just read the latest chapter; muse isn't happy with mun's amusement

[rittie]

Look Mun-san... I'm getting enough crap from Takano-san already for what happened. I don't need you laughing at me, too.

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[officehoursover]

"Sorry."

[rittie]

[Wat.]

I'm sorry! How many more times do I have to say it?

[officehoursover]

Until it sounds as if you mean it. Maybe what you need is practice, so why don't you run your mouth and say it, until I'm satisfied, if doing it once and well isn't for you?

[rittie]

Are you serious?! You're the one choosing not to believe me! It's not my life's work to keep apologizing and hope I can finally convince you!

[officehoursover]

I wouldn't mind if it were.

[rittie]

You're being unreasonable, Takano-san. I'm not about to drop to my knees and grovel, you know.

[officehoursover]

How did you go from 'sound as if you mean it' to 'grovelling'?

[rittie]

When you told me that I couldn't stop saying it until you were convinced. Nothing I say will ever make you realize how sorry I am, so what's the point?

[officehoursover]

Trying. Go ahead: try saying it as if you mean it.

[rittie]

[He sighs, tired.]

It doesn't matter. Anything I say now will just sound like you forced me to say it, and we'll just keep going in circles.

[officehoursover]

That's right. This all feels like going in circles.

[rittie]

...then just give up if I'm that frustrating to you. You have enough to worry about without me being around to cause you stress.

I never meant to hurt you, but that seems like all I'm accomplishing.

[officehoursover]

...since it's you, it's fine. Actually, I'm relieved. The stress and headaches are a sign that you're here, in some proximity. I've started to savor it.

[rittie]

Could you not just causally keep saying I'm the cause of your stress? I feel like I'm some huge burden to you.

[officehoursover]

You can't care about someone without their becoming a burden for you, you idiot. It comes with thinking about them so often.

[rittie]

That doesn't mean I have to like being a burden. I wish I could be less of one is all.

And stop saying such embarrassing things.

[officehoursover]

I'll make sure to write them and pass that note around for public review.

[rittie]

You're kind of being a jerk right now, Takano-san. [Not that he's not used to it.]

I'm trying to be sincere here and you've been brushing me off the whole time.