[at the camp bulletin board]

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[outside of the mess hall there's a bulletin board. it has a new message posted on it today:

Wanted:
Single camper looking for cabin space.
Pet friendly preferable.
If interested, see Kudou.

beneath the sign sits a very shaken looking boy with red, puffy eyes, holding a duffle bag in gloved hands.]

Comments

[esp_not_pms]

[Noticing the emotions before he notices the sign]

--Kudou-san?

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[there is a lot of emotion]

Hey.

[esp_not_pms]

[it's definitely a doozy]

...what happened?

[touch_sensitive]

... I don't want to talk about it.

[esp_not_pms]

[he can probably make a decent guess from the emotions and the sign anyway :x]

All right. Have you found somewhere to stay yet?

[touch_sensitive]

I... might have.

[esp_not_pms]

...that's good. Let me know if something happens?

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I will.

[esp_not_pms]

Thank you.

...ah...

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... Sorry.

[esp_not_pms]

It's not your fault, but...are your shields going to be all right?

[touch_sensitive]

[shrugs]

I... I don't know.

[esp_not_pms]

...that isn't good. Can I ask why-?

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[shutting down inside and drawing the shields closer]

He ... left.

[esp_not_pms]

[a) that's not good b) ...he what]

So it's the emotional shock and his not being around?

[touch_sensitive]

[nods a little looking away]