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[ shuichi is the brave soul to contact maki and be the first to appear in her inbox. that deserves some sort of praise, right? right. anyway, it's been about a while since that incident happened and shuichi figures that he should probably check up on her to make sure that everything is... all right. he's still kind of nervous about approaching her but they should definitely stick together. ]

Harukawa-san, how have you been?

Edited (wtf enter key) 2018-10-05 19:02 (UTC)

[ Praise-worthy, indeed. Especially since Maki does not endeavor to make herself more approachable basically at all. Maybe that's the next thing she ought to work on, especially when it comes to Shuichi, who deserves some patience and kindness as much as anybody.

So yeah. It's nice to get a message from him, and she answer back in a fairly timely fashion. ]

I've got nothing to complain about.

[ Which is vague, but whatever. It mostly answers the question. ]

… What about you?

[ it's vague but it's probably enough. shuichi still has a lot to learn about her and who she "really is" (based on what she told him before) but he thinks she's telling the truth... maybe... ]

I've been all right.

[ he supposes that's about correct. he's still trying to adjust to this strange new life and world, get used to everything around him. that one month of the attack and the natives turning against some of them didn't really help but he thinks he's settling in. however, there's definitely still something on his mind and after a little pause, he speaks again. ]

... I'm sorry that I wasn't able to help out before.

[ back during the attacks that lead to whatever that happened... ]

Edited (wtf it was missing part of my tag) 2018-10-11 22:28 (UTC)

[ She is telling the truth, but it sort of begs the question: if she was feeling terrible instead, would she admit it to him? Maybe not. Lying to Shuichi isn't appetizing, but she doesn't want him worrying about her, either. The guy has enough on his plate.

Which more or less leads Maki to her response. ]

You don't need to be.

I made a choice knowing what the consequences might be. And it was completely outside of your power.

[ there's a lengthy silence on shuichi's end as he... deals with this feeling of frustration. he's glad that this isn't a video transmission because then she'd have to see him dealing with this frustration but unfortunately, he forgets to control his thoughts and they make it through the audio. he still really needs to learn to adjust to this mind telepathy thing. ]

... I wish I could have the power to help, though.

[ She certainly doesn't fault him for being frustrated. Maki attempts to respond with a tone that hopefully comes off as at least slightly understanding. It's not her strong suit, obviously. ]

I get it.

[ A few seconds pass while she considers what else to say. ]

That's vague, though. If it's really bothering you, then you should start by focusing on a certain goal, or a specific way that you want to get stronger.

[ ah... he didn't mean for that to be said out loud... he's slightly embarrassed that it did slip out via ~mind networks~ or whatever but he's glad that maki seems to understand and is giving him advice? or not giving him shit. ]

I... guess I should start working out...?

[ before he really jumps into any self-defence stuff, maybe he should actually learn to build up his stamina and whatever. ]

[ It's nothing to be ashamed of in Maki's mind, so she isn't about to give him shit. Assuming he's serious about it – which, knowing Shuichi, he is. ]

That's a good place to start.

[ She isn't about to mention the nightly workout routine that Kaito came up with, since she knows he wouldn't remember it. But she figures Kaito would be proud of Shuichi, if he was here, and it gives her a warm feeling. ]

Working out with somebody can help. We could set something up.

Huh?

[ now that's something shuichi wasn't expecting. it's not that he doesn't think that maki isn't nice or anything, it's just that... she always seemed like the type of person to keep to herself, especially with how she often went "i don't want to talk to you [WALKS AWAY]"... ]

You'd work out with me?

[ Honestly, she wasn't nice then – and still isn't, particularly. At least that's how she feels, and she's also aware enough about herself to understand why he's surprised. After all, even after spending a few months endeavoring to be more social, at the end of the day, it would still be easier for her to revert back to her old ways, ignoring everybody and staying aloof. But that's not what she wants. ]

Did I stutter?

You wouldn't have a clue where to even start, would you.

[ i cannot tell you how much i loved your tag. maki is truly beautiful ]

Not... really...?

[ yeah he has absolutely no idea ]

[ Bless. ]

That's what I thought. It'd just be sad if you ended up wasting your time trying to do it on your own.

[ She says "sad" in a mildly patronizing way. Does he really want this. ]

[ this is why no one calls you, maki. he calls to check up on you and you patronize him. he's going to eventually get canon updated, remember that they're actually friends, remember this exact thread, and go wtf harukawa-san why did you treat me like this................. ]

I... guess that's why I need all the help I can get...?

[ what does he even say to this???? ]

[ And will she apologize on that day? Probably not. It's just the truth, man. She's seen it before with her own two eyes.

That said, he is allowed to get mad at her a bit… not that she expects him to. Maki lets out a long sigh. ]

The main thing is to have a consistent routine. Think you can handle once every evening?

[ where is kaito. shuichi needs a kaito to mediate between him and maki, to make maki be nice to him :( ]

Yeah, I think so. I can set aside an hour or two every night?

[ he doesn't know... how long it will take so he's just guessing?? ]

[ He should ask Minato to mediate in Kaito's stead. Because that would end well.

Anyways, their sessions during the murder game never lasted all that long, so…]

Let's start with thirty minutes and see how you do.

[ In the morning (or whenever she decides to leave on that day), Maki will find hoodie featuring a pizza missing one slice wrapped in decorative paper and a cushion wrapped in a similar manner. There's also a short note attached:

Happy holidays, the Pizza of my life.

The signature isn't really necessary, is it... ]

Edited 2018-12-25 13:41 (UTC)

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