abnormalizes | Seasons: IC Contact/Continuations

[With Evangeline staying over more often in one of the spare rooms because of the noise problem, Rinku should address this. She knocks at the door and peers in.]

Neechan...? I gotta say something.

[Evangeline is reading a random book she found when Rinku knocks.]

What's up?

[Rinku shuffles in, her tail drooping.]

The other day...

[No, that's way too awkward. She shakes her head.]

Do you feel bad when I get embarrassed and wanna hide?

Because of me, you mean? -Sometimes, if it's because I said something without thinking and didn't mean to embarrass you.

Oh... Sorry. Chipp-san told me I should take more care about that and I shouldn't worry about it because you felt bad and you're really doing your best.

You don't have to apologize to me? I'm the one who should apologize for running my mouth and embarrassing you.

Neechan...

[She comes over to the bed and sits down.]

It really does embarrass me, but also it's just how you are. I didn't wanna make you feel bad about it. He told me I should just talk to you about it instead of hide. ...I mean, I still think hiding at Davis-san's party was the right thing but what else was I gonna do, he said he'd let me know when you were coming and leaving but I kinda got distracted and forgot to check...

[Evangeline scoots next to her and pats her shoulder.]

It is how I am, but I'm really trying my best to be more conscious of it. I don't want you to be so embarrassed that you feel like you can't talk to me, you know?

[Rinku leans into her and hums.]

I don't wanna make you feel bad either. Who you are is good. Even when I wanna hide or feel like I'm gonna explode. I don't wanna make anyone feel like the way they are is wrong or hurting me.

[She knows how that feels.]

I think you can like people the way they are and also be like, hey, you could maybe work on this. I don't want you to explode.

[She turns and hugs Evangeline tightly.]

Uwehhh. ...If I try and work on it too, like try not to get embarrassed, would that help?

[Huuuug.]

I think so? It wouldn't hurt.

I went to the party, so that's a lot more than I would've done even a year ago...

[Evangeline's party was different. And even then...]

I just kinda. Asked Davis-san to tell me when you'd be gone, and then hid when I heard you came in.

I'm proud of you. You've come a long way.

[Gently.]

[Small whine, but she doesn't freak out, just buries her face in Evangeline's shoulder.]

It's just... [aa.] I kinda talked to Katsuki-kun at the charity auction, and he was all, if I have a boyfriend then why don't you have anyone when you love everybody so much? So I had to explain all the stuff like how most people only want one person and that really wouldn't be fair, and like how a lot of people think I'm just confused, like Amy-chan's inner thought thing in the last trial was all "Rinku's gonna reject you because if she loves everyone that's the same as only liking you as a friend and not getting it," which is made up, and also how Chipp-san told me to tell him whoever I get serious with so he can scare them and make sure they're not messing with me so I kinda felt bad about that too. That kinda stuff.

I know the party wasn't really gonna help with that, but it made me feel better. Even though Katsuki-kun's right when he was like, don't worry so much, you're lovable too. ...Also I had a bunch of things still on my bingo card and I dunno where I would have done them otherwise but --

[Ah, there's the squeak.]

Okay, first thing - even if you only wanted to date one person, Chipp would still be protective of you. It's not because he thinks you're confused. Amy is... probably coming from a place of insecurity, and what she thinks says more about her than about you.

[Squeeze.]

You're definitely lovable, he's right about that.

[Rinku hugs tightly back. She snuggles, even if her face is burning red.]

You think so? I hope so. I love everybody, and I hope I can make them all happy. Same with how I didn't think I was making you worried or sad, but then what Chipp-san said about how I should talk to you about the embarrassment thing kinda made me think, wait, am I? Should I do something better?

I think you're fine. I'm pretty sure wanting to avoid your sister at an orgy is pretty normal and reasonable.

Yeah, I thought so, but also I was a little scared you were gonna hold up my card and go either "look, she doesn't have a bingo yet" or "look how much she did already" aaa.

I don't think I'd do either of those things? That's a little much even for me.

[Deflates a little.]

Sorry, Neechan. No wonder he was telling me to talk to you about this.

It's okay. I understand how you got that impression of me.

[It's not that far off, all things considered.]

I'm gonna try not to cause any more trouble for you.

But you don't cause trouble for me?

Really? I kinda thought all this would bother you, since Chipp-san told me to talk it over with you. ...But I'm really happy.

[She pulls back enough to shuffle and lean against Evangeline's side.]

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