Forty-Third Spool of Thread - [Voice/Action]

[so_shik]

[There's the sudden sound of a bunch of boxes falling to the ground, contents spilling everywhere as the journal's camera points up to the ceiling. It shifts suddenly to focus on a particular pink-haired girl who was unceremoniously dumped into the back room of her shop on top of said boxes.]

Ugh...thanks for the warning, jerks. [She begins to untangle herself from the boxes of ribbons and fabrics, moving the journal closer to speak. For the most part, she seems pretty unharmed.]

Hey...so what day is it anyway? Here's hoping I wasn't gone too long, totally bad for business. [There's a slight beat, suddenly remembering something. You know, her housemate that was alone for like a week.] Haruhi, report. [She works her way out from under the pile of materials and the door to the back room swings open, allowing her to enter the main part of the shop.]

Neku...you better have made it back. That was pretty low of them, keeping us sort of together and then sending you back first. Besides, I was right in the middle of designing a n--

[There's a long pause suddenly as she really takes a look at the shop. She's staring at a row of dresser dummies, counting them in her head.]

All right, which one of you broke into my shop when I was gone?!

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[so_shik]

You don't know many of them, do you? [Eternal optimists seem like they'd bounce back eventually no matter what.]

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

I see a lot of people in my line of work. I don't bother keeping tabs on the individuals. It's not worth getting attached. [This is a lie.]

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[so_shik]

Does it work? Telling yourself that to convince yourself otherwise, I mean.

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

Do you always make incorrect assumptions about people you've only just met?

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[so_shik]

Do you always counter people's questions when they back you into a corner?

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

I'm not in a corner.

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[so_shik]

You're prickly and can't prove me wrong.

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

And again you're making assumptions.

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[so_shik]

So all of your co-workers are grumpy, too?

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

Why do you care about them?

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[so_shik]

You know people from my world, I'm curious about the ones from yours. Problem?

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

I've got no one like Joshua. Good enough?

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[so_shik]

So you're the only jerk in your department...yeah, good to know. You're not here alone, are you?

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

What difference does it make?

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[so_shik]

Now how come you can ask me seriously super personal questions, but I can't ask the general ones?

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

That's just how things work.

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[so_shik]

You really don't know me if you think I can just accept that, Kurosaki.

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

Well learn to be more accepting. It's all you're getting.

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[so_shik]

You really aren't much better than he is.

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

Don't say stupid things like that.

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[so_shik]

I'll say something else when you prove it. You both think you're better than other people and refuse to give straight answers.

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

He takes joy in the misery of other people.

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[so_shik]

And you take joy in withholding information?

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[aphephobic.livejournal.com]

What happens in my life is my business. You're being nosy.

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[so_shik]

Surprisingly that works in my favor most of the time. [Case in point, Neku, Minato, and Haruhi.]