originally posted in:The New Dojo
[i]Arty's smile gets wider.[/i]
"That's great! I'm happy for you and your family."
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His smile is quite broad and his eyes seem to gleam as laughs happily. "Thanks, and seriously, thanks for last time. We really enjoyed the sushi."
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[i]Arty shrugs.[/i] "It was nothing, really. You can stop thanking me."
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"Well, still, it really meant a lot, to them, and to me." he said, looking down shyly.
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[i]Arty pushes Kari playfully.[/i] "Hey, wanna meet my friend Iso?"
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"Uh, sure, i guess." he says, shrugging. He smiles at her, like he forgot to say something to her the last time they saw each other, but either couldnt remember what it was or was too nervous to say.
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[i]Arty leads Kari to a dancing Iso.[/i] [b]Art:[/b] "Kari, this is Iso. Iso, this is Kari." [b]Iso:[/b] "Hi!" [i]Iso hugs Kari tightly like she normally does when meeting people. Arty's smile weakens from seeing them hug.[/i]
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Kari, squirms, not the best with physical contact from strangers. "Oof- Uh, hi."
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[i]Iso hops up and down in excitement, rubbing her chest area up against Kari. Arty was getting visibly annoyed.[/i] [b]Iso:[/b] "Hi, new friend! Kari is a fun name!"
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He blushes, clearly a little uncomfortable as he tries to politely ending the hug. "Th-thanks.. Iso is a nice name too?"
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[i]Iso ends the hug, but keeps her hands on Kari's shoulders and stays close to him.[/i] [b]Iso:[/b] "Thanks! So, how do you know my friend?"
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"She helped my family out when we were in a pinch." he says, still a bit uncomfortable because of the contact.
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[b]Iso:[/b] "Is that right? How caring of her! Arty is such a nice person!" [b]Arty: [/b]"I wouldn't go that far...."
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"So.. uhm.. how do you two know each other?" he asked, not sure what else to say.
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[b]Arty:[/b] "I use-" [b]Iso:[/b] "I was skipping down the street and saw her stealing from someone! I thought she could use a friend so I followed her around all day trying to get her to befriend me!"
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Kari nods. He had presumed Arty had once been where he was, only possibly on her own. He figured since he had been stealing from bakeries he couldn't really judge her own actions. "Well, that was a very nice thing of you to do. I'm sure she needed a friend then more than ever."
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[i]Iso hugs Arty and hops in place.[/i] [b]Iso:[/b] "Yep! And now she's not a criminal!" [b]Arty:[/b] "Uhh...you can stop the hopping." [i]Arty seems slightly uncomfortable.[/i]
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Kari looks for something to distract the seemingly distractable Iso. "Uh.. hey, look over there, some guy is giving out free hugs." he says as points at some guy with a free hugs shirt.
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[i]Iso moves faster than light and tackles the man. Arty is relieved.[/i] [b]Arty:[/b] "Thank you."
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"Yup. Is she always that touchy?.." he asked, rubbing his shoulders.
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[i]Arty giggles and nods.[/i] "Yes, but it grows on you."
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"Im just not used to being touched by strangers is all. I get nervous. So, uh, I also came looking for ya, just wondering, if you, uh, would like to that sushi restaurant again?" he asked, occasionally stuttering.
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[i]Artemis is a little surprised by the request.[/i] "Of course! I love going there and I get a discount. Whenever you wanna go there just grab your family and find me."
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"I uh..i sorta meant just y-you and me.." he said as he nervously rubbed his arm.
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[i]Artemis looks confused.[/i] "Why just the two of us? Doesn't your family need to eat? If it's because there wasn't enough food I can order more next time for you."
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"No, that Jason guy's been helping with food, so we're fine on that term..I ... you know what, nevermind.. It was silly of me to ask anyway.." he said, obviously embarrassed.