October is Theater Kid Season (Catch-all!)

[thestarknows]

⭐ Who: Junna Hoshimi... and you.
⭐ When: Throughout October.
⭐ Where: Various locations in Yumemigaoka!
⭐ What: A catch-all for Junna for October!

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[hanamane]

[He can't help but grin a little when she laughs, happy to see his dumb joke had lightened the mood just a bit. Even if he felt short as a Mentor in a lot of ways, at least he could cheer up his trainees up when they needed it! At her apology, however, he waves a hand, as if he was casually batting it away.]

Nah, that's alright. If anything, I should be the one apologizing for prying into things. Some things are harder to talk about than others, y'know?

[And... well. She was there for the heart of his Disturbance, so she should know better than some that he's speaking from experience.]

Besides, this sorta subject should be the last thing on your mind on your birthday of all things, don'tcha think? You should be watching a vampire getting literally dogpiled with werewolves, not worrying about what your parents would think about your dating life.

[Was he purposefully dodging an uncomfortable and sensitive line of conversation? Maybe. But it wasn't out of disinterest to Junna's problems-- if anything, it was good to know more about what was going on with her! But even he knew that discussing this sort of stuff during her birthday movie marathon was probably a bad idea.]

[thestarknows]

[She smiles again -- even if there's a little bit of an impulse to try to apologize again.]

Yeah. But... it did help to talk. I probably should try to do that more often.

[She shifts a little -- and when he brings up that it's her birthday, and she should maybe watching movies. She laughs, then, and she nods her head. Yeah... yeah, he's right about that. She shouldn't spend her birthday thinking about her problems.

There's every other day for that.]

You're right. Well, then! Shall we?

[hanamane]

[Talking about it more probably would help her in long run-- but Amane was neither Zeke nor Nikki, and he'd be a hypocrite if he recommended it. Even now, months after his Disturbance, he still hasn't quite learned his lesson about opening up to others; he's improved at it, of course, but he has a way to go yet in that respect.

So instead, he grins brightly at her question, settling himself in more comfortably on the couch for Maximum Cheesy Movie Enjoyment.]

Yeah! Bring on the Dracula!

[He's quiet for a good few moments as he watches whatever she needs to do to get the movie going, mulling a little in his own thoughts. She had asked him something before, but he had gotten too wrapped up in teasing her about her dating life to properly answer. Normally, he would have been content to let it go, with none the wiser, but after she had opened up to him like this...

Finally, he clears his throat a little, face slightly flushed and eyes entirely too focused on the cushions beneath him.]

... um. It's November 25th, by the way. My birthday, I mean.

I meant to tell you earlier, but...

[thestarknows]

[Junna, too, isn't Zeke or Nikki. And knowing she should open up more and reach out more... it's different than actually doing it. It's hard to put her feelings out there like that. Sometimes, saying them out loud is hard. It makes them feel more real.

She looks sideways at him and grins, before she starts setting everything up. It's a DVD, so there's menus and whatnot to navigate. She's getting ready to hit play, when...

Oh. Oh, right. She almost forgot she asked. But, she's glad he said.]

November 25th? [Then she smiles.] I'll remember it.