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[In the wee hours of the morning, somewhere out in the heavy snowfall, there is a very sudden loud noise accompanied by a lot of swearing coming from the village square. Anyone who cares to look or just happened to be there will find a young man in New Feather clothes trying to pull himself out of the frozen fountain.]

Oh sure, wake me up by

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[seiriald]

[It's one of the rare times over the last few weeks that Kaori has plucked up enough courage to separate herself from Frey since he came back. The plaza is always one of her more favorite places to hang out in, so peaceful and relaxi- what was that noise?]

... They like throwing all of you into the fountain these days, don't they?

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Don't ask me, miss.

[Maybe he'll recognize her once everything stops hurting.]

[seiriald]

Just wondering. Isn't it frozen and everything? [It'll take her a while to recognize him also, given eight years of emotional development for him have passed.]

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I assure you it is, miss.

[EVERYTHING HURTS and oh yes finally he's out of the fountain. Rubbing over any sore spots he can reach, because ow ow and it's freezing out here.]

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[Gosh Spada, so rude. Not that Marcell needs your help or anything.]

Sarcasm. Where is this place, anyway?

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Sort of.

[...Why is that name so familiar nd why is this person familiar too.]

[fortune_prince]

[Even though it's snowing, Naoto is still out and about, just taking her usual morning walk and enjoying the pretty snow. The loud noise startles her a little and she quickly turns to look at the fountain.

....

Ouch. That must've hurt. She makes her way over to him and holds out her hand once she's close enough] Are you all right?

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Fine as I can be after landing a frozen fountain.

[Which is to say, everything hurts and he wants to get out of this freezing weather. He grabs a hold on to her hand to pull himself out of the fountain; he's not going to turn down help right now.]

[fortune_prince]

[She helps pull him out then lets go of his hand once he's out. Poor guy, she kinda feels bad for him]

Shall I take you to the clinic?

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I'm fine, thank you. Just...really sore.

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[Zan'nen sees Marcell struggling, but his vaguely familiar facial features give him a moment of pause. Something about him seems familiar, but he can't put his finger on quite why. He hears him complaining, but it just doesn't register.

Irritated by the blank staring yet, Marcell?]

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You do realize it's rude to stare.