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[titlecard]

I... yeah. I couldn't be there even when I wanted to be, and I guess trying only counts for so much. After a certain point it's just on me.

[ He sighs. ]

Someone who's okay with being apart for a while is probably for the best, for both of us. I want to spend time with someone, I really do, it's just...

[ And he waves his hand vaguely, out of words. At least Anna's brought up something he hadn't considered before: someone else independent, who could handle that lack of quality time. ]

[makeine]

[ that's what she's here for! making people consider stuff! her interrogations are not for naught!!! ]

Difficult. Yeah, I get it. It's like when you've got three different clubs you're a part of on top of working the family business at home, but you still wanna chase after the guy of your dreams while balancing the grades you need to get into Tokyo's top university by going to cram school and passing on any chance of social interaction with your peers via karaoke and outings.

[ it's. not from experience, i promise, she's just... she's got a whole imagination, mark. which she's projecting onto him, patting his arm. ]

But it'll work out, Mark-kun. Grades are temporary, love is forever. As long as you remember that and make the effort when and where it counts most, especially if they ask, then it'll work out.

[titlecard]

[ Mark is like two seconds from ceding control of the game to Anna and just having her sort everyone into pairs, she's so wise.

He looks down at his arm as she pats it, then back up to meet her eyes. And that was a really specific example, so he's pretty sure that's exactly what her life is. He's also not going to call her out on it because while it sounds hectic it also sounds normal, which his life is decidedly not, and if he can continue passing as normal then that's a good thing.

Not that he's particularly good at it, his smile a little strained. Because yeah, his grades are bad, and they may be temporary, but while love is forever so should be other people's lives, and saving them is why he keeps failing at time management, and— ]

Thanks. [ And he needs his brain to stop spiralling, now. ] That's good advice. I'm going to have to write that down.

[ you know. when they're allowed to have writing implements again. ]

I'm sure you already know this, but... wow, you're really, really good at this.

[makeine]

Of course I am! My heart led me to my match day one, it's a wonder no one's scrambling for my advice at every hour!

[ a gentle flip of her hair. so modest. so humble. you love to see it. ]

At least some of you have sense.

[titlecard]

[ Well, when you have a track record confidence like hers (what track record), he figures it makes sense for Anna to take charge the way she has, so he nods. ]

Can't argue with results, right?

[ what results ]