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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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voice;

[bloodandblunder]

... I don't know. I mean, I've thought about it... but I wouldn't even know what to say to him.

voice;

[particularity]

I can't say for sure when I don't know everything...

But an apology is always a start? At least letting him know you want to talk with him still. [He pauses, adds,] If you do want to, that is.

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

Mm, I do... it's just really scary.

voice;

[particularity]

Yeah... But if there's a chance to fix it, that could be worth it, right?

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

But I won't know until I try... [ a sigh. ] Right, I know that much.

voice;

[particularity]

Otherwise, you might end up regretting not trying...

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

Honestly, I regret a lot of things... I don't need to add anything more to that list.

voice;

[particularity]

Yeah... If you can still change it, you should act.

[He sounds thoughtful, like it's more than just her predicament that he's thinking of.] I hope it works out, Noire.

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

... Thanks, Hinata. I do, too.

[ and after a pause. ]

But are you sure you're all right? You don't usually call...

voice;

[particularity]

W-well, I...

I'm sorta keeping to bed for a bit. I'd been meaning to make some calls anyway, so this was as good a time as any.

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

Bed? Are you sick? O-oh no, did someone curse you while I wasn't looking??

voice;

[particularity]

[Wait, why is cursing the immediate conclusion--]

No, it's not like that. My legs just got hurt, so it's easier to lay down.

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

[ Why wouldn't it be-- ]

You're hurt? W-what happened?! I can go find a healer!

voice;

[particularity]

N-no! [This is actually the sort of thing he was trying to avoid, ahem.] I've already gotten bandaged up, okay? It's just sore now.

[notice how he doesn't answer what happened shh]

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

B-but... if it still hurts...

voice;

[particularity]

It's not a big deal... It's kind of a waste to call up a healer or something for this little thing.

Okay?

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

... All right. But please don't push yourself.

voice;

[particularity]

I won't.

[There's a pause. Hinata doesn't do the talking about his troubles thing. But...] Do you think...I can ask you something?

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

You can ask me anything.

[ well, that's straightforward enough. ]

voice;

[particularity]

[fdhgdfg Noire. That prompts a pause, embarrassed at just how straightforward it is.]

What should you do with someone you can't be friends with? Because of bad stuff that they did. But they keep doing stupid things that you get mixed up in, but they end up helping you, and...

[Pause. He puts a hand to his face, though she can't see it. It may be obvious that this pertains to him, though he's trying to distance it from himself.] This is a weird question.

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

Er... well, I wouldn't call it weird. This person does bad things, but they help you, too?

... Did they say why?

voice;

[particularity]

Yeah, I know why... But I don't think it's a reason that you use to justify it. Er, not that he's done anything like that here.

But now he's avoiding me and it's really ticking me off. [It's not often that Hinata gives in to his temper (sassy internal monologuing aside), but it's coming through now,] Something about me getting mixed up in his bad luck or whatever.

I don't get why it's bugging me that he is at all.

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

[ it's a bit of a surprise, to hear him so blunt-- but it's also oddly refreshing. He was always listening to her, but he hadn't really talked about himself all that much. ]

If he helped you... I think, even if it's just a little, you might want to help him in return? But it'd be hard to do if he's avoiding you...

voice;

[particularity]

Eh... [Hinata quiets for a second, as if mulling this over.]

Y-yeah. I shouldn't really... [He shouldn't want to help him... Too many of Hinata's thoughts are composed of shouldn'ts where it comes to Komaeda.] He was blaming himself and his luck for what happened to me, and when I can't even find him to talk to him...

voice;

[bloodandblunder]

You're kind, Hinata. [ she knows this to be fact. ] So whether you should or shouldn't... I think you'd do whatever felt like the right thing to do either way.

And this person... I think I can understand him, too. If something happened to someone I'd tried to help before, I'd... no, I did use to blame myself and my luck when bad things happened to people who associated with me. It's an awful feeling.