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[ It's the middle of the night, and someone's not sleeping. But there are light footsteps on the rooftops, and a whisper of black cloth trailing just along the edge of your window as someone's checking up on you. Why tonight? You might have to ask, or guess. ]
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[ OOC: Dated to the night of the 19th. Kid is looking through windows like a ( Read more... )
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[ OOC: Dated to the night of the 19th. Kid is looking through windows like a ( Read more... )
...And if one will take a good enough look they might notice that there's a lot of books in Ruca's room actually... Just as expected from a bookworm.]
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[ then he notices ]
That was the person Natalia was also talking about, correct?
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Y-you're right...
[He nods in an answer for the question.]
Yeah. Spada is from my world. He's... my best friend. [It's kind of... awkward to actually say it like that.] ...and he was also Natalia's friend.
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I can't recall you ever mentioning him before.
[ then again Kid and Ruca don't talk frequently ]
There's a good chance here of becoming Natalia's friend no matter what one's world of origin.
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[A nod.]
You're right... I guess. [Then quieter:] I wonder if she think of me as a friend, too...
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[ Kid places the last book neatly on top of it's last pile, nimbly unfolding himself from the floor, tilting his head in askance at Ruca's quiet musing. ]
Of course she does, Ruca. She's asked after you before, to make sure that you're doing well.
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...Didn't she do that only because I'm the clinic worker?
[Anyway, asking if someone's doing well doesn't have much to do with friendship in his eyes. He is concerned of well-being of others regardless if they're friends or not (with a few exceptions).]
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No. Whatever gave you that idea?
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He sits down on the chair he brought earlier, his gaze dropped to the floor as he tries to puzzle all of this out.
But no matter how much he thinks about it, it just doesn't make any sense.]
I... don't understand...
[It seems he still doesn't understand what does it even mean to be someone’s friend.]
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What's not to understand, Ruca? You're Natalia's friend, and she would ask after you and worry about you whether you worked at the Clinic or not. That you do is coincidence, not the reason.
[ concerned, especially because of Ruca's suddenly withdrawn posture, Kid moves to put a hand on his friend's arm... and it seems for the first time, gets a real good look at his soul ]
...!
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[Ruca's low self-esteem shows again.
When Kid put a hand on his shoulder and Ruca immediately looks up.
...Only to give Kid another confused look.]
...Is... everything okay?
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Your soul is...
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Surprise quickly changes into fear... No, in fact Ruca's terrified as he observes Kid's reaction.]
W-What... do you m-mean?
[...This couldn't be what he thinks it is. Kid couldn't possibly-!]
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How did he never notice this before...? ]
You're not human...? You are, but...
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And he looks terrified... he's never been so terrified in his whole life. He knows perfectly well what can happen if someone - anyone would discover that he is an Avatar.
But of course, they wouldn’t call him that here... but they would still see him as a threat. He has a soul of an arch-demon after all.]
I... I am human.
[This is the end for him, isn't it?
But why? Why can't he have a normal, peaceful life?]
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Ruca...
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