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Post by Panda on Mar 25, 2023 18:03:18 GMT
[Initiated by Nico.]
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 25, 2023 18:33:58 GMT
Typically, Yugi is always hurrying around, having seemingly no time that is truly free.
After breakfast, she gathers the student council and has the meeting go off. She then spends some time on the homecoming and doing other preparatory work for events. She then tries to make sure that sword-fighting club still exists, but since Hawk is focusing on his plan, she has been trying to get Mikoto to step up more.
After a quick lunch, she hangs out individually with Hella which is a 20-minute conversation. Then after she goes to Ige and pitches ideas for some sort of massage classes and asks him a bunch of questions about acupuncture.
She then does a bunch of studying from the books she brought from home for a couple hours. She then goes and briefly checks on every person individually, and it takes a long time to find them. Then, she does a bunch of work for homecoming. Then, she supervises dinner or helps cook it herself. Then comes Yu-Gi-Oh club in the evening.
That said, Nico is easily able to see her and stop her multiple times in each day that passes.
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Post by Joker on Mar 25, 2023 20:14:57 GMT
Nico spots Yugi as she's busy with her schedule and calls out to her.
"Hey, Yugi!" He says, as he waves to the president and approaches her. "Perfect timing! I just finished up some of those tasks you asked me to take care of. I was about to take a break. Want to join me?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 25, 2023 21:46:24 GMT
Yugi hesitates for a couple seconds.
“I guess that shouldn’t be a problem! It’d be fun to hang out Nico. I’ve really been appreciating your help! Of course it would be great to spend time together.”
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Post by Joker on Mar 25, 2023 22:28:49 GMT
Nico blinks a few times in surprise.
"I didn't think you'd give in that easily!" He laughs. "Awesome! I've been wanting to talk to you some more outside of the council meetings. It's great talking to everyone there, but we're always too busy to really talk about personal stuff, y'know? So, how are you holding up?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 26, 2023 5:20:51 GMT
"Give in? Don't worry! I have time for you, Nico!" Yugi says, her eyes looking tired.
"Yeah, we should talk about personal stuff! I'm doing really good! I'm having a lot of fun, but I'm trying to have more fun if that makes sense."
"How about you? How have you been doing?"
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Post by Joker on Mar 26, 2023 15:39:02 GMT
"It totally makes sense!" Nico said.
"I'm good! I'm really excited for what we have planned! And a bit nervous. But mostly excited!" He laughs. "I didn't really have a traditional high school experience, so this is going to be my first dance. You must have had some at your old school, right? Is it normal to be so anxious before it?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 26, 2023 21:36:26 GMT
"I didn't! Well, there were dances at my old school, but I didn't have time for them mostly. Working on my extracurriculars and advanced placement classes took up a lot of my time," Yugi says glumly. "But that's why I wanted to make sure we organized one! And why I wanted to be a part of the student council, aside from the prestige."
"I think it makes sense to be really nervous, but haha I'm really super nervous as well for some reason. It's really intense. I guess it just feels like we have so much to prove even if it is just a silly dance."
The teen perks her head up at Nico, "What was that about your high school experience?"
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Post by Joker on Mar 27, 2023 2:34:37 GMT
"Well then, I guess this will be a first for both of us. I'm sure with everyone working on it, it'll be the best first dance ever!" Nico smiles.
"Oh! Well I didn't really go to high school for long." He continues. "I was a few months into my first year of school when my amateur speleology work I posted online began to get attention from some big shots. A group of speleologists saw my potential and wanted to take me on as their apprentice, so I left school. Haven't been in years."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 27, 2023 3:08:31 GMT
"Wow! That's really awesome!" Yugi smiles for several seconds but it kinda fades.
"Do you think you miss it? I really wish I could have my proper high school experience and everything, but obviously it's important to plan for the future! I'll have time later for all of that."
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Post by Joker on Mar 27, 2023 5:08:25 GMT
"Miss school or miss my work?" Nico asks, unsure. "I guess it doesn't really matter though, it's the same answer for both of them. I miss my work when I'm here, but I also missed spending time with people around my age, so I'm glad I got accepted into this school! So even if it might not seem like it, I know what you're going through. I did kind of give up the present for my future."
"Actually, to tell you the truth, I..." He continues, but stops talking suddenly. "Um... Can you keep a secret? It's not like a huge deal, but I feel like if I can feel comfortable telling anyone here about it, it's you."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 27, 2023 5:23:33 GMT
Yugi nods along to what Nico is saying, her mind eating it up and turning with it. "Yeah... yeah... me too..."
"Oh sure! You can tell me! I know I can be a bit energetic and outgoing, but I won't let my mouth run about my friends!"
She crosses her heart.
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Post by Joker on Mar 27, 2023 16:38:21 GMT
"It's not that big of a deal!" Nico laughs at Yugi's dramatics. "But thank you, I appreciate it."
