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A game...

[Her fists clench; she's shaking again.]

There was a game. Oh, I'm so glad you weren't there--!

[ oh no no no no no. ]

[ he immediately goes over to her and wraps his arms around her, tugging him close and holding her in place against his chest. ]

What kind of- no, nevermind, it doesn't matter. [ a bad game, clearly. ] Was anybody else there? [ because he's pretty sure all the peps are here... ]

[Mutely, Wednesday shakes her head. She slumps heavily against him.

[It's awful how - needy she is.]

Prim... and Levi, too...

[Even saying their names seems to tear at her.]

[ he doesn't think she's needy at all. to have dealt with something like this all on her own? she was strong and brave, and there aren't many idols that can lay claim to both of those things. ]

Why don't you shower and get changed. I'll make you some tea, and then we can talk if you'd like. [ or do something to take her mind off of things. he had hoped to give her the plushies just for the sake of adding a bit more personality to her room, but now he'll be doing so to try to make her feel better. ]

[She nods. Suddenly, she can't stand to wear these clothes for another second.]

Is it okay if I go now? I... probably need to get these under water or the stain's never going to come out.

Edited 2019-02-12 00:53 (UTC)

Of course! [ . . . ] We can worry about that later. I think it might just be better to get rid of them. I can give you the points for a copy. But, y- yeah, why don't we just... get rid of those... [ and all of the memories attached, if possible. ]

But, uh, anyway! Shower. I'll make some tea and then we can do... something. [ he nods, already heading to his room to collect the plushies he'd gotten for her, so they can be passed off when she returns. ]

I... yeah. That would probably be best, if you're certain you can spare them. Thank you, so much, Yugi.

[Good grief. The amount of clothing she's ruined, and she hasn't had so much as a paper cut...

[Yeah. A shower sounds very good about now.]

[She's not particularly quick about it, sorry.

[But she's back again eventually, showered and changed (and with her hair brushed, and is that a touch of lipgloss?) and feeling - well, it isn't hard to feel a lot more human when you're not standing there covered in blood. She even finds she's feeling a bit less tired. Maybe the warm water helped wake her up.]

Yugi? I'm back. Sorry to keep making you wait for me!

I can. [ a smile. ] I'll transfer the points asap.

[ as soon as she leaves to fresh up he goes into his room to grab the plushies ( 1 & 2 ) he had gotten for her. he plunks them down onto one of the desks and then sets to work on the tea. it doesn't take long to brew and... that might be a bit of a problem. she's gone for longer than expected, but he doesn't fault her for taking some time to unwind. he just hopes the shower helped. ]

[ he's looking through his duel monsters cards when she comes back. ] It's fine. Tea might be a bit cold, but I can warm it up, no problem. Sit. [ he motions to the chair across from him. ] I sent over the points and, well, I had gotten you these little guys to add to your collection, since you'd seemed upset after the other game. [ he should personalize his room a bit more too. hm. ]

Oh, I'm sure it'll be fine, I knew I was taking a while, so... hm?

[Yes, she's seen those plushies and oh my God are those for her.

[There's two of them. A pink sheep with curled horns, a little round blue cat. She stares at them for a moment, then back up at Yugi, feeling herself start to smile. She's only just stopped crying, but - does this always happen? - but her eyes seem to be misting up again, and that tight feeling is back in her throat. Stop it, she tells herself: then, more forcefully, stop, but--

[But it's so hard to stop herself, when he's just gone and been so kind.]

Thank you. Oh - you don't have to, I'd have been - thank you!

[You get a hug. A big one.]

[ he pours her a cup of tea and slides it across the table. ]

[ yugi notices that she seems to be on the verge of crying again and if not for the smile he would have thought he messed things up somehow. he just wanted to do something nice for her, since she's had a rough couple of days and he knows what that's like. ]

I know I didn't have to. [ he'll gladly take that hug! ] But I wanted to, and it was totally worth seeing you smile, Wednesday.

And they're both so cute~!

[Pulling back. She wipes at her eyes a little, but the smile doesn't waver: it's funny, it's not like it changes anything, she even feels a little bad for how much better it makes her feel, but she genuinely does feel better. One day, she tells herself, she'll be able to return gestures like this.

[She's blushing, too. He's making her blush. Aah, which to pick up fir-- how about both.]

Thank you...! Oh, I don't know what to say, Yugi. You're really far too kind.

