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[huaaaaagh]

Oh, man.

[That is a pretty damn legit reason to get suspicious about what he'd said.]

I'm so sorry. What happened...?

[experiencepoints]

[She shrugs.]

My parents decided I was never going to live up to their expectations, so they wanted me to hurry up and have a child so they could try again. I got... set up on a date, once. With a guy, of course.

[She's pretty sure Kirito's aware of just how incredibly homosexual she is, so.]

But I hadn't been told it was a date. I thought it was just one of those upper-class socializing and networking things. So... At the end, when he suddenly kissed me out of nowhere, I was... pretty upset.

[huaaaaagh]

...Ugh... now I get why you were suspicious. That's horrible.

[It wasn't so terrible with Asuna, since they'd at least known one another for a long time and she'd happily reciprocated after the shock wore off, but to kiss a stranger out of the blue? Even he's not that fail at social cues.]

i clicked send, dewindowed for a day, and then found out it didn't send, fuck me

[experiencepoints]

Yeah.

... I'm sorry I got suspicious like that. You can see the parallels there, so... The story just hit close to home, in a bad way, you know?

oh i thought you died or something

[huaaaaagh]

I know. I don't blame you, I'm sure I didn't make it sound great.

[In retrospect, it sounds really shitty, actually. If Asuna were here he'd be apologizing to her, too, even though it was more than a year ago.]

If it makes you feel any better, there's a mechanic in that world that gives anyone the right to send someone immediately to prison for behaviour like that. I'm positive that when I kissed her, a menu popped up asking her if she wanted to send me there. Doing that with someone who doesn't want it earns you a much-deserved punishment.

well, that too

[experiencepoints]

[Okay, that has to get a laugh out of her.]

That kind of ruins the moment, doesn't it? But what I wouldn't give for something like that.

[huaaaaagh]

Puts the fear of god in a man. And it made gentlemen of all the awkward nerds I knew.

[He's glad she smiled, though.]

So did you punch him in the face instead?

[experiencepoints]

... I, um.

I may have panicked.

And pushed him away in the middle of a restaurant in front of everyone else.

And then freaked out really bad and blew a Teleport Stone to get out of there and accidentally left him with the bill.

1/2

[huaaaaagh]

[A part of him is internally screaming at such a horrible waste of a teleport stone, because those things are so expensive oh god]

[huaaaaagh]

[On the other hand-]

That's... amazing. Way to get your point across.

[experiencepoints]

[it's okay, kirito, she had the same reaction once she realized what she did.]

... That... is a very positive way of putting it.

[huaaaaagh]

I do feel a little sorry for the guy, but that was too bold. On the same day he met you... his expectations were way too high. Or maybe it was his ego?

[experiencepoints]

[She sighs and runs her hands through her hair.]

I dunno... When I first got that memory back, Roc saw it before I did. And she thought he had been just as set up as I was.

[huaaaaagh]

Hah... maybe that's true. Did you ever see him again?

[experiencepoints]

I don't think so. I can't imagine when I would have... Right after I got home, I sort of...

... Well, I moved in with Yura and didn't leave for a while.

[huaaaaagh]

Yeah, sounds like there was a serious need to get away. I can't think of anyone who would want to stay in a situation like that.

[experiencepoints]

Yeah. It... wasn't the best situation.

[let's just gloss over all the other details.]

[huaaaaagh]

[Yeah, he's fine with that.]

So tell me about Yura, then. What was it like living with her?

[experiencepoints]

[... well, she's immediately turning very, very red.]

I, um. I don't remember much about that yet. Just that it was a lot nicer?

i should've saved that icon for this tag clearly

[huaaaaagh]

[Oh, right, her memories are kinda shaky.

Waaaait-]

From the look on your face, you must remember a few things.

[experiencepoints]

[And now her voice is very squeaky and nervous.]

What is that look on your face for.

[huaaaaagh]

[Wow she's really terrible at this.

Awesome.]

Hey, I'm just asking questions. Are you feeling okay?

[experiencepoints]

[KIRITO YOU ARE THE WORST.]

Perfectly fine.

[huaaaaagh]

[LOOK YOU'RE FEEDING THE TROLL]

Are you sure? Your face is all red.

[experiencepoints]

I don't know what you're talking about.

[AS SOON AS SHE CATCHES ON, YOU ARE SO DEAD, KIRITO]