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

[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.