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[psychedelica]

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[psychedelica]

[ a rare little smile. ]

Just try to stay in one piece this time, and I'll be fine.

[ that makes his blood pressure go up ]

Have you talked to Belph?

[vigilantics]

[ she nods her head. ]

I needed to see if he was also making friends.

[ stephanie obnoxiously shoving two boys to people ]

[psychedelica]

You have your work cut out for you.

[ she's cute so he can't hold her babysitting against her... ]

... He'll be all right. He's not so hard to talk to, somehow.

[vigilantics]

I know. But sometimes people actually take him at face value.

[ she just wants people! to appreciate!! some boys!!! ]

[psychedelica]

[ a sigh... ] He's not hard to talk to, but doesn't mean he's not an ass. He got under my skin at first, too.

[ and, like, still, but that's beside the point ]

When I think about it, I don't know why I ended up chatting with him as much as I did.

[vigilantics]

You guys bonded so much... I was jealous...

[ i wish this was a joke but

it's not ]

[psychedelica]

... Were you?

[ he feels weird about that but he thinks he's happy. that's proof that she cares, isn't it? ]

You're probably the only one who's ever been jealous of me.

[vigilantics]

I wanted to bond.

[ it's said in the most whiny tone. ]

[psychedelica]

[ hmph! looking amused: ]

Stop complaining. Your bond with him's a lot closer than mine is.

[ since they are apparently smooching ]

[vigilantics]

Then you should go get closer to him!

[ she does not know what hikage means by that so this is just unfortunate ]

[psychedelica]

[ pfft ]

No thanks. I'm not about to get turned down twice.

[vigilantics]

[ smacks him on the arm! it's playful so it probably wouldn't hurt much ]

Stop!