SIRENSPULL - contact.

[reassures]

[Cue mechanical answering machine voice.]

"You have dialed the number for N-I-L-L. This person is unavailable. Please leave a message after the beep."

[...BEEP]

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[inthejunk]

In the TV, you mean?

[Well, he knows the feeling. It's the only thing he and Shika ever really fought about. Not that Shika had bothered to fight back. He'd just dismissed it, like it didn't matter at all. Something bitter tickles the back of his throat, and he shoves the thoughts away. Being angry at Shika right now isn't going to help Nill any. Instead, he nods.]

I wouldn't want to do it without you.

[reassures]

If that's where you go, then yes.

[As much as Nill knew about her senpai, she didn't know a great deal. She didn't know the things he fought or the way he fought or where he fought. She rarely even saw Jiraiya.]

Then I'll go with you.

[She doesn't believe it will happen... but it's a nice idea. A nice thought. Even if Souji would be there, too.]

[inthejunk]

Sure. Everywhere.

[He's sincere about it, too.]

[reassures]

Anywhere is fine.

[Anywhere, everywhere. She wasn't picky. She just didn't want to be left behind.]

[inthejunk]

Yeah. Wherever.

[reassures]

[After a moment of being utterly still, Nill lifts a hand to locket around her neck. She probably did that a lot in December, and it's doubtful Yosuke's ever seen her without it.]

Promise?

[inthejunk]

Yeah. Like I said, I wouldn't want to do it without you.

[reassures]

[Nill nods, and move to lie down again, still holding on to her necklace. Still lying down, she reaches back, and she undoes the clasp to it, and drops it on the ground beside her pile of pillows.

Just for tonight, she doesn't want to think about it, and the promise Shika hadn't kept to her inside of it.]

...I'm going to try to sleep.

[inthejunk]

Good idea.

[He doesn't move, though. Just stays where he is, leaning against the wall. There's nothing worse than waking up alone and having that moment where you forget what's wrong and then remember. He'll just hang out and make sure that doesn't happen to her.]

[reassures]

[If Yosuke's sticking around, then she's not going to sleep very well. But she pulls the blanket over her head again and closes her eyes, and she doesn't move again.]

[inthejunk]

[Sadly, Yosuke can't read thoughts, so he's unaware -as usual- that he happens to be disturbing Nill. He just lays on his side against the wall after he figures it's been long enough for her to get settled, and closes his eyes to try and get a few hours of sleep before he goes to find her breakfast.]

[It'll probably be fitful sleep, which won't help NIll any either. He still has bad dreams most nights, but usually the only person it disturbs is Keigo, who seems to be used to it by now.]

[Sorry, Nill-san.]

[reassures]

[It's fine. She doesn't entirely care - and it'll probably make him feel better this way, even if it doesn't do her any favors. She can get some proper rest after he leaves.

So for now, Nill spends most of the night dozing, startled awake every so often by Yosuke. It's not horrible, anyway.]

[inthejunk]

[Yosuke startles himself awake as well more than once, but he doesn't get up to go anywhere until the first strands of dawn start to make their way across the sky. Then he sits up sleepily and stumbles his way to the bathroom, trying his best -and failing a few times- not to trip over anything and make noise. Ow! What idiot left their shoes...oh. He did. Right.]

[reassures]

[...Yosuke you klutz. :| In the time he's gone, though, Nill dozes off again, grateful to have his noisy head momentarily far enough away for her to manage it.]

[inthejunk]

[gets a quick cup of tea and then peeks in on her, only long enough to see that she's still asleep. So he sets the other cup down for her and grabs his shoes on the way out. Whenever she wakes up there will be breakfast waiting for her, and instructions not to bother coming in to work. The Cat's Eye will be closed for the day.]