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[fortunefail]

[Yuan is sick of hearing about New Feathers. He's sick of seeing people without wings. The chaos reigning in the village is something he really doesn't need right now. Honestly, he stopped listening to his journal after only an hour of this and he can't imagine things have died down by now.

Still, he's going to have to brave the "New Feather flood" eventually. His cupboards and refrigerator need restocking. When he finally heads out to the store in the afternoon, he does so extremely reluctantly. That's bound to show, as he's trying his best to avoid people.]

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[fortunefail]

[He just freezes in her embrace. After having her sent home three times before, he has no clue how to respond to her anymore. He's dreamt about her return, sure, but what's the point if she's just going to leave him again?]

...

[loving-goddess.livejournal.com]

[His response isn't exactly encouraging. She pulls back.]

You don't look well.

[fortunefail]

[Once she pulls back, he makes sure to keep his gaze locked on the ground before him. He can't meet her eyes. He just can't.]

I... I'm fine. No need to worry.

[loving-goddess.livejournal.com]

[She really hopes he doesn't expect her to believe a lie that transparent. One hand reaches out for the side of his face.]

Are you certain?

[fortunefail]

[She's touching him. He can feel her warm fingers pressing against his cheek. Usually, he would've welcomed it and leaned into her touch, but now he can only flinch before backing away.]

I'm certain. ... Please, don't... [-touch him again? He can't say that to her. She doesn't deserve rotten treatment like that; it's not her fault.]

[loving-goddess.livejournal.com]

Don't... what? What is it?

[His earlier insistence not to worry is completely forgotten by her at this point.]

[fortunefail]

[Dammit, what can he say to her? As much as he wants to, he can't just run off and leave her by herself. That'd be far too painful. And what if Mithos finds her?]

... You should go to the Welcome Center and make yourself comfortable there. They'll help you.

[loving-goddess.livejournal.com]

[He's hiding something, avoiding some issue, and the last thing she wants is to just leave him without at least finding out what it is...

But she won't push him any further than she already has, no matter how much she wants to.]

A Welcome Center, is it... alright, I'll head there for now. But... I will see you again soon, right? ["After you've had some time to deal with whatever problem you're having", she doesn't say.]

[fortunefail]

Yes. Yes, I suppose you will. [There's no avoiding that, is there? He can't dodge her forever. He just needs some time to figure out how the hell he's going to handle this. All this time to work on it, but there's still no plan of what to do should Martel return a fourth time.

So for now he'll let her go. He's still not meeting her gaze, his hands clenched into fists by his side.] ... Be careful.