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[He wheezes a vague sort of chuckling sound.]

That's not an admission I woke up prepared to make. But to prevent you from spiraling into a pit of desireless despair, just this once I'll be honest enough to say that even in my own memory I think I always have.

Then I'm okay with it. You're still Ankh and you still like me. I can fill you in on the things you don't remember.

[He nods, huddling into his coffee and closing his eyes.]

It's a lot. And you'd better not internalize things like I remember you did. If my not remembering something bothers you, explain it to me. Don't just...

[Frowns.]

Do whatever it is you do instead.

[He was going somewhere, and then realized he was being sort of compassionate, got embarrassed, and backpedaled. Sorry, Eiji.]

It's not that it bothers me, it's that it makes me worry about you. Bur we can deal with it day by day, okay? If I have any problems I'll tell you. Or I'll just go into your closet and mess it all up to pay you back.

[The fact that he says that with a straight face.]

Ex--cuse you! That is not how to. [Disgruntled bird sound.]

I shouldn't be surprised.

Don't worry, I won't touch your shoes. But the rest of your clothes are open season for me.

Were that I could still set you on fire without use of cheap household items.

You've tried that already. Now I just hide all the flammable household things.

Smart. You always were clever when it was least convenient.

Maybe I just like making things difficult for you.

[Tsk.]

To a lover of nearly seven years? What's the word-- fiancee, even?

Actually, I just made that part up.

[Blinks.]

Wait-- which--?

[Now you've scared him.]

The truth is that I haven't proposed yet.

[He all but does the Miyazaki hair-poof.]

You-- [DISGRUNTLED BIRD NOISE!!! And shoving the coffee mug at you to climb out of his chair and stalk away.]

[ he follows after you ]

What? Do you want me to propose now?

[High-pitched squawking, and he whirls on you.]

I-- what? No! You're a liar and a jerk and I'm not talking to you right now.

I guess that means you don't want to see the ring . . .

[SQUAWK.]

Not!! Talking!!!!!

Are you putting me in the time out corner?

If there is one, yes!

[He's frazzled, and stalks away again, but fairly quickly loses his steam when he comes upon the door to the balcony. He pauses, and glances over his shoulder at Eiji, pointing at it questioningly.]

Wh-- Can I--?

Yeah, go ahead, it's why we got this place.

[Argument about proposals forgotten, he fights with the lock for a minute before he steps outside, leaving the door open and pressing himself to the railing.]

[He's absolutely silent.]

While we were checking this place out, you stayed out there for an hour so I just told the guy we'd take it and filled out all the paperwork.

[He takes a second to turn to you, taking a moment to digest those words.]

...may as well have just asked me then.