[ sometime after the body announcement, naminé is just wandering around the village. she slows down to a stop when she sees a familiar figure though. ]
[ Minato lifts his head when he hears her speak up; he is still wearing his black cat ear headband like he had been at the party (Axel has presumably given Naminé one sometime on Thursday but who knows, maybe he wanted four headbands to himself). Unlike at the party, though, Minato doesn't even try to smile, though he waves to Naminé in greeting and approaches. ]
[ He's struck with genuine surprise, because he'd spent his past few days fishing and sewing and believing that more information would come when the time is right. He wouldn't exactly be wrong, either— something big happened, and information would come out of it, but the price was too huge. ]
[ Sometime in the rare moments Minato has to leave the casino to use the bathroom or something, maybe he finds Naminé somewhere ]
Naminé... You win. Akane says if I drink nothing but coffee, I'll get sick and die.
[ This is not a stunning revelation, but it is. Also, he's had like three other people tell him this exact same thing in the past two days, so maybe they're right. ]
[ Last week, Lune had told him that the best thing to do to prepare was to rest. He hadn't understood it, then, but he sort of does now. All he wants to do is sleep, forget about that he'd seen, go back to mindlessly pulling levers and trying to block out the ringing in his ears every time he makes a match.
He'd caught up a little more on sleep, but he's still tired. Not very hungry, but with no appetite, but his stomach growls and whines anyways, and he decides he should at least eat a vegetable this week. Maybe there's a carrot in the fridge or something. It's with that in mind he heads to the kitchen, repeating "carrot, carrot, carrot" under his breath as if that would make one magically materialize in the fridge. ]
[ and he'll walk in on naminé pulling cookies out of the oven. there are... a lot of cookies, actually. several trays full scattered on the counters, and the cookies on them are various levels of success. some are burnt, others undercooked, but others look like they're actually good.
she immediately turns when she hears someone enter, and she relaxes once she sees who it is. ]
[ There goes any chance of Minato eating a healthy meal. He gives Naminé a faint smile as he enters, though he can't help but remember that the last time he'd had a cookie, it had been shared by Junna and Nana. ]
Keeping busy, huh?
[ Keeps the mind off things. A good strategy. He sits down on the counter, and snaps in half some of the cookies that are burnt. ]
[ All the other trial days, Minato had lingered in the main hall for a while afterwards, but today, he heads straight home, coming across Naminé around the houses as well. It seemed like 234609483 hours ago when they were just talking about cat ears and cookies, and he wishes things could just be that way, instead of... gestures at everything. ]
...You're going to save him, right? That sort of power... Thank god you have it.
[ It's two different kinds of surprises, seeing Emma come out first and then Naminé after. Minato makes sure Naminé comes to a complete stop first, and is careful to approach the car from the side instead of the front or the back, in case getting run over is how he dies. ]
...I can't believe it. I played slots all week, and you're the one who won the car.
[ The cut on his head, in the end, doesn't seem to be very deep. It's stopped bleeding, and is kind of gross and beginning to scab over, but it looks somewhat okay with the way Minato's unruly hair falls over his forehead. He feels fine? He feels fine. His head's stopped hurting. His arm doesn't hurt. If he sits as much as he can, walking isn't a problem either.
But sometimes he makes himself walk. He largely stays near the houses, and knocks on Naminé's door hoping she's in. ]
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week 0, friday
... hey.
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Hey. How are you feeling?
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[ awful? she hadn't spoken to tsurumaru herself, but she's seen him running around. he seemed friendly. ]
I know everyone has been expecting something bad to happen, but I wasn't imagining...
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[ He's struck with genuine surprise, because he'd spent his past few days fishing and sewing and believing that more information would come when the time is right. He wouldn't exactly be wrong, either— something big happened, and information would come out of it, but the price was too huge. ]
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week 1, wednesday
Naminé... You win. Akane says if I drink nothing but coffee, I'll get sick and die.
[ This is not a stunning revelation, but it is. Also, he's had like three other people tell him this exact same thing in the past two days, so maybe they're right. ]
I owe you a favor.
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I'm glad we found out before it lasted too long.
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Do you want to hold onto your favor, or do you have anything in mind yet?
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[ hm. she seems to be thinking on it. ]
What would make a good favor?
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week 1, friday
He'd caught up a little more on sleep, but he's still tired. Not very hungry, but with no appetite, but his stomach growls and whines anyways, and he decides he should at least eat a vegetable this week. Maybe there's a carrot in the fridge or something. It's with that in mind he heads to the kitchen, repeating "carrot, carrot, carrot" under his breath as if that would make one magically materialize in the fridge. ]
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she immediately turns when she hears someone enter, and she relaxes once she sees who it is. ]
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Keeping busy, huh?
[ Keeps the mind off things. A good strategy. He sits down on the counter, and snaps in half some of the cookies that are burnt. ]
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[ admittedly, the reason she's doing this is because of nana and junna. she won't say that though. ]
It helps a little.
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week 1, saturday
...You're going to save him, right? That sort of power... Thank god you have it.
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It won't be me tomorrow because... well, you'll see. [ #reasons ] But I'm glad that there won't be even more people dead.
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Yeah. Can I ask you how you got the item? I thought you hadn't gone into that escape room with everybody back then.
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week 3, tuesday, also that prev thread should be week 2 whoops
...I can't believe it. I played slots all week, and you're the one who won the car.
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Hi Minato. I'm still learning how to drive it.
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[ They can launch the car into the air... ]
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week 3, friday
But sometimes he makes himself walk. He largely stays near the houses, and knocks on Naminé's door hoping she's in. ]
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she opens the door just a bit, trying to see who it is. when she realizes it's minato, the door opens more fully. ]
Minato... hello.
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[ The most nerve wracking part of the conversation is done- initiating it, and Minato leans back a little more comfortably in a slight slouch. ]
Sorry if I'm bothering you. But I need a favor.
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week 5, tuesday
yeah. that was something. ]
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But not napping hard enough that he doesn't stir and look up when he hears the door open, bc then that would a short and boring pc ]
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... hi Minato.
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