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[flaredo]

"Heeey, you've reached Yang! Well, actually, you didn't reach far enough, 'cause I'm not here right now! But don't yang up! Just leave a message on this baby, and I'll get back to you soon enough, okay?"

[ Please specify VOICEMAIL, TEXT or CALL. ]

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[rollin]

Yeah, that. I, um. I didn't wanna get in her way, so... I bought one...

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[flaredo]

... Awww. [ yes, this is a sincere coo. ] That's sweet, Yata! So you scored yourself a kiss?

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[rollin]

[ He sputters. ] I told her I didn't need one!

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[flaredo]

Still... sweet, but you missed out on a prime opportunity there.

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[rollin]

... [ He's pointedly silent. ]

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[flaredo]

... Yata...

[ JIIIIIIIIIIIIII. ]

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[rollin]

[ He throws a glance at her. A quick one! ]

... I-It's not like I missed it.

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[flaredo]

...

[ She's just going to grab him by the shoulders. ]

Details.

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[rollin]

[ YANG STOP. ]

On the cheek! She kissed me on the cheek!

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[flaredo]

[ ... Oh. Well, that constitutes a release, which she'll promptly do. ]

Even though you said she didn't have to?

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[rollin]

[ Yata tries to calm himself down...! ]

Yeah. Um, after that, she told me to close my eyes. Then... yeah. So what's that mean? I mean, it don't mean a thing if we're friends, right?

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[flaredo]

...

Okay, so why would she kiss you if it was just business and you said you didn't need one, anyway? Saya's a pretty shy girl, right? She doesn't really seem like the kind who'd just kiss her friends on the cheek.

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[rollin]

Really?

[ Wait. ]

I mean! Yeah, but what if she felt like she needed to? Maybe she was bullied into it!

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[flaredo]

Did she act scared at all?

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[rollin]

... No. But you know, Saya really wanted to do her best! It's her first job, and she's the kind type who wants to be useful. She'll feel bad if she can't do her job right.

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[flaredo]

But I think she also knew that you wouldn't have held it against her if she didn't want to kiss her. Of course, I'm not her... maybe she did it out of obligation, maybe not. Who knows?

But she's not the type.

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[rollin]

Mm... [ This time, the silence is long. ] I still don't get it.

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[flaredo]

... Why don't you just ask her?

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[rollin]

I can't do that! I'll look like an idiot.

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[flaredo]

That's about the only way you'll know, unless I ask her.

... And if I do, I won't tell you.

[rollin]

Don't ask her!

... Don't ask her. I don't wanna make things weird between us.

[flaredo]

I'm not really planning on it... but are you actually going to do anything about it, Yata?

[rollin]

... I dunno a lot about this stuff, but I'm fine the way things are now. She's one of the only people who know me from home, kinda.

I can't afford to lose her.

[flaredo]

And you think mentioning anything or acting on it will do that?

[rollin]

[ Well, other than that, ] I just don't wanna do anything half-assed.

Hey, uh. Hope I ain't keeping ya.