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[bloodandblunder]

"H... hello? Um, this is me-- ah, Noire! I'm Noire, and I'm very sorry for missing you somehow... I promise I'm not avoiding you, unless you're scary or you're Mo-- trying to curse me. U-um, so when I can figure out how to-- ( beeps ensue, followed by a shriek of fright ) O-oh, no! What did I push, how do I-- make it-- oh gods, did I break it?! W-why can't we just talk in person?!"

[ BEEP. ]

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[willbreak]

Don't let me force you, really...

[bloodandblunder]

You're not forcing me. I have to get braver, too.

[willbreak]

You're already—

[ ... ]

Okay.

[ A grin. ]

Things are pretty different from the sky, you know.

[ Can you tell he loves flying yet? ]

[bloodandblunder]

[ she can vaguely detect it, yes. ]

I can imagine... everyone must look so tiny from up there.

[willbreak]

Mm... though I still recognize a lot of people — I mean, I can't go very high at the moment. Not high enough to hit the barrier.

[bloodandblunder]

That's a relief... [ okay, so being up that high is still scary to her. ]

[willbreak]

I wouldn't take you as high as the barrier, don't worry.

[bloodandblunder]

I-I'll be ready! When you're ready, I mean...

[ right she can't possibly be a pansy by then ]

[willbreak]

[ so his headtilt here may be a sliiightly amused one. ]

I can't promise it'll be as comfortable as riding a «pegasus»... or a dragon, but I'll do my best.

[bloodandblunder]

I don't think we'll be fighting up there, so there's already an advantage.

[willbreak]

[ ... before today, he'd just nod and carry on.

But he said he'd be honest with her. So he will. ]

Maybe we'll have to fight from the air one day. Hopefully you'd have a better way of flying at that time, but if it came to it, I'd — I wouldn't leave you on the ground if it was safer in the air.

Don't get me wrong, this isn't why I offered to take you flying —

[ Because it really isn't. Fighting just sucks. ]

[bloodandblunder]

... No, I think I get it. I'll be prepared, just in case.

Thank you for looking out for me.

[willbreak]

Anytime.

Sorry for grabbing you so suddenly back there.

[ Now he'll rummage in his bag again, taking out a second can and leaning against the wall behind him as he digs in to his... ooh, beans. ]

[bloodandblunder]

[ and she'll do the same, even if she eats a little slower. ]

You didn't have to... I would have answered if you'd called out.

[willbreak]

[ oh whoops he's already finished! ]

Got it.

[ Have a somewhat tomato ketchup-y grin. ]

[bloodandblunder]

[ how do you boys even-- ]

... Do you want the rest of mine?

[willbreak]

[ fire-breathing dragon in stomach? ]

Mm-mm, it's yours.

[ grow big and manly like him!! —okay maybe not. ]

[bloodandblunder]

I'm really not that hungry, though? And I don't want to waste it.

[ but it might take her hours. ]

[willbreak]

[ giving her a look that clearly says "when are you ever hungry?"

— and then fidgeting. ]

If you're sure...

[bloodandblunder]

... Please put it to good use, Eugeo.

[ shh it's an anemic thing, she still gets by. ]

[willbreak]

You make it sound like my stomach is a «machine»...

[bloodandblunder]

Oh no, but it's definitely impressive!

[willbreak]

Kirito's is more impressive...

[ BUT YES taking her can and... making good use of the contents. it takes all of 10 seconds. ]

[bloodandblunder]

[ ... she'll just keep leaning against the wall, closing her eyes briefly to bask in the moment that is Eugeo being a can glutton.

It's oddly comforting, like things are actually as normal as they can get. ]

[willbreak]

[ It is comforting, isn't it? As for him, he'll just quietly awkward at her until they decide to go their separate ways for the day/evening/night/what unestablished time at which this encounter took place. ]