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["...if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact myself or a SeeD."]

[Seifer isn't pleased after he skims his letter and rereads everything twice. Was this a joke? This had to be the worst joke ever. Considering where he had just been and what he had done? And now he was back here of all places?

Something wasn't right, something was definitely not right. And it was in the form of "Unfortunately you have been transported to our time via Time Compression by the work of a powerful Sorceress...".

Fuck. His. Life.

What is his life? Setting himself up to be fucked over by sorceresses, that's what.

So before the Faculty can find him and snatch him up to escort him to the Headmaster's office, Seifer's going there on his own free will... even if he can't access 3F himself.]

[ooc: wednesday: sorry replies are slow! it's inventory @ work today&tomorrow so we're kind of busting tail on getting everything marked and counted. it's really not fun but thank you for your patience ♥;; ]

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If you know me half as well as you say you do then you'd know why I go and push 'em away.

[Then he snaps:] Well you should! [Or else he's going to end up taking to avoiding her instead.]

[She's got so many theories behind that. She could probably write a book.]

Whatever the reasoning, you shouldn't keep people away. It's not going to fix or change anything. It just means you get more time to stew by yourself and you'll stay alone, miserable, and bitter.

[She's got to speak her mind if nothing else.]

Well I won't! You need friends, Seifer. Everyone does. Why's that so bad?

Friends? [There might be a hint of a bitter tone or even some cynical laughter.] Don't need 'em. Don't want 'em.

What I need is to get the hell outta here. This is the last place I need to be right now.

Friends. [She's going to be stubborn about this and nobody is surprised.] That might work on someone who doesn't know you, Seifer. But I do know you and what you're saying just doesn't feel right.

[She's quiet for a moment, thinking this bit of information over.]

If you want to leave, why don't you? Cid doesn't seem like the sort of guy who'd force you to stay here against your will. Not that I'm saying you should leave, I think you should stay here.

You ever think for just one second that the guy you knew from before ain't even here anymore? Me-- I just about fed you to a goddamn sorceress, so don't give me that crap.

[And then what she says makes him go quiet and glare at her, suspiciously.]

You of all people here want me to stay? You're outta your mind, you know that? I'm done with Garden.

Of course not. [There isn't a moment of hesitation.] Maybe things have changed a bit, but you're still you and I'm still me no matter what happened.

[Rinoa isn't bothered by his glare, it's not like she's got any secret motives after all.]

Done with Garden? But it's your home, isn't it? Or it was anyway. Why should that change just because you made a few mistakes?

[There it is, Rinoa's secret. She's really a shounen protagonist in disguise!]

[His voice drops into a quiet hiss:] Because I don't belong here anymore.

[She's not about to change her mind.] It's your home, Seifer. Nothing's going to change that. People might not think that's how it is, but it's not like people can't be wrong about things sometimes.

[It's one quiet admission he'll give, nothing more:] You're supposed to feel comfortable in your home, Rinoa.

You think I feel comfortable bein' back here after what I did?

[She thinks on the matter for a moment, but only comes to one conclusion.[

Maybe it's weird now, but it won't always be. You just need to give it a little time, that's all.

Forget it.

[Seifer shakes his head, shifts his weight awkwardly as he falls quiet, and then turns away from her to make to leave. He has to find Cid and talk to him. He has to get away from her, just for right now; he can't stand how nice she's being to him.]

[Rinoa watches him leave, sighing a little once he starts walking away. If only there was something she could do to help!]

Fine. I'll see you later then!

[Sure it's probably futile to call after his retreating back, but she doesn't care. At least this way he'll know that she's not about to give up.]

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