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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?"

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[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.

[flaredo]

[ ... This guy. ]

Well, did she just shove some flowers in your hands and not say anything at all?

[rollin]

[ I'm so sorry you have to deal with this, Yang. ]

Um, she said she grew them with her powers... then she asked if I wanted them.

[flaredo]

[ It's tough being a wingman sometimes. ]

So didn't she come up with the idea to give them to you herself? That's kind of a big thing!

[rollin]

Why? It's no big, she just gave 'em to me 'cause I said I did... [ MUMBLES ]

[flaredo]

Flowers from a girl to a guy is a pretty big sign of interest, you know.

[rollin]

[ He nearly drops his dishes. ]

SERIOUSLY!?

[flaredo]

Indoor voice!!

[ OW. ]

[rollin]

... Seriously?

[ He's listening. ]

[flaredo]

Seriously... you might actually have a chance here.

1/2

[rollin]

Hehe...

[rollin]

I mean, no! Focus! I got my priorities straight. Nothing can get in between me and HOMRA!

[flaredo]

... Isn't she a member?

[rollin]

Ah. Ah, yeah...

[ He pauses in his work. Saya was in HOMRA, true, but that's exactly why the consequences of whatever he does matters. ]

But it's different. [ Scary, he means. ]

[flaredo]

Yeah? [ GO ON, she means. ]

[rollin]

Me and Saya are from different worlds. You know that.

[flaredo]

So you think you'll never see her again when this all ends? Is that it?

[rollin]

It's like I'm tryna take her away from home. She's part of HOMRA, but she ain't ours. Even if I see her again, she's gotta go back to where she belongs, right?

[ Then again, he doesn't know where she feels she belongs, either. ]

I dunno. Let's stop talking about this. What'd you have for lunch today? Oh right, we just ate. Ahaha...