[Video public]

[helenchanted]

Ahh...uh...

[Miki is trying to keep a straight face but this is harder than she thought.]

...umm I think that Minami is gone. W-well no. Not 'I think'. I know she's gone since her room is occupied by someone else, so I guess she returned to our world...

[Her best friend is gone but she...she doesn't think she could leave herself just yet. Not with what she's gained here.]

I kinda need to clear my mind a bit...

Anyone want to do something?

Comments

[helenchanted]

[She just grins. Innocently.]

Sometimes a memory just needs a little visual help. It makes it easier to share, too.

[Did you enjoy the 'put stuff on Shinji's head while he's sleeping as usual' montage, she was pretty proud of that series.]

[themortalhalf]

[the judge and jury still finds her guilty of photographic defamation]

Not sure you should be sharing some of these.

[He may have flipped through a page or two of that. Enough to know there are plenty more that he hopes never sees any eyes besides Miki's own, though he'd rather she keep everything in that head of hers.]

[greatseal]

These are good pictures. Have you shown them to him yet?

[considering they still exist, maybe she hasn't...]

[helenchanted]

[It's not her fault your head is so evenly easily stackable.]

Don't worry it's not a book I share with everyone.

[So far only Minako has seen it. It's something pretty personal to her, which is why she was fine with you looking at it.]

[themortalhalf]

Good.

[Though there's still undoubtedly a large handful or five of them he'd be happy to wish out of existence. He doesn't need photographs. That's what your damn brain's for. And one less object to be stupidly sentimental over.

...Speaking of.]

Have you shown this to Aki?

[helenchanted]

Not yet.

[But from her tone of voice, she's go some sort of plan, and it'll be forthcoming soon.]

[helenchanted]

[Brains can't be shared as much. And sometimes a photograph sparks back a memory in a much more powerful manner. At her other brother's name, she smiles.]

Not yet. I was planning on doing something with it first. Actually...I wasn't going to show it to you yet either, but I really did think you wanted to see it after hearing about it from Minako.

[Yeah, sorry about that. Except not really.]

[greatseal]

You definitely should. They're worth sharing. Show them to Akihiko-senpai, too.

[helenchanted]

[She just laughs.]

Actually I want to make copies for the both of them. [She looks down at her pile.] well...just a selection.

[Because the 'put stuff on Shinji while he's sleeping and see what I can get away with' has a little to many pages of trophy collection. On the other hand, if you wanted to see how deep of a sleeper he was...]

[themortalhalf]

Like I said, she never brought it up.

[But she also might have not had a chance to.

Which brings to mind—]

Has she seen this?

[helenchanted]

[Oh shit.]

Uh....

[ I swear, she tricked me into showing it!
No, I just told her about it. Promise!
> Yeah, she has...]

Yeah, she has...

[themortalhalf]

[Well, if Minako starts giggling at him every time she sees him, he's blaming it on that damn photo album.

But what's done is done, and there ain't much he can do about it.

He sighs.]

You might as well sit down.

[helenchanted]

[PHEW. Honesty is the best policy!]

Okay!

[Maybe she said that a little too excitedly, but don't worry, she takes the time to leave her shoes near the door and slip into a proper pair of footwear all traditional japanese-like.

...force of habit.]

[themortalhalf]

[His eyes track her as she moves, flickering between the book she's holding and the photo album.]

...You still want to look at this?

[helenchanted]

[Well let's see, that's a tough question between food and--]

...yeah.

[--okay okay, who are we kidding that wasn't even a competition.]

You know as a kid I was so excited about that camera I always forgot to write down the date and the situation on the back...

[fools_journey]

... [ He sighs and is quiet for a moment at that thought, thinking not just of his own SEES but also Minami. ] Yeah. Exactly.

And remember them fondly. [ But he goes ahead and smiles, because they're mostly happy memories. Or at least he'd prefer to focus on the happier memories.

[greatseal]

[She.... has first-hand knowledge of that already, but that might be too much information.] I'm sure they'll appreciate it!

Wow I thought I had tagged this.

[helenchanted]

[She grins.]

Exactly! I want them to see what they both did for me...

[And before she gets too emotional, she lets Minako turn the pages again. It appears they've entered the SEES phase...part one. It's just her, Mitsuru, and Shinjiro. Well mostly both of them since Miki is taking the pictures.]

[greatseal]

It must have been pretty different with just you three... Are you very close to Mitsuru-senpai? She relies on Akihiko-senpai a lot.

[helenchanted]

Hmm...I'd say not as close to her as I am to Minami or Aigis, but Mitsuru-senpai has always been a mentor figure to me. [She laughs.] I think I relied on her more than she did on me...

...but I did repair her bike and cook her meals when I had the time. Nothing as fancy as the store-bought ones she'd bring to the dorms once in a while, but at least they were made with fresh produce, or as Jiji would say...

[Here she purposefully lowers her voice to try and match his.]

None of that crap they pack in there.

[She stops speaking for a while and thinks before speaking again. There much she'd like to know about Minako's world too...]

So she relied on Aki huh....are they dating?

[Miki why is this the first major question you ask about Minako's world, that's terrible.]

[greatseal]

[Minako just laughs, a little...] I asked her something like that once too, but it didn't seem like she'd even thought about it... Maybe they're a little too alike, in some ways?

[Not that she wouldn't ship it, but... Somehow, she doubts Akihiko would be able to notice even if Mitsuru did have feelings for him.]

[helenchanted]

[YOU GO GIRL Miki is enjoying the fact that you just went and asked her outright.] Ha ha ha! That reply sounds so much like her...a true professional in all aspects of her life!

Wait so...Aki is that bad with dating?

[greatseal]

[Should she really be telling his sister things like this? Well... it's not exactly uncommon knowledge back home, and if anyone needs an intervention, it's Akihiko.]

There's a group of girls that likes to follow him around, but he doesn't know how to handle them at all. Half the time I'm not sure he gets what they're really after.

[helenchanted]

[She looks at Minako for a few seconds, her mouth frozen in a disbelief before she bursted out laughing.]

Ha ha...I-I'm sorry. It's just that I had a similar problem too...although I knew exactly what they wanted. It must drive the girls up the wall that Aki doesn't have a clue...although it's their own fault for not telling him anything outright!

[You have no idea how dense your brother is about love Miki. NO idea. Yet the image of her brother being surrounded by all these girls and not understanding why is just too amusing...yet she suddenly shifts gaze and her voice is much more serious. Almost...annoyed.]

Of course, that entirely depends if were they doing it just because he was popular, or because they actually liked him....

[Uh-oh that's pure sibling worry coupled with her own bad memories.]

[greatseal]

Well, I don't think he talked to any of them enough for them to really know him... Although, some probably had real crushes. [And sometimes she just felt bad for the girls, considering Akihiko never even bothered to learn the names even of the most persistent ones.] But, you had fans following you around?

[...Were they boys or girls?]