[IC][post-vacation]

[sunshinescented]

[One unarmed pureblood princess is walking into the shooting range in search of someone. She still shows signs of someone who has recently been crying.

. . . she's also wearing a very familiar uniform.]

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[sunshinescented]

[TARGET SIGHTED]

. . . hey, Zero.

[hunting]

[Glancing over his shoulder.]

[hunting]

[Wait! What? Why are you wearing that?

And why are you upset?]

... Camp?

[sunshinescented]

It's more like I caught up with home.

[hunting]

... What? That's where you've been?

[sunshinescented]

Mn. I went back there a day for vacation. I remembered . . . a lot more . . .

[hunting]

Like why you're dressed in a Night Class uniform? That was disbanded.

[sunshinescented]

I created it again.

[hunting]

[Gaze sharpening.]

... The president allowed that?

[sunshinescented]

Yes, he supported me. The Association and the Night Class have been able to coexist at the school.

[hunting]

... So he's learned nothing from that time.

[sunshinescented]

. . . it was my decision.

If the Night Class fails it should fall on my shoulders alone.

[hunting]

[Hmmm... something seems off here... Something's missing. None of this is explaining the upset...]

Did you bring back Kuran as well?

[Yes, there is a bit of BITE to this.]

[sunshinescented]

[fuck me I knew this was coming. flinching and looking away]

. . . that person . . . isn't involved.

[hunting]

[Okay, the uniform was WTF enough. THIS. This is bizarre! TENSING.]

... What happened to you?

[sunshinescented]

It's not like that.

[hunting]

Since when do you call him that? What happened?

[Will just be reaching for an arm here. And by reach, I possibly mean grab.]

[sunshinescented]

[why am I always so manhandled]

I . . .

[hunting]

[... Not as planned.

So many memories...]

[sunshinescented]

Z--Zero?

[hunting]

[Giving her a deeper stare, visions of their new version of monitoring the Night Class still flashing in the back of his mind. As well as visions of what he's done to ensure she could fulfill that task. Or at least it's easier to tell himself that's why he did it...

And with all that, the realization of how she had come back, of the Association's new plan.]

... So that's why.

[sunshinescented]

E-eh . . . ?

[hunting]

[Takes a long breath and releases her sleeve.]

I remember too. Everything.

What a mess.

[sunshinescented]

I see . . . that simplifies things.

What's the last thing you recall?

[hunting]

You were saying something foolish about Kuran Kaname, after I told you his message.