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[sparkstrikes]

[A smile cracks across her face.]

I trust you'll be the one who can make those upgrades happen? Hope'll need some furniture for his room.

[Lumina, too. When the time comes...]

[dyingworld]

[He smiles as well.]

You can count on me.

[sparkstrikes]

I know.

[She always has, and perhaps more than Noel thinks she does.]

Might need to get a bigger place soon, if more people keep showing. Shame, I like this house. It's got a lot of charm.

[dyingworld]

[Noel glances away and shrugs a little.]

I don't think a bigger place should be the answer. Worked so hard on this place, after all.

[sparkstrikes]

[Lightning looks around them, her smile fading a little. She really does love this house. It would be a shame to let it go and all of the memories with it.]

You did, especially. I'm... not sure what we would've done without you here.

[Not just the house, either. Lightning herself never wants to think about what she would have done without Noel here...]

I owe you.

[dyingworld]

[Noel chuckles lightly under his breath and taps the counter with a finger.]

You would have managed, I'm sure. You always do.

[He's being somewhat nonchalant about it but he does smile. It's nice to hear and he likes helping make their lives easier but still... They would have managed.]

[sparkstrikes]

[Lightning visibly flinches a little at that. It sounds eerily similar to what she'd said about Lumina earlier, about how she always manages, and while she doesn't think it was intentional, it still makes her tense.

Clearing her throat, Lightning nods.]

By the way. I'd appreciate it if you kept this between us for now... what we talked about.

[dyingworld]

[He's also kind of glad she drops it. For other reasons.

He gives her a small nod.] I will. I'm sure you have a lot to deal with about it.