secare | (kyriakos) overflow

( hugging her back. )

I'm OK. How are you? What's up?

Oh. Well.... Uhm... I wanted to say thank you, for uhm... for rescuing me, the other day.

...

And for washing my hair. After. Y'know.

Of course. You don't even have to mention it! I mean, it's. . . probably better if you try to forget about it.

[ ???

but why...? ]

[ ah ]

I guess it probably wasn't very fun for you, having to take care of a little girl.

[ maybe it was embarrassing? ]

[ I'm sorry I was such a burden to you. Having to deal with someone like that. ]

...

It's not... well... it wasn't supposed to be related at all, but... maybe this can make up for it, a little.

[ she bends over and picks up the thing she's been carrying: not perfectly flat, but mostly, wrapped in thick paper, much longer than it is tall and not very deep either ]

Whoa, whoa! I didn't mean like that, Hiyori! C'mon, you're taking this all wrong.

( running a hand through his hair. )

It's just. . . I don't think any of that was pleasant for you. What happened with Crown or having your hair washed by me.

Oh. Well. The hair washing was fine, actually.

[ okay this is embarrassing but ]

I--she--Uhm... little me... thought she was a cat, so... she thought she had to hate water. So she was... playing pretend. But actually, she was having a lot of fun with you.

[ CROWN THO, we can just forget about that guy. yeah.... ]

Oh! Well. I'm glad to hear it then.

I thought it was nice too, but I always like spending time with you. Even if you're small.

Well, I always like spending time with you, too!

[ which reminds her ]

You like gardening, right?

Yea?

Uhm... Would you be willing to help me with something then? I have a project I've been meaning to start--I got the tools, and the plants--but...I don't know the first thing about it.