tabularasa_rp | open; goodbye to you

Oh yeah... uh... sorry about that. I was being really dumb about something, as per usual. Had to recover from coughing up flowers. My own fault.

[She walked in a little closer, looking a tiny bit embarrassed to mention it, but it shelved afterwards. Glancing at Ann, she couldn't help but smirk a little. A wink and she put her hands behind her back, leaning up.]

heh, you don't have to lie. You're probably coping. And you're definitely glad they're safe at home. But, you're not ok. It's ok to not be ok.

You're never dumb... w-wait, you got hit by that weird flower thing, too? How do you feel now?

[ That doesn't sound good. Really, Ann's been fortunate not to have gotten stuck hacking up flowers, too, considering all of her messy hangups. Still, the whole thing didn't sound or LOOK very fun, so she considers herself a very lucky lady. ]

I just... [ Glancing off to the side for a moment, she shifts a little in place. ] I guess I'm just trying to understand what happened. Why did this place send them home and leave me here? I mean, I'm glad to still be here. [ And she is, too, because... well. Seto. ] It's also the first time in years I've been on my own. At home, before I met Ren and the others, like... I had one friend, at least. My best friend, Shiho... and years later Ren and the others came into my life. So it's just very strange and feels like it's coming full circle. As... odd as that probably sounds.

Trust me. I was being really dumb this time. Yeah, I got hit, and I held off weeks before I talked to her about it.

[She winced, rubbing a her shoulder, along where the collarbone almost showed in her outfit. It was still sore, but there was minimal to no scarring, so there was that. She already had enough of those.]

Still get chest pains now and again, but the roots are mostly gone. Serves me right. I... should've told her how I was feeling the moment I got back. Don't like being forced, though.

[She looked Ann over, considering everything. She was taking in Ann's emotiona state. On the plus side, she wasn't exactly hard to read in this. The situation was sort of easy to understand.]

I don't know. I don't like that Ren's gone, or Haru, or even Akechi. I wanted more time with them, and I'd only met Yoshizawa recently. I don't know why it pulled so many of you, too so much of your world, shoved it in here and then left you alone. It's not done with you, or me.... but why? This place doesn't even know how to say that. [Grunt] You'll probably get to leave, if you want to, eventually.

So, are you really back at square one? You've got people here too. I still don't see what you see in him, but Kaiba's pretty set on you.

[ Ann listens quietly, blinking in surprise. 'I held off weeks before I talked to her about it' hits a little close to home, because Ann's just as bad about that sort of thing and she... gets it. She also doesn't want to pry and ask who because it's rude and it's not her business... ]

I see... I'm so sorry to hear that. It isn't fair, no, that you had to confess something before you were ready. Things like that take timing... your hand shouldn't have been forced on the issue.

[ Much like the memory thing, when people had gotten their thoughts and memories jumbled and lost. This place sure likes forcing things on them. ]

I wanted very much to blame Mementos. Akechi-kun told me not too long ago that he came down here and was beating up on the walls, and he heard screaming... [ At that, she moves over to one of the pulsating walls, reaching out to run her fingers down one of the serrated gaping holes. ] But I don't... think Mementos has anything to do with it. Maybe. I guess... we're just the 'lucky' ones, huh? Ahah... I don't really know if I want to leave. Not without a few of you guys, at least.

[ Parsee and Seto, for starters, considering that they're the two she's closest to here. ]

No, I'm not. I am lucky to have friends like you here! I guess it just feels weird to be without them because of everything we've been through at home. Also, Ren and Akechi-kun were here before me, so it's just... strange. [ As Kaiba is mentioned, her cheeks turn a bright pink as per usual and she laughs nervously. ] W-well, he's great! He's good to me. And I'm glad to hear that, 'cause I'm pretty set on him, too.

I probably would never have actually confessed otherwise... so I think... considering how she replied? I'm grateful. She didn't completely shoot me down.

[She looked around the fleshy walls, squinting and folding her arms. Hmmm. How would all this be responsible? No, She supposed if it involved them maybe someone trapped down here? But it wasn't... right?]

If it doesn't, yeah. We're just kind of the Lucky ones. You're ok being here while you're here and ... it's... been good to me. Mostly. I don't really want to lose you or all the others. I don't want to lose Rinoa.

[She snorted and laughed, looking back over at her.] It is still so weird to think anyone's lucky for knowing me. But I appreciate knowing you... and yeah. It's strange. Ren, Akechi? They were here with me when this started. It's strange to not have them around.

I'm glad you got it off of your chest... and I'm even more glad that you're okay.

[ She means that, too. This whole flower bullshit situation doesn't sound very pleasant, and she considers herself super fortunate to have been able to avoid it as long as she has so far. Ann doesn't push Parsee for names, as much as she enjoys girl time and gossip, this isn't the time for that sort of thing, but Parsee mentions Rinoa anyways and it's easy to put two and two together. ]

I met Rinoa-san one time, when I first arrived. She was very sweet and kind, you've got super good taste! And, yeah, you're right! I definitely don't want to lose you guys, either. I know at some point we'll probably all end up having no other choice but to go our separate ways, but... hopefully by that time, we'll have figured out a way to make sure we're all still connected.

