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We close our eyes and the world has turned around again

WHO: Nonah #005, the people they associate with (YOU!)
WHERE: Nonah 05 and surrounding area
WHEN: All throughout May!
WHAT: General Catch all for the Month of May
WARNINGS: Tetsuo. The Iron Bull. Ken at times. The Air Gears are still there. HAZEL. Mark threads accordingly!

Links to specific starters will be below! If you want to thread anything out with a specific character, feel free to do it there!

TOP LEVELS: KANEDA - TETSUO - HAZEL - KOMASAN

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Totally fair!

[She gets her hands caught, sure, but it doesn't prevent her from trying to wrestle them away with a mischievous grin.]

It's balancing the scales!

[His grip is anything but tight, and her wrists are free as soon as she gives a nice tug. His back presses to one of those nearby house fences, laughing and trying to pin those arms crossed over her front, pulling her back to his chest in the process to straightjacket her.]

Nonononono No!

Now. NOW we're both tied up!

[In a normal romantic comedy during such a moment, the female protagonist might giggle and lean against their male counterpart and share a cutesy moment.

Maya Fey is not from a romantic comedy at all. She drops on one knee, tugging Kaneda's arms forward just slightly with the intent to upset his balance. Just teasing, not fighting-- but certainly not a predictable reaction...]

[Something internal, instinctive almost perceives this as a threat. And were Kaneda not more in control of himself, it could've ended with her in a headlock. But it's Maya, and that instinct is immediately smothered by recognizing a teasing tug vs. an attack, and his body immediately reciprocates for that.

Not out of betrayal, but--well, his body takes the bait for that immediately, stumbling forward a few paces but rocking on his heels forward to get his equilibrium.

But that's nothing compared to the wide eyed stare he has.]

...

[Shit, that was hot.]

Practicing? [That's all he can get out without sputtering like a blushing schoolgirl.]

Yes! It worked!

[Cheering in excitement from her knees, she throws her hands up in the air.]

Victory!

[Tex has taught her so much.]

[And before her victory celebration can come to a close, Kaneda's hands take her right under the upper arms, lifting her up easily to her feet. The moon looked practically dull in comparison to his face with how it's lit up.]

Damn RIGHT you did!

[His knuckles reach up to nudge her cheek.]

Cruel, cruel Mayoi strikes again~

[In more ways than one.]

[Maya can't hold back the low bubbling of her giggles as Kaneda pulls her up, and she lets him move her cheek, covering and rubbing it with her hand afterwards despite the fact there was no way it could have hurt.

She smiles up at him like she doesn't even remember the moon is there.]

Me? Cruel? I'm practically a saint!

Yeah right!

[He laughs, shoving his hands back in his pockets and starting to continue their walk. His head tilts back, looking up into the sky.]

You can't fool me with that face of yours!

[See, he's not looking. JUST TO PROVE YOUR POINT!]

Hey!

[She hurries after him, lifting the hem of the dress just enough to do so.]

My face is a perfectly acceptable asset im this kind of situation!

Mmmmmm....

[Well, he's not really DENYING it. Her face was more than acceptable in his books, after all.

Her face that blushed red whenever he spoke her acolyte name. Or the way she sometimes hiccups for air when she laughs too hard. The way her hair perfectly framed her face, or the way her smile practically gave him strength he didn't even know he had.

She doesn't just LOOK good. Kaneda could go forever on that--and hell, right now it'd only inflate her ego. Another thing he doesn't mind (she deserved it).

But she FEELS good too. Like her presence is enough to take the weariness out of his muscles. Take the mental fatigue away as she runs her fingers through his hair.

She was cruel. Horribly so. She made him think about her more often than not--and it drove him crazy. Especially when he remembers that talk they had on the sidewalk, just before Children's Day. Holding iced coffee and--

You're having fun, too, right? You're fun.

Words that ring in his ears even now. It's not til she catches up that his muscles relax, eyes opening to focus on the streetlamps.]

....Hey.

[The finality Kaneda felt when she had called to him that night finds its way into Maya's own mind, and she feels a similar ice-cold clench on her heart. She bristles up like a damn Miyazaki character, feeling her cheeks warm up.

Why did it sound so... Like it commanded attention? It's just "hey". People say hey all the time! Friends say hey, people say hey, Kaneda said hey oh god she should reply and--]

Yeah?

[Did she hesitate too long? She totally hesitated too long--]

[What was probably a long pause was almost immediate to Kaneda, his mind too busy working out how to say this. He's no closer to an answer when she replies his eyes focused on the sidewalk now, hand reaching up to rub the back of his neck as a nervous gesture. He had her attention now...

Now what did he do with it?]

You...

You like being with us at the house, right? Like being with...you know...

[Me?]

Wh--

[Maya almost seems caught off guard, her hands coming up in pseudo defense.]

