9th Broken Illusion

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

[ Action : Mayfield High ]
[ Yes, today's a holiday and the school is closed.

No, Touma didn't seem to care ... or didn't remember this in advance and showed up anyhow.

The point is that he's here and that he's taking the time to enjoy the relative solitude. His book-bag is on the outdoor table, and he's using that as a sort of pillow as he lays there on the surface, an arm up and shading his eyes from the glare a bit as he stares up at the sky.

Something's on this boy's mind today, and it's best that he isn't where anyone can find him while he thinks things through. Or he hopes he can't be found. It'd be just his luck if that happened anyway... ]

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[ Phone : Drone Filter ]
I need driving lessons. I can pay you, or tip you, or whatever you want to call it. I thought that if it came down to it and I needed to use the "family car" for any kind of emergency, I'd better be able to drive it without ending up in a ditch or wrapped around a tree.

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highschool

[heartmaestro]

[SUDDENLY THERE IS A KOTOMI BEHIND YOU.]

Touma-kun? What are you doing here?

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

[ Oh hey, it's one of the ladies he knows that he did NOT kiss last week. Awesome. ] Absolutely nothing.

[heartmaestro]

But one is never truly doing nothing. It's physically impossible. [And she spent her Valentine's day flirting with other girls. Touma you are lucky.]

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

Heh. But it's possible to not take everything someone says literally. [ He smirks and bit, shifting his arm so he can look back and see her, even if it's basically upside-down. ] The question is, what are you doing here, Kotomi?

[heartmaestro]

[She tactfully skips over his first statement.]

It's quiet here. I miss having quiet places to go to every once in a while...

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

[ He sighs and sits up, arms resting over bent knees. ] Yeah, I know what you mean. That's really why I stuck around.

[heartmaestro]

...did something bad happen on Valentine's Day? [She's going out on a limb here. And past patterns of Touma's misfortune make it likely.]

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

Of course something happened. [ Touma looked away. ] Something's always happening.

[heartmaestro]

[A sympathetic tilt of the head.]

Shall we operate on a mutual policy of "it was very bad and I don't wish to speak about it"?

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

That's a great idea. [ Why no, he won't hesitate to take an out like that.

Still, he nods in her direction. ] How are you... today? [ That last bit added because he did just say "no prying", so. ]

[heartmaestro]

On a sliding scale of 1 to 10, I would pinpoint myself at a 6.7457. What about you?

[punch_illusions_get_harem]

Heh. That's awfully specific...

[ He shrugged a shoulder. ] I'll stick with "I've been better".