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I talked to the CPU and it set up a bakery for me! It's perfect! See?

[Orihime turns her device to show a decidedly cute little cafe-style bakery. Inside the window, the display case is empty, and the chairs are on all of the tables. It's not open for business just yet it seems, but SOON. She was too excited to wait.]

Adam-san is going to help me with deliveries, so if you need a cake delivered, just let us know. We'll be happy to get it to you promptly! I'm working on a menu of different cake and mousse filling flavors, and I'll probably spend the rest of the day buying lots of ingredients. It'll probably take a lot of trips, ha ha!

[She turns the camera back to herself.]

There should be a couple of different cakes ready by tomorrow, and I'll definitely have the display case filled by Tuesday. So if there's anything you want to order in advance, please let me know.

[Orihime bows politely...and pauses.]

Anou...I also have a favor to ask. And I know the timing isn't great since I just advertised a new bakery, ah ha ha! But I'm hoping someone knows where I can find a psychiatrist? There's a particular problem I'm trying to solve.

[Sheepishly, she rubs the back of her neck.]

Luckily it won't affect my baking, so don't worry!

[OOC: Bakery details are here in Orihime's journal!]

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[well, at that his gaze snaps back to her immediately. he didn't think she would ever word it like that, he thought that she just needed someone to talk to. but he looked at her, watched her face for any signs that she was lying, and there were none...

adam nodded, gesturing for her to come closer. he went to one of the tables in the bakery and took a seat, waiting for her to do the same.]

Can you explain?

[Orihime looks up at him, almost wary of his reaction. He doesn't seem like the type who would reject her easily, which is why she feels secure enough in their friendship to tell him what's going on. She moves around the display case, holding to it lightly as though she expects the entire bakery to suddenly tip on its side. But she makes it to the chair and sits down, slumping faintly.]

It happened about two years ago. My friend and I were captured by a being that was an embodiment of nightmares. Both of us were mentally tortured for six weeks. And ever since then, I just...

[She looks down at the table guiltily.]

I hear voices. I was even hallucinating for a long time, seeing blood everywhere, seeing the stains on people's souls. I thought I was getting better, but lately, things are starting to regress again. The voices are getting louder.

[She stares down at her lap, unhappy.]

I don't know if I'll ever get better.

[adam placed his arms on the table, listening quietly to what she had to say. never would he have thought that she had been captured and tortured, for so long as well.... she was always so cheery. even when he was going through his own troubles he had come to her, and she helped him through it.

had she been hearing voices while trying to understand his own problems?

he was always angry, he was a bitter person, and he was cold to practically everyone. there were missions that had to be done and he would see them through until the end without failure, so it was understandable that he wasn't well liked. but this....

adam's fists clenched when she glanced down. not because of her, but because he felt... terrible for her.]

...The mind is a fragile thing. [he started slowly, picking his words carefully.] I've seen what countless torment can do as well, and it will make a person grow insane. However, I've seen you and heard what you have to say.

You're not crazy. What you're experiencing after such a trauma is natural. You might not be able to overcome it entirely, but.... you will have to cope with it. Body parts can be mended easily, this can't.

I thought so too. But lately...I don't know anymore.

[She shakes her head.]

It shouldn't be getting this strong again. And I'm not sure how much I should say to anyone, because I don't want to scare anybody, but if I do wind up going insane, I don't want anyone to get hurt.

[Orihime glances at his closed fists. She's not entirely sure what he's really thinking, but he's trying to help her. He hasn't rejected her.]

I thought maybe seeing a psychiatrist could help. It's all I know how to do right now.

[adam doesn't quite know what to do either... if only she could heal her own mind. to think, he had initially moved next to her in order to use her simply for her powers, and now he was helping her.

odd how things go.]

If you go insane, I'll handle you, so don't worry about that. [he would do what he could to stop her.]

What do the voices say?

A-ah ha ha, that's true...!

[Her head would be snapped off so very fast. T_T His question gives her pause. She doesn't even want to repeat the things the voices babble at her, they're so awful.]

Gruesome ways to kill people. Things I should hate about them. ...It's dark and terrible, and I hate that those things are coming from my own thoughts.

[Thunk. Her forehead hits the table as she just slumps right over.]

I was never like that before. A-and I can't stand that I'm becoming this way. I don't h-hate anybody!

[hmm.... he has to take a moment to pause as well. he can't even think up a proper solution to her problem, he's never had to deal with anything like this before. he knows of the people in the white fang that were tortured and they.... they never turned out okay.

he hoped this wouldn't be the same case.

adam reached out to her when her forehead hit the table, his gloved hand touching her head.]

Orihime, listen. [he might not be... the best man ever, a murderer and a mercenary, but he had his own thoughts as well.]

