"Happy" Mayfieldversary

[splashpuppy]

[Action: 1331 Benny Road]

[Hajime is sitting in the living room, a pink... bird thing next to him. He's talking to the creature.]

Do you remember? It's been a long time...

[Something is pretty obviously bothering him]

[Action: Park]

[Eventually he moves to the park, where he can be found in his favourite spot by the fountain. Just... sitting by it, quietly communing with the water]

[Action: 5720 Cunningham Lane]

[When he's feeling down, there's only one place he wants to be: Ukraine's. Which is where he can be found, sitting holding a picture from home]

[Phone]

D-does anyone ever feel like they're forgetting what it's like to not be in Mayfield? Two years is a really long time...

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[motheringnation]

[Pulls him in for a hug.]

[splashpuppy]

[Cuddles up to her]

It's been so long.

[motheringnation]

[All the cuddles.]

I know sweetie.

But just think of how proud your friends would be of you. Will be of you, when you go home.

[splashpuppy]

I just... I remember the important things, but more and more...

[motheringnation]

Yes?

[splashpuppy]

It's so long ago... bits of it keep slipping away.

[motheringnation]

[Well at least this is something she has some experience with.]

Well then, we'll just have to help you remember.

Have you ever heard of a keepsake box?

[splashpuppy]

No... what's that?

[motheringnation]

It's a box you put things in to help you remember. Things, people, events.

I have a few at home.

[splashpuppy]

That sounds like a really good idea...

[motheringnation]

Why don't we make one today?

[splashpuppy]

Okay... so things that make me think of them.

[Fire would be a bad choice]

[motheringnation]

Exactly. Or just home. Or memories. Or anything from home that makes you happy and you want to remember.

[splashpuppy]

So... like flowers because Shin and I help Himeno in her garden?

[motheringnation]

Oh that's a wonderful idea! And I have lots of flowers at work we can use.

What else?

[splashpuppy]

Hmm... well, Kei does a lot of the teaching, but Goh's the one who makes pudding and gives the best hugs.

[motheringnation]

Just a second.

[She leans over to get some paper and a pencil to write what he's said down.]

Alright. Tell me more about them and I'll keep track.

[splashpuppy]

Well... Sasame has his radio show. A lot of people turn it on every night to hear him help people.

[motheringnation]

Oh that's very nice of him.

[Writes it down.]

[splashpuppy]

And Hayate always seems really grumpy, but he's nice too. He and Himeno can get pretty silly about feelings.

[motheringnation]

What do you mean?

[splashpuppy]

Even we could tell they liked each other, but they kept acting all grumpy to each other instead. It was weird.

[motheringnation]

Oh......


Well some people are like that. They don't want the person to know they like them.