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[wow, way to just assume things. maybe she's a terribly impatient person now, Fubuki! but Reimi just giggles over the whole thing, allowing him to continue on without attempting to halt him.]

My parents have a pretty big mishmash of sports stuff for the daycare. We can always just borrow a ball from there if you want.

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Ah...yeah, that's fine with me.

[More or less. He really wants his own ball, and having been just robbed of the excuse to buy one, he feels a little bit put out. Not unlike when Guts had unintentionally made him feel like he shouldn't look into joining the soccer team. As if, here in this world, he really should only stick to what "Kouyuki" would have enjoyed and pursuing the activities "Shirou" loves is taboo.]

As long as they won't miss it and we return it when we're done.

[...look, he can be a bit of a brat, but taking anything away from little kids is a line he won't ever cross.]

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[because Fubuki continues to bottle up his emotions like some kind of dangerous exercise in teaching Boyle's law to young schoolchildren and Reimi can only read surface thoughts when using her persona, she has absolutely no idea of the sadness she's just visited upon him. instead there's only the vague sound of shifting from her end, like someone nodding.]

Things can get pretty hectic there, so I don't think they'd miss anything as long as we bring it back later.

[she laughs again, this time with a mischievous bent.]

And if they do we can always just bribe one of the kids I sit for to let us borrow one of theirs next time.

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Next time...

[It makes sense that there'd be a next time. Soccer isn't a sport someone can play once and know. It's too big for that, and much too important. If he's going to teach her what he knows, they may very well spend the rest of the school year playing and practicing together. Maybe even beyond that.]

...no, it's okay. I'll have my own ball by then.

[It's okay, Reimi. He can only tolerate so much standing in his way, after all. And if it's just the two of them practicing, it isn't like anyone who expects him to be "Kouyuki" will be disappointed, right? This is fine.]

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Mm, that's probably better. I'd go broke if I had to keep paying them to rent one out.

[she could also just buy one of her one, which...maybe she'll consider. it depends on how much of this endeavor she genuinely likes and how much of it is because she enjoys spending time with Fubuki doing something that he loves.

she's hopeful, though. it's been so long since she physically pushed herself to her limits. she can't even remember what that exhaustion feels like anymore, not really.]