[ She hopes so, at least. Everyone has things to do in their own worlds, and the Void has to get bored with them at some point. But it's a nice thought, to think that they could somehow still visit each other maybe. Even if it was just once in a while. ] Well, we're very lucky to know you, I know I am. Ah... they were here for a while, huh? I hope that they're going to be okay.

[ She hopes that wherever they are, home or not, they've found a way to be together, too, since that's what made them happy. ]

I... uh... thanks. Nobody's ever mentioned that I have good taste.

[There was the shortest, briefest spike of jealousy. Why did she say that? Did she fancy her? No, no, she knew better. It melted away like a snow cone in summer, sliding off of her gradually and fading away. Ann was with Kaiba and happy. So it was just... a complement? Those were so odd. It took her a while to fully understand when she got one, but she was getting much better now. Smiling a little, she sighed.]

She's... she's wonderful. You're right. I don't know if she'll actually say yes. There's someone she fancies back home. But I did have to be honest with her.

I think yeah. I think we're all a little lucky to be here. As much as I know it was driving Ren insane, this place isn't actually bad.

Well, it's the truth! That's really exciting!

[ Minus the whole... flower bullshit, but, Parsee likely knows that already. Ann means well, and is genuinely excited for her, enough so that her own worries are momentarily forgotten and she finds herself bouncing up and down on the balls of her feet, clapping. ]

Hmm... that's home, not here~! I can't see why she wouldn't say yes! You're so pretty, and you've got a wonderful personality! I'm so glad for you, and keeping my fingers crossed for you both!

Ah... yeah, I'm not really sure why it bothered Ren as much as it did, honestly. I mean, I sort of do... [ But there's a lot about Ren that she's still trying to figure out. He's one of her very best friends in the entire world, but the last few times they'd gotten together, things had been a little different. More uneasy. ] Mm, anyways... I just hope that they're all safe and happy and things are as normal as possible.

[Her face was going a little beet red as they talked about it. While she thought about what was going on, she swallowed and laughed, just a tiny bit at her own expense. It was kind of funny, but Ann was right, because...]

If she's here, and he never comes. We could have a life here, and I don't know that she wants to wait forever. I wouldn't blame her if she didn't want to pine for someone who isn't here all her life. I think that'd be ok for me. As long as I was special to her.

[And if she went back... well... she could... Rinoa would be mad if she went crazy over that. She remembered that.]

I think when he went back, he came back again more at peace. He was from earlier in your tie. Whatever it is you guys refuse to talk about? It wasn't done, but when he came the second time it was figured out. He was pretty sure he was safe and everything was going to be fine last I talked to him.

Well, let's hope he never comes then! You deserve to be happy, and so does she. She shouldn't have to wait around for some dude that may never show, and besides, you're right. You could have an AMAZING life here. I really hope it all works out for you guys!

[ She means that, too. Everyone deserves a shot at happiness, especially here where things can sometimes be boring or bleak or feel more than a little lonely despite being surrounded by other people. ]

He did... he knows things that I don't. Ah, I mean, he experienced things that I haven't yet. He told me... that things are the way they're supposed to be, at least, where he's from. So that's good. I guess Haru and Yoshizawa will have to experience it for themselves.

I... I would like that too. I'd like for her to be happy with me, to be happy with her. I'm allowed to hope for that.

[Part of her actually felt wrong about that, because where did that leave her feelings for him, and how strong were they? Where did that leave him? And the fact that she was thinking about that... what did it mean about her? She wouldn't have normally thought about it this much.

Was she improving somehow? Improving hurt.]

Ok, that's... yeah, that matches what he said when we talked last. I guess it all worked out in the end. But... I mean, I've tried not to ask but...

The hell was it all about?

Yes! I would like that for both of you too, you're most definitely allowed to hope for that!

[ Parsee has a lot of good questions floating around in her head, but right now, Ann's all about that True Love™ thing and as long as this dude isn't here, she's not seeing a problem. Even if he does show up.... what's that phrase? Oh, right. You snooze, you lose. ]

Ah... well. He was falsely accused of something he didn't do, so he had a criminal record that we were trying to get fixed. We took care of that, but it came at a cost.

[ Akechi had been that cost. And then Maruki came and changed everything like it hadn't happened, apparently. That part... is a little fuzzy. ]

...I'm not even entirely sure about the rest, but he said everything worked itself out. There was a false reality involved, apparently, but he said that we turned things back to the way they were supposed to be. How much did Ren tell you about the stuff we got up to?

Being brutally honest, none of you said much. Violet explained the whole "Persona" thing a little bit because she didn't have a choice when we met down here. [She gestured to the tunnels.] Hers was out after all.

I got flashes of images from his memories once, but Ren was always real cagey. But now that you say "False reality" I bet that makes more sense. You guys haven't been entirely sure if this wasn't another false reality, so you don't know 100% who you can trust absolutely, do you?

That... now that we've been here for months, that makes more sense. He had to be convinced that this reality could be trusted to be different from yours. Since you were trying to clean up some reality altering crap, right?

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