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It seems that Neopolitan still isn't managing to master the fine art of caring to be properly sociable. Still, the inbox does work, and she's known to respond fast enough, if she likes someone. So, at least there's that?

(OOC Note: 99% of all replies will come in the form of Text Messages unless Neo has a strong reason to send video messages. She might send pictures, but she prefers text.)

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[tealeafs]

that means there was at least someone there for you

[ Granted, apparently it was.. a criminal, who Neo did criminal things with..

But if it made Neo happy, then that's still a step above the existence the other must have had before that. Chizuru can't really blame the other for falling into crime or even liking it when it sounds like the one thing that gave the other happiness, as odd of a thought as it is to an eternal goody-two-shoes like Chizuru.

She pauses for a moment, idly fretting with her fingers, before continuing to write. ]

i am glad for that
i would not want you to be alone
if you have known him for years then i hope that means you were not alone for too long before you met him

[threelayers]

Just so you know, he was definitely there for me much of my life.
He will always be the best friend I've ever had, and someone that I love and care about unconditionally.
But this story doesn't actually have a happy ending.

He died in a fight with Ruby years ago in my world.
It's why our relationship is as screwed up as it is, and it can be aa little hard to talk about Roman.
I'm not alone now, but for a while I was.

Being alone in your thoughts when they're pointed at vengeance is never good.

[tealeafs]

[ .. Neo really has gone through a lot, hasn't she? It's all Chizuru can think about as she reads that message, and then scrolls up to read the other ones again. Having parents who were so mean to her, ending up in a life of crime, finally finding someone to trust, only to lose them again..

It's almost a small miracle that Neopolitan turned out as nice as Chizuru views her to be. ]

you have been through so much
i do not even know what to say
it does not feel like any words would be adequate

but i am so sorry for you
i am really glad you ended up as well as you did at this point
but you should never have had to go through so much to begin with
that almost sounds like too much for any person out there to handle
especially by themselves

[threelayers]

So. First of all, don't worry too much about sympathy.
I know you, so I know you're the kind of person who'd feel sympathy but I'm not usually looking for it.
As rough as it got? The good parts of my life were great.

And when I came here?
Well, let's just say that the "you" that you know of me. The girl you think is so nice?
I'm partially who I am because of what Ruby did for me, for Roman's memory.
And I'm a lot of who I am because Emerald was there for me, and we found happiness.
It's been hard waiting for her, but I'm good at waiting.

[Fidget. Fidget.]

But having nice experiences like this has made it harder to wait.
Been feeling lonely lately, and that feels bad. Does that make sense?

[tealeafs]

i think it makes sense

[ That feels like the most important thing to focus on here, even in the light of everything else. Chizuru first and foremost wants to make sure that Neo never has to feel like her experiences or feelings are strange. ]

it is admirable to wait the way you have been
but i also understand that it is very hard to do so
this place can be lonely when you do not have the people you care the most around you
even when you have other people here too now

[ It's something Chizuru would have said either way, sure - but it's also something she understands from personal experience. There's no one from her world here either, after all, and after waiting for any of them to turn up for almost a year.. It's starting to feel like she'll be the only one here forever. ]

[threelayers]

[She sighed, raking her fingers through her hair some as they talked.]

Hah, you know I never really am trying to be "admirable."
I just want this place to be a place where she'll be happy living if she shows up.
But part of me hates it a little that I just said 'if' and not 'when.'

I have friends, but it's always a little different.
I'll be ok though, I promise.
I've been alone before.

And besides, I'm not really alone am I?
Not completely.

[tealeafs]

[ Too late, Neo. Chizuru is going to call you admirable, whether you like it or not! It's just what she genuinely thinks..! ]

you know saying stuff like that only makes me worry more about you right
?
even if you say you will be okay
i know that it is different
having friends compared to having someone so special and beloved
someone who is like your other half
of course it is harder without them

besides you having been alone before is also sad and worrisome

i want you to be able to live better than that here
one way or another
you deserve it
no matter what you think i will forever think you deserve that

[ There's that classic Chizuru stubbornness when it comes to caring for the people important to her. It says something about how close she feels to Neopolitan that she's willing to whip it out like that, rather than just being polite and deferential. ]

[threelayers]

Yeah, I know you're going to worry, Chizuru.
But, I mean, I just have to keep figuring out a way to cope because she isn't here.
That part of this isn't something anyone can just fix out of the blue, is it?
Still, I know you're going to try to help me be happy.

