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[listener is scanning items at the till]

Mhn…

U-Um…

[louder]

U-Um!

Ahm s-sorry, that was a bit too loud…

U-Um, the manager told me that when you’re done, w-we can both go on break.

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Mm.

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O-Oh, sorry. I-I didn’t mean to… stand around.

I’ll… I’ll go ahead.

[speaker walks off; listener finishes scanning and goes to break room]

…H-Hello.

[listener sits down]

…A-Ah… um…

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H-Huh?

Y-Yes, my name is [name]… I’m surprised you knew that.

I thought you didn’t know who I was…

W-Why do you ask?

Was there something you needed? If it’s work-related, I can get to it right after our break, you know how our boss gets about taking them properly… or if it’s something that’s not, I-I’ll try my best to help right now!

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I look like I want to ask you something?

Y-Yes, I do…!

S-Something I want to ask, yes, um…

D-Do… do you… hate me?

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I-It’s just because… well…

Y-You’re always so nice to customers… which makes sense, since that’s our job, so if it was just that it’d be fine.

But then there’s our co-workers, and you’re super nice to them too, a-and I’m not saying that’s bad either, but you’re always so open to talking with everyone and help them out while with me at most all you do is smile in my direction, so…!

S-So I just… I wanted to know if I did anything wrong. To make you hate me.

Because I’m extremely sorry if I did! I’d never mean it, whatever I did!

You’re such a good person, I would never do anything to you on purpose!

So, please don’t hate me! I’m truly, truly sorry!

I-

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…You… you don’t hate me?

Then… why…?

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Scared of you?

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Huh? Scared of… everyone?

No, I’m not scared. …Kind of.

…I suppose it is a bit intimidating when I have lots of pairs of eyes on you.

…Okay, even just one pair is terrifying.

B-But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to talk to you!

I’m just not used to attention, is all…

My sisters are usually the ones who have eyes on them, but now that we’re older and have started going our own ways, I can’t really hide behind them anymore… not as much as I used to.

[speaker giggles nervously]

They were actually the ones who told me to talk to you.

They were like ‘there’s no way someone could hate a face as cute as yours!’

…W-Wait, that sounds like I’m bragging. I’m- I’m not!

I’m just quoting them!

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Huh?

You… Y-You think they were right?

Ah…

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I-Is my face red?

Sorry, n-nobody but my sisters have ever called me ‘cute’ before… or complimented me in general before…

[whispers]

…my sisters were right after all…

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Huh? Oh, I-I…

Well, I told my sisters about you, and… and I said I wanted to get to know you better, but didn’t know if I should since I thought you hated me… b-but they encouraged me to talk to you first just to make sure, since I-I like you…

I-I mean!! S-Sounded like!! To them!!

It s-sounded like… I liked you… to them…

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Y-Yes… I want to get to know you better.

Watching you work… watching you smile at others… just your aura in general…

Since I first met you… all of those qualities have made me want to get closer to you.

Can… Can we?

Am… am I allowed… to be close to you?

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I can?

[Yandere happy noise; speaker hugs listener]

[Yandere/obsessiveness more obvious]

Thank you! Oh, thank you!

To be allowed to be close to you…! I never thought this would happen!

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Hmm?

[goes back to shy]

Oh…! Oh my gosh!

I’m sorry, I just got so excited that I acted on instinct…!

[speaker lets go]

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Hmm?

O-Oh, yes, I am a tight hugger…

I like hugging a lot.

It’s hard for me to convey my feelings with words… I stumble over them and sometimes pick the wrong ones, so people don’t fully understand what I mean… or I accidentally say something bad and make people think I’m creepy…

Actions are louder than words though. That saying is true.

And hugs… hugs are very important actions.

They show you care about a person.

And the tighter you hug them, the more you show you care… and the more you show you want to be close to them forever.

D-Does that make sense? Like I said, I’m b-bad with words…

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You like that way of thinking?

You think it’s good?

Ah… every second I spend talking to you makes me happier and happier…

I really do want to get close to you… as close as we can…

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Friends… right. I’d love to be friends!

Friends… Friends with you…

[speaker laughs happily]

Um… friends do stuff together, right?

S-Sorry, I usually just hang out with my sisters… I don’t remember the last time I hung out with a friend, actually.

…Mainly because that would require me to have some.

W-What I’m asking is… do you want to hang out after work?

As much as I would love your attention right now… rather than on our coworkers or customers…

Work is unfortunately work… right?

So, um… are you free after work so we can get closer?

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You are!?

That’s a yes, then? You want to hang out?

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[happy Yandere noises]

T-That’s great!

I think I finish work a little sooner than you, so I’ll wait for you on the bench in front of the store.

Is that alright?

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I-I’ll see you then, then!

…Then then?

…Then then.

…Sorry.

[speaker laughs; fades out]

[listener walks out the door]

O-Over here!

[listener walks over to her]

Here – I got you your favourite drink and snack! I figured you’d be thirsty and hungry after your shift. You weren’t eating in the break room, after all.

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O-Oh… I n-noticed you pick these up after your shift a couple times, so I figured they must be your favourites!

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…W-We don’t stock this one…?

I…

Um…

…S-Sorry!

I… I think we live close to each other, b-because I see you in the store near my house a lot, and you always buy a bunch of these snacks…

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I-It really isn’t as bad as you make it sound!

Sure, it’s about a 20 minute walk, but running brings it down to 15! It was almost only 10 minutes either way because I pushed myself!

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Why?

Like I said, I thought you’d be hungry and thirsty…

A person you’re close with would help you out by getting you some food and drink, right?

Plus, after a long day’s work, it’s nice to have something you like to refresh you. I think so, anyway.

A-Am I wrong?

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[speaker sighs in relief]

Thank goodness… I-I thought I messed up…

I was about to get on my hands and knees and beg for forgiveness…

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Of course I’d need to go that far! M-Messing up something to someone you’re close to is super bad!

And to you especially… I don’t think I’d ever forgive myself…

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M-My day?

How was my day at work?

O-Oh, um…

It was alright.

The manager got a little upset with me because I was distracted in the second half of my shift, b-but other than that, it was… good.

K-Knowing we’d get to hang out afterwards made me really happy…

…Thank you for asking.

Sometimes even my sisters don’t do that.

W-What about you? How’s your day been?

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…Are you sure it was okay? You don’t look too certain…

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…You felt like there were eyes on you ‘again’?

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I-I see…

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T-That makes sense… if you’re worried someone is watching you, you’d want to be as safe as possible… and there s-safety in numbers… safety in us being together…

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No, no, it’s not selfish at all! If I was in your position, I would do the same if I could!

I-If anything, I feel happy you feel like you’re safe around me…

Will you be alright getting home? It still gets dark early these days…

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R-Right… it’s a shame you can’t stay longer… but there’s always next time!

A-And now I want to be 100% sure you’re safe and sound at home, n-now that I know what’s going on…

I’ll keep an eye out for suspicious individuals for you! T-That’s what people who are c-close to each other do, after all!

I’ll… see you tomorrow at work?

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Mhm! S-See you then!

[listener walks away]

[speaker sighs, turns into a laugh]

Ahhh! My face is getting all hot!

So this is what love feels like… my sisters were right! It was love at first sight!

They’ve even started to feel my gaze on them now… their body and sense are acknowledging me!

I’m not letting you slip through my fingers! One way or another… I’ll make you mine!