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[priceofmagic]

 [It helps to know sometimes that Satou has magical empathy: She can pick up on emotions in a room as if they are her own, and turns that emotional energy into magic. To compensate for a broken sleeping schedule, she often 'recharges' her magic when she's at home... Which is now Fairy Haven... with Aizawa... and also, Mic.

who have the feelings.]

Something's wrong with me...

[have a melancholy, teenage girl sigh.]

Not like, health-wise. Health is fine. Magic is fine. Work is fine. But then I get home and just... Especially when Mr Aizawa and Mr Mic are in a room together....

[She probably meant to mark this as private, but has forgotten. Oops. Sorry to call you men out.]

I feel strange... Like all warm and antsy. Am I afraid of them, or? [lowering her voice to a worried whisper:] Do I have an Electra Complex? What do I do?

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[priceofmagic]

[the gears are turning

slowly but surely, until--]

HUH?!

[orlokbutterfly]

[When she walks in, she's greeted by an excited german shepherd and wolfdog, both barking before Gale whistles to shush them. Gale stands up from his couch and gestures her over.

Don't mind that huge white dog that's the size of said couch next to a much smaller white dog. Four dogs. Don't mind the four dogs.]

We'll see what I can do without breakin' anything first, yeah?

[He'd much rather skip the whole "heart breaking" thing.]

Make yourself comfortable. You've got my ear. I made good on the food promise too.

[vociferates]

Hahahaha, just joking a little. We're the same age, 30. If he's old, I'm old! And I definitely don't feel old. So there you have it!

Just trying to lighten the mood a bit. If you've managed to worm your way in with Shouta, you've got a good ally on your side. He's not going to make you leave over a crush, kiddo.

[priceofmagic]

[And she's listening to all of that laughter.

Her cheeks, her ears, even her nose are all turning red from embarrassment. Why is he laughing? Is it funny? Is that funny? Maybe he doesn't understand?!?]

To, Toshinori-san, I-- I'll keep sponging their feelings, though! What if I act on them? I would have to turn off my empathy, but I need it so that I can reduce my sleep time to 4 hours. What am I going to do...???

[Having a normal sleep schedule is apparently not an option.]

[priceofmagic]

Oh, I see... So then you have a crush on a 30 year old too?

[The girls in her relatively smart head are beginning to spin. Huh. He can commiserate. That's such a coincidence. When she really thinks about it, it could almost make sense.

A lot of sense, actually.

Satou has a theory now.]

... Tell me more about Shouta. [And she's going to monitor his feelings. This isn't rude. It's science.]

[sleepingbagsensei]

[Yeah. He's going to stay quiet until those gears starts turning. When they do, still staying quiet, while finishing on cookie.

Oh no, she technically called him 'dad'. He is trying not to express this now because Satou in desperate need. It does make him all warm and happy inside.

He goes for his glass of milk next, which leaves him a white mustache, and ah-- there it is, Satou's realization!]

Makes sense now?

[hot_handed]

[Oh great, now he made her cry. Why is she crying? He's the one who has to imagine his teacher, his teacher...

Fuck, it's as bad as his parents!]

There's only one solution. I'll fix this, dumbass.

[vociferates]

Huh?

[he blinks, looking down at her from the reverse-hug]

Tell you about him?

[He has to think a bit. What kinds of things would she want to know? There's a lot of little nitpicky things he's tucked away in his stupidly smart (yet wholly idiotic) brain. Like shouta's coffee habits, or the way he ties his hair back sometimes when it's too messy even for him. Or all the napping spots around the school he's managed to find and memorize.]

What.... do you wanna know? You know he has a thing for cats right? He's also kind of bad at taking care of himself, at least when it comes to eating real food. I'm convinced I'm gonna have to throw away every last protein gel pack in all the archways to get him to stop eating that crap.

But uh, yeah. Not sure what kind of things you're looking for here. You wanna get him a thank you gift or something?

[Despite the bitching, his thoughtful expression is fond.]

[priceofmagic]

[She is listening, but she's also paying attention to other things. Like the emotions in the air, and which ones are strong enough to turn into magic. It doesn't take her long to notice a difference, and to fit that piece into her emotional puzzle.

Rather than answer his question, Satou answers her own:]

So you're the one in love with Shouta. Not me.

[priceofmagic]

[Instead of covering her face, Satou now cups her cheeks. The colour is gathering again, but not because she has a crush on Shouta.]

A, ahh. Y-Yes. I-I'm sorry, I didn't realize... I-I was sponging on... [GULP.

she's so embarrassed. Enough so to stuff a whole cookie in her mouth, in hopes of hiding her awkward expression.]

[priceofmagic]

[She is now embarrassed, on everyone's behalf.]

Oh my gosh. And I made a public network post about it... Oh noo.

