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Action; Waking @ Dream Docks

[Airy grunts softly and almost rolls onto the floor as she wakes up. She remembers Genessia though she hadn't when she'd been asleep. It's weird, very weird, and not like matrix weird but close. At least the cavity thing hadn't happened.

She blinks a few times trying to remember the last few moments prior to going under. They aren't all pretty memories but at this point she's used to it.

She stretches her arms overhead and stands. Her tank-top reveals a new scar along her shoulder that looks like a claw mark and then a thin burn line around her neck that hadn't been able to fully heal. Her eyes haven't lost their gleeful spark though there is an added confidence and strength that hadn't been there before.

Year older and a year stronger.

Airy heads out of the docks looking for her friends, her family and those she loves who are currently in the city. A lot has happened in what she knows is a short period of time here.]

Action; Return @ Holly Heights: Room 102 [Closed]

[A nervous and yet giddy feeling flutters in her stomach when she approaches the familiar door. She remembers Nathan at home and her ridiculous crush on him but she also has the memories of here and their fight. Looking back on it, Nathan is an idiot, and she's ready to tell him that he's more important than anything that's happened to her but first there is something she needs to do.

She knocks on the door before using her key to unlock and push it open. Her head peeks inside first, her light brown hair spilling over her shoulder as her voice rings clearly through the small apartment.]

Hello? Is Random-guy-making-breakfast-down-stairs here? I'm looking for him.

Action; Practicing @ Anywhere

[Things have changed for Airy. She has these powers and now she sort of understands them. She doesn't have her practice room like she had in HQ but that doesn't mean she can't practice. She keeps finding new places wanting to be away from people, if only to avoid interruptions. Not that she minds interruptions but part of this practice is focus and it turns out that Airy is easily distracted.

For those who find her they'll see Airy sitting on the ground, a current of water shifting around her in a small circle. Bubbles float in a rainbow of reflections in the air around her while soft piano music plays from nowhere.

Airy's eyes are closed and she can't tell if people are close unless they happen to be very loud about it.]

Text;

It's Airy. I didn't tell many people I was leaving but I'm back now.

[She hadn't thought people would miss her.]

Just a heads up! Feel free to hit me up if you need anything. I'm going to finally go get a job! What that is will be pending...

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[ Mayu doesn't really know Airy, but he can guesa what 'away' means. This is his version of social.]

You were in the Dream Docks recently? So was I. Hi.

-Mayu Nozaki

[Airy can't help but smile at her phone, though he feels so... formal.]

Hi Mayu!

Yeah, I admit I thought that it'd be weird or painful. Turns out it's just really weird. So~ Dream Docks buddies? How'd it feel for you? Like matrix's weird or am I the only one getting that vibe?

Dream Docks buddies. \(^-^)/

Matrix weird, especially with the time discrepancy. I was still in middle school in the dream.

:D

Middle school? I had a year pass in the Dream Docks so somehow I'm twenty but a week passed here. Its sorta messed up to think about it but I'm a year closer to drinking. Not that I really want to drink but you know...

[ Jefferson had been staring at Airy's text post for quite a while. How long it had been was completely beyond him. Dave would know, but he wasn't even sure if Dave was around. He knew he should have been more attentive, more focused on what was happening around him, but he was still damaged. Damaged far beyond the physical.

One could say it was all in his head and they wouldn't be wrong. It was always all in his head. In hindsight he should have anticipated that Battler would be depraved enough to show the rest of Genessia just what he'd done, but he'd just... he'd been too far gone to think. Too mortified. Too afraid. And now everyone knew his biggest secret: that he was as mad as hatters came.

He'd faced Dave again out of necessity. The kid had needed someone. But other people... people like Terra, like Airy? He didn't know if he could. In fact, he was almost positive that he couldn't. Not if they knew who he really was.

At some point he had opened the text box to respond, but it remained blank. The only thing staring back at him was the blinking cursor prompt as if it was exasperated with his lack of action. After a bit longer he slammed the device face down on a nearby table and buried his face into the arm of the couch.

