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[dereban]

Raina Schwarzer

"Sorry if I can't pick up right now, but if you leave a message, I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks."

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[motiv8]

Because you feel like you can't have your own?

[dereban]

Yeah.

I don't trust people, after all.

[motiv8]

Maybe you don't need to. Without Retrospec in our way, we got along just fine all those years without you trusting me, after all, and you've said yourself I'm your friend.

I don't know. I'm not an expert in this myself, I don't understand why anyone's sticking around at all after what happened, much less apologizing to me. But here we are.




I don't really know what I'm trying to say at this point

Just. If you promise to try to reach out on your own, I forgive you for everything that happened down there.

I still believe in you, I still care about you, and you don't have to understand why.

[dereban]

I don't know if I can uphold that promise...

Honestly it's kind of scary to reach out.

[motiv8]

It is. But that makes success all the sweeter, doesn't it?

[dereban]

Guess so.

Anyway, now are we done?

[motiv8]

Guess so.

[dereban]

[ Well, she's not going to reply because it seems like their conversation is over, but suddenly (I'm so sorry, Rean) he'll hear a very familiar voice in his head. Spoilers: it's Raina's. [Oh thank god we didn't talk about the other thing, since I just remembered that my past life had a boyfriend...] Well then. ]

[motiv8]

[Rean needs a minute, because what? What?

There's a whole lot to unpack, there, but he'll just send this:]

Soooo. On another topic entirely.

Any reason why I just heard your voice in my head talking about your past life having a boyfriend? Because that sure just happened.

[dereban]

[ SCREAMING INTERNALLY ] Forget you heard anything.

[motiv8]

Oh, no. You don't get out of this so easily.

Tell me everything.

[dereban]

[ WHY............. ] Look, I don't really know much but. It might have to do with the fact that I remembered last night that my past self started dating someone. She confessed mentally (which she had no control over) a lot of embarrassing things and then he asked her out. That's it.

[motiv8]

Is this the same guy you were talking about on the Retrospec post?

[Rean, why are you so concerned. There's a very real chance he doesn't even exist in this world.]

[dereban]

So what if it is, huh?!

[motiv8]

Because even if I wasn't your brother in our past lives, I'm your brother now, and I need to make sure anyone you like is worthy of your affections!

[dereban]

OH MY GOD It's fine?! He's fine!!

[motiv8]

I'm not asking if he's attractive, I'm asking if he's a good person!

[dereban]

Get your bisexual ass out of the gutter! He's a good person, okay? Or do I have to tell you every last detail of what I remember about him?!

[motiv8]

As if yours doesn't go there, too!

I mean... I am interested in hearing about your memories, just because they're yours. It doesn't necessarily have to do with whoever this guy is.

But in regards to him, no, that's good. Even if that guy isn't necessarily here, if you developed feelings for some jerk, I don't know if I could take it...

[dereban]

Don't call me out like this.

Well, I don't really want to talk about them over text. And don't worry, I wouldn't have feelings for a jerk. I'm not that stupid.

[ In spite of her having a memory of him saying something cruel to her in some ways... but Rean doesn't need to know that. ]

[motiv8]

You call me out all the time. Only seems fair.

I understand that. Actually... there have been memories of mine I've wanted to talk about with someone a little less... you know. Involved, too.

Are you free later? We could get dinner.

I'm sure both of us could use the fresh air.

[He knows you're a shut-in, Raina, because same damn hat.]

[dereban]

I know. But you didn't deny it either.

I'm pretty much free the whole month. I'd rather it not be a place where they might be able to find us, though.

[motiv8]

What, so you can call me a liar? No, thank you.

That's fine. That's exactly what I've been doing since we got out of there, is hiding out where they're not going to think to look for me.

There's a little hole in the wall place over on [LOCATION REDACTED] that's pretty decent. Meet there around 7?

[dereban]

No, I'd call you a tsundere. And I'll meet you there. [ She sends that text out before going back to pretty much lazing around until it's closer to time, eventually getting herself prepared - actually making the decision to dress nice (a rarity!) as she goes out to meet him in front of the place. She has very light makeup on and even lavender perfume (when she normally does neither), along with a chic black frame of glasses and dress with thigh high stockings and heeled shoes. She even is wearing a long black haired, straight wig that's just braided a little. She might have overdid it a bit, but it's fine, nobody will know it's her! ]

[motiv8]

[Nobody, except Rean. Rean can tell it's her even in full cosplay, after all.

He's already grabbed a table, toward the back and out of the way, and gives her a small wave to invite her over. He hasn't gone as out of his way to disguise himself, but there are things Raina will notice – he's wearing his glasses again, he's left his hair unstyled (and therefore hanging a bit into his eyes), and once she gets closer...

Hm, that sure is an entire baggage claim he's got going on under his eyes, there. Rean normally adheres to a pretty solid sleep schedule, too.]