Atsuya paces back and forth in front of Moho’s door.
-Oh. The narration is still here. That’s… Fun. He wishes it would tell him exactly where in the timeline he was. Have they met at all? This is different from before, when she didn’t know him, but was doing alright.
He’ll need to approach this carefully.
He rings the doorbell.
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Moho sits up in bed. Someones...at her door? Why? Who?? She slowly gets up and out of bed, making her way to the front door. It creeks open just a bit as the short girl peeks her head out. "...." She looks horrible. Her hairs a mess and its obvious theres dark bags under her eyes. It also looks like shes been crying from how red her eyes are. ".....Wh-what do you want...? Wh-why did yo-you come here. Di-did the school se-send you to dr-drop off work..." From the way shes talking to him, its clear she doesnt remember him.
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Atsuya slowly, awkwardly crunches a carrot.
He really wants to go over and hold her, tell her she’s not alone, that he wants to be there to help.
But, like. He’s still technically a stranger to her. A guy stranger, even. That would be weird, no matter how you slice it.
…Why is his familiarity with her making this more difficult?
“Namida-san…”
"S-Sorry- I sho-shouldnt cry wi-with a gu-guest over...." She cant stop the tears though. Everythings been so hard lately and for once someone seems to care about her. She doesnt understand why, they're strangers to each other but...She really really wants comfort... "I-Its just....Its....Its s-so hard...."
“No, it’s fine… If you need to cry, you can cry.”
She wants comfort… Then maybe it’s alright?
He approaches her, and sits down next to her, slowly reaching to pat her on the back.
“I… Know. I know it’s been hard. I’m sorry I didn’t do anything sooner.”
She sniffles a bit, looking up at him. "....." Without another word she leans on him, not really hugging him but also making it more clear that she'd be fine with a hug right now. Shes honestly grateful he decided to come visit her...Perhaps...Going to school would be worth it if she got to see this guy more. Are they friends? Shes not sure. But...She'd like to be his friend. "Th-Thank you...."
Atsuya’s not going to go for the hug right now. Not yet. But he lets her stay where she is.
“It’s no problem. Listen, I…
I’ll stop by again tomorrow, if you want. To bring you your work, or just to say hi, or something. Is that alright?”
Moho looked up at Atsuya and for the first time in a while, she had a smile on her face. It wasnt big but it was certainly a smile. "Y-Yes....I...Id lik-like that....Thanks..." Certainly this was a step in the right direction. She desperately needed someone who was willing to check on her.
