VIdeo 08-04-10

[stillneedsakiss]

[From the look of the scenery, Aya is under a shade tree in Espoir. She sits with her back against the trunk, the breeze brushing her hair against her neck.]

Last month it was Omi. This month, Sena.

One by one, it seems my family here is disappearing. It's unsettling, a little. Who's next, will it happen on the same schedule... I wonder.

[Aya

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[insorrow]

Aya?

[She's caught Ken in the middle of tidying his bedroom.

[It's probably a good thing she made the post now and not, say, half an hour previously. That's why Ken's tidying his bedroom. He's glad for the excuse to stop, though - and maybe talking about it will make him feel a little better than throwing stuff at other stuff did. Sighing, he sits down on his unmade bed, holding the Dreamberry in both hands.]

Mostly I throw stuff.

[stillneedsakiss]

[Don't think she doesn't see that mess, Ken. Or that she's unable to put two and two together, because she knows you knew these guys pretty well too. One of them far better than she did. And if she's upset about what's to happen to him...]

Does it help?

[insorrow]

[No, didn't think I'd get that one past you, Aya.

[Ken looks away for a moment, glancing around himself at the disordered room, then back down at the Dreamberry. He sighs again.]

Not really.

[Or at all, really.]

[stillneedsakiss]

[You've had plenty of time to learn.]

I kind of thought as much.

[She looks away, quiet for just a moment.]

Wanna grab a couple scoops? Ice cream's usually a pretty good mood-fixer.

[insorrow]

Yeah. Kind of a stupid move, really.

[But what else is new?

[Ken might have said something more about that if it hadn't been for Aya's next suggestion. It doesn't exactly perk him up, but it's certainly caught his interest.]

Ice cream? Sure, we could do that, if you don't think it's gonna-- [He breaks off. Hesitates, frowning thoughtfully for a moment, then says:] Hey, you know it's getting kinda late so you wanna go grab dinner? Like... I dunno, pizza or something and then ice-cream? I'll pay.

[Yeah. Someone's just realized he skipped lunch and is starving.]

[stillneedsakiss]

Pizza's good, too.

[Beat.]

Ken, did you just-- never mind. I'll meet you at Mario's.

[insorrow]

[Did he just what?

[On the one hand, Ken really wanted to know what he just did apart from decide that he was hungry. On the other hand: pizza. Asking what he just would no doubt turn this into a longer conversation and it wasn't like he wouldn't be able to ask her while they ate the pizza, right? Right. Let's go eat.]

Sure thing. See you there.

[Now where the Hell did he leave his wallet?]