden light and she of course immediately jumps in as if to catch him, and then standing where he had stood half a second ago and turning around on the spot to watch the glitter around her. Is it weird to think that she's maybe standing within a bunch of Hyde particles? maybe. but the experience is more like seeing it start to drizzle and running outside to feel the little specks of water on your face without it being full on raining. ]

...holy shit. Do it again!

[ NOT SHE JUMPS TO CATCH HIM wtf thats too cute, it very well is like that Mana is warm. Energy is hot, or so hot its cold. Thinking on the practicality of it I do not recall Nasu ever explaining the texture or feel of it. ]

The fuck I TOLD YOU I CANT! I already have a broken arm and bruises up the ass - and broken ribs. It takes a lot of energy to do that shit - anyway you don't seem freaked out about it. Most people scream - but nOT MY CHICHI!!!!

[ He snickers sitting ontop of a desk with his legs crossed. Not before making a noise akin to pain. Because it hurts to move. ]

Anyway, what are you doing here? Just picking up like nothin' happened?

Door's open!

[ The voice comes from a distance away, like a certain counselor is snacking at his desk and can't be bothered to walk to the door to let Stephanie in. But it is open, the handle slightly cold to the touch when she tries it, but it'll swing in easily. ]

Edited 2021-06-28 03:52 (UTC)

[okay. here you are, Steph. what you wanted. a chance to get answers to questions.

so it takes her a whole minute to actually grab the handle and turn it, with one final warning to ghost!Hyde:]

If you ditch me in here, I'm gonna use one of the commands to turn you into a hamster. [OKAY NOW WE'RE OPENING THE DOOR AND GOING IN.]

[ Something pretty happens and you want to touch it, right? It's the same with art, and with people, among other things. Even if you get yelled at in museums for touching art, and you try not to think about whether or not your twirling around destroyed some Hyde particles and made his broken everything even worse. ]

It's not like that. I'm just...

[ Art is escapism, for her more than others. But never mind that— ]

I'm doing what I can! But you- you have bruises up the ass but you still used up all that energy showing that to me? It was super cool! And also very stupid!

[ SHE DOES NOT TRUST HIM TO WASH HER BENTO BOX... more than that, she's already making a mental note to purchase a new one under the assumption she will never see it again.

Hiro is in the library during lunch hours, sitting at a desk off to the side somewhere with his head buried in his arms on the surface.

zzzzzzz

He will absolutely not wake up in time to return to class, if he even went in the first place. ]

[ Look at this kid, talking to herself. She's definitely crazy enough to do a murder.

The counselor at least doesn't look surprised to see Stephanie here in Hyde's stead. He's sitting on top of his desk as per usual, a bowl of pistachios to his left, and a bowl of pistachio shells to his right. Next to the bowl on the right is a little stack of pistachios that he couldn't manage to get open, which he will revisit later as a last resort.

There are several chairs in front of the desk: a plastic folding chair, an office chair with arms, an office chair without arms, a recliner, a rocking chair, and a beanbag. There is also the ground if she'd rather sit on the ground, or the desk if she wants to sit with him. She can stank awkwardly anywhere in the room? It's her choice, this session is for her. ]

Pistachio?

[ The question makes her frown more than it should, like she also can't imagine them Not being together. ]

Sometimes it's unavoidable. It's not like we're attached at the hip, or he'd have joined us for our little... picnic.

[ Ugh. She wants to leave. Nobody is allowed to walk by and see this. ]

No, thank you. [because, as she glances at the bowl, she remembers Gundham, and how this place almost definitely runs on Fairy Rules.

she picks the beanbag chair, sitting on it primly at first, her hands folded in her lap. the "at first" is because she's slowly slouching, because it's very tiring to be powering some jerk's ghost magic.]

-- Do you do group therapy in here or something? [god she had wanted to be cool and say something cool as an opening remark but instead she is just weirded out by the amount of chairs. this is too many chairs.]

[ More pistachios for him, cool. ]

Sure do. We're having one right now.

So, you do see him. [pause] Or, sense him, maybe. I don't really know how it works for other people. I'm new to it.

He won't need a chair, though. He's just gonna hang out over there and protect his master. [with a slight emphasis on the words. like she's still convincing herself of that.]

( No, the local gossip girl should walk by and see this, that would be hilarious— )

You sound like you're not enjoying this at ALL, Little Wolf. ( ...She probably isn't, but he's returning to eating... ) Would you have actually preferred him to be HERE?

[ He frowns a little, because she shouldn't make the mistake of thinking he shouldn't be here, nor that he's with the people he is (and isn't) for reasons out of his control.

With a small sigh, he pulls his hand back, idly rubbing his palms together like it'll help bring the warmth back. ]

...I accept your apology. [ first and foremost, this is the least he can do, because it's a godawful feeling when you work up the nerve to apologize to somebody and they dismiss it. ] I think... there's something that you can help me with. I'd love your help with it. But I'm going to ask you later.

[ He just smiles at that, and shells another pistachio—- tries to, at least. He can't get it open, so, with the tiniest of frowns, it goes in the "for later" pile. ]

We all start somewhere. How does it make you feel? Has it been fun?

[shakes head] It's not for fun. It's a responsibility. If Ritsuka is gone to wherever people go after you take them from us, Hyde needs somebody to tell him what to do.

[rubs at her eye] S'fine. I just need to sleep more. Maybe when I don't have to sleep on the floor anymore, I'll do better.

[ The local gossip girl is Komaeda poking his head out from the ceiling tiles and Maya would kill him on sight. ]

No.

[ She goes back to packing lunch... ]

You mean to be friends with him, don't you? Have lunch with him someday. In a group, he will just be complacent.

[ If the three of them ate together, he would just sit back and watch silently... she would have to be the one making conversation with Natsume... what a nightmare ]

Responsibilities can be fun too. They say the best job is one you enjoy, don't they?

[ Look at him. He gets to lounge around and snack and chat all day, watch some kids cry, it's a great job. ]

Would you like to take that beanbag with you in the meantime? It'll be a lot more comfortable than the floor, and a good, restful night's sleep helps revitalize all parts of a person— physically, mentally, and spiritually.

[the way it's worded, like something he would tell her, makes it even more tempting than usual... but, she shakes her head, frowning hard.]

No, thank you. [...] I don't wanna owe you anything.

You can always give me something first, and then I would be owing you.

[ This way, she could choose what to give, instead of him asking something of her, and they'll be even stevens. ]

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