IC Inbox - Lagunbiru

[despairing_hope]

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action; wtf is this, using komaeda's inbox instead of hinata's

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[It's their usual lunch-meetup; Hinata's picked for them to go to a somewhat American-inspired diner not unlike the one that had been on the second island. They've both already gotten their food when Hinata mentions with a frown,]

Hey... have you had any trouble with your communicator? I haven't been able to reach Hazama, and she hasn't been home whenever I stopped by.

It's can't be Komaeda bothering him all the time~

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Oh? No, it's been fine. But it's true, she seems to be absent completely.

[He pauses a moment to consider the option.]

Maybe she went home? I'm sure someone like her could have filled their card without issue.

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You think so?

[That... does seem true, with how he'd seen her. And lord knows, she's really cute.

His lips curve into a distracted frown as he stares down at what's left of his lunch.]

I guess that would make sense. I'd have just... thought she'd say goodbye before leaving, you know?

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I'm not surprised at all. Any need to keep pretense was over the moment she could leave and never look back.

[Maybe if she had been around longer, but someone who didn't care about anything wouldn't go out of their way to say goodbye to people they had only known for a little bit.]

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Keep pretense? Pretense of what?

[Really, Hinata hadn't had a single glimpse of her true nature. Around him, she'd kept up the act incredibly well.]

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[He thinks for a moment if he should say anything. He doubted Hinata would accept his words, but it was better to be honest about it all.]

She was a ruthless person that didn't care about anything. What you always saw was just an act.

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What? No, that's wrong.

[He rejects it immediately, because of course.]

How could you know something like that? What would be the point of her pretending around me?

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Because having you think she was some innocent cute girl was advantageous to her. I know this because I saw her for what she really was. A nice person wouldn't force people into the situations she did.

[He never did share the things she did to him....]

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What're you... talking about?

[despairing_hope]

Well, the first time I met her is a good example of the sort of person she is....

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...

[Now, while Hinata might be able to see the best in people at all times, he's also not as dense as he sometimes seems.]

Does this... have to do with that time you came back to my apartment...?

mixing it up w/ dinnertime, sometime after his convo w/ mgs

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[Because even if they just had lunch together, do any of them really have anything better to do than get dinner together?? Even if that means Komaeda just sitting while Hinata eats. More importantly-]

Oh, so I was talking to, uh, Mo Guan Shan earlier. He's looking for a roommate so he can afford a place with a kitchen.

[despairing_hope]

Oh?

[He had ordered something and now his hands paused as the food sat there not being toiched. His tone was soft but there was an edge to it. Why was Hinata telling him this?]

You're interested in that?

[Now.]

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Well... yeah.

[He glances toward the other boy. There's a guarded, wary edge to his eyes, as if he's just assuming that Komaeda will take it poorly.]

Eating out all the time just seems kind of wasteful, doesn't it? And he and I aren't, you know...

[There's no delicate way to say they haven't fucked, so he just trails off, taking a determined bite of his cheeseburger.]

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Oh, of course. It would be terrible to ever have to deal with someone like that.

[He was taking it badly, especially since he had suggested it early on.]

But it's always good to save, I'm sure it will work out for you quite well.

[Even if he felt hurt he was holding back. He didn't have a right and he knew it.]

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were you telling the truth when you told everyone you were really good at cleaning?

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Why would I lie about that? It's one of my only good traits.

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you say that like there's a point to any of your lies

anyway what about temperatures, do you like rooms that are hot or cold

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I've never lied to you Hinata kun....

[It hurt that he thought that.]

Median temperature is good. I suppose colder is okay because you can always wear something to compensate.

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we both know that's wrong but i didn't text you to argue

are you any good at cooking?

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If you say so.

I can make toast? Other than that....

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so even if you had a place with a kitchen, you wouldn't use it?

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Well, I can reheat stuff.

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i guess that's true

[And then, almost abruptly:]

you haven't seen any of our classmates have you?

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[despairing_hope]

No. Have you? It's been a while and I always thought maybe others might show up, since it seems a lot of people end up having large groups of people they know come here.