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[blueberrytrain]

But I already said yes....is that bad?

_{[ Kotori tilted her head and looked confused again, knowing that Tokiya was right but it wasn't like he...wasn't totally not sane! Mikoto kind of knew what he was doing--right? Or...sort of. ]}

I think he knows he made a mistake now! But was he trying to send it to me? Ichinose-san I'm confused...

[tunedere]

[ To that, Tokiya just sighs again. ]

I believe he was. But he did not completely think the decision through, evidently.

[ Thus causing this whole mess in the first place. ]

You can always turn him down, or tell him to wait. He has no grounds to force you to go with him.

[blueberrytrain]

Eh? _{[ Kotori glanced downward again since Tokiya was right--Mikoto didn't seem to think the decision through properly before asking her out...so maybe he never intended to in the first place? But he did...but maybe he wasn't thinking well enough to realize what was going through his mind? ]}

I'm confused... Everyone seemed to get that it was for me but...I think you're right and maybe he didn't mean to...right now, at least! Um...He's not forcing me--don't worry!

_{[ She's just confused and doesn't know what to think about this situation. ]}

Should I tell him both of those things? _{[ Awful decision maker, right here. ]}

[tunedere]

[ Honestly, he's a little worried. Kotori has her heart in the best place, but sometimes her head couldn't quite catch the multiple layers of meaning that can often come with words. ]

I suggest you wait until he gets sober to ask him about this again. Whatever he says right now would probably not make sense.

[ It's a rephrasing of what he said to her before, in any case.

Or maybe he's just a little jealous that people can date here and he can't. ]

[blueberrytrain]

_{[ Kotori smiled and nodded, happy that Tokiya suggested what a few others seemed to have since Mikoto really needed his rest right now! ]}

Mhm! He should be in bed right now or...I hope so! He needs to sleep this off, right?!

_{[ But there was still the issue at hand...What was she to do when he contacted her and talked about it since she still didn't know if he was totally serious or just...throwing random things out there because he was intoxicated. ]}

But...umm...What do I say when he talks about it to be while sober? What if it was a joke?

[tunedere]

[ What if it was a joke, huh... ]

If he does not know how to take other people's feelings seriously, then you should ditch him.

[ Gross. ]

[blueberrytrain]

Ditch him? But he's my friend...I can't ditch a friend in their time of need! I think he's taking his own feelings seriously--Oh...

_{[ It registers that he's talking about the fact that Mikoto should take her feelings seriously, but...honestly Kotori wasn't sure of her own feelings. She just wanted everyone to be happy since that would make her really happy! ]}

Um...I just want him to be happy! _{[ She smiled brightly, obviously unsure about a lot of things right now. ]}

[tunedere]

[ That's possibly the vaguest answer you can give right now, Kotori. ]

People can take that statement in all the wrong ways, Minami-san.

[ Sigh. ]

[blueberrytrain]

What do you mean?

_{[ She just smiles, really not seeing how she is being vague here or even the double meaning of what she had previously said before! ]}

[tunedere]

[ ... Kotori, please. ]

It means you are easily pressured into doing things that you will possibly regret later. Even if not, you are giving too much of your time and energy to other people.

[blueberrytrain]

Pressured? That only happens sometimes! _{[ ??? ]}

But...Ichinose-san, I really like seeing other people happy, so I do my best to try to make them as happy as possible! Is that bad...?

_{[ She looks a little worried because he does have a point, even if she doesn't fully see the point. ]}

[tunedere]

[ Sometimes is definitely more times than necessary. ]

You need to consider your own happiness as well.

[ She's too much of a doormat, in his opinion. ]

[blueberrytrain]

_{[ She can be a bit of a doormat, but it's mostly because she isn't the best at speaking up for herself or really it's mostly because her friends are very much full of energy and strong-willed! Kotori would just be happy to see them happy, so she doesn't mind at all. ]}

But...I'm really happy when my friends are happy...

_{[ There's no wavering in her voice, she's serious. ]}

[tunedere]

[ Unfortunately, that's not an answer good enough for him. ]

Is there anything else that makes you happy?

[ Tokiya isn't selfish, but he's been called so. He knows how important it is to put your own safety and health first. ]

[blueberrytrain]

_{[ Of course a lot of things made her happy! Kotori at least perked up when he mentioned that. ]}

Yes! I really like cute animals and seeing them makes me happy! Making outfits for others is a lot of fun...oh and eating sweets!!

_{[ That's probably not what he was looking for, but he did at least have an answer now. Honestly, Kotori would probably date any of her good friends if it made them happy since she liked them enough to be close to them, so why not?! ]}

[tunedere]

[ That's a start, at least. ]

You need to take time out for yourself to do those things, even if people make demands from you.

[blueberrytrain]

I do, don't worry! I just happen to enjoy doing a lot of things that people ask me to do because I think about the smiles on their faces once I complete it!

_{[ She's really too pure for this world, because she's totally serious. ]}

[tunedere]

[ ... yep she's hopeless. ]

Then, I have nothing further to say.

[ Except slap the offenders instead, apparently. ]

[blueberrytrain]

Eh? But I thought you were mad that I told Mikoto-kun yes without thinking...

_{[ That was the whole point of this conversation, right? Kotori didn't know how he didn't have much else to say!? ]}

[tunedere]

[ Now she's gone all the way back to the first thing they've talked about. Is this really all he's managed to get through to her? ]

... We will continue this conversation when I find something else to say.

[blueberrytrain]

_{[ She is slow...sorry Tokiya. ]}

Okay! Should I come to you if something like this happens again?

_{[ What did that even mean? Was she worried that she might have to go through this again? Maybe, since this kind of stuff never happened at home really... ]}

[tunedere]

Please do.

[ It comes with another exasperated sigh. Are girls these days usually this dense? ]

[blueberrytrain]

Thank you, Ichinose-san! Oh! And should I...um...also come to you if I sort out my feelings or...something?!

_{[ That made no sense, but she was basically asking if she figured out that she did, in fact, have a solid crush on someone, then should she come to him about it so that he could help her with it. ]}

[tunedere]

... well, considering that I seem to have the most sense in this room, I suppose so.

[ Take it as a yes. Kotori will get in trouble if left unattended, really. He's just doing his civic duty, nothing else! ]

[blueberrytrain]

_{[ Kotori will get in trouble if left unattended....It's true since she is terrible for speaking for herself and just goes along with just about anything. ]}

Thank you!! But you're silly...they're both really nice and have sense about them, Ichinose-san!!! Don't wake them being mean...shhhh... _{[ She put her finger over her mouth and giggled, trying to shush him. ]}