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Liar.

[She says it cheerfully, apparently completely unbothered by the possibility of him staring.]

If you were zoning out, what were you zoning out about?

wow where did this tag go

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[ His hand stills for a moment as he weighs the considerable benefits of lying. But as far as misunderstandings go, that runs the risk of seeming worse, not better. He'd hate for her to assume he's a creep. ]

I was just thinking you look like a friend of mine from back home. If she smiled more.

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Yeah?

[Weirdly, as long as she's been here, she's never heard anything like that.]

What friend?

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Her name's Raven.

[ Murphy surprises himself with the wistfulness in his own voice when he says that. He had thought he'd pretty much come to terms with the homesickness, settled back into the old familiarity of belonging nowhere. No point in dwelling on what's lost. ]

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[Oh, cute. Kyna leans against the counter, snatching another little tomato.]

Cool name. You miss her, huh?

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[ Murphy straightens his shoulders and shakes himself out of it. ]

Nope.

[ He's joking. The corner of his mouth twitches. ]

Maybe a little. It was kind of complicated between us.

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[Kyna hums thoughtfully, raising her eyebrows.]

Like, good complicated or bad complicated? Were you pining after her?

[Okay, she's definitely teasing.]