[What with the draft and Keiichi's recent hospitalization, to say that House 22 had been tense was an understatement, to say the least. True, things had been getting better- Keiichi was healing (and supervised) and Rena looked less like she was about to burst into tears at any moment, but Satoshi still found it hard to stay inside the house. It's a
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Ed is new but vee~ery good at finding people.
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Thanks...Ed, right? Nice to meet you.
Umm...I guess you just got here, then?
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Oh, umm...who are they? I'll help if you want.
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For a moment, Minato's voice doesn't sound as friendly as it should. It sound cold and sarcastic. Satoshi, what are you doing, laying in the grass. You have tomorrow's lunch to make, the towels to re-pile. Go to the store and get the toothpaste like I asked.
Satoshi tenses and his eyes snap open, a flicker of panic edging into them.
...But when he sees Minato, he relaxes again, and his face breaks into an uncertain smile. He's seen him before. Their neighbor, Keiichi and Rena's friend.
That's right. He's not in Hinamizawa. He's in Luceti, where there's no aunt or uncle to chastise him, and no townspeople to look at him in disgust because of his last name.
...And Satoko still isn't here.]
Ahahaha...I guess so.
...Minato, right? You're Keiichi's friend.
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Oh, uh...don't worry about it. Things have been kind of...
...busy anyway.
[Insert nervous laughter here.]
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...And Satoshi would be lying if he said his heart didn't leap up in his throat when he casually opened his eyes and saw who it was. He's not...sure what to say to Keiichi, if he knows him well enough to really ask what happened.
So Satoshi decides to proceed with a carefully neutral:]
...How are you feeling?
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Sleepy, laying here invites for a good nap, doesn't it? Though it'll be better once the weather gets warmer.
[He doesn't mean this as a diversion, he just hasn't thought Satoshi could be referring to that.]
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Mmm...It's a nice day to stay outside.
[It doesn't feel that way to him, not really anyway. But for now, it's better than going in and feeling that tension cloud up around him like some sort of thick perfume.
But oh dear, this is awkward. What to bring up. Huh.]
...Are you caught up in school yet? You were out for a while so, umm...I don't know if you need help or anything.
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It...should still be active.
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Somehow, when Satoshi answers, he doesn't sound particularly enthused. He never enjoyed fighting, he was a diplomat, a peacekeeper, the one who always diffused the tension in his home and that incident with his aunt was completely different and something that would never happen again because she's dead no matter what.]
Ah...okay.
Umm...do I need to fill something out or...something...?
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But if you ask Buffy, I'm sure she'd be willing to find you a teacher.
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[I didn't think I'd have to.]
...I must've forgotten.
So, umm...I need to ask Buffy? Where would she be?
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...Ahahaha, right.
[Nope, he doesn't know who that could be. :|b]
Umm...who's the strongest?
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[But Cirno, you sound like such a tiny girl.]
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