Of course! I mean, I love it, y'know? Hanging out with everyone, and-- and Nick's there now and Ken and Tetsuo and--

[She finally manages to take a breath, giving a nervous laugh.]

And, you know. Capsule.

[an attempt at a tease, at least.]

[He smiles wider, although still mostly distracted as that hand continues to rub against his neck, boot scuffing against the sidewalk. He doesn't know why he asked such an obvious question. If Maya didn't like it...she would've left, right?

She liked being there with Ken, with Tetsuo and with Nick there it was obvious why she'd stay.

And--he laughs.]

He's one of a kind, that's for sure.

...

So...Guess what I'm trying to say is--["That I like you." "That I want to date you." "That I think you're pretty and fun and the way you look at me just-"

All the things he wants to say, but can't. His mouth literally isn't forming the words that want to come out. You can see it on his breath, too, the way his throat hitches and his eyes panic.]

I'm--that's good. That you like it there.

Y-yeah?

[But-- why? Why, she wants to ask, is it because-- were they on the same page?

She finds herself toying with the dangly bits of her hair, curling the strands around her finger.]

I mean, it's a looooot different than I'm used to. But I don't mind.

[She finds herself not pursuing the questions again, repelled from the topic like matching poles.]

So a good kind of different, right? Definitely good.

[His head leans in a little more, the hint of worry on his lips before catching it. Ugh, this was more frustrating than he even knew how to describe!

"I want to date you." What was so hard about that? It's five words, he can say five words to a girl! He'd done it plenty of times! There had been times when he couldn't shut up and the girl would just listen to him.

So why is his throat catching them like a fishing net, unable to let any of them escape through his mouth?

Okay. Enough was enough--he could handle this. He could DO this. With a quick spin, he stops Maya just under one of the streetlights, eyes trying to say what his mouth can't.]

I...you...

...

["I want to date you."]

So you'll stay there? Nothing can make you move out?

[Dammit.]

I-- what? Of course not!

[Maya's eyes widen, startled, and she gestures with her hands apologetically.]

I mean-- you don't want me to, right? I like being there! I like--

[She hesitates, swallowing loudly--]

I like getting to hang out with you!

[He was about to assure her, hands held up to try and calm her as they both look like a couple of flailing octopuses with the way they're gesturing. He didn't mean to startle her! Oh god, does she think she's not welcome? It's the opposite! He wants her there more than anything oh god this turned out so bad--]

No! No I want you to stay, I want--

[It almost came out, if she hadn't spoken first.]

...

You do?

Well-- yeah!

[Maya finally lowers her hands, giving Kaneda a sheepish look. Jeez, where was any of this coming from?]

Why wouldn't I? I don't make fun of you that much.

Y-You don't! You're perfect--I mean! [Shit.] Even when you do...

[There goes that hand to the back of his neck again. Why was this crashing and burning right before his eyes?]

I like it when you tease me.

[You're perfect. Did he say that? Is he playing with her?! Why would he say that why isnt he sure of himself why is he freaking out he never does this!!! and then--]

You-- you do?

[With eyes still wide like a startled cat (and posture hunched up quite similarly, too) Maya finds herself damn near rosy-faced and... Well, a little more confused than before.]

...Oh.

[He doesn't just put up with it?]

I...yeah. It's like you said, you're fun.

[It comes out like the confession itself--although still not being what he wants to say.]

Look I just wanted to say--

[He takes another step, turning to look in the direction they're going....

Only to see the steps to Nonah 05 in front of them.]

We're....back.

--Oh.

[Maya sounds just a little disappointed when she sees the house back ahead of them. That's... That's all he wanted to say? That couldn't be right--- but...]

Yeah-- I guess it's pretty late. We should get in...

[She can't help but feel, though, that that conversation had been intended to be... More. Were they really on the same wavelength? Had he been trying to tell her what she'd wanted to say days before...?

Without his answer to confirm, she falls quiet, toying with one of the dangly sections of her hair.]

[There was more. There was so much more Kaneda wanted to say, and it shows on his face. Like someone who so desperately wants to open the Christmas present, held back by some invisible force that only he can see. His mouth won't make words, only nodding as he agrees with her sentiment.

It WAS late. They SHOULD head in.

There's a slightly apologetic glance as she falls silent, playing with her hair.]

So...

[How does he make up for this?]

Maybe we'll take a longer way around next time, yeah?

["Next time. That was...promising enough, wasn't it?]

[Next time. There's something reassuring about that, and it seems as though that's all Maya needs; she drops her hands and gives him a little smile before she reaches to take his hand in her own.]

Sure. But-- c'mon! If Ken figures out we were out walking so late he'll give us a grandpa lecture in the morning.

[Her fingers graap his gently and she gives his arm a little tug, beckoning with a nod of her head.]

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