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Nah. [ He reaches over and ruffles her bangs for a moment. ] Senioritis. The entire system is made to let seniors do whatever they want for their last semester as long as they make it to half their classes.

If you say so. [She smiles at the ruffle, her head tilting forward with a laugh. Offering him some cake, she reaches up to fix some of her hair.]

Are you okay, otherwise? Is Cenabell doing okay?

Cena's all right. [ ... He should probably let Cena out for a run when he gets back home. A night in the closet is only for emergencies, after all. ] He's probably gonna love Valentines. He's really got a sweet tooth.

He does? Aw, I wish I'd known, I'd have made him a bag too. [She assumed since he kind of looked like a dog that anything chocolate would be off limits but- guess not!]

[ It's a fair assumption to make. Skyler actually made the same assumption until he caught Cenabell in Ari's Halloween candy last year and Cenabell didn't even seem remotely sick afterward. ]

I'll split mine with him, don't worry. The grocery stores are gonna discount chocolate like crazy tomorrow too, so I can pick up a ton then.

If you're sure. When I try making some again, I'll make him a special batch. Would dog bones be too cheesy?

[ A very serious look. ] Yes. Cena is going to care so much and he will never see you the same way again.

[She tosses a napkin at him.] I'm being serious! I'd hate to hurt his feelings! Oh, I learned the other me's name. [Skyler's one of the few constants that she tells these things to.]

[ He ducks, trying to bat it away with a hand. He misses and it bounces off his head. It settles on the floor, and he goes after it to pick it up. ] He'll love it no matter what.

[ ?? ] Huh. What is it?

[She switched subjects quickly but it's because she literally just thought of it.]

It was Sakura. Pretty right? [She smiles at it, she still thinks it's pretty, definitely not something her parents would have named her but pretty.]

Sakura... [ He crumples up the napkin, his face shifting a little in thought. That's Japanese, isn't it? It seems to be a theme... ] Just Sakura? No last name?

Just Sakura. I got a memory of being in a classroom and someone was calling that name. I got it after someone on the network said it. He knew me- her. [Though she's still not sure how they knew each other.]

You met someone she knew... [ He leans back in his chair, thinking. ] Is he ok? [ Absolutely no one from his universe seems like they were at all ok. Except that one girl a really long time ago, but she's loooong gone. ]

[She nods.] Two in fact. Ethan, he goes to my school, we knew each other in the past too.. I have memories of him. Well one so far.

But Fay, he has the one of me but I haven't had any for him. [Tilting her head, she still wonders on that but answers his question.] They're both really nice. Ethan's saved me a few times.

That's good. [ And if he ever meets them, he will refrain from destroying them completely. ] Kinda weird how some people have memories of people that don't remember them. That's definitely happened to me once.

I think it's kind of weird too. I'd never met him before I saw him on the network, but nothing. I've heard of some people getting them from just seeing people for the first time.

[Maybe she had seen him around town and she just didn't know? Resting her chin on her palms, she shrugged.]

I don't know. They're nice, that's all that matters.

[ Skyler nods. ] It's happened to me. You're pretty lucky, though. Not everyone in the world can be that nice. You could run into some real stinkers someday. [ He wrinkles his nose for emphasis, but laughs to himself. He honestly thinks she'll be fine ~~because he'll be around to watchdog the heck out of her B(~~ ]

[She's not psychic but she says pretty much what he's thinking.] That's what I have you for. To protect me right?

If you meet anyone mean, I'll help. Or you can come stay at my house. Or something. You don't have to deal with it alone.

[ Skyler grins with a breath of embarrassment. Was it that easy to tell? ] Ya caught me. Oh well...

[ ... The grin slips somewhat. Well... He does appreciate the offer. A lot! A whole lot, and he is very sure she means it, even if there was still suspicious parts in his head that whisper pity, pity at him. However... How does he tell her that most of the shit that he encounters is self-inflicted? That he kind of deserves the hurt coming at him? That he doesn't feel like he's safe enough to hang around? He knows she wants to protect him, but the way he's living his life means that probably, one day, someone would have to protect her from him. It's why he didn't go over to her place last night. At least Kotetsu's an adult, and a police officer on top of that. He can take care of himself. Holly... not as much.

... He shakes himself out of that line of thought. Geez, there's no way thinking about it would help him now! Besides, he'd make it up to her someday. He knows he'll try his hardest, anyway. For right now, he tries to laugh off the awkward pause he just made. ]

Right. If there's ever a pack of fluffy bunnies out for my head, I know who to call.

[You're not nearly as smooth as you think Mr Veracruz, that coupled with the fact that Holly is a lot more observant than people give her credit for, her smile falls a little. The sudden want to reach out and hug him almost consumes her, and had they not been in the middle of a Starbucks, with a table between them- she might have.

Taking a breath, she instead decides to ignore it. He doesn't want to talk about it, it's obvious by the way he moves on and tries to continue as if nothing happened but she noticed it and she'll go on wondering about it for days.

Laughing softly, she leans forward and pokes his shoulder.] They could be murderous bunnies, evil man eating ones! [She raises her hands, fingers making grasping movements as she tries to lighten the mood, to be the light she said she'd be for him.]

[ It's easier for him to continue on when he sees her smile, no matter how forced it might be. She's trying to be happy for his sake, and that makes all the difference in the world. He's going to make it up to her. He has to, for all of the shit he's pulled in the past, present, and future. He grins widely, taking her fork and finally taking a bite of her proffered cake. ]

Out to eat all of our heads. Save me, Holly Avalon, you're my only hope!

[Her laugh comes more easily this time, the image of these little killer bunnies chasing after Skyler is quite a sight in her head.

Smiling, she rests her chin on her hands as he eats some of the cake.]

I'll learn to be a fantastic witch just for you! Or I'll take up my brothers old lacrosse stick and defend you with it.

Yeah, it's not like Mike's using it for anything. [ He rolls his eyes, sticking the fork deeply into the cake. ] Hey, that's an idea - if you go out for a fight, just borrow his pads. I'll teach you how to body check people. You'll be invincible.

[Laughing, Holly shakes her head.] I don't think I'd do so well at body checking people. I'd probably just fall over with all the pads on. That's why I stuck with track and field, only my own two feet to give me trouble.

Really? No memories of Sakura punching a guy in the neck or anything? You never know, the potential could be there. [ Track and field requires a little coordination, too! He doesn't think she'd be all that clumsy! ]

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