[Yukiko finally lets go, laughing slightly and pulling free.]
Warm? Like it's a part of me I never knew about. I guess, it's weird and hard to describe. But it's definitely just like...a missing piece. Strength I never knew I had.
That's...I don't know. [Stupid preconceptions.] I suppose it sounds nice, at least. And if you trust it, then I do.
[When Yukiko stepped away, Eleanor moved a bit further into the empty space around them, scanning the ground. And then she stretched out her hand, and a rock about the size of an apple floated off up into the air and then darted over to land in her palm. She held it up, examining it, and then smiled to herself.]
I am in no position to call anything strange at this point, anyway.
[Yukiko laughs, really unable to keep herself from doing that much. Eleanor is weird, yes, and this is weird, but it's okay. Because they're together and all that.]
But it's fine. Just another day. The world keeps on turning, and that's what matters. There'll be more answers tomorrow. And if not then, the next day, or the next. Right now we just need to focus on keeping it together to find those answers.
[Eleanor didn't seem to know how to answer, and after a few seconds gave a half-shrug.]
Not really. But I can't imagine I'm going to be for a while.
[This was just going to take some adjustment. But they couldn't just keep standing here in an empty parking lot while she tried not to let herself start panicking again.]
...But I'll manage. [She smiled finally.] Want to go get an ice cream or something? I don't want to go home yet.
[Eleanor started to move back towards the van, then stopped, hesitating, before she closed the distance between her and Yukiko and suddenly wrapped her in a hug, pressing her face into the other girl's shoulder.]
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Warm? Like it's a part of me I never knew about. I guess, it's weird and hard to describe. But it's definitely just like...a missing piece. Strength I never knew I had.
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[When Yukiko stepped away, Eleanor moved a bit further into the empty space around them, scanning the ground. And then she stretched out her hand, and a rock about the size of an apple floated off up into the air and then darted over to land in her palm. She held it up, examining it, and then smiled to herself.]
I am in no position to call anything strange at this point, anyway.
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[Yukiko laughs, really unable to keep herself from doing that much. Eleanor is weird, yes, and this is weird, but it's okay. Because they're together and all that.]
But it's fine. Just another day. The world keeps on turning, and that's what matters. There'll be more answers tomorrow. And if not then, the next day, or the next. Right now we just need to focus on keeping it together to find those answers.
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You know, are you handling this far better than I am. [She shifted.]
I actually threw up after I realized what was going on.
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[That's about all she can say.]
You okay now, though?
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Not really. But I can't imagine I'm going to be for a while.
[This was just going to take some adjustment. But they couldn't just keep standing here in an empty parking lot while she tried not to let herself start panicking again.]
...But I'll manage. [She smiled finally.] Want to go get an ice cream or something? I don't want to go home yet.
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Yeah, that's fine. I don't really feel like heading home either. Mom and dad are working late, and all that. So, ice cream it is.
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[Eleanor started to move back towards the van, then stopped, hesitating, before she closed the distance between her and Yukiko and suddenly wrapped her in a hug, pressing her face into the other girl's shoulder.]
Seriously. Thanks.
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It's fine, really. I'm here for you.
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You're kind of all I've got with this. Usually I would talk to my mother but-
[How would she explain any of it?]
Anyway. Ice cream. And talking about anything else please.