so_shik | Thirty-Third Spool of Thread-[Written/Action]

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Thirty-Third Spool of Thread-[Written/Action]

[Considering that the weather's fairly decent today, Shiki's decided today is a good day to spend outside. For anybody who's known her long enough, they might recognize the crate that she's sitting on as the one she used to use before the porch around the shop was built. Today, she's facing the shop and just looking it over, sketching out some things on a piece of paper. Soon enough though, she starts writing a message to the community]

I think I know the obvious answer, but where would be the best place to get fresh flowers when I'm ready for them? And, you know, planters and dirt and stuff.

Also, the spring line's just about finished if anybody needs something for the new season.

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[Shiki will get mad if you ruin her clothes man, just a warning.] We already had the discussion about time. I think you'll be fine. [She just makes him turn full-circle to get a better look.] You bet it's my job. I design clothes specifically to accent people's best-looking parts. So, you know, in order to do that I need to know what those parts are. [She's just going to look at him then to admire her work.] You look great. And a lot less bothered.

[But it's not his fault he gets into fights! But he will turn around in a circle, as weird as it feels.] I feel a lot more comfortable, actually. I didn't even think clothes had an effect like that. It's really helped.

[It's just that the universe hates him, it's okay.] The first step to feeling good is looking good. Just a philosophy I have. Besides you're a lot less bulky now so it's probably more comfortable that way, too.

[Well, obviously.] A little bit, yeah. Part of me feels a bit exposed at everything being so obvious. [What if someone notices that ass? That could be strange!]

You just have to learn how to not be self-conscious about it. You look fine, people are allowed to notice that. [Man, have you seen how Shiki dresses? Come on, now.]

I'll give it a go. I'm just used to people staring at me for all the wrong reasons. [He's not going to comment on that because he's a gentleman. Or something. Mostly, he's nice.]

That's the beauty of Luceti. People don't have the same reasons here. [Good Harry. Besides, her logic is that it's nice and warm out now. Sorta.]

I really like that about this place. It's nice to just be like everyone else, you know? [But was she dressed like that in the winter?]

Exactly that! I've tried explaining that to Neku, but he doesn't believe me. Or maybe he does, I think he just really misses Shibuya. We were only home for like a week before we got stuck here. [At least she had on leggings in the winter. And at least Harry didn't see her during the job-trade experiment when she was totally naked.]

It's something people have to learn on their own. So you were able to go back home and remember this place? [This is very true. It helps that she's too girly for him.]

Oh, no. I meant...well it's not really important what I meant, but I've been here for just a little over a year. But Neku was here for a month, left, and then he came back four or five months later and he remembered everything that had happened here. He said that when he was at home he had some vague memories of this place but nothing really solid, since when he got back I was there too, even though I'm here. That doesn't make sense, does it? [Shiki's kind of too girly for most people, it's her trademark.]

It does make sense. I've always wondered what might be remembered if I went back, if any of this stuff makes a different. Maybe it will, in the end. I saw my friends back home even when they were here, and the other way around.

The way it sounds, it's all just a really vague thought. Maybe it effects the things you do at home, I'm not sure. I can probably ask Neku. Luceti's really good at manipulating time.

I'd like to hear more about it, if you don't mind. It could actually help with this whole mess I've been dealing with.

I don't have a lot on the subject. Which mess though, the one you told me about or a whole other mess?

The mess i told you about and more, really. Adding our home to it makes things infinitely more complicated.

What exactly about home is complicated in parallel to here?

This guy is on the other side. He's with my enemies. I know that he isn't an enemy of mine, but there's no real way to get him out of that situation immediately if we go back. I think I'm close to sorting it all out, but he's got a long time to wait back home.

How long is a long time? And what do you mean there's no way to get him out of...whatever.

Almost a year, so far. My main enemy has pretty much taken to living at his house. I know that he's safe so far, but what happens if he goes back to our world and remembers that stuff? It could be really dangerous.

Oh...from what Neku said, it was really, really vague. You remember the memories of here more clearly when you come back. Do you think remembering this stuff would really be bad for him?

If Voldemort finds out about it, then definitely. But... from what I've seen of that side, Voldemort doesn't know, or nothing happened. I think that if he can keep it secret, it can be something good for him. A little bit of hope in that madness.

... That sounds really silly, doesn't it?

Not any sillier than some of the other things I've heard in this place. If he's good at keeping secrets, then more power to him. And I'm sure he feels better knowing you're worried?

I suppose there are all sorts that get brought here. [Maybe there is someone out there with a worse life than his!] It's not so much a matter of keeping secrets - I don't think there's anyone he knows back home that he would tell about this - but the bloke he's stuck working under can read minds. There's a way to block it and he knows how, but that guy is one of the best mind-readers there is.

Believe me, there are. [Well, when you and your boyfriend died and played a game, you're living in your best friend's body, and two of your other closest friends are God and Jesus? Yeah, there might be somebody worse than Harry Potter.] That's kind of a scary thought. He knows that the guy can read his mind, right?

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