[ Lea is leisurely hanging out in the kitchen, enjoying a bowl of ice cream. Why is he eating ice cream alone, you may ask? That's his lunch. Leave him alone. He's sitting on the counter because he's not nearly stupidly tall enough yet. Once he notices Lili come in, he'll wave at her with one hand, simply sticking the spoon in his mouth and not talking until he swallows, because he has like, one manner, sometimes. ]
Yo, Lili.
[ i don't remember if they introduced themselves or not but he can read unlike my previous mg characters so it's fine ]
lili will probably watch to see where axel goes after everything - and she'll leave him alone for a bit. it seems that she has something else to attend to first... but eventually, a few hours after trial, she'll knock on the door of his temporary residence.]
[ ... it's not reluctant or anything, but he also isn't getting up to open it, just calling out: ]
Yeah, sure. Come in.
[ he's not doing anything spectacular right now, apparently just. cleaning up the room a bit. he's not looking at Lili directly, but that's more about him than her. ]
[ He saw her little display in the courtyard, so trying to find Lili was on his to-do list-- he hadn't expected to find her in the kitchen though, which is why he falters for a second, trying to remember what he wanted to say. ]
Hey, Lili. Whatcha up to?
[ it's casual and neutral enough she won't immediately get on him for worrying about her feelings ]
... trying to remember what Nana was cooking last week.
[her answer is resigned, but simple. she knows that people have to eat still, after all. ookurikara can probably cook and she'd have to ask him for guidance later, but she also doesn't want to be even more of a burden.]
[ it's quiet when he says it. that's the one thing she told him she was going to cook, at least. she definitely cooked other things, but... it's what he thinks of first. as for her other question... he shrugs ]
Do I have to want something to come to the kitchen?
[the first problem with lili on this day is the fact that she's missing her right eye and has bandaged wrapped around her head.
the second problem is that she seems to have just given up on moving away from a wall against the outside of one of the houses, and her face is covered in her hands
[ okay he should probably comment on the missing right eye (oh my god she matches with xion, this is horrible, why is that his first thought) but seeing her like this is
first of all a mood he doesn't want to acknowledge
and second of all really triggers his curiosity ]
Everything alright there, Lili? You sure look all a-flutter.
There's no point in trying to learn a new skill if I don't practice.
[so lili is almost always either in the armory or in the kitchen, practicing cooking or swordplay because she doesn't have friends. but she'll pause in preparing tamagoyaki as she turns to him]
... I feel like I have to ask this now but -
You don't think anyone else might've been in your room last night, do you?
[ to be fair, it's not like he sought her out either. but he had figured something like this might happen, based on what he'd heard and ... simply because of how lili is.
which is why he looks casual, hands stuffed in his pockets, face blank. ]
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WEEK 0, MONDAY
Yo, Lili.
[ i don't remember if they introduced themselves or not but he can read unlike my previous mg characters so it's fine ]
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that said she's going to nod in his direction once she arrives because she actually doesn't hate his presence for some reason]
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Kaoru calls you Axel.
Do you prefer that, or Lea?
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You guys talked about me?
[ why does he sound so surprised? dumbass. but he shakes his head after a second ]
Either one's fine so long as you memorize it. [ he says it with a cheesy grin around his spoon. ] Axel's sort of a... long-standing nickname.
[ that's the lie he came up with and the one he is sticking with ]
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week 0, post-trial
that went horribly.
lili will probably watch to see where axel goes after everything - and she'll leave him alone for a bit. it seems that she has something else to attend to first... but eventually, a few hours after trial, she'll knock on the door of his temporary residence.]
... do you have a moment?
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Yeah, sure. Come in.
[ he's not doing anything spectacular right now, apparently just. cleaning up the room a bit. he's not looking at Lili directly, but that's more about him than her. ]
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she'll go to open the door and gently close it behind her. she watches him move before bending at the waist to bow her head]
... you must be going through a lot. I'm sorry to bother you.
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WEEK 1, FRIDAY
Hey, Lili. Whatcha up to?
[ it's casual and neutral enough she won't immediately get on him for worrying about her feelings ]
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[her answer is resigned, but simple. she knows that people have to eat still, after all. ookurikara can probably cook and she'd have to ask him for guidance later, but she also doesn't want to be even more of a burden.]
What do you want?
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[ it's quiet when he says it. that's the one thing she told him she was going to cook, at least. she definitely cooked other things, but... it's what he thinks of first. as for her other question... he shrugs ]
Do I have to want something to come to the kitchen?
[ yes, dumbass. food. ]
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week 2, wednesday
the second problem is that she seems to have just given up on moving away from a wall against the outside of one of the houses, and her face is covered in her hands
she's blushing all the way up to her ears
clearly nothing is wrong]
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first of all a mood he doesn't want to acknowledge
and second of all really triggers his curiosity ]
Everything alright there, Lili? You sure look all a-flutter.
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[this is the first thing that she admits to? for once?
however the reason is?]
Have you ever been around someone who is so unfairly hot that you can't even think?!
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week 2, saturday
and perhaps that's what guides her feet over to the garden rather than the armory today, and she pauses when she sees axel]
... do you want to talk about what happened, or would you prefer that I start with a mindless question instead?
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Depends. Can I hear what the actual subject is before I ask to be eased into it?
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[she frowns]
We still don't know who hurt Kazuaki - and you, Cinnabar and Shess had the most ideas out of anyone.
I'm not giving up yet.
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week 3, monday
[what's the tea]
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I'm not gonna-- no, nothing happened.
[ this is entirely believable considering he's looking everywhere but at her ]
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[she sighs and crosses her arms]
Was it after the trial? Yesterday?
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WEEK 3, FRIDAY
maybe so, but instead he finds lili, and he raises a hand in greeting ]
Yo. You're in here a lot, huh?
[ he seems pretty blase about the whole dead partner thing. oops ]
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[so lili is almost always either in the armory or in the kitchen, practicing cooking or swordplay because she doesn't have friends. but she'll pause in preparing tamagoyaki as she turns to him]
... I feel like I have to ask this now but -
You don't think anyone else might've been in your room last night, do you?
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Man, I hope not.
[ no one needs to know.... he's been sleeping in the same bed as hisoka........ ]
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week 4, friday
she'd taken to avoiding him over the course of the week.... wonder why.]
You.
[she's so polite]
I need you to explain something to me.
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which is why he looks casual, hands stuffed in his pockets, face blank. ]
Sure. What is it?
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week 5, thursday
So this makes how many new scars for you?
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[ he says, grabbing-- yeah it's a popsicle again. he shoves it in his mouth. ]
Four, I guess? Or are we counting the one from the week before last?
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