He couldn't. ]

Middle school in Japan. I was barely 15 when I woke up in the Bay. I'll be 17 in August.

20 is the drinking age in Japan.

I wonder if I can drink here then???

That does sound weird, I'm sorry. My plan is to share the last year with my friends because then it's like it happened here too?? Does that make sense?

[Airy has a few stops to make and her last stop took longer than planned. She stands in front of Jefferson's and Dave's door inhaling and exhaling a few breaths before finally knocking. There is a bag in her hand filled with promised movies and popcorn.

She hasn't seen Jefferson since she left and he hadn't known about her plans. Dave most likely told him but it still feels awkward. Maybe she's changed to much?]

Hello?

[Her tone is soft and she doesn't know if it'll convince or deter anyone from answering the door.]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Maybe in the Tokyo archway.

I didn't wake up younger. Otherwise, I would've shrunk a few cm.

I convinced my brother to join me. Maybe he'll get some inspiration for his manga.

Like reenacting some parts?

[ He doesn't really get it.]

Welcome back and with the job, if you need help I can always be of use.

I want to make a shrugy dooder...

-\_(")_/-

close enough.

Manga? Does that mean you write it?

Thanks!

It's really nice of you to say so. I need to still choose specifics for this job but I'm going to finally do it! I have a few options. I don't think I need help with anything. Ebi had been taking care of things at the apartment while I was away.

How are you holding up?

copy & paste

[ This was one of the first things he figured out, because he was too lazy to type everything.]

My older brother writes and draws shoujo manga. It's interesting and unique.

Noted and Neat!

I write but I'm writing about myself. No one will believe it's really happening. I haven't read manga or comics but I know they exist. Is it cute? I like reading cute things >.>

[ The sound of someone knocking on the door was only met with a muffled groan. He very much doubted that it was anyone looking for him, so he forced himself off the couch and called toward the direction of Dave's room. ]

Dave? I'm not answering the door.

[ Jefferson had been about to retreat to somewhere more private, but he stopped midstep when he heard her voice. Airy. He stood frozen, completely conflicted with what he was supposed to do. His brain was telling him two things at once, and neither side seemed to be winning. Stay or go, stay or go? The phrase turned around in his head a few more times.

In the past he had opted to leave. He'd left Grace. Even when she finally remembered him, he had been too scared to let her see him. It was the same now as it had been then. He didn't want Grace to hate him, and he didn't want Airy to either. Not because he'd left, but because he had shown the part of himself that he hated most.

But then there had been Emma's kid.

"Anything is better than nothing."

Maybe he needed to apply that principle again.

The fear was still there, and as he moved to open the door he could feel every nervous tic he had firing off in rebellion, but Henry had been right back then and he knew that he would have told Jefferson the exact same thing in this case if he had been there. With a sharp exhale, he pulled the door open, uncertainty written all over him. ]

Airy...

I think anything is believable here.

His manga is very cute.

[ He posts a page of his brother's manga. It's very cutesy and full of shoujo
sparkles.]

That is cute! Despite my tomboy tendencies. Which happens with a younger brother and a dad who love sports. I love cut things and this is adorable.

He draws this? I can only draw stick figures but they're neat looking stick figures.

[The moment that Jefferson opens the door Airy is stepping forward. She doesn't care about the bag wrapped around her wrist or anything else for that matter. When she'd left, Jefferson had been dead and now he's back. Her arms wrap around his waist and pull him close. Her head falls on his chest just as it had the night she cried.]

I'm so happy to see you.

[Her voice came out as a whisper, muffled within his coat.

Her family is gone but there were still people she loved. Here and in HQ, she isn't about to forget that or lose them too. She'd do everything she can to protect those she loves. Even if that means more fighting. By this point, she's used to fighting.]

Are you okay?

[She knows first hand what torture can do to a person and doesn't at all blame Jefferson for his actions. You really met people when they are pushed to their limits and while it's a part of him, she won't shy away from it. Airy has grow up, she stands a little straighter, her chin is held a little higher, there are new scars and confidence in her demeanor but she's still Airy.]

