[Huh, maybe it's broken! Her away message did sound staticky after all. Clearly the logical solution is to holler back, just in case she can't hear him.]
JUST THOUGHT I'D CHECK IN. HOW'RE YOU HOLDING UP AFTER ZOMBIES.
[ just. just to be clear. she doesn't want to go around claiming they're friends when he doesn't feel the same. they still haven't forgiven each other okay!!! ]
Maybe it's because I was holding it [ She hold the tablet away from her. ] like this? Should I hold it [ Then she brings it way too close. ] like this?
[SURE IS. Kazu just chalks her enthusiasm up to a byproduct of boredom, but he'd understand if he ever found out the true cause. He used to have no friends until Ikki came along and beat him up.]
All right! Be there in five.
[The connection cuts, and there's a thump in Ikki's room some time later, followed soon by Kazu walking out of it. He came in through the window—doors are overrated when you're a storm rider.]
[Too bad he's taken his A-Ts off to be polite, or he'd look even taller (and be a cheater). At the sound of his name, he'll naturally turn her way, one hand half-raised in greeting—]
Don't — get the wrong idea, okay? I don't hate you or anything, it's just... [ He won't judge her like Judal will, right? Might as well say it. ] It's my first time!
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