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[whatsupcroc]

I don't really like doing that announcement thing, but since I'm her roommate... Snow White's gone home! Which is good, that means she's finally back with James, who's her total love at first sight wonderful husband and she has a daughter that maybe she'll get to see now so I'm happy for her. Right, and Al left too, but that was last month. Uh... a few others, but I don't really know the full list.

It makes me curious about something else, though. What do you guys do to show you remember and care about people who you'll probably never see again in this lifetime?

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[inthejunk]

Not far. I can show you sometime.

[Luckily, it seems to mostly be sugared fruits and sweet bread. Cavities are more likely than cats.]

[whatsupcroc]

( When you realize you've been eating cat for the last few months anyway... Collette grins. )

That'd be great. I can show you this one place I love, too. Did you want anything to drink? I've got water and orange j... I have water and apple juice. The last guest I have tried to bathe himself in the orange juice, so we don't have any left. Sorry!

[inthejunk]

Wait...seriously?

[Girl you need to stop letting the crazies in.]

[whatsupcroc]

He left me the shirt to wash. Without telling me! At least he cleaned up the rest of the spill... I think.

[inthejunk]

If it was Lloyd I'm sorry about that. I try not to let him get loose too often.

[whatsupcroc]

( God, he keeps making her laugh! )

Different red-head! If I remember who Lloyd is.

[inthejunk]

My roommate. He's a nice guy, but uh. He shouldn't be left alone with anything he can hurt himself with, ya know?

[whatsupcroc]

He's one of the clumsy sorts, huh ? Poor guy! They're fun to watch every so often. Like you can't believe how things fail to work for them so spectacularly1

[inthejunk]

No, that's me.

[Sigh.]

Lloyd is just dumb.

[whatsupcroc]

( She giggles. )

You don't say! That's kind of mean there, Yosuke. I bet he's got his strong points!

[inthejunk]

[If he's ashamed of himself it sure doesn't show. Though he does relent a bit at that prompt.]

Yeah, sure. He's a nice guy. He never takes my stuff without asking. And he doesn't want to kill me horribly like some other people.

...But he's still really dumb.

[whatsupcroc]

Wait, who wants to kill you horribly?

[inthejunk]

Um...no one. It's...an expression. M-maybe it's only where I'm from.

[whatsupcroc]

Yosuke...

( her tone is heavy with disbelief, and a half laugh at the end. )

Come on, be real with me for a minute!

[inthejunk]

[He laughs too, and it doesn't even sound forced and awkward.]

No, really. I'm just kidding. There's nothing to worry about.

[whatsupcroc]

You're lucky human beings aren't cursed like Pinocchio.

( Actually, so is she. But she lets it slide in the sense that she shrugs and smiles, glancing off to the side. )

If you're just joking about someone wanting you dead, that's dumb. If you're not, then you're being even sillier in not telling someone, 'cause we all need at least two or three people who've got our backs, you know?

( It's important. )

[inthejunk]

So, you'd have my back? That's good to know. Until now I thought you just wanted to put a Kick Me sign there and you were angry you couldn't reach.

[Nope, we're not getting deep here. In fact, have a distraction to piss you off. You're in a wheelchair, ha!]

[whatsupcroc]

Nawh, see, the sign that says "Kick My" goes on something of yours totally in reach!

( Just gonna grin, since it's not her jive to get mad about an obvios distraction. Not right now, so much. If she thought it were really important, on another hand.... )

[inthejunk]

[That gets a grimace, because there's a bad ending in the options there somewhere.]

Maybe now's a good time to tell you I'm planning to father children someday. Please be gentle.

[whatsupcroc]

With your butt?

( Can you hear her barely restrained laughter over here? )

[inthejunk]

[It's difficult to be annoyed when he's too relieved to hear what her target was. For once it's not the worst option.]

Well, if Satonaka had her way...

[whatsupcroc]

Who's Satonaka?

[inthejunk]

This girl from home. And I use the word girl pretty loosely. She's into Kung Fu, you know?

[whatsupcroc]

Kung Fu is pretty awesome! Skiing's better.

( Ha. )

What's a girl-not-girl look like?

[inthejunk]

You like skiing? Man, you think it ever snows around he-

Wait.

[Stand by for dubious glance, here. Forget about Chie and her war on his goods, this is a new and strange admission coming from a girl with mobility issues.]

Uh. Do they make like-

[What's the gesture that means wheel chair skis? Geez, this girl is creating all sorts of new communication problems. He gives up trying to imply it, and just says it.]

Skis you can use without standing up?