[ She wasn't afraid. It was okay.

Jefferson arched his back and brought her as close as he could, tears threatening to spill from his eyes as he rested his chin on her shoulder. He let his anxieties go and melted into the embrace, his arms wrapped tightly around her but not overly so. Just enough so that he couldn't question what was happening. So that he knew it was real. ]

I -- I didn't know if I would ever see you again.

[ His voice cracked, but he didn't care. They were together again and that was the only thing that mattered. With her held close to him and her head leaning on his chest he realized fully how much she meant to him. He had known all along, in a way, but it hadn't been until that moment that the words crossed his mind: he loved her. He wasn't her father, no, but his love for her was as if he were. Blood or not, Airy was his family. ]

Yeah, I'm okay. I'm okay.

[ The relief in his voice was surprising to even him. He wiped his eyes on the back of his hand, still not sure he was ready to let go of her. Just a little longer. ]

[Airy is happy to continue hugging him. For Jefferson it might have been a week but for Airy it was a year. A whole year where things happened and things changed and she changed. She presses her head against his shoulder inhaling the familiar musty scent that always clung to his clothing.]

I'd never leave for good. I'll always find a way back.

[It's a hefty promise but she feels like she can make it. She has no intention to leave and with her memories of Nathan restored she feels no need to return to the dream docks. There are people who need her at home but they can wait because there are people who need her here.

After awhile she shifts to look up at Jefferson, though her arms remain around his middle.]

Can I have tea?

[There are so many things she wants to tell him but it's hard to remember it all. She's just... happy. Happy he's here and he's alive. She's lost enough family.]

Thanks. The series he draws here is called "Closest Love to Heaven".
You can like sports and cute things. That's the main point of sports anime. ^°^

Stick figures can have their charm.

[ He was glad she didn't mind. As much as he wanted to be the strong one who would always protect her, the things he had faced left him feeling far more insecure than he would have ever admitted. Just having her there in his arms, knowing things hadn't changed as much as he had feared the might -- it made him feel safe again.

How had he ever been lucky enough to find her to begin with? Probably because she'd found him. ]

Is that a promise? [ Even if she couldn't see it, he was smiling. It was small, but it was there and it was the smile of a man who was realizing he could start to feel at peace again. ] I won't leave you either.

[ He was content to stay in that moment for as long as it would last. The silence between them was the comforting sort that felt warm and inviting instead of hollow or awkward. When she looked up at him he kept his eyes on hers, smile still present. Her question only widened it, and he couldn't help but laugh. It was the first time he had laughed freely and genuinely in too long. ]

Of course. Who would I be to deny you that?

I haven't seen many anime. No cable and very little internet underground.

My stick figures are fun, at least I like them. So do you draw like he does?

[Airy's expression brightens and she almost bounces on her heels at the thought of them drinking tea together. She would have but they're still hugging and that level of multitasking is difficult.]

It is a promise. [She sounds far to confident about it.] I'm glad.

[People need people, if the last year has taught her anything it's that you don't heal secluding herself away from them.]

Good. Will you tell me what I've missed?

[She wonders if the changes in her are noticeable. Maybe she hasn't changed in the last year?]

[This week had been hell. He'd felt lost, alone, and like he'd royally screwed up. He didn't know how much of home Airy would remember when she came back from the docks, and there was a growing fear that it would be from beyond his timeline. What if it was? What if she was from some weird, alternate dimension in which he'd never met and that's why she didn't remember him? What if he was going crazy just thinking about it?

After the first day, he'd decided to just pick up extra shifts at the library just to fill the time. He'd just gotten back from one such shift, throwing his smock over the back of the sofa, when there was a knock on the door, followed by the sound of a key in the lock.

Only one person had that key. He turned toward the door, a smile spreading across his face at the familiar nickname he hadn't heard in way too long. He thought to rush to her, to take her in his arms just because he was happy to see her again, but when he saw those eyes, that hair...

...everything he'd finally come to terms with sort of took over, and he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her inside their apartment, and pressing his lips to hers.]

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