tbh i'm just making an open post so i can do whatever here

[breaksouls]

 one of these days i should make an actual like, account for stuff and make it look cute but why would i ever do that

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[nekota]

[ It's like looking into a fun house mirror, familiar and foreign and just a little but not right until you've still at it long enough.

But she sits down, smiles not really at him, but at the situation. ]

With extra an egg.

[ She takes apart her chopsticks ]

Have I met you before?

[orpheums]

Right. [The way he says it is like a quiet realization. You can order whatever you want in a dream and not pay for it. Amazing.] Extra chashu with mine.

[Minato follows suit, but shakes his head at her question.]

No. Not that I can remember.

[The corners of his lips twitch up slightly, but not into a full smile. He's trying though. In his last few months, it had gotten much easier, natural even, but for some reason he feels like he's pushing it.]

What year are you?

[nekota]

[ She opens her mouth to speak-- "a third year! Just this spring", except.. ]

It doesn't matter does it?

[ The waiter sets their bowls down and she claps her hands together. ]

Thank you for the meal!

[ And in between slurps she says-- ]

What about you?

[ She gestures vaguely. What year are you? How's your ramen? He can answer however he likes ]

[orpheums]

I guess you could say I graduated.

[And without ever having to take a college entrance exam! He slurps beside her, answering any question she might have had about how his ramen is. It's good, like always.]

Did you get to hear Mitsuru-senpai's speech? I missed the closing ceremony.

[nekota]

No, I didn't get to.

[ She pokes at her egg yolk, it bleeds yellow into her soup. ]

I had to go meet a friend.

[ And because she feels right, she asks. ]

Who was waiting for you?

[orpheums]

Aigis.

[There's a warmth to his voice when he says her name. Despite everything, he's so thankful he was able to spend those moments with her.]

Was it... different for you?

[nekota]

[ She takes a big ol' bite of noodles before she answers. ]

Shinjiro-senpai.

[ And she smiles, so strained that her eyes close naturally. ]

I feel a little bad. I left him by himself.

[orpheums]

What do you mean.

[Given everything else, he can't be shocked, but he's definitely something. Confused, maybe?]

You saw him?

I could hear his voice, but...