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[corrinesbell]

Hey. We've got a lotta new people this month, huh? For anyone who's new, I'm Sheena. I think the guide answers just about every question, but I've been here for a really long time, so if anyone wanted to ask, I'm okay with answering about stuff.

I was thinking about trying out that battle arena thing. Anyone done it already and wanna tell me what it was like? If it's like the coliseum I dunno about trying it.

What would you guys think about having a winter, uh, festival thing like we did a couple years ago?

[Yuri]
I met your crazy rival.

[Raine]
Hey, are you up for visitors? I know it's gonna get late soon...but hopefully Albert'll forgive me.

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[corrinesbell]

[her hand stops for a second or two]

Oh.

[and then starts back up again]

Then I hope it's okay I'm doing it now.

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[He just... chuckles.]

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[corrinesbell]

[and now you're laughing at her. This is not getting him very far with the nice points.]

Sorry.

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[One day you'll pick up on the fact that this is his ironic laugh, which is getting harder by the second.]

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[corrinesbell]

[geez was it really that funny?

She pulls her hand away and it becomes a fist in her lap. What is she doing anyway? Sitting here in the middle of the night with Zelos in bed next to her laughing.]

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[With that, he rolls over and goes dead silent. It'd seem like he'd just decided to go to sleep, except for the fact he's shaking.]

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[corrinesbell]

[Well that's strange. But she did promise not to wake him up again. So after a silent minute she puts a hand back on his shoulder. And finds it trembling]

Zelos?

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

Mother never even cared enough to do that.

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[corrinesbell]

[it's audible in his words. Why he's shaking so hard. Her hand on his shoulder squeezes a little. He can go on, or stop talking.]

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

She didn't even try.

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[corrinesbell]

...She should've.

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

What the hell was so bad about having me, anyways?

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[corrinesbell]

[Well. She doesn't know. Because these days he ain't half bad, and all.

And there aren't really words to say when he gets like this. But she can go back to stroking his hair.]

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

I hate parents like that. They don't even deserve to have kids.

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[corrinesbell]

Then you wouldn't exist.

[she made sure to say that carefully.]

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

The manipulation of the mana lineage would've wound up with someone like me eventually.

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[corrinesbell]

I kinda like the you we've already got.

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

Heh... if you say so.

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[corrinesbell]

[she just makes a noise that's sort of a 'hmm.' He seems to do better when she doesn't say much of anything.]

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

Sorry.

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[corrinesbell]

Why?

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

You're trying to sleep and here I am, keeping you up with my sob stories.

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[corrinesbell]

If I cared that much more about sleeping, I'd just kick you out. It's okay.

[quiet for a few seconds.]

And I'd rather be up with you.

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[A snort at the first remark.]

You got some weird priorities.

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[corrinesbell]

Yeah, maybe.

[shifts herself up further on the bed so she's sitting against the head of it. Her hand stops, and will just rest on top of Zelos' hair for a while.]