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[swirlied]

[ Yuuri smiles back, thankful for this small moment of normalcy between them. It's nice. ]

Thanks for telling me everything, by the way. [ He hoped that she would eventually, but he wasn't always sure that she actually would. ]

[dereban]

Huh?

[ Her cheeks color a little bit and she finds herself looking away awkwardly. ]

Ah, um... you're welcome.

[ Now she doesn't know what else to say. ]

[swirlied]

[ Yuuri looks away too, looking down at the ground. He knew it'd get awkward at some point, and well... He might as well share on his end too. ]

So... I told Wolfram about everything.

[dereban]

Eh?

[ She can't help but blink several times as she finally looks up, right at him. That's something that she didn't expect to come out of him right at this very moment. ]

Wait, what do you mean 'everything'? How much did you tell him?

[swirlied]

Ah, well... I told him that we started dating in December...

[ And that he wasn't sure if they still were now but he's not exactly going to bring that up just yet. ]

To be honest, I don't really remember everything I told him. [ Since Wolfram was kind of threatening him with a sword but it's fine!! ]

[dereban]

That... doesn't sound good.

[ The fact that he doesn't remember everything is definitely concerning and she can't help but sigh. ]

And it's almost December too, isn't it?

[swirlied]

You know... it could've gone worse.

[ Their house is safe and that's what matters.

He smiles, a little sadly. ]

Yeah, it is. The last year went by really fast, huh?

[dereban]

I guess it could have gone worse.

[ But she's still a little concerned about him, just a bit. ] It really did. I honestly can't believe it's been that long though, ahaha.

[swirlied]

Neither can I actually. It's hard to believe how long I've been here.

[dereban]

Right? It makes me wonder sometimes... [ And she says this, threading her fingers together, staring at the ground. ] If we'll ever get to go home properly.

[swirlied]

Me too. [ He shifts a little, looking up at the sky.

He definitely wants to go home, because he has so much to do but at the same time... ]

...Do you know if we remember everything when we go back? [ Although Yuuri should know that by now, he's been too afraid to look, afraid of what he'd find out. ]

[dereban]

I heard that people sometimes don't remember anything of this place when they go back, which is what I'm worried about.

[ Then again, she's always worried. That much is made even more obvious with the cold air that brushes around the area. ]

[swirlied]

[ The cold air tells Yuuri that Inaba is definitely worried about it, and he understands. His gaze shifts toward the ground. ]

...So am I. We can't even choose when we go back either. [ It makes him wonder why they're here in the first place, but he's not going to say that to Inaba, not when he's sure she's probably already had that thought before. ]

[dereban]

Yeah.

[ It's a short, but rather apt answer that expresses pretty much all her feelings on the matter. ]

The same goes for the other way around too, you know? We don't know if or when anybody will show up. But I'm not expecting anything anymore.

[swirlied]

That's true... After a while, I kind of gave up on expecting anyone else showing up.

[ But then Wolfram appeared. ] Still, it's always possible. But maybe it's better not to expect anything.

[dereban]

Yeah, same here. I honestly... don't know if I want any of the others to be here.

[ She smiles, a little pitifully. ] But if you don't expect anything, well. You can't be disappointed by anything. But you can't anticipate anything, either.

[swirlied]

[ He turns to look at her. ]

Yeah... I was actually caught by surprise when Wolfram appeared, but if I expected him that probably wouldn't have happened, you know? But it still sucks to never see anyone else from back home either, even when you hope to.

[dereban]

That's true. But I really don't want the others here. Some of the things here... just hit too close to home.

[swirlied]

Like all of the magic?

[dereban]

That's not the only reason.

[ Her voice is low as she speaks. ] Emotions in public, hearing people's thoughts... it's hard for them. I can't- I don't want them to show up here having to deal with that. And well, other things. Since people can come from different points of the timeline, I worry if a certain someone shows up.

Because he might... [...] Well, that's not important.

[swirlied]

Your... your boyfriend, right?

[ It hurts a little to say that out loud himself, but at the same time he wants to comfort her. Instead, Yuuri stays put, glancing over at her. ]

You're afraid he wouldn't care about you in the same way, right?

[dereban]

.....

[ Those words sting, just a little bit, and it's in that moment that she glances away from him. ]

A little. He liked someone else before me. Someone that was our friend. But, that's not the issue. Taichi, he-- [ She swallows hard, the area's temperature dropping. ] He's the type of person who would want to become a 'hero', you know? He'd sacrifice himself to help others.

[swirlied]

[ He furrows his brows. ]

...What do you mean, he'd sacrifice himself? It's hard to do that here, right?

[ At least, there haven't really been any incidents of that (that he knows of) since he's been here. ]

[dereban]

There's still monsters in this world. Not to mention that when certain emotions swing one way or another, well, not to mention that I got my crystal stolen and almost died, too. It doesn't have to be something extremely drastic, but he puts himself before others and takes care of himself last.

To be honest, I'm kind of scared of how his emotions would manifest. Or if he would do something reckless. He's the type of person who would help anyone, a 'protagonist'. He might overwork himself... like taking too many tasks, for example.

Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I can't help but worry. But then again, I worry about everyone I care about.

[swirlied]

[ If Yuuri were self-aware enough, he'd realize that that sounds a lot like him.

But instead he just shakes his head. ]

You're not overthinking it. I mean, you care about him. It's natural to worry about what kind of danger he'd be in here.