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[Hei appears on the Plane not bleeding this time! looking a little indignant.]

Ms. Kirihara! You thought I was going to wear them??

[After a moment he sighs in a long-suffering sort of way.]

Mion, I'm not sure how much your vest cost...I brought some yen though, enough to cover it, I think.

Oh, and Mr. Tyler, if you've been...un-kidnapped yet--I have news.

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[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

That's good! At least that boss-man of yours is being merciful.

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[Smirks. Oh, Huang. It's a hate-tolerate relationship.] It's not mercy, really. They don't know I was injured, after all.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

[... O SHE C'z WUT U DID THAR.] Hm, then I guess you're just lucky~

[contract_star]

[...OSHI-] I guess so. It's good too because I'm in the middle of something else at the moment as well.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

Oh? [Curious Mion is curious.]

[contract_star]

Ah, mostly I'm just helping a--friend with a girl problem. It's complicated, but the details are pretty boring.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

Mm, I guess it would be. Are you playing Cupid, or something?

[contract_star]

[Laughs.] No, he already has his heart set on the girl. It's just a matter of whether or not they can be together. And whether the relationship will work out at all, but he won't listen to me on that.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

Oh. I've seen that before. [Frowns.] It doesn't always work out, unfortunately.

[contract_star]

No, but...[Pauses and smiles a little.] He really does love her. They might be alright.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

[And then Mion remembers that, oh yeah, they aren't from Hinamizawa! 8Db] Maybe.

[contract_star]

[And suddenly he remembers something.] Mion, is there a large shrine in your world? Lots of stairs?

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

[... !!] That sounds like the Furude Shrine.

[contract_star]

[Smiles.] It seems to have replaced one of the parks in my world.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

Eh? [Mion's mind can't quite grasp this concept yet. She taps her cheek a few times.] But isn't that... Reality merger? [Huh.]

[ooc; THIS SONG (http://www.mediafire.com/?rnpu4yt7zjy) IS OMG MY LIFE.]

[contract_star]

I was surprised too. I was walking past and thought I was going crazy for a second.

[Then, serious face.] Have any bits of Tokyo been showing up in Hinamizawa?

[ooc: :O song is slow download!]

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

Ah, well... [Pauses, thinking.] The trees aren't anything new, but I noticed a pathway that wasn't there before. Maybe that's the park you're missing.

[contract_star]

[Nods.] If you spot anything like the Gate, keep away from it, understand? And don't let your friends go near it either.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

[Oh yeah, bad memories. Mion nods frantically.] Of course!

[contract_star]

[Smiles a little.] Good. [Though now he's thinking of what a reality merger really entails, and the smile disappears.]

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

[Mion, however, is a little bit slower in realizing what Hei is thinking, but she sees the change in his facial expression, and she's a little iffy.] ...what?

[contract_star]

Just...[Pauses.]

If we let the merger go on, the Gate would probably end up in Hinamizawa. I didn't...think about that before. [Longer pause and any remaining trace of happiness disappears.] If my reality merges with anyone else's, they'd eventually have to deal with the Gate.

[Shakes his head.] I can't have that happening. [Looks away from her.] Closeness, is it? Then...

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

But... [Mion is clearly looking distraught.] C-can't you just...

You can't just expect to be able to cut ties with everyone, and push them away. [Yeah, she knows she's probably being selfish right now, but she can't help it. She loves her friends dearly, and would rather not lose them.]

[She moves closer to Hei and rests one hand on his shoulder, and the other on his cheek, in a sort of look-at-me gesture.] It wouldn't make things any easier, Hei.

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[Hei goes blank and emotionless.]

Why not? I've done it before. [Pauses, then,] A Contractor's allies are only temporary, anyway.

[Flinches just a little at the touch, but he does look at her.] It would make things easier for the rest of you.

[demonsblood.livejournal.com]

[Mion stares at him for a short while.] So, what? Only when it's convenient for you?

That's stupid. What if I want to be your friend?

I've already been near the Gates. It's not like I don't know about the risks. [Shifts her gaze to the ground.]