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[After a certain incident resulted in Ion leaving House One for a week, it was finally fime for him to make his way back home. He'd spent more than enough time feeling guilty about what had happened, and for leaving in the first place. He couldn't just keep avoiding things forever, could he?]

[Of course, it'll take him a little while to actually get there, and not just because it's a long walk. After leaving Luke and Asch's apartment around noon, he wanders around the village in the snow for awhile before eventually returning to the plaza, finding a nice, quiet corner of the library to read. But he might seem a little more spaced out than usual today. After all, while he may have decided he's ready to return home, he knows he's going to have to talk to Anise about last week... and he's not quite sure how he's going to go about doing that just yet. Perhaps he should find someone to ask for advice...]

[Either way, he'll finally make his way back to House One shortly after sunset, still feeling more than a little nervous but glad to be home all the same.]

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Oh, n-no, sir! You're just fine. Uhm...I-I just happened to noticed you looked a little sad before...are you all right?

[As if she didn't know the reason why, but Miyabi will keep that reason to herself for a little while. She just wants to make sure this young man is okay, and - if possible - to offer a bit of comfort and kind words. It was the least the little poncle could do after unintentionally eavesdropping on such a serious scene.]

[He looks a little surprised at that. This makes two people to approach him today, saying he seemed sad... was he not masking it as well as he used to? Perhaps not. Whether or not this is a good thing remains to be seen.]

Yes, I'm all right. [Though his voice just now doesn't sound so sure.] I'm sorry if I worried you at all.

[He's lying. She knows he's lying, and not only because she knows the truth - it was in his voice, the way he seemed so uncertain, and even a little nervous, perhaps. She hops forward, landing perfectly on Ion's knee, looking at his face with a tilted head. From there, it almost seems as if the little person is a fairy, what with her colorful hummingbird wings and a cap like a butterfly's wings.]

You don't look it, if I may be bold enough to say, good sir. ...Did something happen? I may not be able to help much, but I'd be more than glad to listen, if you like.

[Ah, if only she were bigger, she could have offered to go to the tea shop.]

[Now, even that weak smile on his face fades as he glances away. What little facade he'd been keeping up was very nearly gone now. Even his voice seems to have grown a bit sadder.]

...is it really that obvious? [Was he really ready to go home now? Could he face everyone after being gone for so long? Could he face Anise? Those same doubts from earlier are still lingering in his mind.] Perhaps I was mistaken after all...

[Miyabi's guilt grows with the passing seconds, and how sad this poor boy looks and is probably feeling. Perhaps speaking to him was a bad idea. Did she make things worse for him just now? Ah...gods. That was not what she wanted to do. Maybe she should just confess she accidentally eavesdropped on the two. But would he be upset? Angry? Even more sad than he already was?

Instead, she'll take a leap forward and land delicately on the back of one of his hands...if Ion's kneeling, that is.]

Mistaken...sir?

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