PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS - BEAU

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I - yeah? [ she is SO AMUSED. guy, she is also a girl. ] What's the problem?

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The... girls are the problem. Not that sort of problem, it's just-- [Ugh... he never likes explaining this, but might as well bite the bullet. Beau must not have seen the mess on the bus from before... He's not sure if he's glad or worried.]

I guess you could call it a phobia. It's not something I have total control over. But I've been like this since I was a kid. I can talk to women and even appreciate looking at them just fine. There's nothing wrong with them. But it takes a lot effort to just... [Gestures at the respectable distance between the two of them.] ...be any closer than this.

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You're... afraid of girls. [ she's trying very hard to take this seriously, but it is very difficult for her. ]

Okay. So switch with someone?

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[wow if only that reaction were new

just

this face exactly]

You think I wouldn't have led with that if I thought I could?

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[ look sometimes you hear women are terrifying and the person doesn't mean it in a hot way and you ??? ]

Which girls? Do you know their names?

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[Both those meanings are correct unfortunately.]

Flayn, Stephanie, and 45. I know 45 was familiar with Akira, so I assume you know who she is, too.

45 and Flayn already had to deal with enough on the bus. You can't blame me for being a little concerned for them, right?

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Shit, I'd offer to switch with you, but me and 45 would kill each other before the end of the night so I'd better not.

But - I get it, yeah. Flayn's an angel, she doesn't deserve anything that happens here. [ just flayn tho ]

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[because nik can't fucking read this is his actual outfit please let us ignore my previous meta commentary ANYWAY]

Yeah.

I... might have already kind of roughed her up a bit on accident. [Said very, very sheepishly. God, that poor kid.]

Any reason you and 45 don't get along?

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Wait, who, Flayn? [ squint, don't hurt her favorite girl. a beat. ]

... No. I just think she's creepy. [ there's other reasons, but guy's social link is too low. ]

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It was an accident, I swear...!

Look, 45 actually tried to smash in one of the windows and flew past me when she bounced back, and I... kkkkind of might have panicked and backed up straight into Flayn...

[hahah. :( anyway.]

As far as 45 goes... well, Akira mentioned she's got a pretty special situation going on with what she is. Is that what you're talking aboit?

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[ y'all. can't believe they caused more chaos than beau. she frowns at the explanation, but lets it go for now. ]

What? No, I don't think she's creepy because she's a robot. I'm not like, robot racist or anything, she's just fucking unnerving. She smiles too much.

can you tell i typed that last tag on my phone, i sure can

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[Okay cool she knows about the robot thing, phew]

Yeah... yeah, agreed.

She seems pretty intelligent and analytical, and her construction and operations are fascinating to me, but... god, her voice could break glass. [she's scary]

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There's just something about her that wigs me out. Nobody else seems to see it except for, apparently?

[ is she pouting about this? maybe. ]

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I wish I had advice, but honestly? I'm probably the wrong person to ask. [given. you know. girls.]

Have you ever just tried talking to her about it?

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I do as much as fucking possible to not talk to her.

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You think that might just be making the problem worse?

Akira spoke pretty highly of her, and while Asch thought she was a little shifty and hard to read, he knew she was pretty smart. Maybe it's a case of just learning more about her besides what's on the surface.

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[ she gives him this totally offended look. ]

Who are you, my fucking mom? I don't like her, dude, I'm not gonna spend time getting to know some chick that bothers me. She's a fine person, she's smart, and she can be besties with someone else.

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That stuck on it, huh.

[He'll wave a hand in resignation, though.]

Fine, fine. It was just a suggestion. You were with her a lot longer, so I can't really blame you if you just didn't get along.

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Yeah. I had a whole six weeks to deal with her.

[ ANYWAY. ] Sucks to be you, in a cabin full of girls. Are you gonna suck it up or are you gonna like, sleep somewhere else?

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Hey, don't take it the wrong way or anything. I love women, so it's not like I mind. [guy, phrasing] And if any of them gets uncomfortable, I'll look at camping somewhere else, no questions asked.

But as long as they don't get too close, I think I should be able to manage for now. [mostly.]

What about you? Who'd you get stuck with?

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[ she has her doubts that he's gonna be able to deal with women not getting close in a cramped four person cabin, but she doesn't bring it up. ]

I got Natalie, Lili, Belph and Chuuya. They're not bad, and I knew Chuuya from the House, so. [ shrug. ] Could've been worse.

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[whoa whoa whoa, back up]

Chuuya?

Wait, it's... it's not Chuuya Nakahara, is it?

Short, huffy, poet, drinks way too much while mouthing off the rich?

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Yeah, Chuuya Nakahara. He - I would not call him a poet, but.

[ she looks amused. ] He is short and huffy, definitely. Why?

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...Chuuya Nakahara was a participant at the temple, that's why. I thought I saw someone that looked like him during the bus ride - was the right height and everything, but didn't look quite the same.

You said you're sure he's the one you remember, though, right?

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Definitely. He's a fucking punk who killed when he didn't have to, I'm not going to forget that. [ casually doxes a fifteen year old ] He's a constant, I guess, considering his older self was on the fuck boat, too.