1st sin - [accidental audio]

[shiningbinds]

[There's only silence at first, aside from some very quiet background noise. After a few moments though, a deep voice speaks, sounding more than a little disoriented.]

Lloyd...

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[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

You do not need to apologize.

It is... good to see you, too.

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[not-klonoa.livejournal.com]

[Awkward indeed, and Presea doesn't meet Kratos' eyes for a few minutes afterward, hands coming over her heart nervously. Nervous...nervous, that's what this was. She was nervous. This felt...different. His attitude was different and Presea was beginning to worry. Maybe he didn't remember? It was a possibility, yes, always a possibility, but she just didn't want to think that.]

I...I need to thank you. For making this when you resided here before. [She gestures to her keycrest.] ...I never had a chance to show you my gratitude...for everything you have done for me. I must have been such a burden on you...but thank you, Kratos.

[And briefly, Presea smiles. It's a small and tiny smile, but it is there.]

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[Well this...is awkward, and exactly what Presea was dreading. Her smile and calmer disposition drops like a stone and she looks uneasy and guarded all over again.] ...Kratos?

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[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

...yes?

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[not-klonoa.livejournal.com]

You do not remember?

[It's less a question than a statement at this point. Presea knows Kratos doesn't remember. It's so obvious from the way he reacted and even spoke. Presea looked down, clutching at her chest. Something just got really, really tight right there. Painfully so.]

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[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

...I do not.



I apologize.

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[not-klonoa.livejournal.com]

It is all right. [No, it's not.] ...Have the others briefed you on our situation here? Raine has created a guide that details a great deal of valuable information...it can be found within your journal.

[When all else fails, go the business route. It's always been Presea's fallback. That or withdraw.

She goes silent after speaking, and bites her tongue on the words that want to come out. She's happy to see him again, but at the same time...not so much. Right now, she didn't want to see him. Presea felt...strange. Awkward, sad, angry, frustrated, embarrassed...just to name a few. It was and onslaught she didn't want to deal with, didn't know how to deal with.]

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[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

I have been told a bit, yes.

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[not-klonoa.livejournal.com]

And have you located accommodations?

[Presea glances over her shoulder at Kratos. Her first thought is to invite him to live with her and Sheena, but that...no. No, that won't work. She won't know what to do in that situation. It'll just make whatever this feeling was all the worse. She needs time to adjust.]

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[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

I have.

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[not-klonoa.livejournal.com]

...Good.

[Presea nods back at her companion, and though she wants to ask where and if he's living with anyone - and to tell him more about Luceti's dangers - Presea has reached her limit. For once in a very, very long time, the girl feels tired, and slightly sick.]

Then I shall not distract you further. If you do not have any further questions, I will take my leave. [Presea's lips twitch up into a forced smile.]

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