You still have your wits about you. You know this isn't right and you know that those thoughts aren't coming from you. You're not insane, you're strong enough to fight this.

You're still the same bubbly, weird human that I've known since I got here. You care a great deal for everyone else, more so than yourself, and it shows. You will beat this.

[She isn't expecting that. The simple touch of his hand breaks through the thick clouds of gloom that have been hanging around her ever since she woke up from that nightmare, and when he speaks, he has her attention. She remains still, save for turning her head just enough that she can peek up at him from beneath her stray bangs.]

[She wants him to be right. She really does want to be okay again. But most of all, it's comforting to know that he has so much faith in her, especially when she has so little. She kind of just wants to stay here like this, with his hand on her head, listening to him tell her that things will be just fine. That could be her whole day, and she would love it.]

Adam-san, you're such a kind person.

[She knows he doesn't think so, or at least he doesn't want to believe it. But he has no idea how much she treasures that quality. Her eyes feel a little damp, even, after hearing him say such nice things.]

Th-thank you. I'll do everything I can.

[he's not a kind person. no matter what she says, he's not one bit. he's only doing this because for whatever reason, he feels a pang of guilt strike through him whenever she gets sad like this. he can't explain it, nor does he want to. he still doesn't like humans, and helping one out goes against so much for him. however.... he can't stop himself around orihime.

he retracts his hand from her head, letting it hover in the air close to her before he finally pulls it back.]

I am.... your ally. Don't forget that. [ally is a good word for what he is to her, he didn't know if he could actually say friend. they had... a strange relationship.]

[To be fair, that kind of reaction isn't exactly uncommon for others when it comes to Orihime. She even seems to get along with several Arrancars who make it a habit to prey on human souls.]

[But she smiles, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. The table is cool against her cheek. It actually feels kind of nice. When she sits up, she brushes the heels of her palms against her eyes. She hates to admit it, but this does kind of scare her. She doesn't want to hurt anyone, and if she does go off the deep end, it's a real possibility.]

I won't. You and Kodachi-san and my secret admirer definitely help me want to keep going.

[well that'-....wait, that's a new development.

adam was about to say something else entirely but he wanted to ask her about that most of all, actually.]

Secret... admirer?

Yes! Or, well, I guess it's actually Kodachi-san now that I think about it. She's very pretty, and she calls herself the Black Rose, so the roses probably make more sense for her...

[Oh noooooo she's been hoarding them and they were for Kodachi all along?!]

Oh.

[oh. he wants to correct her and say those were for her... but that would blow his cover.]

Where did you find these roses?

There's one at our door each morning! It's actually very romantic.

[She WISHES they were for her! Ah well.]

[he adjusts his mask.]

They could be for you, you know. [playin' it safe.]

Me? Ah ha ha ha! That would be wonderful! But I really kind of doubt it. Roses make more sense for Kodachi-san.

[She's one of the most oblivious people in the city. Adam is super safe.]

[hm. note to self, attach a name tag next time when dropping off a rose.]

But what would you do if they were for you?

I'm...not really sure...!

[Her face starts to grow scarlet.]

I'd be super happy, I know that! I've never had a secret admirer before.

[well, he had done it so she would at least feel better!! not to think she had a secret admirer wow!!]

Never? [actually he sounds surprised.] Really?

Really! I mean, I got a secret Christmas present before, but I could guess who it was from, and he wasn't in love with me.

[Her face is still a little hot, and her smile is stupidly crooked.]

Ne, what about you? You've probably had a couple of secret admirers!

[what. he blinks behind his mask, shaking his head lightly. as if he would, no one really wanted to get that close to him.]

Not at all. I haven't really been interested in many, anyway.

Not even in your group?

[No matter how serious the White Fang is, she'd think at least one Faunus lady would have a crush on someone like him.]

Do you want me to leave you some flowers in secret so you can know what it's like?

[THERE IS NOTHING SECRET ABOUT THAT!]

Not at all.

[he really doesn't need anything like that.] ...I was mostly just close with Blake.

Oh... I'm sorry.

[She didn't know it was like that between them. It was no wonder he was hurting so much from her rejection and warnings. She couldn't imagine how painful it would be if her friends did that to her, let alone someone she was in love with. She looks down at her hands on the table.]

Is there anything I can do...?

[who knows what it was like with blake, or what it used to be like with her. bottom line was, that it pained him when she left and he still felt betrayed.

he didn't want to talk about this anymore. he turned his head, looking off to the side.]

No, there's nothing. [but he did want to add one thing.] ...I saw a name tag in the hall when I went to leave the apartment once. I didn't think much of it, but now I think it was meant to be on one of those roses. It said your name.

[there!! maybe that will save this conversation.]

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