"I never really had many friends before, besides my best friend. But when he moved away I was pretty much all on my own." He continued. "So... Part of the reason I wanted to attend this school was to make more friends. Of course helping to further my career did play a part in me coming here, but it wasn't exactly the main reason."
He laughs awkwardly at his confession. "Man, that sounds so depressing saying it out loud! But I'm glad I said it. And I'm glad I met you and everyone else here. So, thank you."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 27, 2023 16:58:03 GMT
"Wow! Aw Nico! I'm glad you're finding friends now though! That's really awesome! And we have to make sure that it keeps going like this! Everyone here is passionate and interesting in one way or another and I hope you make good friends with all of them!"
Yugi looks down at her hands, "I feel pretty similarly... I want friends here really badly. Maybe it's not why I came here, but I guess it's really important to me.
"What should we do? Seems we're both in the same boat," her wide eyes look worried.
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Post by Joker on Mar 27, 2023 21:54:49 GMT
“Yeah, I hope so too!” Nico replied. “I guess we’re more alike than I thought.”
“What do you mean, though?” He asks, unsure. “What’s got you so upset?”
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 27, 2023 22:09:29 GMT
“Well, all this making friends stuff and making the most of the experience, it’s a lot of pressure isn’t it?” Seems like Yugi isn’t as easy-going as she lets on.
“So what should we do to make sure it goes right?”
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Post by Joker on Mar 28, 2023 2:59:11 GMT
"Yeah, it is." Nico admitted.
He thinks it over for a moment. "I don't think there's anything we can do to make sure it goes right. Life can't always go your way. Believe me, I know from experience." He said, quickly glancing at his prosthetic hand. "But that's not going to stop me from trying like hell to make friends with everyone here and making the most out of our situation! So don't give up! You're not alone in this. Even if we can't make sure things go right, we'll try to make them the best we can, okay?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 28, 2023 3:20:07 GMT
Yugi's eyes begin to mist slightly.
"Yeah we just have to do all that we can! It's hard, but we can do it!" She pumps a fist. "Also I'll be there for you no matter what! So if anything is going wrong for me, let me know!"
"Anyone that you wish you could be closer with? Have I given you too much work? Are you having a tough time?"
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Post by Joker on Mar 28, 2023 5:29:50 GMT
"Same goes for you! We'll be here for each other, and everyone else!" Nico exclaimed, also pumping a fist into the air.
"I'm not having a tough time, and don't worry about my workload either! If anything give me some of your work, you need sometime to relax too!" He continued. "A-And, well there is one person I'd like to be a bit closer with..." He blushed a bit as he said that. "But it's nothing you have to worry about!"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 28, 2023 5:43:48 GMT
"Huh?" Yugi says, surprised at Nico's admission. "One person? Just one?"
The president scratches her head, totally confused for a bit. "Oh! Maybe romantically?" Her eyes go wide with anticipation and shock.
"Wow!! But I haven't dated or anything and from the sounds of it neither have you..." Yugi looks down, "Okay, then you're right it's nothing for me to worry about."
"I wish I wasn't so rotten at that kind of thing, it got me in trouble with my mediating when I couldn't read the romantic subtext of one of the fights I broke up..."
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Post by Joker on Mar 28, 2023 15:39:38 GMT
“H-Hey, you can’t just throw out the word ‘romantically’ so casually!” Nico said, blushing more now. “It’s just a little crush, that’s all.”
“And you’re right, I haven’t dated anyone either. I guess we’re both rotten at it then, huh? Things ended up turning out pretty bad with an old crush I had…”
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 28, 2023 17:03:52 GMT
"Oh true! I guess a crush isn't even necessarily romantic, or at least there are a lot of different layers to clarify," Yugi chews her lip. "I'm really going to have to learn a lot if I want to be good at solving the problems of my peers."
"I don't know if we're rotten at it! Sometimes it takes someone helping you to steady yourself so you understand the do's and dont's! What happened with your old crush?"
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Post by Joker on Mar 28, 2023 20:03:54 GMT
Nico froze.
"Well, if you're already keeping one secret for me, then I've got another one for you." He said quietly. "I've never been interested in girls romantically. Only boys. And the one boy I had a crush on forever just so happened to be my best friend." He grimaced. "You can probably guess where this is going. I was head over heels for him. We were always there for each other, and he got me through a lot of rough times in my life. He meant everything to me. He was the person I trusted the most in the world."
