Is there anyone out there 'cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe;

[jitensha]

[ work, as she'd predicted, has been getting increasingly schedule-jamming. Not that Makoto minds, but in between work and studying and the few occasional moments of free time she could get with the other idols, it's been even harder to get the chance to see her... boyfriend (and she'll get used to thinking of him like that sooner or later, but it never fails to make her feel unusually shy).

Well, she'd reasoned, he had a training camp, so even if she'd had the time, he would have been gone anyway-- but that doesn't stop her from texting him, taking a breather from the rehearsal with Mami and Haruka to do so. ]

Hey! How'd the training camp go?

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[makotoned]

[...her shock shocks him, and he looks a little startled and panicked despite himself.]

Er--I don't think it's so surprising that I exist...?

[jitensha]

It's not surprising to you, but whenever I think about it, I get more and more amazed!

[makotoned]

I'm sorry for startling you so badly...! That was never my intention!

[he's misunderstanding a little, maybe...but she looks so shocked!]

[jitensha]

No, you don't have to apologize... [ oh boy. ] I'm okay.

[makotoned]

[...this conversation took a wrong turn somewhere.

And he huffs a sheepish laugh and rubs the back of his head.]

Er...I'm glad to hear that...

[jitensha]

... Sorry. [ her smile is embarrassed, but she snuggles in once again. ] Can we stay like this for a little longer?

[makotoned]

[And he's perfectly happy to carefully wrap an arm around her. It's still a bit outside of his range of experience, but...he's so very happy too.]

Of course we can. In fact, I'd really like that.