17th Rise of the Phoenix ஜ Voice / Written

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[Filtered against Kotomi | Unhackable 10%]

[One day he will be able to do proper filters. Today is not that day.]

Question for whoever isn't bored out of their bodies by this place. What kind of things do you do to not be bored? I mean, do you go to hang out at any place in specific or something? Specially when going with someone, assuming you don't spend every time just in each others' houses.

I assume dinner out is a good idea but I'm pretty sure there has to be something else to do in this prison.

[Yes, this is a request for ideas for a date. Hopefully he has worded it in a subtle enough way that no one will notice it. Bwahaha, behold his master plan.]

Don't bother suggesting the library, that one doesn't count.

[Filtered to Rin | Unhackable 10% | Written]

Rin,

Sorry for not answering your last letter in such a long time. I've spent most of the last month doing missions in an attempt to not drive myself nuts. Anyway I have a question for you: with whom does one have to talk to make a reservation or something where you work?

- Ikki

[Filtered to Kotomi | Unhackable 10%]

[This comes later in the day, actually at night. It's earlier than when he usually contacts her to wish her good night, but he knows that.]

Did you go to sleep already, Kotomi-chan?

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[uccellodifuoco]

[Didn't you hear what he said??? Damn you and your selective hearing! And why does she have to say that she's so happy just with that? Why does she get so happy with just him thinking of her or hugging him or talking to him? Stupid girl.]

Think whatever you want. What were you doing?

[Tsun tsun, trying to take her away from lala land and from the subject at hand.]

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Right now?

[ Ikki, you don't know what you're doing, you're just making it worse for yourself at this rate. ]

Right now I was just feeling really happy that Ikki-kun thinks of me that much..

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[uccellodifuoco]

I meant before I called you.

[Oh God, shut up, girl.]

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Before that..? ... Hmm, not much. I was just trying to read a little.. why?

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[uccellodifuoco]

Just asking. Or can't I ask about what you're doing?

[Tsun, tsun. At least he doesn't sound too defensive, yet.]

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Of course Ikki-kun can always ask.. Is it since Ikki-kun was thinking about me?

[ At least she isn't fazed by this particular tsun since she thinks it's just about this again.. she doesn't see the problem with what she's saying. ]

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Are you going to go around the village saying that now?

[Like you did with the "precious treasure" thing.]

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... Is that a bad thing..?

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[uccellodifuoco]

[Why do you ask that... Oh God, you are going to do it if he doesn't stop you, right??]

Some things aren't for everyone to know.

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[ Of course she is! It makes her happy, so why wouldn't she tell everyone if he doesn't stop her? ]

Like this..?

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Yeah, like this. Those are our private conversations aren't they, between you and me. No one else has any business in our conversations.

[Okay, trying to stop her from saying this and anything else to others ever again.]

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... If Ikki-kun says so, then I won't tell anyone else.. I wouldn't want to do anything bad.

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It's not something bad... It's just something between us both that no one else needs to know about.

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So it's like a special kind of secret that me and Ikki-kun share.. .. that sounds nice.

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... Yes... That's exactly what it is.

[You're his ruin girl. He knows it. It won't be a God or an enemy warrior which will slash him down to the ground, it will be a freaking little girl that is the incarnation of moe.]

Do yo-... What a-.... Have you thought of anything you want to do tomorrow?

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Tomorrow..? [ ... ] Is anything special going to happen tomorrow?

[ she's apparently completely oblivious to the fact he seems flustered. ]

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[He's not flustered. He just wasn't sure how to ask the question.]

Not that I know of. But maybe you had something planned.

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No, I don't at all. I just thought I'd go to the library to read, but that's not really a plan.. it's just what I always do.

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Don't you ever do anything else?

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Not usually. ... Why? Does Ikki-kun think it's a bad thing to go to the library to read?

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I didn't say it was a bad thing! I was just wondering if you aren't curious sometimes to do something different.

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Not really. Just sitting there and reading books.. that's fine with me. I really like my days like this, when I'm able to read books and talk to Ikki-kun a lot too.

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What about taking a walk? Have you ever gone to the forest?

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No, I haven't. Can't it be dangerous to go walking in the forest..?

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If you're worried about danger we could go together. I've gone out many times on walks with Hyoga and nothing has ever happened.

[Oh, look, he has managed to say it in a way that doesn't sound like asking her out or anything. That's right, he can go with her if she wants, if she doesn't she can go alone, as if he really cared if they go together or not.]