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[ ah,

hesitates, a moment, to fire off a text. but then puts her phone away and floats over to dia. ]

... you wanna talk about it? I mean, we can walk and talk, or stay here, or-- still go to the store.

... Let's go to the store, okay?

[ a pause - ]

Um . . . well, we can talk about a lot of different things while we walk, and while I cook - right...?

Yeah... whatever you want.

[ adjusting her bag on her shoulder before starting to walk out the door slowly, keeping pace with req ]

... Are you okay?

Huh? Yeah, I'm good. Just-- tired.

[ floats along with her, quiet for a moment, before putting a hand over where her heart should be. ]

... feels kind of weird. Did something happen while I was gone? I had a weird dream.

There was a game, earlier...

Do you remember what you dreamed about?

Uh-- yeah, pretty clearly.

[ a pause ]

Was it another thing with souls or whatever, like what happened to me a while back?

Mm, it was like that -

A lot of us went into Doodle's heart, and I saw a few people in Shrike's, too...

I kind of... remember something, with Doodles.

I think mostly I was in Hurricane's. I definitely died though.

- Are you okay?!

[ gestures to herself with a crooked smile ]

I'm here, aren't I? S'fine, I think.

... bad at the time, and my chest feels weird now, but... it's fine.

[ frownss ]

... Does it hurt...?

... yeah, kind of. It's weird. ... um, maybe it's weirder to say, but it's kind of nice too? Since I... y'know, it's not like I have a heartbeat or anything normally.

[ ... averts her eyes, just a bit ]

Mm. . . That's right. Um, but ...

If it starts to hurt too much, then I have medicine at home too, okay...?

I think I'll be okay.

[ ... ]

What's wrong?

[ shakes her head ]

- It's okay... It was just something that I saw in a heart, so you don't need to worry, okay? I'm just a little cold, so I'm going to make something warm to eat, I think...

... What do you want to eat?

[ her expression falls a little. ]

... was it-- about me?

... No, it wasn't... It wasn't anything like that - you didn't do anything wrong, okay...?

Float down here...?

[ relieved, a little, but she does as asked and settles down closer to dia ]

[ she's a bit hesitant in how she reaches for her, but she's trying to pat her on the head - as firmly and gently as ever despite the nerves, if it isn't intercepted ]

[ she's as cold as ever; colder now that they're outside.

but she smiles a little, ducking her head under it. ]

... thanks.

[ dia's own smile is a little frayed at the edges - she seems, for whatever reason, distinctly more affected by the cold as things currently stand, by that, by the unbidden twitch in her fingers as she works them against req's scalp, keeps herself from balking at the very sensation

but that in and of itself is problematic. that it could be such an issue now, she thinks, when it wasn't, has never been before, is beyond her. ]

Do you want something savory to eat?

[ mmm... watches her, a moment.

then she reaches up to take dia's hand, frowning. ]

Something's wrong, dude.

Mn -

There isn't... it's okay - I'm just...

[ there's that twitch again, despite herself, still just startled by the cold, ]

Mm, I'm sorry... I know I'm acting a little bit strange, but it's okay... there's nothing for you to worry about, okay? I was just...

Surprised, because of the weather... But I'll feel better when we both have something warm to eat, okay?

[ ... lets go of her hand, floating back a step or so. ]

Just... tell me what's wrong?

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