launching of the EP site provides a good opp to voice test (AND APP TO ZODION what am i doing ashkj)

[heartboobs]

.........Heh. [It's a bittersweet little laugh. It takes a few moments to even arrive.]

It's all for the best, if they're all...happy now. And that's what matters most.

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[vizkei]

[His mouth opens and closes, as if trying to find the right words, but -- are there really any?]

If we're all...

[He makes a strained noise before clearing his throat, shaking his head -]

That ain't it. Don't mean a damn thing if you're not --

[He'd prefer not to finish that sentence, to have to say it outright.]

[heartboobs]

[She pauses in place. One can almost see the wheels turning, churning through the possibilities of what or what not to say.

Finally, she decides on something.]

But I am. And what's more, I'm doing well!

[vizkei]

Yeah...?

[It's not exactly a smile he musters, that uneasy way his lips turn upwards. But as if to reassure them both (himself, really):]

Yeah. Just like Maya-nee, right? LET'S POSITIVE THINKING!

[But he sounds distracted, weary, even as he tries to shout her beloved motto with her usual zest.]

[heartboobs]

Haha! You got it! LET'S...POSITIVE...THINKING! [She almost seems to repay any lacking "zest" twofold, with the way she joins in right after his chant and pumps her fist in the air with each word.]

...And I'm fine, Eikichi-kun. So...

[vizkei]

[It's clear that she's trying to reassure him -- that makes him feel guilty, too, because really, hadn't she been the one most fucked over in the end? And here she was, trying to soothe his concerns.

Some man he was being. He owed more to her than this.]

I got some nerve, making you see me mope... Wasting a pretty face like this has already gotta be a crime, but in front of Maya-nee? I can nearly hear the sirens now...

[It's not a full recovery, but it's close, and he does manage a pose. They had to cherish their time together, right? If she could put on a smile for him, he could at least do the same.]

aaaa i loved this post

[heartboobs]

Woohoo! That's the Eikichi-kun I know and love!

Keep it up and you just might make Miyabi-chan swoon to the floor!

aaaah i'm glad :D! 1/2

[vizkei]

'Might'?! Aah!

[He dramatically - jokingly, at least! - grabs his shirt right around where his heart is.]

That stings, Big Sis... There ain't room for doubt when it comes to Michel!

[vizkei]

[And if it weren't clear enough that he's just bantering, he breaks into a grin, finally!]

Eh... maybe your eyesight is slipping?

(1/2)

[heartboobs]

Ahaha! You're right! What's gotten into me? She will most definitely--100%--fall to the floor!

[watch]

[ ;_; noooo ]

But... it's not the same, is it? If we're not together.

[heartboobs]

...We're together now. Aren't we, Jun-kun?

[watch]

R-Right... [ and he doesn't want to spoil that or anything, but— ] But for how long?

[heartboobs]

I'm not sure... Hmha! We should make the most of it! [She's always been good at pulling off a smile at a second's notice, and so does so.

It's her best option right now. It hasn't failed before.]

[watch]

You could come to where we are. It's dangerous sometimes, but... Tatsuya and I won't fail to protect you. Not again.

[heartboobs]

[There's a whole lot to respond to, but she latches on to only one thing:] ...T-Tatsuya is around?

[watch]

He's around here somewhere, I'm sure. You know how independent he is...

[kungfu]

You've got it all wrong! Maya-chan... [weh, there are no words. she's going to run to and throw her hands around you now, big sis. ;~;]

[heartboobs]

[She doesn't have to stop and think about anything this time; the movement--wrapping her arms around the younger woman, holding comfortingly without becoming stifling--is automatic.]

Now, now. I do...?

[butterflyguardian]

You misunderstand their motivations, Maya Amano.

i was literally just hoping you would talk to me just a second ago woah o.o

[heartboobs]

...What do you mean? [She's not angered by seeing his face again. If anything, her demeanor is marked by an almost...passive acceptance.]

I don't think I follow.

It's the muse, I swear!

[butterflyguardian]

They did not surrender their memories for their own happiness. They surrendered them for your sake.

:D my thoughts exactly

[heartboobs]

I...I know that.

That's why I'm so happy they're all happy now. After all of that happened...and even if they don't remember me.

[butterflyguardian]

There was no other point I could safely reverse the flow of time other than that summer day.

[heartboobs]

Mm. [There's a tender nod. It's not forgiving, it's just...accepting? acknowledging?] I know that, too. And it's okay... I'm okay with it.

I really am.

[butterflyguardian]

*Oh Maya. He knows. He is technically you, after all. He's everyone.*

Truly? None of the others were. Haha...I certainly wasn't expecting Tatsuya to show me what "pain" is.