resurrecting an old muse and this happened help me

[exequte]

Mun, I thought you weren't going to bring my journal over here. You never really seemed to do much, last time. And you haven't played the game in ages, are you sure you want to do this? It's still almost your first time, after all. You really should enjoy it.

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[futilecycle]

[Sigma is not much used to smiling anymore, but if there is a person he could still manage one for, it would be his longtime friend Akane Kurashiki.]

Akane. You are as lovely as ever.

[He intends it as a sincere compliment between partners, without any of his younger self's usual creepiness. Despite his eidetic memory, he sometimes must be reminded that the two of them were young once, too... unburdened, youthful and perhaps almost normal, if in appearance only.]

One should always be certain of themselves before they rush into anything, especially if it's their first time. [...But what an unfortunate euphemism. She could give his younger self a run for his money.]

[exequte]

Thank you! But I'm not sure we've met...

Well it's not quite, but I've heard it's always better to take things slow to start with.

[futilecycle]

Ah, so that is the time you have been taken from. It appears our situations have been reversed. Forgive me and think nothing of it.

[At least she took it well. He remembers a certain few ladies that did not appreciate an old-looking man giving them weird compliments.]

Not... quite? How can it not quite be one's first time? It either is or it isn't. Perhaps it's their second time... They can move quicker if they know what they're doing.

[exequte]

Oh, I see... It's something like that, isn't it?

That's true, but what if you only got halfway through, or you barely even started and never finished? It seems like that should probably still count, especially if you're out of practice.

[futilecycle]

[Sigma nods, understanding what she means without explanation. Like 'that'.]

Hm. That is a fair point. If you never bothered to get far into the act- if you just prepared in anticipation, for example- it would be your first time...

[AHEM. This conversation is starting to trouble him.]

...Akane, I'm still not sure what exactly we're talking about.

[exequte]

[teehee dat's what she's here for]

You don't think it's obvious?

[futilecycle]

[Well now he's either going to look like an idiot or a creep.]

N...Yes?

[Stop torturing him, Akane, he's done so well to suppress his perverted side all these years.]

...You know... It usually involves more than one person...

[exequte]

[If you're not used to it by now Sigma she's doing something wrong when she gets older]

Well, of course it does. I mean, I guess it could involve just one person, but that would make it something different, wouldn't it?

[It's more a rhetorical question than an actual one]

[futilecycle]

I... suppose it would...

[Maybe Sigma would clue in if he weren't so goddamn confused at the moment. Some things never change.]

[But for now]

[???!?]

Akane, it is alright. You can say it, we're both adults.

[JUST STOP.]

[exequte]

What does that have to do with anything?

[June stop this is mean you're mean]

[futilecycle]

[Now even Sigma begins to blush slightly. It feels like he's being tortured slowly and agonizingly. You did it, Akane, you broke him.]

Because...

[A long pause as he thinks about what to say.]

Because there are rules about this sort of thing..! Since teenagers aren't always responsible enough...

[A hypocrite, too, this one.]

[exequte]

I guess being responsible for the safety and happiness of someone else is a pretty big responsibility, but I've never heard of that stopping them.

[futilecycle]

True, but that is exactly why age limits were introduced. It varies from place to place, but the general consensus is that at age 18 you are responsible enough to handle it... Of course, it does not mean younger individuals won't, but-

What I'm trying to say is that you are mature enough to discuss this openly! Age restrictions no longer apply to you.

[exequte]

Gosh, you certainly take roleplaying seriously!

[trollololololol]

[futilecycle]

...R-"Roleplaying"...

[This whole time, that's what this has been about?! Unbelieveable. Sigma stares at her speechlessly with a hard expression on his face. Rather than trying to save face, Sigma graciously accepts the embarrassment as an honest man would. And really, she's done this many times before and he should have seen this coming. But not even 45 years of study could prepare him for a battle of wits against Akane...]

Ah... Hmm... Okay. Well, that's different, then...

[...Though, this admission is mumbled under his breath.]

Now. Where was your mun thinking of roleplaying?

[exequte]

She's really not sure, and isn't sure if she should. But she made me this journal anyway.