Voice testing while LJ is down

[oceansoul]

Dear Mundane,

While I must appreciate that you have seen fit to give me room again in your headspace after all this time, I do wonder if you are quite aware of what you are doing. You have three other people up here, and I do not wish to to find yourself overextended.

Though I do appreciate you wishing to bring me to that place for my Haruka. She really needs someone to... watch out for her.

With respect,

Kaiou Michiru

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[buntails]

[Stop this, Seiya; she's determined to smile for you.]

Right! And when people are new, we try to help them out.

[chasinafteryou]

That sounds just like you, Odango. Well, except for me on the first day of school.

[buntails]

[Oh, have a sulk.]

That was your fault.

[chasinafteryou]

My fault? How was that my fault?

[He is so teasing you, Usagi.]

[buntails]

You started it, that's how!

[chasinafteryou]

All I did was ask if you went to Juuban too. I was glad to see that you might be my classmate.

[buntails]

They call that a selective memory.

[Who knew she paid attention sometimes?]

[chasinafteryou]

You're not embarrassed because I said hello to you, are you?

[buntails]

[No, it's more the calling her Odango, teasing her endlessly, and being arrogant, really.]

It's not because of saying hello!

[chasinafteryou]

[Hush, Odango-atama, he did nothing of the sort.]

I didn't think that was it. Every girl in school wanted to be you when I said hello to you that morning.

[buntails]

Geez, you really expect them all to fall all over themselves, don't you? I still have a boyfriend, you know! A fiance!

[chasinafteryou]

They did fall all over themselves, if you remember. That's why I liked you! You didn't treat me like a pop idol. You treated me like Seiya.

[Drats! Stupid fiance. Even so, his words are kind, concerned.]

Is he there with you to keep you safe?

[buntails]

[Somehow, she manages to say it smiling.]

He's not here. But it's alright. We'll see each other again some day.

[chasinafteryou]

[He abandoned her again. How much of an idiot was he?]

Of course you will, Odango. And he'll be the happiest man in the world to see your smiling face.

[Because goodness knew he would. He is, every time she smiles for him, even though it's bittersweet.]

[buntails]

[It wasn't his fault! Blame the animus.]

Do you think he'll be waiting for me?

[She asks it still smiling, but softly; she knows that to him, she probably hasn't left at all. Nothing seemed to have changed, no one talked about Adstringendum, when she returned home before.]

I need more Seiya icons *sob*

[chasinafteryou]

How could he not be waiting for you? He'll always wait for you.

[I'll always wait for you.]

a-awww <3

[buntails]

Seiya... [She isn't even sure whether she should say more, or whether she should just be happy to hear those words, the way he's always been able to comfort her.]

I heard you might come, too. Is it true?

[chasinafteryou]

I might. My mundane's got her heart set on dropping a defenseless mature [hear that, Michiru?] lady there first. Something about a reserve.

I wouldn't mind, if you were there. [Three. Two. One.] And the others. Seeing everyone again would make it more tolerable. Even if I did have to deal with Ten'ou-san glaring at me all the time for no good reason.

[buntails]

[Completely oblivious to that pause.]

I'd be happy to see you, even though I wouldn't want you to be trapped here. [But happy to see Seiya would completely win out.]

[chasinafteryou]

Trapped? We wouldn't be trapped. We'd be on vacation! One of those outdoorsy-type vacations. Survival camp, or something. They have those on television now, don't they?

[buntails]

[That earns Seiya a small laugh.]

Something like that. And we'd be able to see each other again. [Even back home, she'd missed Seiya dearly once the battles were over and the Starlights went back to Kinmoku.]

[chasinafteryou]

[He was hoping to hear that laugh.]

That's the most important part of all. And I expect to get the best welcome party of anyone when I see you, if I'm gonna come there.

[buntails]

Mm. I'll come to find you right away.

[She doesn't promise the party; she's not sure she can, with people saying she needs to be serious, serious.]

[chasinafteryou]

[Serious? He'll fix that. She needs to be happy.]

I'll expect it, Odango-atama.

[buntails]

[It's not always possible in Adstringendum.

And then she grins slyly, knowing just how much this idea would thrill either of them:]

You can help me take care of Haruka-san.