[priceofmagic]

[Fear not, for Satou also has one of the huge dire wolf pups. and a corgi.

She's happily greeted by the dogs, briefly smiling and almost relaxing. Her emotions have normalized since leaving the room, but Satou hasn't made the connection yet. Instead, when the dogs stop barking, she returns to her semi-distressed state.]

Thank you... uh. Well. [She averts her gaze,] I might have a crush on Mr Aizawa and Mr Mic... and that's really bad.

[priceofmagic]

Katsukii... [Satou sniffles. She tries to wipe her face, which means lowering the camera and hiding her teary eyes from his view.]

Mm.. mmmm. Thank you... [hic] I'll get my stuff in order.

[she thinks he's gonna murder her

she needs to write a will for her dogs and pokemon.

This is all really upsetting for her, okay???]

[vociferates]

[what]

I... what? I mean, y...eah? It's kind of complicated and not really appropriate for me to talk to you about but. I've had a thing since we were about your age, I guess...

[he releases her from the hug to rub the back of his neck]

But uh, that's changed a bit recently.

[bigbadrose]

[Shakes her head!] Oi! Stop channeling their emotions before they can even get embarrassed for themselves!

[Flails and laughs, shaking her head again.] Tell them to just snog, and put on headphones and give them space until things cool down a bit.

[.............................................]

[Brb Rose is now wondering if she ever really was jealous or in love with --]

[No of course.]

[RUBS HER TEMPLES.] Blimey, it's a good thing you weren't around the TARDIS the first year Fluffy and I were here...

BUT UM!!!

[NOD!]

[FOCUS ROSE!!!] My parents drove me nuts like that when they first got back together in Pete's Universe. It made me miss the Doctor like... twenty fold. Kind of wondering now if --

Well...

[Chews her bottom lip. NAH of course it wasn't just her parents affecting her. Otherwise being between verses would have dampened her love.]

They went twenty and 3 years without each other. So to finally get back together they were like worse than magnets. [MAKES A FACE FOR SATOU'S BENEFIT.] I mean! I was really happy for them!!! But yeah. It was a headache too. [Giggles.] Like I said. Just put on headphones or go jogging. It'll calm down... [Facepalms... repeatedly.] I'm lying. After two years of that I straight up ran away. I'm useless, I'm sorry.

[HOW ARE ROSE AND SATOU CYCLING THEIR EMOTIONS BACK AND FORTH WHEN THEY ARE NOT EVEN IN PERSON?!?!?!]

[sleepingbagsensei]

Oh no, we haven't done anything like that.

[Yet. NOT HELPING. Talk about TMI. Meanwhile, he will pass her glass of milk towards her so she doesn't choke herself, while he sighs a relief. Makes him wonder what else she's sponging from the Haven.]

It was Mic's you were picking up.

[priceofmagic]

[Gonna gulp down that milk before she actually dies.]

Still... That's so rude of me. I thought I was only picking up basic feelings from people.

... What'll I do? I need my empathy, or I can't keep my four hour sleeping schedule. I've been using it to replace sleep.

[priceofmagic]

[Have no fear! Satou doesn't need the details. Actually, she may not even need anymore comforting. She suddenly looks a lot better: Some may even describe her as "cured."]

Haaaah! Oh, thank goodness! I thought I was in love, but it's just my empathy~! [She giggles, her mood doing a complete 180.] Thank you so much, Mr Yamada. You were right. A walk with you was what I needed!

[priceofmagic]

Headphones might not help, uh...

[She listens anyway. To Rose, not stuff behind thin walls.]

This means I'll have to stop using empathy, though. I might need to sleep properly...

[vociferates]

[girl, they're barely outside.]

Ahaha... r...right. [he really.. has no idea what she's talking about.]

Waaaait, empathy? So you've been dealing with my... [Oh, that's awkward. He winces.]

[bigbadrose]

Why?

No wait...

YOU CAN TURN IT OFF?! [HDU.]

[sleepingbagsensei]

No, running away would.

[Lets face it. Shouta already had an idea what Satou was planning while having this indifferent expression on.]

Nap anytime you get a break.

[Shouta please.]

Or walk far away when you're hit with that emotion, again.

[priceofmagic]

[Cured, but now worried.]

Ah, mm. Empathy... I turn emotions into magic. Did Shouta not... oh. [Yup. This is awkward.]

Ahhh, but it should be okay now. I guess I'll have to turn it off while I'm home. I'll get my energy somewhere else.

[priceofmagic]

Yeah... I'll run if I have to.

[She shuffles her weight awkwardly on the bed,] Also.. Shouta, um.

Thank you.. for coming to save me.

[scarlet_devil]

Ah, Satou?

...I couldn't help but notice the daytime drama show playing out over whatever network thing these phones have.