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[applebough]

BEEEEEANS

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[applebough]

[ When the second tram arrives, Charles will see Yuri inside there. She's just sitting and leaning her head against the window, seemingly spacing out.

The background music keeps playing and playing... ]

[riverbeans]

[...

he will go and sit down beside her, still quiet for now.]

[applebough]

[ Yuri doesn't react when Charles sits next to her. She stays quiet for a while until she slowly lifts her head from the window and turns her head to look over at him. ]

... Hello.

[ Her eye is still a little red, but it's better than still hyperventilating. ]

[riverbeans]

... Hey.

[he holds out a water bottle to her, if she wants it.]

[applebough]

[ She only realizes that she feels dehydrated when she sees the bottle of water, so she reaches out to take it. ]

... Thank you.

[ But she doesn't quite drink it just yet. ]

... I'm sorry. I was... disruptive.

[riverbeans]

[he blinks.]

I don't think anyone would call it disruptive, Yuri, and you've got nothing to apologize for.

[applebough]

... Alright.

[ She won't argue, so she complies easily. ]

I'm... doing better than before, if that's why you wanted to come see me.

[riverbeans]

Well, that's part of it. [...] If you want to be alone, feel free to tell me and I won't take offence.

But if you don't, then I'm here.

[applebough]

No, I... I think I had enough time being alone. Please stay... for a while.

[riverbeans]

All right.

[he's quiet for a bit, gazing at the opposite side of the tram.]

I wasn't sure how thirsty you would be, or else I'd probably have gotten some boba instead of just water...

[applebough]

... Water is more than enough.

[ She finally opens the water bottle and drinks it. All of it is gone in one go. ]

[riverbeans]

[a pause, as he watches her.]

... Well, now I think that wasn't enough, actually...

[applebough]

[ Okay, she can't help but to smile at that a little. ]

... It will hold me for a while.

[riverbeans]

All right. But if you want to make a stop anywhere to get more, just say the word. [...] Not to sound like a worrywart or anything, but how much have you eaten the past day, by the way?

[applebough]

[ Yuri nods. ].

I ate. I was actually trying to get Gregor to eat... Io really helped take care of us too.

[riverbeans]

[he looks like he's thinking.]

Ah, right. Gregor was complaining last night about how stubborn Io was and that he made him eat.

[applebough]

... I felt happy that I got him to eat a cookie.

[ Hehe. ]

[riverbeans]

... Heh. You're pretty stubborn yourself, huh?

[applebough]

... Yes. I really wanted him to eat. He looked... so miserable.

[riverbeans]

He did. [...] We did have a bit of a gossip session with Arthur, Ichiban, and Rodya, though, and I think that cheered him up for a while.

[applebough]

... I'm glad. Thank you for keeping him company. I really appreciate it... and he most likely did as well.

[riverbeans]

[a little smile]

Better than spending the night completely miserable, even if the happiness is fleeting, right?

[applebough]

Perhaps it's because that happiness is fleeting... that it should be appreciated even more.

[riverbeans]

... Yeah. I think that's a good way to see things. Life isn't easy, but we make the best of it that we can and cherish what we do.

[applebough]

... I admit, it was really difficult for me to start thinking like that--especially from a place where life was always fleeting.

Anyway, I also wanted to thank you, Charles... for being Gregor's friend.