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[Filtered to Guy//Ridiculously hackable Unhackable]

Hey, Guy? My hair's getting kind of long... Could you come cut it for me? I'd do it myself, but I can't really see back there...


[Filtered to Ion//So hackable it hurts Unhackable]

Ion, can I talk to you? It's important.

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[Now that those are out of the way, Luke rests his chin in his hand and stares off to the side, lost in thought. The thing he wanted to talk to Ion about... It's been weighing heavily on his mind ever since he heard it. Luke isn't sure what to think of it, or even how to feel about it. There's a sort of happiness inside him, sure, but... he can't deny the hesitation and confusion he feels. So, after a few minutes, he opens up the journal again to ask the general populace:]

What do you think it means to have a soul?

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Fine, here's your tip:

[How about a light punch in the arm?]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

That's a terrible tip.

[Guy shoves Luke back with little force before standing.]

I'm making food, if you care to join me.

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Sure.

[Luke stands with him - but not before reaching out to grab Guy's wrist.]

I meant what I said, you know... About it not being so bad to be a replica. I want you to understand that, okay?

[This is a big step for Luke, in his eyes. And he'd like for Guy to acknowledge that instead of the other negative feelings.]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

[Guy manages to hide the disappointed expression on his face.

Sure, it's a big step...one Luke made months ago, for him. Years, if he counted his time in Luceti and his time waiting for Luke to come back.

He just wants Luke to like himself again.]

Yeah, I understand.

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[Thankfully, Luke is rather oblivious to these things, so he just smiles.]

Good. Now let's eat; I'm starving!

[And he'll walk on ahead - oh, but wait-]

Oh, thanks for cutting my hair, Guy.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Don't mention it.

[Guy follows Luke out and into the kitchen and starts cooking absentmindedly.]

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[And Luke sits down at the table and stares down at the table absentmindedly, cheek resting in his hand. All that talk about changing into an original got him thinking...]

... Wish I could've turned into something else.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I wish you could've turned into fontech too so I could've taken you apart and studied you.

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[salk'fjs;fkj]

No! Don't even joke about that, Guy!

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Hey c'mon, it didn't even hurt. It wasn't so bad.

Plus I got to see all my insides spread across the floor! Do you know how amazing that was?!

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[STANDS UP. GUY HE WILL LEAVE THIS ROOM IF YOU KEEP TALKING LIKE THAT.]

Gah, just- Shut up about that, jeez!

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Oh, sit back down, I'm done. [Guy flicks a spatula in Luke's direction. Such a weak stomach you have.]

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[You try hearing your best friend be extremely excited about his insides being spread across the floor. Sheesh.

Luke makes a face at Guy before he slowly lowers himself in the chair again. Stupid Guy.]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

[The kitchen is quiet, the only noises being the chop of a knife or the sizzle of a pan as Guy prepares some stir fry.]

...Though you might want to explain to Asch why you turned into him before he gets any weird ideas.

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What? Why-...

["Weird ideas".

.........

Luke looks as if he just swallowed a bug.]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[Guy probably doesn't look that much better.]

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[STANDS UP AGAIN, this time nearly tipping the chair over. Thankfully, the poor thing manages to fall back on all of its legs as Luke slams his hands down on the table.]

Is that why he's been avoiding me?!

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Asch can avoid people for any number of reasons and I don't presume to know all of them.

But that is probably one. [Into the pan goes the rest of the veggies.]

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But- But I- What makes him think- I don't like him that way! Guy! You know that, right?!

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Okay, well, of course I know that.

But he's an idiot. So he might not have worked it out for himself yet, because if I know him at all then I'd have to say he's probably avoiding the topic even in his head.

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Then why don't you talk to him? He'd listen to you!

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Because this is none of my business. This is between you and him, and if you want him to respect you then you need to be the one to talk to him about your business.

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[Luke just glowers at Guy for a moment because he wanted to avoid the topic, too! But... he's right. If he wants to fix something, he has to do it himself.

He sinks down in his chair and practically drops his head on the table with a SMACK, not even caring if that hurt his forehead.]

Dammit. Why'd I have to turn into him?

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

[...actually, Guy has been wanting to ask this for a while but hasn't quite known how to bring it up. He might as well, while the topic is on hand.

He still keeps his back to Luke as he fixes their food, though.]

...Luke, I've been meaning to ask you. Does it...bother you? Me and Asch, that is.

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[And that makes Luke lift his head up and rub his forehead, though that might be more to give him something to do rather than nurse a wound.]

Huh? N-No... Why're you asking me that?