video ● tenth reflection

[straying]

[At first, she's quiet for a little while. She opens her mouth as if she knew what to say before but now that the camera's rolling, she's second-guessing it. And so there's a pause before she starts talking.]

Matthew's gone.

[... and she looks a little confused, as if she never expected to say those words. They sound so foreign.]

... sheesh. Can he ever leave without causing me problems?

Well, now you know.

[A bit of a shrug and she ends the feed.]

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[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Friend?

[She repeats it like it's in a foreign language. Some silence for a while before she laughs in realization.]

I guess he was my friend. Well, it's okay. No need to be sorry. I'm just fine.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[... fffff.]

Wow, that's horrible.

[She pities him, really. But that's kind of funny.]

[ceruleanvices.livejournal.com]

Heh. You gonna be all right, then? Or should we head out and get that drink?

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Hopefully I don't give you too much ammo.

Am I going to have to watch what I say now?

[girlpowertouka.livejournal.com]

[She hides a smile and tries to look innocent.]

But why? You guys are friends, aren't you?

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[She shakes her head and laughs.]

As much as I appreciate the offer, I don't drink. Alcohol freaks me out a little, actually.

But I think I'll manage. Don't I always~?

[ceruleanvices.livejournal.com]

You do have a way of keeping your head on your shoulders.

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

... I can just hear the sympathy in your voice.

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

Of course not! I'd hate to think that talking to me would be so uncomfortable, ahaha...

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[The question gets her a look of confusion before something seems to dawn on Saya. There's some muttering as she recalls a few things]

Oh... right. Boy friend and all that. Guess it was kinda like Train in a way...

[....]

Huh.

I guess we were. Sorta. Something like that.

[girlpowertouka.livejournal.com]

Well......did you spend time together? Hang out and have fun and stuff?

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Good to know that I've got that going for me, at least. Probably why I've managed by myself all this time, huh?

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Oh c'mon, Your Highness. Don't tell me you're asking for pity!

I'm sure you got it resolved anyway?

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[And that gets a genuine laugh from her.]

Nah, it's probably one of the easiest things to do around here now.

[princessmayor.livejournal.com]

... I'm sorry, Saya.

Will you be all right? You two seemed pretty close.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[Now that she's really think about it....

It's been months since a day's gone by without Matthew.

And each day has been undeniably interesting.

..... a look of absolute horror.]

What the--

[She bites her lip to keep from cursing.

HOW HAS THIS GONE ON WITHOUT HER REALIZING?]

[ceruleanvices.livejournal.com]

I'd say so.

Did those sunglasses work out for you, by the way?

[girlpowertouka.livejournal.com]

So you guys are friends.

[Her lip quirks up a little.]

Or maybe......

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[The response is automatic.]

We weren't, really. It wasn't anything out of the ordinary.

[Because sharing apartments (in the barest sense of the word "sharing") and seeing each other every day and weekly fancy dinners are totally the norm.]

Look at it this way! There won't be any more messes to clean up for a while.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

They did! Enhanced eyesight made things a lot brighter, so it was kinda tough the first couple days.

But I'm happy to say that my aim was even better for a while~

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[..... Oh.

She knows what you're getting at. She's been confronted with that idea more than a few times now. The familiarity is enough to get her to calm down.

And for old time's sake, she smiles vaguely.]

Maybe?

[girlpowertouka.livejournal.com]

Maybe you were more than friends?

[So romantic. It would so nice to have another wedding to plan. She's planned out Hime-chan and Onii-chan's every which way possible.]

[princessmayor.livejournal.com]

Haha, you're right! [ Hime smiles, not totally believing her, but hey, that's cool. She's just worried Saya might be more upset then she's showing. ]

You up for some ice cream?

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

[He sighs.]

Still, Obi's way too bored if he's going around spreading rumours about me... Maybe I should give him more work.

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

[... Don't say that it makes him feel awkward.]

Ahahaha, glad to hear that! I wouldn't want to make others uneasy, after all.