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[orphne]

You'll have to do it by yourself tonight, 'cause someone's waiting for me.

[She gives him a wink, trying to make him laugh, and pats his shoulder before heading for the door.]

I'll see you tomorrow. Message me after you've talked to him, okay?

[In case he got nervous about doing it, now he's going to know that she'll ask about it.]

[chemex]

[It doesn't quite qualify as a laugh, but he does exhale just audibly with a slight smile still on his features.]

...yeah. I can't promise I won't sleep well into the afternoon, though.

[orphne]

Hmm... plan to meet for dinner, then?

[Social linking is easier over food, she's found, and it's an easy offer she makes him. Gives him plenty of time to sleep (or not), time to talk to Akechi -- and give him a feasible excuse if he needs to leave early from that conversation, if things start to go... poorly.]

Oh, but you can just message me if you're gonna eat with him instead. That's way more important.

[chemex]

[He settles into a tired frown, the expression awash with..., something, it's hard to say exactly what. Melancholy, of some sort, but he's smiling anyway.]

Yeah. Sounds good. [He has a stray thought to offer to cook, but..., He can't really actually bring it up-- he doesn't know if he'll have the energy or wherewithal to cook immediately.]

[orphne]

It's a plan, then! Good night, Akira.

[She gives him one more final smile before letting herself out of his room to head back downstairs, again. Shinji's wanted to go home since they arrived, so it's only fair that she finally release him before she passes out asleep on a table.

Whatever these two have got going on... yikes. It sounds messy. Good luck, she guesses.]