so_shik | Forty-Sixth Spool of Thread - [Accidental Voice/Video]

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Forty-Sixth Spool of Thread - [Accidental Voice/Video]

[The start of the feed is rather abrupt as the journal hits the floor of a familiar clothing shop, and at first the voices are muffled until the journal gets settled.

For anyone who happens to be looking at the moment, they might see a pink-haired girl bruising the pride of one certain new feather. For you see, Shiki is currently using her plush cat, Mr. Mew, as a weapon of mass destruction as she holds the cat by the arm and continues smacking Neku with it.]

--any idea how freaked out I was that you just disappeared like that?! Come on, Neku! You have to quit doing this to me!

W-what the hell?! Shiki! I don't even know what you're talking about!

...wait...what? [And it's just as abrupt that she stops hitting him. That would have been good to know.] ...you've gotta be kidding me! [And then suddenly the camera blacks out as the belly of Mr. Mew lands right on top of Shiki's journal.]

I can't believe...those jerks!

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I--[She's about to argue that that's not really true, considering who else is here, but then again she's the one who spent two years with him. Maybe she really did know him best.] Okay fine, that's true. I just can't get over how weird this whole thing's going to be.

[Well. The age difference alone.... won't get mentioned.]

Hey. If it's meant to be, you guys will work something out. Or something.

You've never had to do this with Suki, have you?

... no, not really. Well. I mean, I was here for almost a year without her. So I'm actually a year older than her now. But that didn't change things, really.

I didn't think so. I was just curious, never mind.

Right... [Awkward pause. And then he remembers something. Which is even more awkward.] This is probably bad timing, but... guess I should let you know that Yue went home. So you don't need to worry about those lessons.

[It's not really bad timing, more like it's a good distraction.] What? Just like that? I mean that's totally normal for this place but...how recent was that?

Just before I got back [He's trying to keep any feelings out of this. Because frankly, it's still extremely hard on him.]

...are you okay? [Yes, she's going to ask that anyway.]

... yeah. I'll be fine. Don't worry about it. [This is where he'd follow up with 'she's better off at home'.

But that's not true this time.]

Hard not to. People leaving always sucks.

Yeah. It really does. [Some more than others.]

Just. You know. Let me know if you want to talk or whatever.

Yeah, I know. [But. He's not good at talking about his own problems. Just other people's.] Same goes to you.

Yeah, we'll see. I'll have to gauge how things are going to work out for now.

Well. I guess I don't exactly have any advice for that. So... I hope it works out.

I've got Haruhi and Beat to help me out...maybe it won't be that bad.

[... Haruhi. And Beat.

Haruhi and Beat.]

Really. If you need to talk. Just let me know. [Haruhi and Beat.]

What, you don't trust either of them?

I trust them! Just not, with, you know... good advice.

Okay, what about Minato? Do you trust him?

Um. Not sure. I don't really know the guy. Our conversation never even get as far as talking about the weather.

Typical Minato. It took me a little while to get through to him, too, but now he's one of my most trusted confidantes. I think it's just...you know, they're silly problems.

[Well. Admittedly Sokka hasn't tried that hard with Minato. He hasn't had much reason to, though.]

Problems are problems, silly or not. And frankly, easier to fix if they're silly.

I'll keep it in mind...I'll be honest though, if I needed blunt advice you'd be the first person I'd ask.