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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]

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

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

[flaredo]

Nope, of course not. I'm here as a friend, after all.

[rollin]

[ Yeah, they're friends. It makes him feel warm and fuzzy inside—the works. He sits there in silent acknowledgement... until he realizes something. ]

How come I'm the only one telling you 'bout this stuff?

[flaredo]

Because no one's kissed me recently?

[ DUH. ]

[rollin]

But you like someone. You like someone, right?

[flaredo]

Huh... [ she pauses to think-- and then shakes her head with a laugh. ] Nope, not yet!

[rollin]

What? That's not fair!

[ Maybe he just wanted to talk about crushes because he had no interest in them before... Don't step on his dreams. ]

Tell me!

[flaredo]

There's honestly nothing to tell! If I had something, I'd hit you up, but right now... [ Yang flaps a hand. ] Nothing.

[rollin]

Tch, you're so boring. Shoulda asked Totsuka...

[flaredo]

I don't want to hear this from the guy who freaks out over cheek kisses.

[rollin]

... You're not supposed to kiss just anybody, anyway...

[flaredo]

Well, yeah. But cheek kisses are like greetings!

[rollin]

Yeah, like in America! Kisses are a big deal, you know!? My mom said so.

[flaredo]

...

Well, that explains a lot about you.

[rollin]

What does?

[ look... he just likes his mom a lot...... he doesn't get it. ]

[flaredo]

Nothing! I guess just don't kiss anyone on the cheek unless it's Saya.

[ And Yang will do what she does. ]

[rollin]

I know, you don't haveta tell me. What makes you think I wanna do that, anyway...

[ And he finishes the last of his lunch! ]

[flaredo]

[ Guess who already wolfed hers down-- ]

Right, I forgot most girls still make you run screaming...

[rollin]

Huh? Did you say something?

[ He SQUINTS AGAIN before standing up and taking both plates. It's not like there's any more rice for her to ask for seconds. AND IT'S NOT LIKE HIS FRIENDS ARE HALF-NAKED, UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE...

On his way to putting the dishes next to the sink, he catches sight of a certain pot of forget-me-nots resting on a table. ]

Oh yeah, I gotta water it today...

[flaredo]

Were these the ones you bought?

[ Yang is just curiously going to amble over. ]

[rollin]

N-no. They're a... present!

[ He'll be at the sink now, bye. ]

[flaredo]

... [ EYEBROW RAISE CAN YOU FEEL IT YATA-- ]

A present?

[rollin]

A present is a present, so you don't haveta ask about it, alright? It's not like she gave it to me like it means something or anything.

[ Why does he sound so jittery as he furiously scrubs the dishes... ]

[flaredo]

You do know presents usually mean something, right?

[ RIGHT?? ]

[rollin]

[ Yeah, he's just saying shit. ]

You tell me what it means, then.