Thirty-First PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

[voice, private to Rin Kagamine, Shiraasan, Tavros, and Nanashi]
I  . . . I'm not sure what came over me.  I guess it must have been the town playing tricks again, but I was feeling really strange last week.  I'm really sorry.  Especially to you, Tavros.  We only just met and, um.  You're not even a girl I don't think.  I-I promise I don't actually like any of you, so please don't worry about that kind of thing. 

I mean! Wait!   I do like you, all of you, a lot!  Just  Not.  Um.   You know.  Ah.  Not like...... N-Not ............... I'm just going to apologize and hang up now.

[action]
1.  [It is early Saturday morning and Lucas is walking a dog down the street.  This is standard fare for Lucas's weekends, but Lucas appears significantly more animated than usual as he talks aloud, seemingly to himself.  But actually . . . It's pretty clear he seems to think he's holding a conversation with someone.  The dog is, of course, welcome to tag as well.]

2. [It is early Monday morning on the way to school and there are a few birds sitting on top of Lucas's head and shoulders, tweeting merrily away.  Once again, he appears engrossed in a conversation.]

3. [I'm just going to outright say it.  If you are an animal or own an animal, Lucas wants to talk to you/it.]

4. [In the Mayfield Library, Lucas has a table all to himself and is frowning a little as he concentrates on the task before him.  There are photographs and hand-drawn pictures of people scattered all across -- much more of the latter.  There are at least 30 different drawings, each of probably unfamiliar people.  A blond man with a scarf and a cigarette and a dark-haired young woman feature prominently among them.  ....What Lucas appears to be doing is fitting these pictures into an elegant notebook of some sort.]

Comments

[naicha]

_{((...I think I should be the one who should apologize - clearly the lesson here is I should not make tags at 4 in the morning lmfao. Though I'm just I read through it four times BUT YES l-let's go on.))}

Yeah. That's why... <sub>[ Takes both of his hands in hers.

A smile. ]</sub>

You should come with me! _{[ She suddenly stands up and pulls him out of his chair, gathers up his things for him, and when she thinks she's got everything, she takes Lucas' wrist and starts dragging him out the library. ]}

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

((N-No not at all it sounds really deep and intelligent I just ... did not quite make the logical leap I am kinda dumb sorry. =( ))

[Lucas, understandably, is completely caught unaware and only blinks in surprise for a few seconds as he is rolling out the library on his butt.]

W-Wait, what . . . ?! Where are we going?

[naicha]

_{((It's fine really. ;u; No one is dumb here okay!!))}

To have fun before something else happens!

_{[ Stops to help him up with one hand. ]} Come on, get up, get up. I can't play with you if you're on your butt!

_{[ Taiwan, you're like, eighteen... Well, she starts dragging Lucas out again. They're out the door and about to go down the stairs. ]}

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Help I'm being kidnapped by a crazy country..... Lucas eventually manages to get on his feet and follows after.]

W-What kind of fun? Is it like milkshakes-fun? I liked that kind of fun....

[naicha]

I don't really have a plan... Milkshakes-fun?

_{[ she keeps talking as they slow down to a walk. she glances over shoulder. ]}

Oh, you wanna go to the malt shop? I love that place! My friend Taiga works there...

She's not, um, herself, though. Lately.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas manages to steady himself enough to walk normally after that, and reaches out for his notebooks and drawings. He'd watched very carefully to make sure she hadn't dropped any.]

I was joking, a little, but I don't mind a trip there. I haven't gone since . . . um. Miss Margot and Miss Jessica left.

Do you mean . . . ?

[naicha]

Ah- _{[ What's he doing? Oh! Taiwan hands over the notebooks and drawings to Lucas. ]} yeah.

She stopped putting sparkles on my ice cream, _{[ she means sprinkles ]} and she suddenly got better at roller skating. Some days ago, she was really mad about something... _{[ a murder, but he doesn't need to know that ] I wonder if that has anything to do with her state now?}

Well, I don't mind going to the malt shop, either. I'm sure she'll come back in a few days.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

If her things are still here, she hasn't gone anywhere . . .

[He smiles and accepts them back, trying to neatly organize them as they walk.]

So why did you suddenly decide we needed to leave the library?

[naicha]

_{[ She looks forward and puts her hands behind her back. ]}

When I got here - ah, when I lost my memories - I made a lot of new friends. I was really happy! I can talk to whoever I wanted to, and Teacher can't say anything about it. But I realized that while I was busy making new friends, I didn't spend enough time with the ones I already had.

_{[ she faces him ]} So today I wanna spend time with Lucas!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

O-Oh! Ah, it's not fair for me to want you to spend more time with me just because we used to know each other. Um. So you don't have to, you know!

But . . . Thanks.

[naicha]

_{[ smiles and nods in acknowledgment at that ]}

Every friend is important, no matter who they are or how you know them. _{[ For her, even keeping ties with smaller nations goes a long way. She has a hunch it'll be the same with Lucas, even if he's just a kid to her. ]}

Besides, I like getting to know people. So don't worry!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

That's true. But . . . I don't want you to feel obligated, either. As long as you really want to.

[naicha]

_{[ holds her hands out as she skips over a crack, hops over another, then turns around ]}

Okay!

_{[ ... idea ]}

Do you wanna ride on my scooter?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Your what?

[naicha]

My motorscooter. Mine can go really fast, you know. _{[as fast as most scooters go]} It'll be fun!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas still has no idea what that is, but he blinks and nods.]

Alright. Sure.