Nico's voice was starting to get shaky. "I-I tried so hard to repress those feelings, and even though I did for years I couldn't keep it to myself forever. The day before he moved I told him how I felt... And he didn't feel the same way. He never did." He wiped away at some tears that started to form, but it didn't help that much as he started to cry. "I've barely talked to him since that day. Every conversation I've had with him has been so awkward and uncomfortable. He probably hates me and I don't blame him." He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. "Sorry to just kind of dump this all on you. I know it's a lot to take in and probably not what you expected to hear." He seems to be at a lost for words. "S-Sorry..."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 28, 2023 22:19:47 GMT
Yugi keeps her face as still as possible, nodding at Nico's words and concentrating very hard, "It's not so unusual to just like boys! Boys can be cool! And it's not so unusual to have a crush on a friend either, so I've heard!"
The president's face falters, "Obviously, that's all easy for me to say, but that sounds absolutely so totally horrible to go through and traumatic! I'm glad you felt like you could tell me that. It definitely wasn't too much," she gives a timid and concerned smile.
"Uh, I don't know if you want my advice, but to me I would be surprised if your friend hated you. At the end of the day, if he's your friend, he should care about you and your feelings! He might not be able to be that partner for you that you wanted, but he should be able to show kindness and compassion for you. Even if it put a strain on your relationship, he should only ask that you stay apart for the sake of your feelings!"
"So maybe he doesn't know what to do yet! After all, you left in a hurry, and he rejected you! Maybe he thinks you can't be friends because he's too immature!" Yugi looks at Nico, "What's most important is what you think! Were you hurt by him or can you safely say that all the pain just comes from your own shame?"
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Post by Joker on Mar 29, 2023 5:15:25 GMT
"I-I don't know... I was definitely hurt by the rejection, but I don't think he wanted to hurt me." Nico replied, wiping his eyes once again. "It's kind of hard to reject someone without hurting their feelings, so I can't really blame him for that. I guess it's the shame of it, then? I don't have a problem with being into guys, and I'm happy and comfortable with being who I am. But falling for a friend like that is always a pretty stupid thing to do. And confessing to them is even stupider. Especially when they're pretty much your only friend..." He sighs.
"So, do you really think there's a chance he doesn't hate me?" Nico asks, trying to change the subject to something hopefully more positive. "I haven't talked to anyone else about this before, so I never did get a second opinion on it. All the times when I've talked to him, we both avoided bringing up that day, but it still didn't make things less awkward. Maybe I should try to talk about it with him and apologize when we get out of here..."
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 29, 2023 13:41:58 GMT
Yugi listens again to Nico. She watches him with her large brown eyes, a look of concentration in her brow.
“Yeah! I mean yeah I think there’s a chance he doesn’t hate you! I wouldn’t hate a friend if they caught feelings for me! Not that I’ve had a lot of friends, but even so I can’t imagine turning my back on a friend just because they loved me! Of course it would be weird and I’d need to talk with them and set boundaries and stuff so that we could get back on the same page!”
She holds Nico’s hand, “I do think you did anything wrong! Some friends do eventually become more than friends. It’s not often, but it’s happened before. And you didn’t know for sure that he didn’t have the same feelings for you when you told him. Sure if you hadn’t told him, you wouldn’t feel as awkward, but a different feeling would be eating away at you! That love that you still had for him! And you would never know for sure. And that would keep you back!”
“So you did the right thing for everyone. And it didn’t work out but you guys can move forwards and leave that in the past!” Yugi gives Nico a kind smile. “If you need someone to be there cheering you on and helping you prepare for when you talk to him again, I’ll gladly do it!”
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Post by Joker on Mar 29, 2023 21:54:01 GMT
"I just might take you up on that offer!" Nico smiled. He seemed to be back to his normal, cheerful self. "Thank you so much, Yugi. You're seriously the best!"
He quickly leans in and wraps Yugi in a tight hug, then steps back to give her some space. "Er, sorry about that..." He said sheepishly. "I couldn't really help myself. What you said really meant a lot to me. I feel like I can really fix things with him now. So I owe you one. If there's ever anything I can do to repay the favor, just let me know, okay?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 30, 2023 1:59:23 GMT
Yugi giggles. "I would be a really huggy person if it was allowed by the school and if people were open about needing them sometimes! I'm glad to hug you!" She embraces him again for a little longer so they can feel the security of one another.
"Okay I'll be sure to let you know if there's anything bothering me!" She smiles at Nico and then they probably talk for longer but I want to do a timeskip.
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A couple days after the dance. Yugi arrives sheepishly at Nico's side when he looks like he's free. She's changed into her new outfit.
"Hi Nico... I think we should talk again..." She looks kinda nervous.
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Post by Joker on Mar 30, 2023 2:17:33 GMT
"Oh, hey Yugi! I like the new look!" Nico replies. "...But by the sound of it, that's not what you came to talk about. What's up?"
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Mar 30, 2023 2:41:53 GMT
"Oh!" Yugi smiles. "You like it, huh?" She looks quite proud of herself.
"Yeah, Su-Ah helped me with this a couple days ago! She's so cool! But, I guess you already know how I feel about that because I made a big scene of myself, and, I don't know... It's just so embarrassing!"
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