AChanceAt15YearsAgo

(A chance at… 16 years ago?)

DissectingMinds

[ @OldLadyMeiko ]
          
          *Oh, wonderful, he's gotten inside the school somehow—*

OldLadyMeiko

@DissectingMinds *She does not seem very keen on listening*
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DissectingMinds

@OldLadyMeiko *Goes on another tirade about implications and body language*
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OldLadyMeiko

@DissectingMinds I never said anything of the sort.
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MilitaryMeito

[  @OldLadyMeiko  ]
          
          *You hear thumps from upstairs; they're spaced out, happening about 5 minutes apart*

OldLadyMeiko

@MilitaryMeito Yep. Works like a charm.
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OldLadyMeiko

@MilitaryMeito The good thing is that it’ll help the scars fade as well.
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DissectingMinds

[  @OldLadyMeiko  ]
          
          *That kid is lurking around the schoolyard again*

DissectingMinds

@OldLadyMeiko A bit of pain is a small price to pay for progress. Look, they're hitting each other now!
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OldLadyMeiko

@DissectingMinds But why are you hitting people?
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MilitaryMeito

*Sitting on a bench, sniffling; seems to be recovering from crying*

Locked-White

@MilitaryMeito ...*Sits next to you*
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MilitaryMeito

[  @OldLadyMeiko  ]
          
          *You wake up to no Meito and the smell of cooking*

MilitaryMeito

@OldLadyMeiko *That keeps him grounded, at least*
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MilitaryMeito

@OldLadyMeiko *Does so, hands shaking*
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MilitaryMeito

[  @OldLadyMeiko  ]
          
          *You're awake in the middle of the night when you pick up on the sound of crying in the guestroom*

MilitaryMeito

@OldLadyMeiko ...*Rubs his eyes, clearly trying not to cry again*
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OldLadyMeiko

@MilitaryMeito I’m not going to leave you all alone.
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MilitaryMeito

[ @OldLadyMeiko ]
          
          
          *In the living room, on the floor, really invested in a romance movie*

MilitaryMeito

*Comes practically skipping into the train station lobby from his boarding exit; adjusts his backpack before looking around excitedly, swinging his suitcase*

OldLadyMeiko

@MilitaryMeito How long do you plan to stay?
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MilitaryMeito

@OldLadyMeiko *He attaches himself to your arm as you two head out* 
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OldLadyMeiko

@MilitaryMeito *How coincidental, she is also the skinniest you’ve ever seen her* 
            Yeah, I’m not really good at cooking… I could try, though.
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