038: I'm In the Kitchen, Boiling Society

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[Hei appears on the Plane, with an expression like he's looking for something. He looks a bit different today. He's wearing quite a few layers, unlike last time--Diva's mansion is still warm, but in Tokyo winter is starting. And you might notice that Hei is starting to grow his hair out.]

[He's also carrying a generator, which he sets down near the Astral Kitchen. He then raids the kitchen, opening cupboards and the refrigerator. Eventually he stands up and shakes his head.]

Not here...where did I leave them?

Has anyone seen a bag of leeks?

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No...sometimes they aren't. [GUILT.]

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Have you had one done on you before?

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...Yeah.

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[Slips her hand into his and gives it a squeeze] Hei-san? Sorry. I shouldn't have asked.

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[Blinks at the hand squeeze.] Ah...no, it's okay. It was awhile ago.

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Things that happened a while ago still hurt. [She lets go, blushing a little with embarrassment.]

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That's... [Oh man.] That's very true.

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[Minisaki worries about people, Hei. :I Even more than Growed Up Misaki] Hei-san? Are you okay? I'm sorry--was it a very bad experiment?

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[Hei is still getting used to the idea that people worry about him.] It...yes.

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That.... wasn't what you meant though, was it?

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What?

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Things that happened a while ago... You didn't mean the experiment, did you.

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...No, I didn't.

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If you don't want to talk about it... But sometimes talking can help.

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[Long pause. Right, that stupid honesty thing.]

...Ten years ago a lot of things changed for...[the whole world] me. I had to do some things I didn't want to do in order to protect my sister. She was the only family I had left. But five years ago she died. [Shrugs, not really knowing where to go after that without giving away the "future".]

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Hei-san...

[Looks at the ground for a minute before she starts talking] It's not really the same, but I don't know my mom at all. She left me and my dad right after I was born. She just disappeared from the hospital and didn't go home--my dad tried to find her for a long time.

[Shrug] So... I don't know. Maybe it's a little bit the same--we both lost someone. But... I'm sure it was harder for you.

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[Stares at her for awhile.] ...I didn't know that.

I guess...it is a little bit the same.

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[Shrug] I don't talk about it a whole lot. I mean, people know I don't have a mom, and they make fun of me and say I was abandoned, but they don't really know that I was. She hurt my dad a lot.

[Taps the toe of her shoe against the plane, blushing and looking away.] Sorry. I'm talking too much.

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No, it's...it's okay. I'm glad you're telling me this.

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Really?

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Yeah. I...I've never really asked you what it was like for you, growing up.

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Oh. I hope I didn't say anything that the other me wouldn't want you to know... No offense. I don't mind, but...

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No...it's okay. [Small smile.] I'm not sure she would have wanted me to know, actually...but I don't know.

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Well. Does she know about your sister?

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...Yes.