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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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[flaredo]

I don't know... [ solemnly: ] It's kind of been burned into my memory.

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[masakados]

...Looks like I'll just have to replace it with some other memory, then.

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[flaredo]

Yeah? It'd better be a strong one.

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[masakados]

'Course. I do want to erase that one from your memory and all.

[It's painful how dorky he himself is...]

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[flaredo]

... Well, now I'm curious.

[ What can you possibly do, Naoki? ]

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[masakados]

...Don't get too curious, I haven't come up with anything yet.

[He can admit it...]

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[flaredo]

It's fine-- until then, I can keep this memory close. Remembering it eeeeevery siiiingle daaaay.

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[masakados]

You're terrible... [Sighing and leaning sideways against her OH, SO LONG-SUFFERING...]

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[flaredo]

You mean "lovable", right?

[ Turning to kiss his cheek. ]

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[masakados]

[--she's so cute.]

Lovably terrible. [That's what he'll settle on, smiling at her.]

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[flaredo]

... I'll only take that because it's you.

[ GOSH. ]

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[masakados]

[He starts to laugh, this time being the one to lean over and kiss her cheek, nuzzling. He adores you, Yang.]

Lucky me.

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[flaredo]

[ Your smitten side is showing, Naoki. Not that Yang minds (considering she's in the same boat), and she thumbs at his hand, smiling over at him. ]

It's true, most girls wouldn't let you get away with calling them terrible.

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[masakados]

[And here he'd think he was totally obvious with the whole smitten thing... It certainly feels like it's obvious, like. All the time.]

Well, you're special too. The only one I'll call terrible. [Grinning, but then he squeezes at her hand.] Or lovable. Especially that one.

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[flaredo]

Keep it up, and I miiiight have a hard time just dropping you off at the door.

[ Smooth talker. ]

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[masakados]

Sooo... is that supposed to discourage me?

[ONLY RARELY. And always unintentionally.]

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[flaredo]

Is it working? [ wryly. ]

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[masakados]

Not at all.

[--but, with a little smile,] Would you come in for a few minutes, when we get there?

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[flaredo]

I guess I could spare some time.

[ Playfully; yeah, like she'd pass it up. ]

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[masakados]

[And he lights up, too--]

Good, then work didn't take all your energy.

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[flaredo]

My stamina's way too high for something like work to wear me out! [ Flexing her free arm, please. ]

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[masakados]

[Naoki glances at her flexing away...

Cute...] Right. Can't underestimate you there.

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[flaredo]

I wouldn't underestimate me at all.

[ She might fluster you to death. ]

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[masakados]

I know better than that.

[Naoki turns up the steps to his apartment, smiling back at her.]

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[flaredo]

... Yeah, you probably do. [ But she'll let go of his hand, just in case he needs both. ]