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[ Even after his headache of a month, filled with British accents and a curious set of memories, Mikale is still not feeling "settled". Maybe especially after that crazy time. He's been looking around for ways to stay busy, like a job or picking up new hobbies, but eventually has to come to terms with some facts: He is stuck here and no amount of busy work will keep him from being a bit ~~very~~ lonely. Especially considering he hasn't been without his best friend like this in a long time. ]

Okay, so... Hi. I'm Mikale. I got here... recently enough. I guess. So... [ His call is off to an awkward start. It's public, right? He's not sure how to behave for a public call like this. Especially one with video. ] A lot of you have been here longer than me, so... I guess you'd know better than me about this. [ sigh ]

How do you stop missing someone who isn't here? Like if you miss her-- uh, it... them, really... kinda badly. Is there a ritual or something, like for getting rid of bad spirits? A tea I can drink? Does missing people work that way?

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Perhaps. It is said that "time heals all wounds," but I don't know how true that is.

Whoever said that has never bled to death.

[ Normal conversation topic, right? Wait, probably not. If only he could retract sent messages. ]

I'm not bleeding. Are you missing someone too?

[Wh...at... no definitely not normal. She's not very good at conversation herself, though, so she can't really judge.]

...Yes, I am. Several someones. They aren't here.

Really? What kind of people are they?

They were—are my friends. You could call them teammates, I suppose. We worked well together, despite our differences.

Were you a part of a sports team or something?

[Pause.] Something like that.

[Turning into a magical girl and fighting aliens is kind of like a sport, right??]

Got it.

Kurokitty always said joining clubs was a good thing. What kind of sport do you play? I was on the tennis team before?

[ Look at him, trying to be social. Texting is a lot easier for him than video. ]

[Texting offers more time to think about what to say. Video and voice are a little too much like talking face-to-face.

Either way, being social is hard. :c]

I liked the swim team. And running track. Sora-san was more inclined toward playing sports than I am, however.

Who is Kurokitty?

Edited 2013-05-30 04:12 (UTC)

I never understood swim team. DQ is for ice cream.

A friend. Her full name is Satou Kuroneko. [ And he does not know what 'kuro' is. ]

Swimming is good exercise. And it's refreshing, when the weather becomes very warm. ...So is ice cream, I suppose.

You miss her.

I guess you have a point there.

[ He had never thought about it that way. ]

Of course I do. She's the best friend I've got.

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