november catch-some!

[nagano]

WHO: Kaito Nagano and Probably You
WHERE: Various areas
WHEN: Pre-event unless otherwise specified!
WHAT: Shenanigans! Continuations from Netherwork posts, plotted things, whatever.
WARNINGS: There may or may not be Violence™

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[nagano]

[ He doesn't stare when she trails off. It doesn't take a genius to guess that she's mulling over whether she wants to share something so significant with him. Or, well, significant enough that she might not openly reveal it to someone she's only spoken to once or twice.

S̵h̶e̴'̴d̴ ̴b̴e̷ ̸r̶i̵g̷h̶t̵ ̸n̷o̶t̷ ̸t̶o̴.̸ ̸I̴f̵ ̷s̸h̸e̵'̷s̶ ̸s̸m̷a̵r̶t̶,̸ ̷s̸h̵e̴'̷s̸ ̸j̵u̵s̸t̶ ̶a̷s̵ ̷w̵o̷r̷r̶i̷e̴d̴ ̵a̷b̸o̴u̶t̵ ̵y̶o̷u̴ ̷b̷a̴c̷k̸s̸t̸a̸b̷b̴i̸n̷g̵ ̷h̶e̶r̵ ̶a̷s̴ ̵w̴e̸ ̷a̸r̴e̶ ̵o̸f̶ ̶h̷e̶r̸ ̶b̶a̸c̸k̷s̷t̸a̸b̷b̶i̸n̴g̸ ̸y̶o̸u̴.̵

He doesn't refute the Shadow's annoying prattle. After all, a not-so-small part of him is always on edge around others. His Shadow wouldn't be magnifying that paranoia if it didn't already exist.

Still, Lumine chooses to divulge, and when she finishes Kaito's expression becomes much softer. Gentler, as if a curtain between them has been drawn back. She didn't have to entrust those details to him, and maybe it's not that significant in the greater scheme of things... but Kaito's just silly like that, finding significance where there might be none. ]

For me, my mother. I was told that she died, but I know that isn't the case. I was so close to reuniting with her, y'know?

[ A beat. He chuckles and shakes his head. ] So I'm going to. And if I can take as many people who want to leave with me, then I'll do that too. But until then, I've gotta make sure I'm not destitute.

[unalign]

[ just because she's shared her own feelings on the matter doesn't mean she expects him to do the same. lumine simply wants to get it off her chest somehow, unable to share it with anyone now that she's alone in this world—or well, not alone, but without anyone to confide with.

and yet here is kaito, spilling his own story to an almost-stranger. a part of her wants him to stop, to ask him to reconsider since she might not be someone he could trust with these things. but she's grateful nonetheless that he would, without another thought, offer this information to her. lumine smiles, the crescent gentle and understanding.

if there's one thing she can empathize with, it's always family. ]

You can't exactly return if you've starved to death. [ she laughs too, shaking her own head. ] Got one more empty seat on the return trip, though?

[ if not for her, then for someone she knows. ]

[nagano]

[ points at eyes points at u points at me forgetting it was my turn ]

I'll have as many seats as there are folks who want to leave. Consider your trip booked.

[ Sorry Lumine, he has already Decided; you're not getting away from the ticket out of Hell. Protagonist energy tends to have the terrible side effect of extending a hand to anyone who'll ask and especially to those who normally wouldn't. ]

How close do you think we are now?