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[headseraph]

[Shiki looks kind of exasperated, but she's still smiling.]

< I was wondering if anyone would be willing to let me borrow their partner for tomorrow. I wouldn't ask, but Lalamon seems to think me being unable to communicate with customers that aren't digimon is funny and is refusing to help me. >

[It's all said in bright and sunny Japanese. She's not that great at English,, and her partner is nowhere to be found. From somewhere off-camera, Lalamon can be heard.]

I told you: if you're that worried about it, then just don't go into work until this gets fixed. It'll be over in a couple of days.

[Shiki's looking away from the camera at Lalamon. She seems angry.] < No! I'm not taking off again just because you're a digijerk. >

Digidumbass.

[Shiki makes a frustrated noise, and the feed cuts.]

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[headseraph]

< He does. You really shouldn't touch his stuff without asking. > [Shiki shakes her head.] < You can come with me tomorrow and eat as many burgers as you want while he's being grumpy, though! >

[scratchitti]

[He reaches up where his headphones would be: but they've been gone for a long while now. Ever since he gave them to Cam. He hasn't NEEDED them. But now he makes vague clutching/pressing motions before he realizes it's not doing anything to block out all this TALKING. Instead he tucks his chin down into his shirt.]

< I'm not -grumpy- >

Yes you are, and I'm not dealing with it! I'll go hang out with Shiki and eat burgers if you're gonna be such a dick! I was just curious...

[headseraph]

< Right now, you're more tsun than dere. > [It's not teasing. Actually, Shiki seems kind of concerned.]

< Terri? Has he been doing this a lot? > [Shiki mimics Neku's reaching for his headphones gesture with the hand not holding the D-Terminal.]

[scratchitti]

He's always done it a little, usually if he's mad. But not a LOT, and less and less since he got here. But it's been getting worse all week!

[Neku huffs and turns away, attempting to pretend the girls don't exist]

[headseraph]

< Headphones, headphones, headphones . . . Where did I put them? > [It's said kind of to herself, and there's the sound of stuff being shifted around.] < Aha! There they are. >

[Shiki's got a pair of vaguely atrocious headphones in her hand. It's probably not the best idea to encourage his behavior, but maybe music will calm him down? Maybe?] < Neku. Do you want to borrow them? I don't know what happened to yours, but you obviously don't have them right now and you want them. >

[scratchitti]

[Neku looks surprised by the offer, and for a moment his expression softens. He's... touched, but her attempt. by her knowing what's wrong. Once again he feels bad for assuming things back when she first arrived. About her not being the Shiki he knows.

But this nasty THING inside him twists the intent, and his expression sours quickly]

< Don't patronize me. >

[headseraph]

< I'm not patronizing you. I'm trying to help, but if you don't want them then you don't have to take them. > [Shiki sighs.] < It's not like I'm going to force you to wear them or anything, they're kind of girly. >

[scratchitti]

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< ... sorry. >