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Post by Shion Sonozaki on Sept 26, 2011 1:12:19 GMT -4
Despite the cheesy joke, Shion laughed; it was truly funny to her. "No, no... An old... Uh..." She looked up to the ceiling, as if to find the answer. Who was Satoshi to me? I loved him, but we never officially dated... "An old flame." The words came out before she thought of them, and her blush quickly returned. "Ah, b-but I don't like you like that! I mean, you're my friend, but I don't- oh!" She buried her face in her hands, fully embarrassed. She didn't have feelings for Gumball-
Or do I? Her eyes widened beneath her fingers. No, no, I love Satoshi! But, Gumball's so nice, and he's right here... She had utterly confused herself in a matter of seconds.
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Post by Barnaby Gumball on Sept 26, 2011 11:07:26 GMT -4
"Ha, no, I understand. It's easy to be reminded of home when you're far away from it." He himself had experienced times like that, attachments to people he barely knew just because the reminded him of a friend back home. He did, however, feel bad for embarrassing her. "Don't worry about it," he continued, patting her on the head like one would to a small child.
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Post by Shion Sonozaki on Sept 26, 2011 11:56:39 GMT -4
Shion felt a bit reassured as Gumball spoke, and she smiled at him, taking her hands away. However, when he began to pat her head, tears welled in her eyes. He was so much like Satoshi in mannerisms, it was painful. She quickly blinked them away and noticed Anri. "A-Anri-chan!" She rushed over to her fallen friend. "Are you okay?" Crisis averted, and she was relieved.
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Post by Barnaby Gumball on Sept 26, 2011 13:59:44 GMT -4
He was surprised when she pulled away from him and dashed off, but when he turned around he saw the reason why: Anri had fallen over. He instantly felt a flash of guilt for not even noticing her plight. "Are you alright, Anri?" He called over to her, sensing that Shion didn't want to be followed just then.
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Post by Anri Sonohara on Sept 26, 2011 14:20:26 GMT -4
Wincing at her sore bottom, Anri gave Shion a smile and said, "It's fine, I just forgot how far away the wall was." Using the now nearby wall to support herself, she stood up. "I think I'll go have a glass of punch. Would you like me to get you one?"
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Post by Shion Sonozaki on Sept 26, 2011 15:02:25 GMT -4
"Ah, no thanks..." She leaned forward a little, speaking softly, but loud enough for Gumball to hear, "I saw Marshall sneaking around the punch. I wouldn't go too close." She grinned and snickered, trying to cover up the fluttering in her stomach.
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Post by Barnaby Gumball on Sept 26, 2011 23:21:14 GMT -4
Unfortunately, he didn't hear what she was saying because he had just started to walk back to the food table. After all, that's what one did when parties got awkward; go eat, right?
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Post by Anri Sonohara on Sept 26, 2011 23:35:20 GMT -4
Staying just long enough to hear Shion decline the punch, Anri walked off, vaguely registering Shion saying something about Marshall. Reaching the food table, she looked around for a cup. Unable to find one, she turned to Marshall and two first years. "Um, do you know where the cups for the punch are?"
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Post by Marshall Lee Graven on Sept 26, 2011 23:41:08 GMT -4
"Huh?" Anri interrupted his conversation [even though it was kind of one sided!] with one of his favorite first years. "Oh, right, cups! Uh..." Where had he seen them? Were they there when he had messed with-- Uh... refreshed the punch earlier? He stood back up, leaning away from Yellow. "I think they were... Near there." He waved somewhere towards the other end of the table, opposite of the punch.
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Post by Anri Sonohara on Sept 26, 2011 23:50:38 GMT -4
Confused by Marshall's vague words and hand motions, Anri decided to search for them some more by herself. Within a few minutes, she had located them. They were squished between some multicolored flan and a tray of flashing candy apples. Picking one up, she turned to the innocently sitting punch bowl and ladled some of the liquid into her cup.
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Post by Jim Hawkins on Sept 26, 2011 23:59:55 GMT -4
“Vomit flavor, huh? that sounds… disgusting…” he looked at his blue-speckled one he had. “Well, if you can handle a vomit flavored one, It couldn’t hurt to try this.” He popped it in his mouth, trying hard to figure out what kind of taste it was…. it was… it was… "a reversed blueberry muffin?" it tasted like a bunch of blueberry something… “It’s pretty good!"
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Post by Shion Sonozaki on Sept 27, 2011 0:36:24 GMT -4
As both Anri and Gumball walked away, Shion sighed. Satoshi-kun... Help me... She leaned against the wall and began to rub her arms, as if to warm them. Her eyes fell closed, and her head drooped a little. It wasn't that she was tired; she was just... confused. And a bit heartbroken. Her heart ached for Satoshi, the man she had loved for so long, but he was long gone. And here stands this man... she glanced up at Gumball, A man as sweet and kind as Satoshi-kun... Her brows furrowed, and she slid down the wall to sit on the floor. She didn't want to make a scene, especially not at her own party, she just didn't know what to think anymore.
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Post by Marshall Lee Graven on Sept 27, 2011 0:43:27 GMT -4
Marshall frowned, watching Shion slide down the wall. She had seemed fine, so what happened? He walked over, away from the two discussing beans, and sat down next to Shion. Why was he doing this? Well... The girl was nice enough. If you ignored that one psycho moment, but really? It was only for a second; it could have just been his imagination. And besides, it might serve him well to get to know his fellow housemates.
"You okay?" He was great with comforting words. Truly great. It was a man thing, you know?
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Post by Barnaby Gumball on Sept 27, 2011 0:44:54 GMT -4
He examined the food, picking up a cookie and biting into it. He made his way to stand against the wall as he munched on the cookie, glad to have a moment of respite. He had come to the party expecting to have to babysit the other students, but instead he had really ended up enjoying himself-- except for that incident with Marshall of course.
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Post by Shion Sonozaki on Sept 27, 2011 0:46:57 GMT -4
Hearing Marshall, Shion put on a bright smile, and looked up at him. "Yeah! Just resting my feet." She grinned at her... friend? She wasn't too sure yet. "You're too funny. That whole thing with Gumball was great." She snickered to herself. "Just don't take it too far. I think Anri takes things a little too literally."
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