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[The Fansuwoth turns on to reveal Kallen on the futon, lying down on her stomach with her elbows propped up and chin cupped by her hands. She seems rather relaxed unlike her last broadcast if her smile is any indication.]Listen, I don't usually introduce someone right in front of this outdated device, but I think I'll make an exception just this

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Not in particular.

[It's true enough, he supposes. Pretty much anyone he feels he could possibly miss is already in Ukiyo. Even Ichiru. ...Although, he does miss that damn ill-tempered horse, and napping in the stables.]

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[Peace, huh...]

...Good luck, then. For when you return.

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... Thank you, Zero.

[A brief pause.]

I wish you luck, too. For whatever you have to deal with in the future.

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[a small nod. For what it's worth, he'll appreciate the luck. Even if it'll take far more than that, especially when that kind of thing has never been on his side. ]

Right. ...Thanks.

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[She gives him a small but reassuring smile, it's the least she could do. Time for a change of subject.]

-- Oh! I remember what you told me about your brother. I actually met him recently.

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[Changing the topic is a welcome plan, although he has to wonder what Ichiru might have said. He doesn't seem overly surprised, though. Ichiru is the more talkative of the two of them. He seems mildly curious.]

Oh?

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[She shifts her eyes to one side as she speaks.]

He got really upset when I ranted about the cherry blossoms a while ago.

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[He visibly stills at those words, gaze marginally widening in their focus upon her. His tongue feels too thick within his mouth for the entire two seconds it takes for him to catch himself. Only his eyes bear a more telling emotion, a sharp glint within pale eyes only lasting a fraction of a moment before he, too, looks to the side.]

They bear a very significant memory to him, within his lifetime. [For both of us.]

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No wonder he acted that way...

[Sighing, she brings up a hand to massage her neck, closing her eyes for a brief moment before opening them to glance at Zero. There is uneasiness creeping in her tone.]

I apologized to him about it. After all, I was just upset over something unrelated to the flowers.

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He's- [a beat, a thought] ...not usually like that.

[Or maybe he is. Ichiru does tend to be a total jerk at times, although, it's more a personal sentiment (well, maybe for Yuuki, Kaito, and Yagari, too. Damn). He doesn't keep an eye on his twin's behavior towards others 24/7, after all.

He lets out a breath, leaning back in his seat, focusing on the screen again.]

How are you, now?

[OOC: Did we want to assume they had their spar, back after her previous post?]

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(OOC: Sure, I'm cool with it. \o)

How come?

[This is where she tries to suppress as much curiosity as possible; the last thing she wants is to catch Zero off-guard, saying her words as delicately as possible.]

Hm? Oh, I'm okay at the moment. Pretty much in a good mood right now.

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[He acknowledges the latter response with a nod, but remains quiet for the moment. At least she seems to be aware, however maybe not entirely, of the fine line she's toeing at. The subject holds a completely different set of emotions for him, compared to Ichiru. Although a particular incident a while back had him divulging more personal information to her than he likely would have on his own, this isn't quite the same as talking about his feelings toward Yuuki.

He regards her for several moments longer, the silence thicker than before. The look in his pale eyes a visibly a touch sharper, yet the emotion beneath is questionable. His focus then redirects once again.]

Because the way he would spend the rest of his life was permanently changed by the first instance of that memory. [another stretch of silence.] Just as it would mine.

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[Either something good happened to Ichiru and Zero or something bad, she thinks to herself, but no matter which way it went, it seemed to be a delicate situation. She responds to Zero's answer with a slow nod and a frown, fingers splaying over the cat's fur contemplatively. Again, she won't be prying.]

For the cherry blossoms to really impact someone so much no matter what... well, I knew they symbolize something important, but--

[The only symbolisms Kallen knew that associate with the blossoms are nature, love, and the end of a war.]

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[It was both good and bad, quite frankly, even if it still hurts to recall how Ichiru leaving with Shizuka was a positive thing. What's past is past, however.]

They were indirectly involved. That's all.

[Involved only with how it happened to be in the dead of winter, and as a result of a pureblood going mad. He doesn't hate the blossoms themselves, really. Only the painfully bitter nostalgia that stirs within his thoughts.

He exhales silently.]

...Don't worry about it, Kallen. It's fine.

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Indirectly involved...

[The cherry blossoms certainly affected Kallen, except in her case, it involved two people under the tree, one of them being the man she loves, the other she considers her rival.

Bringing up a hand to massage the back of her neck (to think of that incident again seriously irritates her), she exhales sharply, her expression softening a little.]

If you say so, Zero.

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Yeah

[He does say so, yep. And he's glad to shift the conversation in a different direction, now.]

It's good to hear you're feeling better, then.