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[sixwayheart]

[Action]

[Today, Luceti, there is an unfamiliar boy lurking around town. Technically, he has a place to go but... he's restless a little still so he's aimlessly lurking around the square. Not that he won't jump at the chance to see people he knows or to meet new people if they should wish to talk with him but... yeah. This fellow is just hanging around thw square, maybe sipping on a soda and generally looking tall, slightly pale, and handsome.

Please do walk by or harass him if you so please. You might not probably won't regret it

See HERE for intel on what's up with Heart. I'll be tagging with extraheart and such.

EDIT: ALSO! Important! Because Heart relies on visual recognition for users, if your character looks drastically different than normal (GendBend, radical age alteration (usually backwards honestly) changing species, etc) physically it is possible that Heart might not recognize them as a user or will need to re-add them. Also if your changed character becomes a use she won't recognize them when they're back to normal... not that I have a problem with doing either! Just for a forewarning you might need to go through the user-claims process twice.]

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[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ He falters, looks up, and... does he know this kid? The reddish hair has him thinking Neku at first, but no, this guy's hair just doesn't have that ridiculous Squeenix spikiness. Maybe the guy's been to the cafe once or twice, Hanekoma knows he can't keep all his customers straight.

Either way, he fights back the little edge of panic that won't go away and stops to chat. ]

Yeah?

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

You look... err... different, today.

[SO... awkward...]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

I'd noticed.

[ Still staring at you, Heart. The speech pattern's familiar but the appearance isn't. ]

Sorry, boss, I'm awful with names -- where do I know you from?

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

W-well... [He sighs and looks down - did he forget him? SOBS]

...I come to the cafe a lot. My name's Heart.

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

.... Heart?

[ The staring's gone from confused to incredulous. ]

You're, uh. Lookin' kinda different too.

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

I... I am? [...Oh - did he notice that he parted his hair slightly different today- that's! Oh!]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

Yeah-- I knew you as a girl.

[ He'd heard that the village is screwing itself up, but this is just surreal, man. Almost weirder than Neku the Composer. ]

Wavy red hair, green eyes, kinda pretty.

[ He felt like he needed a compliment in there somewhere to balance out the faint confused incredulity, but LOOK HEART HE CALLED YOU PRETTY. ]

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

[OH

MY

GOD

OH

MY

GOD

HE JUST GOT CALLED PRETTY WHO CARES IF IT WAS HIS GIRL SELF THAT HE DOESN'T THINK EVER EXISTED IF SHE WAS PRETTY THAN MAYBE HE'S HANDSOME AND OH MY GOD WHAT MR. HANEKOMA THINKS OF HIM AND OH MY GOOOOOOOOOD He covers his face with his hands partially (eyes still exposed) to try to hide his blush and squirms a little on his feet]

Oh... w-well. Th-that's... strange.

[But he doesn't sound put out about it because OH MY GOD]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ Oh, hell, what is Heart doing and what did he say and you're making it tricky to be in denial about this crush, man. He wants to add in something along the lines of 'for a teenage girl,' pretty in a platonic and undateable way, but he bites it back. Maybe Heart's just. Really confused and maybe concerned for his sanity or something. ]

The village is doing somethin' weird-- folks keep remembering each other different. I dunno if reality changed, or just our memories of it all.

You weren't a guy and I didn't have any tattoos.

1/2

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

We-well they... [...] They aren't... bad looking I guess... but... yeah...

2/2 OOPS internet died actually

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

[But then he pauses and... sighs a little. If he's been remembered differently and Mr. H is different... what if the normal Mr. H wouldn't say that? But- He did now so oh well]

And umm... thanks for... telling me.

No problem, man

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I think. They're... sure not comfortable.

[ The new instability aside, having his Soul so corrupted is really putting him on-edge. ]

Anyone else been lookin' at you funny? Hope it's not just me that remembers you as someone else.

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

Well... I guess there have been other people who... di-didn't seem to recognize me...!

[But oh man they aren't comfortable? That's sad :C]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

Then I'm not crazy. Good to hear it.

So -- didn't have too much trouble after the quake? I shoulda offered you my place.

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

I- [...Oh God-] W-well... I was... okay.

[Not the best but she was okay. No need to eat after all]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ That didn't sound the most convincing, but then again, it's hard to tell when Heart stumbles over words so often. After a moment, he shrugs it away. ]

I wound up with a whole bunch'a folks bunking with me -- couple friends from home and a few I'd met here. [ Granted, the group consisted of teenagers, a married demon and a nice lady too germaphobic to sleep with anyone, so Heart doesn't need to worry too badly about having competition. ]

Next time a natural disaster starts tearin' down buildings, you can always grab my guest bed, if you want.

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

Oh.. [...Oh wow. Oh wow. He blushes but then nods three times in a row. He doesn't trust his voice to say more but that sounds amazing to be able to do that...]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ ... Heart why do you have to do that thing where you get all quiet and he gets awkward and-- well, Hanekoma's a pro at faking confidence, so it's alright. ]

Hey, any time. Livin' alone gets kinda boring, anyway. I used to have a friend stayin' at my place 24/7, it's kinda weird havin' the place to myself again. You got housemates?

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

[...Well. He-] Only for now... it's a temporary arrangement...

[Now maybe he should ask! Maybe he should ask!!]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

Someone whose place got messed up by the quake? That's what it seems to be for most folks, right now. That or the monsters.

[ Hanekoma probably wouldn't turn him down; he knows he shouldn't lead Heart on, but having housemates again would be nice and if it's better than wherever the kid's stuck at right now... ]

1/2

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

[...OH MAN THIS IS HIS BIG CHANCE. HEART STEALS UP ALL HIS COURAGE!!]

/lates

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

M-Mr. Hanekoma! C-could I please move in with you?!

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ Blink blink stare. Now that buildings are starting to fix themselves, all his other housemates are taking off and he hadn't really expected more, not when the village is on its way to being normal again. But-- ]

If your current setup's just a temporary thing, then... well, hey, I guess we don't need the town goin' to hell again for you to stay with me for a bit.

[extraheart.livejournal.com]

[SO IS THAT A YES OR NO he's holding his breath (ignore that he doesn't need to breath) be more clear Mr. Hanekoma please this is bad for his cold robotic heart]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ It's just that he's a really old guy and you're a teenage... well, boy, at the moment. But if Heart really does want to take the guest room for a bit, that shouldn't be much trouble, right? He still isn't entirely sure what Heart is, so it could be interesting, if nothing else. ]

... sure, you can crash at my place for a while.