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Maya Amano | #B9536C | Text/Action

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[scooptimistic]

Yeah, he was. One of the ones who'd go out into warzones and other dangerous situations, actually.

[messianic]

["Was"...]

... I'm sorry, Maya-san, but...

What happened to him? If you don't mind me asking. You don't have to answer.

[scooptimistic]

He was killed when he left the country to report on a war.

[ Well. She doesn't mind telling him at this point. It doesn't change anything, does it? ]

[messianic]

[... Oh....]

I'm sorry, Maya-san. That...must have been really hard.

But you...decided to follow in his footsteps anyway.

[scooptimistic]

... It's probably not anything as noble as you might be thinking.

[ Ah. ]

At the time, I thought I should have tried harder to stop him. Or I shouldn't have smiled like he asked me to.

I ended up aiming to become a journalist because I wanted to balance my job and having a family better than he did. To prove that it was possible.

[messianic]

[Minato's quiet for a long moment... and then he nods.]

But it's something you love, right? So maybe... maybe it all worked out for the better, no matter what your motivations for pursuing it were.

[scooptimistic]

Fair enough.

... Ironically, I might have gotten a little too married to my job, too...

[messianic]

[Maya....]

Well... you're still young, Maya-san. There's no reason why you can't try to strive for a better balance from here on out.

[scooptimistic]

That's true! Although I don't think that's going to progress much while I'm here.

[ in a tiny town with a bunch of very interesting individuals. ]

[messianic]

... Nobody you're interested in here then, Maya-san?

[He's more teasing than anything, if very lowkey.]

[scooptimistic]

[ ... Yeah, that just makes her laugh. ]

I honestly haven't even thought about it!

[messianic]

Really? A lot of people here have.

[...]

I think...the peace and quiet is strange for a lot of people, so it's let them think about these things more.

[scooptimistic]

It might just be how I am. But what about you, Minato-kun? You've never thought about it?

[messianic]

[A slow blink.

He clears his throat.]

Well, I can't say I've never thought about it... but I agree that it's not really a priority in a place like this.

[scooptimistic]

Wait, you have? With who??

[ SHARE. ]

[messianic]

[MAYA...]

Maya-san... it was just someone back home. It doesn't really matter anymore.

[She dumped him and also now he's dead.]

[scooptimistic]

So no one here you'd think about? I mean, if we ignore the whole not being here permanently thing and having other priorities.

[messianic]

Those are some pretty big things to ignore...

[A quirked eyebrow.]

Are you trying to get the scoop on my love life, Maya-san?

[scooptimistic]

You can't blame a young maiden in the prime of her adulthood for being interested.

[messianic]

[A… young maiden in the prime of her adulthood…….]

Maya-san… doesn’t that mean you should just be interested in your own relationships, and not mine?

[scooptimistic]

I don't see why it couldn't just be both. I don't have any relationships of my own, though.

[ no, shut up. ]

[messianic]

Maybe you should work on that instead...

It's a little odd having someone be that interested in my relationships. I mean... you come across kind of like a big sister that way, so it's not all bad, but...

[STILL WEIRD.]

[scooptimistic]

... Journalist habits. Though if you considered me as a big sister, that'd make me happy.

[ AND NOT WEIRD. Gosh!! ]

[messianic]

[Well...]

...I've never had a big sister, but I could see how you'd make for a very good one.

[scooptimistic]

Thanks! Maybe I should try my luck here and see what kind of family I can be.

[ There are a lot of good people here, after all. ]