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Who: Anyone
When: Day 118, evening/night
Where: Wherever you like
What: another mingle

[Though the temperature starts to cool quite a bit once the sun sets, it just assures the air is still crisp and clear and the sky offers a beautiful view: Thusia's three different-sized moons drifting slowly through an endless field of stars, illuminating the fields and rivers below.

If you're still outside, the dimmed lights of the hallways in the HQ shine through the windows to reflect off the water too, and all around there's the chirping, clicking, or squeaking of nocturnal creatures from the ground or in the grasses.]

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I'm not surprised.

[. . . reaches out a hand to him?]

[takes it :) squeezes :) ]

Instead of just wanting to be, though, you should be a little more hopeful than that.

I haven't been very good at that.

I believe you can be better.

. . .

I'm going to try.

[squeezes his hand, then slowly tries to drop it]

. . . Nova—came to talk to me.

[lets him when he tries...]

... Nova did?

I got chastised pretty thoroughly.

I'm amazed you don't have a black eye.

I wasn't going to let him hit me!

He's pretty strong.

That aside . . .

... I was wondering how to bring that up.

. . . I'm sorry for the trouble. I didn't mean to—I mean . . .

Are things that bad between you and Link?

I think part of it was that I hadn't realized I was hurting him as much as I was.

Yeah...

. . .

He said . . . he wanted me to realize that he loved you first, and he deserves to be acknowledged as I work through what to do about my feelings for you . . . And that he thought I only paid him consideration out of guilt. That he thinks he should be as much a part of this, but I don't have any concern for him.

[.......

his eyes go wide a little... then he reddens, somewhere stuck between shock and.... jeshfng]

T-that's...

It's... plenty possible that. I haven't been fair. To him, or Nova... or you...

No, he didn't seem to have any problem with you.

He said plenty to me when we broke up. I've been taking advantage of his patience. And he's right.

I haven't really been saying anything at all, one way or another. You came into existence and some hole that wasn't even there filled up. With how Link and Nova are...

I haven't helped, I mean.

Mm . . . I got really kneejerk selfish after that, though, and shut down a little. Just—that feeling, that you're mine, after all, why should I have to . . .?

[draws in a deep breath]

But I understand from your perspective, of course you have important people to consider. I—wouldn't mind it, but . . . I suddenly became afraid that for all that Link was trying to extend a hand to me, it wasn't because of me. You know? He's the one that doesn't realize—if he thinks I don't . . . think about him . . .

...

[takes a deep breath...]

No. I think it's definitely you he's doing this all for.

What do you feel about Link?

. . .

Just... how you feel. About this, about us, since he is a part of it. You and him. What you want.

I don't . . . want to make anything problematic for anybody. I don't want anybody to be hurt.