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Katsuo walked along through the courtyard, enjoying the sunlight as it warmed his back. Hey, Shadow Manipulators can enjoy the sun too...Don't throw your stereotypes at me. As he walked he thought about all that had happened so far since he had arrived at Beata with Aiko. He met Lamia and Derek and that weird girl from the tree. He glanced sideways, his red headphones in his ears, to spot that same tree and bench next to each other nearby. And who was there, in the same spot as the first time they met? Why, it was Derek himself. Talk about major De-Javu.
Deciding to go say hi, since they hadn't talked in a while--plus Katsuo really needed to work on being more sociable--he changed his direction and paused in front of his friend. He smiled and gave a small wave, realizing that if he actually said hi, Derek probably wouldn't hear him anyways since he had headphones in. Oh, speaking of which, he should put his away as well.

OOC;; Final topic for Lamia until Kurumi plot. Even though I already posted it...

IC;; It's been awhile since their... date? Is that what she was supposed to call it? Nonetheless, it didn't go as well as she had hoped... Supposedly. Letting out a sigh, on her way to the studios once again, Lamia looked up to the sky wistfully, wondering what she could do at this point. The same routine wasn't that interesting despite her tidiness on simple things, but... The thought of running into him every now and again was slim, but at this point, anything could happen. Oh great, there he w--. Her mind was interrupted from its normal thinking when she had tripped over a stray rock, toppling over directly on Katsuo. This was... awkward. Her checks flushing a deep shade of red, and hands on his shoulders, she jumped back with a bit of a startle before turning around, fiddling with her thumbs. ".... E-eh... S-s... sorry... K-katsuo...." Nice move Lamia. Wasn't that the sort of thing that usually happened to those clumsy and shy anime girls in shows where they accidently fall over the one they like/love? Oh wait...

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Katsuo gasped in surprise as he was knocked onto the ground. He shook his head and looked at Lamia, eyes widening. "L-lamia! Are you okay...?" He asked, glancing at Derek with a hint of gratitude for the help(helping Lamia yes I know x3). He stood up and looked at the two of them awkwardly. "Well...H-Hi."

Ooc: I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESPOND D;

"O-oh... uhmm... I'm fine... Thank you..." the girl replied, her voice as soft as a whisper. While it was alright for her to be more natural with Katsuo, this was the guy that she had a mentally had a breakdown with and didn't bother to explain. Reluctantly accepting his help and getting up, Lamia gave a quick bow of apology to the both of them, ".... I-i...I'm sorry...!" This was embarrassing, and her head hung low, she was slightly blushing for causing that little scenario all of a sudden. When she looked up scarcely, the Winter glanced over at Katsuo by just a bit before standing up straight and giving a simple wave. "U-u....uhm........." And it was that strange silence she often caused by accident. What was she supposed to be doing again...? After all, the thief had meant to be heading over to the Studios, but honestly, wasn't quite sure if she should or not. Looking down again and playing with her fingers, it was her lack of social grace that had just made the situation so awkward. This was going to be... interesting.

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Katsuo scratched behind his head and looked away awkwardly. "Yeah, heh, s-sorry for the worry." He answered, quietly laughing a little. He glanced at Lamia, a little surprised to see her here all of the sudden. "I was out on a walk...What about you two?" He decided to ask, just to create conversation.

Ooc: Short post *flips table*

Katsuo just taking a casual stroll? That was something she hadn't heard before. However, like she would remember it well enough even if she had heard it. Lamia replied softly, still staring at the ground, "T-the... studios...." Slightly glancing over at Derek from what she said, it just made her flush a bit more, obviously... Really... embarrassed. What kind of guy just completely trips without some disturbance caused by a girl causes them to just... fall?

OOC;; Short post as well. ;v;

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Katsuo just kinda went quiet. He hadn't realized his gay blonde friend had met his other sorta-friend already. He glanced at Lamia with a friendly look in his eyes. He kinda wanted to speak up like "yeah we know each other already" but decided to wait for her to answer.

Oh... "Y-yes... U-uhm... I'm Lamia..." Come on, she had met both of them before, why so nervous? Her voice was just completely embarrassed from the earlier trip and led to stuttering. When she had finally decided to look up, she saw Derek's kind smile and then met Katsuo's glance. This was... awkward. Turning away slightly, the Winter was curious about one thing to ask the guy she went to the Formal with - what exactly... did he consider her? It was obvious that to him from her assumptions, that they were more than that, but... What was she supposed to say? Well, at least it was a nice day, a very nice day. Maybe. She was shifting slightly from shyness and the lack of ability to say anything else. It'd be strange to just mention whether or not she and Katsuo were dating, especially in front of another guy that happened to be his friend. Err... And why was it that she was so silent?