[00:10] [Mei runs, followed by Shig, followed by Chel] [00:11] * Mei-Yin stops just down the hall, actually, as she hits the wall. Hard. With her fists. Repeatedly. [00:11] (That poor wall.) [00:11] * Shigeru slows, then walks up behind Mei. "You're gonna hurt yourself if you keep that up," he comments. [00:12] * Mei-Yin doesn't stop pounding. [00:12] [Actually, the wall stands up well to Mei's assault] [00:13] * Shigeru sighs and gently grabs Mei by the shoulders and tries to turn her around. [00:13] * Mei-Yin turns around and collapses into Shigeru's arms, crying. [00:13] * Chelsea comes up behind Shig and remains quiet. [00:14] * Shigeru hugs Mei and just lets her cry. He glances at Chelsea as she walks up. [00:14] * Chelsea glances back and raises her eyebrows in question. [00:15] * Shigeru thinks to Chelsea, ~I dunno. She's... I dunno.~ [00:15] * Chelsea nods. ~Yeah, she is.~ [00:17] ~I... think we ought to discuss the matter sometime, perhaps.~ [00:17] * Mei-Yin keeps crying softly into Shigeru's shoulder. [00:17] ~But for now, I'll leave you two alone, if you want.~ [00:17] * Shigeru keeps hugging Mei-Yin. ~Probably best,~ he thinks to her. ~Make sure nobody's trying to kill Sai, will you? We'll be back by midnight.~ [00:19] * Chelsea nods, turns, and walks back to the room. ~Lemme know if you're in trouble.~ [00:19] ~Always.~ [00:20] * Shigeru closes his eyes and sighs softly, and just keeps holding onto Mei. [00:20] *** Chelsea has left #Boing! [00:21] * Mei-Yin mumbles into Shigeru's shoulder, "'m sorry..." [00:21] Sorry? [00:21] * Shigeru sounds genuinely surprised by this, and he opens his eyes. "What are you sorry for?" [00:22] * Mei-Yin sniffs. [00:22] * Mei-Yin raises her head a little, but doesn't let go. [00:23] * Shigeru looks at Mei and carefully brushes some hair out of her eyes. "Hm?" [00:23] I wanted to kill him. I really did. [00:23] You... wanted to kill him. [00:23] * Shigeru chuckles weakly. "I guess asking why is a silly question." [00:24] * Mei-Yin giggles a little. [00:24] * Shigeru smiles faintly. "You know, I think he kind of lied." [00:24] All I could think about was that he tried to take you away. [00:25] * Shigeru shakes his head. "I'm not going away. You know that. And if I do... well... we've seen proof that there's a Heaven, and there's a Hell." [00:26] No. You're not going away. [00:26] Because I'll protect you. [00:26] ( I can see it now... Shig: Life of a glowing blue cube. ) [00:26] (Well, yeah. ;P) [00:27] * Shigeru chuckles again, sounding a bit forced this time. "That's good, I think." [00:27] If you're gone, I'm all alone again. [00:28] I don't want to be alone anymore. [00:28] Well. I'll do my best to stay, then. [00:28] Promise? [00:29] * Shigeru grins. "Promise." [00:29] * Mei-Yin hugs tighter. [00:30] * Shigeru hugs back. [00:31] I... I think we should go back. [00:31] You sure you're ready to? [00:31] No. [00:31] But I should anyway. [00:31] * Shigeru smiles and shakes his head. "All right." [00:32] * Mei-Yin starts walking back, still holding on to Shigeru's arm. [00:32] * Shigeru is pulled a little, then catches up and keeps with her pace.