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[It was two weeks he was gone. Two weeks ago Asbel departed from Luceti to go on a mission. It wasn't anything too out of the ordinary. A simple mission off to the mountains to combat third party soldiers. If there was one thing Asbel knew how to do well, it was fight. Not that the mission went off without a hitch, but... Well, it was successful, at least.

Asbel walks through the plaza towards his house, his white coat draped over his shoulders instead of being worn, and his left arm is hanging in a makeshift sling. He probably should stop by the clinic to get that treated properly, but... Well, he's more concerned with getting home to everyone first. He wants to see Cheria and Richard again. If you spot him in the plaza, you're certainly free to inquire and perhaps try to get him to go to the clinic, but...

Regardless of what happens in the plaza, Asbel soon arrives at his house, calmly opening the door as he steps inside.]

Cheria, Richard, Isamu... ...I'm home. [He's looking pretty beat, and there's that whole arm issue, but... he's home.]

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[Sometime later, after recouping a bit, Asbel pulls out his journal, wanting a few answers. Two weeks is a long time to be away in a village where things can change overnight.]

Did something happen in the village while I was gone? It looks like something went down at the Battle Dome.

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My room's up here, isn't it? Why shouldn't I?

[Gosh, so nosy.]

...Did you guys move rooms while I was gone?

I didn't.

[He looks a little annoyed, as he'd tried to talk Richard out of it.]

[Well, now he's just confused. You were down there, and now you're up here?]

[He's been upstairs for a while, pretty sure. He doesn't even realize what the confusion is directed at.]

He's having usual Richard issues.

'Richard issues'? [Asbel doesn't really notice them as "issues".]

Richard being himself, in other words. Stubborn.

What's he being stubborn about?

It's... complicated.

But he thinks us not sharing a room is better right now. I disagree, but whatever.

...? Don't you want more space, though? That room you two were sharing was pretty small, especially for two people.

[He shrugs.]

I'd gotten used to it.

If you want to still share a room with him, then why don't you just tell him?

I... kind of did.

'Kind of'? [What is this 'kind of' bullshit.]

I told him he didn't need to. Didn't want to get in an argument at the time.

But that's what Richard needs to hear sometimes.

An argument? Probably.

He's understanding, but... if he doesn't know what's on your mind, then he can't understand. [Asbel, that's the pot calling the kettle black right there.]

I pretty sure he knows.

He's just having self-worth issues. Again.

...I see... [Richard, why do you have to keep like this? Sure, you have it rough, but you're supposed to be strong.]

I'll get onto him eventually. I'm just hoping he feels stupid before then.

It looks like he's just feeling sick, not stupid.

...Ah... I guess... there's that too...

[And now Isamu just feels embarrassed.

But he still can't help but feel that the illness is just a convenient excuse.]

...I'm sure he'll come around soon though, alright? Both from the sickness, and to seeing how you feel about this.

Yeah... probably.

How was he with you?

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