failed private video;

[cutiepanther]

[ After explaining to Nico in Nozomi's body that she wants to try to fix things between them, Maki's taking another step in that direction. Except, this video was DEFINITELY just meant for Nico, and not everyone else! ]

Look Nico, I have something to say to you, so can you just watch this without getting mad at me for two seconds?

[ Already Maki is starting off sounding a little haughty, and difficult herself, but that's how she is. ]

W-We're not so different, you know? We both like music and dancing, and we both try pretty hard in what we do. W-What I'm trying to say is that I'm sorry for making it sound like I was judging you back at the hot springs. It's obvious you try pretty hard. ...Even if you are pretty shameless when it comes to dancing naked, back at the hot springs.

[ Why is this so hard...Maki's full on red now. ]

I just want us to be... friends. O-Or at least civil with each other! Is that so difficult?

That's all I wanted say. Just don't get the wrong idea here, or anything, okay?!

[ Blushing and awkwardly trying to avoid the subject of just what Maki could be thinking there, she shuts off the video and posts it, forgetting to make sure it only sends to Nico.. ]

Comments

[kakuto]

It's okay, Maki! Embarrassing things happen all the time! Like one time, I accidentally punched a dent in the wall when I learned the whole power deal and freaked out.

Eheh, it was kind of both scary and embarrassing.

[rin why.]

[cutiepanther]

T-That's an entirely different kind of embarrassing thing Rin!

[ Maki just hangs her head, she's not sure she can make Rin understand just how she feels because...she doesn't know she feels really. ]

I don't even know why I care what that girl thinks of me at all..

[kakuto]

It's still am embarrassing thing! Everyone get them no matter what kind they are!

[She doesn't really understand the situation at all.]

Maybe... You like her and just want to be friends with her?

[cutiepanther]

I guess you're right, Rin.

[ Maybe she herself has been blowing this out of proportion, and it's not really Nico's doing at all. Which of course...makes her more embarrassed. ]

I-I don't like her like that or anything! [ She's quick to defend against unspoken allegations. ] I just think that it's easy for us not to have to be enemies if we keep ending up seeing each other..

[kakuto]

Sounds complicated... And it wouldn't be no good if you just flat out ignore her either.

I'm sure you two can talk it out and fix the whole mess! And then you could maybe become good friends and stuff like that!

[cutiepanther]

I don't know why it's complicated. She's not even someone I really know that much about.

[ Maki wishes she could understand why she cares anything about this, but she doesn't understand why Nico would be so difficult to get along with. ]

I-I guess so. Thanks Rin..