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]

Comments

[action!]

[unfeasible]

[Naruto has this habit.

it is not a good habit.

it's the habit of entering without knocking.

but at least he has the "courtesy" to not open the door all the way, just in case, when he comes to Nill's room]


Nill--?

[reassures]

[You know, it's really a good thing that Nill can read minds. And she can hear him coming. Do you know how bad it would be, if she couldn't hear him coming? Someone barging into her room? Seriously, that isn't cool.

Luckily, it means she can get away with just about anything.

Unluckily, the room still smells a lot like pot.

Nill is curled up on her nest of pillows and blankets and whatnot, hugging a pillow to her stomach, and she looks up when Naruto comes in. Ah... she still doesn't quite know how to act around Naruto anymore, but she supposes not much has actually changed for him.]

Yes?

[unfeasible]

[oh Nill. everything's changed.

he wrinkles his nose when he comes in at the distinctive smell, but makes no comment. his hands are shoved in his pockets, his usual defense when he's dealing with something uncomfortable. also not quite meeting her eyes]

...Hey, um. I think...I gotta leave. The boarding house, I mean.

[rubbing the back of his head]

I'd like you to come with me, but.

[but he doesn't want to involve innocent people in what he's going to do. but this place doesn't feel like home anymore and it makes his skin crawl. but he doesn't know how to relate to the two people who mean the most.]

[reassures]

[He doesn't know how to relate to them anymore? after what? Being home a few hours?

Try relating to someone that's been gone for months. Naruto's right here in front of her, and Nill doesn't know how to treat him anymore. What she can tell him anymore.]

No, you wouldn't.

[And she doesn't want him to try to fool her either, because it isn't like she can't see what's in his head.]

Why do you think that's going to help anything, Naruto?

[Not leaving. What he really has planned.]