[voice]

[aquaticrush]

It hurts...

It's okay. It's been worse. Um. Is everybody else alright? This time of year is terrible. Have any viruses hurt you?

[fail-locked to Miharu, he's the first one she could think of]

I-- Miharu-san? Please come talk to me if you're okay. Um. It's not really important, but.

(Retasu is affected by Plz Give Me Hugs and everything hurts.)

Comments

[oceanicbreak]

What kind of virus?

[She looks really sick--how serious is this? He doesn't remember any viruses being THIS horrible!]

[aquaticrush]

It... it's embarrassing, but it hurts until I hug someone! I swear I'm not making it up!

[oceanicbreak]

[Pause. Well. That's a surprise.]

No, I believe you. You wouldn't make something like that up.

...Well, if it helps... [hug]

[aquaticrush]

*Cling. She starts to relax a little before tensing up again, from nervousness now.*

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bother you. I know it's weird and embarrassing and you probably didn't want to and. I didn't want to put it out to everyone, it would probably be someone who'd tease me or laugh, and y-you're an important person to me.

[oceanicbreak]

No, it's okay! If there's any way I can help you, I'm happy to.

[aquaticrush]

I'll make it up to you.

[oceanicbreak]

It's all right, you don't have to.

[aquaticrush]

You sound like someone else I know.

[oceanicbreak]

...I do?

[aquaticrush]

Sorry! It's probably a bad topic. But I swear it's somebody good.

[oceanicbreak]

Oh, okay.

[aquaticrush]

I'm sorry. I shouldn't be comparing you to other people.

[oceanicbreak]

No, it's okay. I was just confused. That's all.

[aquaticrush]

You're so kind.

*hugs tightly*

Thank you. Really, thank you.

[oceanicbreak]

[hugs back, though slightly less tight--he doesn't want to squeeze her too hard, of course]

You're welcome.

[aquaticrush]

*cautiously nuzzles*

I'm sorry. You deserve someone a lot better. I need to be better.

[oceanicbreak]

No, you're wonderful! If you want to improve for yourself, that's fine. But don't feel like you have to make yourself better for me.

[aquaticrush]

...Thank you so much. I guess it's just scary.

[oceanicbreak]

A little. But it's okay.

[aquaticrush]

Why are you so nice to me?

[oceanicbreak]

[blushy]

Well...I like you. And you really deserve to have more people be nice to you.

[aquaticrush]

Thank you so much! I... I absolutely swear I'm not just trying to replace Issei like Greed-san likes to say! So please don't think that!

*Retasu, you worry too much.*

[oceanicbreak]

Okay, I'm sure you're not.

[...Okay, Greed, wth?]

[aquaticrush]

Thank you. I worry a lot, probably too much, but that makes me feel a lot better. Um... just so it's fair, what kinds of things do you worry about?

[oceanicbreak]

Well, sometimes I wonder if I'm doing a good enough job at everything. Like, how all of the Riders who came before me were such great heroes, and I'm only just figuring it out.