But I do appreciate that you care.
I think it's just been on my mind lately because I passed an anniversary alone.

[What she wasn't mentioning yet was that the thought of moving on had flickered in there, once or twice. She'd slammed it down pretty hard, but it didn't help her mood that she'd thought about these things.]

[tealeafs]

[ ... ]

well
if you want to have an anniversary afterparty where you do not have to be alone
we can have one together
i realise it may be a little strange to do that with someone else
but you could share stories about her
and you could just enjoy a friend's company

that is better than remembering your anniversary as being all alone right

[threelayers]

[Yep, a little strange all things considered, but it was kind of a cute offer. However...]

Why don't we just make a new anniversary to celebrate together?
And I'll remember if this comes around that you're here for that one too.
Something new aand happier.

[tealeafs]

a new anniversary
?

[ It's hard to tell across text, and even moreso with Chizuru's way of writing, but she's definitely surprised by that counteroffer coming from Neopolitan. ]

what kind of anniversary could we celebrate together

[threelayers]

[Shit. she hadn't thought that far ahead. It'd just been a pithy way of putting 'let's make something nice for ourselves' instead of dwelling on her losses. Huh... hmmm...]

Well, an anniversary's starting something.
What's something we've started, or that we could start right now that you'd want to maybe celebrate?
I'm open to any idea of something we could celebrate.

Maybe I just want something nice with you to remember?

[tealeafs]

[ Please. How could Chizuru possibly say no to that when Neopolitan puts it that way? ]

then we can just celebrate our friendship

[ Okay, maybe the answer is a little sappy, and a little cliched.. But Chizuru feels like it works. If Neopolitan wants something nice to remember together, then this is the nicest thing of all, right? ]

the day does not even matter
we can just pick any day
but that day can be a special memory of our friendship

[threelayers]

[Neo breathed a little sigh and nodded to herself. That was pretty much how she expected Chizuru to respond. Was she happy with it? Yeah, as much as she was unaccustomed. She wondered a little more about it before realizing she took a bit to respond and then typing hastily.]

Perfect, I'm down for that.
Why don't we go with New Years as a time to celebrate?
I don't think it means as much here, so it's kind of nice.
We're still celebrating an anniversary in that case.

[tealeafs]

[ ...

Hold on, Neo. Chizuru has to quickly compute something in her head here.. especially since she definitely hasn't been in this place during the last time New Years rolled around, so-- ]

what day is that exactly

[ Especially since she's not sure whether or not that actually lines up with what was considered New Years for her back home.. She's had tons of cultural differences to deal with already, why would this be different!! ]

[threelayers]

Oh! I think it'd be the end of this month actually.
Madame Generosity's month starts the new year, if I remember right.
Would that be ok for you?

[tealeafs]

oh alright
that is fine

[ If they need to pick any random day, they might as well go with that one, right? ]

then we could get together that day
and celebrate
would that make you happy
?

[threelayers]

Yes, I think that would make me happy.
A chance for the two of us to just have some fun together.
No worries.

[tealeafs]

alright
then that is what we shall do
a little celebration just for the two of us

do you have any particular place you want to meet
i do not mind doing it at your place
i could bring over some food
or maybe make us dinner

[ It's not like it'd trouble Chizuru. Not when this girl just.. loves to cook.. So of course that's the first thing she'd think of offering. ]

[threelayers]

If you want to come over to my place, that would be fine.
I'll just need to clean up a little bit before you get here, but we have plenty of time.

[Remove the death traps on the doors and windows. Hide a few of the weapons. Straighten things up, then mess them up just enough so it looked like someone lived there, instead of just crashed there to sleep at nights.

Maybe get a flower. Something hardy. Did they have cacti here?]