PC Post for Sakura

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[fullbodied]

Mmhm.

You're a really good cook.

[she licks some chocolate off her thumb, and then gets BACK onto her train of thought]

It's probably important. But not a deal breaker, right?

[respring]

Yes...that's more or less what he said.

...thank you for encouraging me to go talk with him.

[ there's a mournful look in her eyes when she says that. Encouraging me, at your own expense. ]

[fullbodied]

I'm glad that worked out for you.

[said softly.]

For both of you.

[she notices the look in her eyes, but she's trying to be reassuring, instead. don't worry, or think too hard about it? follow your heart.]

[respring]

[ There's a long pause, and Sakura averts her eyes. ]

Um...he said something interesting, though. [ a gulp ] Back home, I was dating someone, and I don't know if I'll ever see him again, but...I still care a lot about him, and if we ever do meet again, I'd still be fairly close to him. It wasn't what I meant when I brought him up, but Watanuki-kun said something like 'if you want to include him in this relationship, we'll have to talk it out.'

[fullbodied]

... Wait, really?

[she pauses, because she wasn't expecting that and it. is not quite hitting her what Sakura means.]

Just like that?

[respring]

Mmm. He said he used to date two people at the same time, himself...it was kind of a mutual triangle thing, like they just...worked everything out between them all--I mean, I'm sure it was more complicated than I'm making it sound, but...this is the first time I heard of something like that, you know?

[fullbodied]

Honestly, me too.

I always thought something like that would lead to jealousy?

[she pauses-- and her face turns a little pink.]

Wait... How did that even come up anyway? [Another guy? that Ann had no clue about??]

[respring]

I think that's part of the 'talking it out' process.

[ beats her, she didn't ask for details ]

I guess he had a similar experience? But with the other people he dated. Just that he liked to talk about them sometimes, and if I was okay with that.

[fullbodied]

Right...

[it's still so foreign to her, to conceptualize... sharing? like that?]

I had a lot of competition, huh, Sakura-chan?

[respring]

Competition? What do you mean?

[fullbodied]

I didn't know you already had someone from home that you cared for like that, too.

[she pauses.]

I'm a little jealous, admittedly...

[respring]

Oh! Um, he's...

[ bluuuuuuuuuush

it's true, she's a popular lady ]

...Senpai is kind of a special case. You shouldn't, um, be jealous, or anything.

[fullbodied]

[she is. Ann's jealous, she wishes she had friends like that. But she only had the phantom thieves.]

Too late. But I was already pretty jealous, I'm just also happy for you and Kimihiro.

[respring]

I mean, you--you don't...have to be.

[ ... ]

This is--probably something that we should talk about when this game ends, and all, but...I really do like you, Ann-san.

[fullbodied]

Talk about this... You mean like Kimihiro said?

[she pauses, the red creeping on her cheeks.]

You think we could do that?

1/2

[respring]

I don't know, truthfully. Watanuki-kun said their arrangement sort of fell to the wayside after a handful of years, because they all sort of went their separate ways, and...well, because of Watanuki-kun's position.

[ the immortal witch thing ]

So that's something to keep in mind. But, if...if that's something you feel comfortable with--

[respring]

[ she takes a deep breath ]

I just--don't want you to feel like you have to sacrifice your happiness, or sit on the sidelines and feel jealous.

[ because she has felt that and boy did it suck ]

I don't have much, um, experience dating other girls, but, you know...we can talk about it.

1/2

[fullbodied]

Sakura-chan...

2/2

[fullbodied]

[she places her hand over hers, gives a little squeeze, and laughs a little.]

I'm not that experienced either. I've never dated anyone, ever. So, if we do this... we can figure it out together, okay?

Promise.

[respring]

...really? Ah, I guess I shouldn't have judged a book by its cover, I just thought--you're so open and friendly, I assumed you had.

[ Sakura shakes her head. Her face is more than a little red, but she smiles. ]

Y-Yes. I promise.

[fullbodied]

I’m more of an outcast, really. [she smiles lightly]

But okay.

[she holds out her pinky]

Promise.

[respring]

[ ann her face is already red as it is why do you do this to her

Sakura hesitates for a minute, because aaaaaaaaaaah a pinky promise, but-- ]

...promise.

[ and link ]

[fullbodied]

[and then she pulls Sakura’s hand close to her with her pinky and kisses her knuckles lightly.]

Sealed with a kiss.

[respring]

[ .....!

Sakura doesn't verbally say anything to this, but the reaction's all in her face. She is wooed. ]