I'm so glad you like them. [ he spent a lot more time than he would like to admit looking through the stuffed animals in the point shop for something to get wednesday, but he's happy with the choices made and overjoyed that she likes them! ]

You've said plenty, Wednesday. The thank you is more than enough. Maybe we can even go to the cafe later on, [ he takes a sip of his luke warm tea. ] so I can make this lackluster tea party up to you. [ he gives a chuckle. ] I don't know if you've had a chance to go, but they've got some of the best and, let's be frank, cutest snacks.

I love them! But I think I love them more because you picked them for me.

[The plushies get a quick hug this time. So soft.]

Oh, the cafe...! I keep meaning to go there. It seems like there's always something coming up. I even promised Rise we'd go sometime after... well, the other time, but we haven't found a time to do it yet. Maybe we should all go down together or something, I'll have no excuse to put it off if everyone's coming with me.

Oh! I think that's a great idea. A unit outing would be tons of fun. And we could probably even invite a few friends along. We could make a day of it.

[ he'll take another sip of his tea. ]

But, really, I'm glad you like them. [ smiles down at his cup. ] Hopefully we'll all be able to smile a little bit more going forward. [ no more bad games plz&thx. ]

It would. I told Sunshine I'd like to make as many good memories with you all as possible. I think that'll help me through the bad times. And going with you all would make my first trip to the cafe much more special.

[Okay okay time for some tea now

[that is so much better.]

I think so too. And if you take any memories from home those may help too, though... they're kind of a gamble, since you really never know what you're going to get. But, yeah, I think we could all use a nice trip to the cafe. [ it'll be kind of like a team building exercise... except more fun! ]

How is it? [ he hides his uncertain smile behind his own cup. ] I hope it's not too sweet.

It's lovely, thank you.

[So lovely, she has to take another sip. It's warming, it's comforting, she's clean and dry and has a plush cat in her lap--

[Things could be so much worse. They could be so much worse.]

Oh, I took one memory - after the first game. I... kind of wanted to know who I was supposed to be, I guess. What the person who was there before would have done. I - well, I don't think she would have known, either. But it was comforting, all the same.

You’re very welcome. [ he takes another sip, himself, giving the remainder of his tea a smile. ] oh! and I made plenty, so if you’d like some more, then you’re more than welcome to it.

Really! I’m so glad you got to learn a little about yourself. And, ah, yeah, I don’t think knowing our true selves or not would really help in a lot of these situations, since they’re, uhm, well, y’know, unique… [ “unique”. ] Maybe one day I’ll get to see one of yours and you’ll get to… see one of mine…

Thank you so much. Maybe I should take some to Prim...?

Oh - but I wouldn't want to if you weren't comfortable with me seeing it, Yugi. Memories are private things, even if this place wants to turn them into a spectacle. You shouldn't feel you have to show me something personal just because you can, you know? I'm happy just knowing what you'd want me to.

You could do that. I'm sure we've got a container around here somewhere.

It's not that. Most of my memories have been broadcast already besides. [ with the exception of one. ] It's more because they're, uh, not the greatest. I'm not sure what was going on back home, but it seems like there was always something. But I definitely wouldn't mind showing you one of my memories. I trust you, Wednesday, and I wouldn't mind showing you a little more about myself.

Not the greatest...?

[That... doesn't sound good. She hugs the plushies, just briefly, gazing down at them.]

If you want to share them with me then that's different, of course! And if you want to see mine... I mean, my own really don't look like they're going to be that interesting. But I'll tell you all about them, if you want. Not that there's going to be that much to tell. I wanted to be a singer, and... and so far that's about it, really. Nothing out of the ordinary at all.

It's hard to explain them, but I can... [ looks at his phone. ] I- I don't mind sharing. It's just, m- maybe now's not the time. I think we have enough on our plates without my memories complicating things. [ gives her a meek lopsided smile. ] I'm sure they're plenty interesting. They're about you, aren't they? But, sure, if you don't mind sharing.

A singer? Have you tried singing since you got the memory back?

Um... it sounds funny, but - not really? Just to myself. I'd need to find something to sing to try it for real. I... well, if my unit had released any songs, I certainly can't remember any now. Maybe I'll get one back next time, if I'm lucky?

[Hm. She fiddles with her phone, just briefly.]

Maybe I could find a song on here, and learn that? I've got the music player... Still need to get headphones, though.

Makes sense. [ and he hasn't heard a whole lot of music since he arrived. ] You could write your own song! though... that may be kind of difficult. [ he knows nothing about being that kind of idol. ] But, yeah, that'd be great. If you get one of those memories back I'd love to see.

Yeah? You could definitely do that too. [ . . . ] Oh! What if we got a karaoke machine for the dorm!

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i totally did not just do that.

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