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"If you have a chance to pick one up I think you'll find the article in the back very interesting and helpful." Mitsu said simply knowing it wasn't a lie but not out right telling Riyo either. It was supposed to be secret after all but Mitsu truly felt Riyo would be a valuable asset to their cause. She was smart and knew how to get things done.

Mitsu's head whipped around again like she had heard something, her shoulders almost hunkering like she was scared. After a second of seeing no one else but Milo sleeping on her bed she finally relaxed though her ears were laid flat. "I appreciate you coming today." Mitsu said with a smile finally releasing Riyo's hand now that her shaking had stopped and offering her back her glass. "I've been a little off I suppose since I've been back." She picked at her cheeseburger again finally taking another bite. "Its nice to have something else to think about."

Mitsu's expression dropped and her eyes focused on her cheeseburger. For a moment she pondered what to tell Riyo. Would she really believe her if she told her she kept hearing voices? It was such a strange thing to say she would probably think she was weird or going nuts. Maybe it was even true.

Before Mitsu could work herself up any more she decided that it would be best to say something. Besides, she wasn't the only one suffering through it. "E...ever since I got back I keep hearing....whispers." She paused a moment her ears swiveling about though she was reluctant to bring her gaze up to look Riyo in the face. "S..sometimes they are faint like someone down the hall...I hear pretty well so that doesn't always bother me but sometimes...its like I hear voices in the room but there's no one there."

Finally she rose her gaze a little to see Riyo's reaction.

"I do like classical music," Mitsu admitted looking toward her keyboard in the corner that had been neglected since before she went on the exchange trip. It had been a long while since she had touched the keys to make music but with her heightened stress she was afraid of how she would play. Nothing sounded quite right when she wasn't well or stressed so likely she would grow quickly frustrated.

"Hopefully its stress but I don't know," Mitsu looked to the hand patting her leg shortly before looking toward Riyo with a grateful expression. The ghoul seemed worried which relaxed her a little. It was better than the expression Mitsu expected.

"Y..yes I play." Mitsu nodded.

Mitsu watched Riyo with an air of fascination as she made her way over to her keyboard to check it out. It was like she was wondering what she would do a smile starting to creep across her face when the ghoul played Sparkle Sparkle little bat.

Setting her cheeseburger aside Mitsu made her way over to the keyboard as well. "I think you play Sparkle Sparkle Little Bat quite well." Her amusement was obvious but slowly her fingers moved to lightly brush the keys though she drew back almost hesitantly at first as the whispers grew louder as if in protest that they would be drowned out.

It took her a moment before she finally moved to play beside Riyo her tune starting off soft at first before she finally seemed to pick up and played for real. It was a soft song but it seemed to have a hint of a sad note to it. "My parents were the ones to actually introduce me to the piano when I was little. I kept playing because it reminds me of them."

"Sometimes....sometimes forgetting isn't always a bad thing," Mitsu said softly, her fingers continuing to idly play. It seemed once she got started she wasn't likely to stop unless really distressed or distracted.

"I like to think of the good times because they are often harder to remember over the bad. The bad can get overwhelming, crushing, and pull you down." Even as she spoke the music she played grew darker with her mood though still soft.

The music the Mitsu had been playing slowly came to a stop. Her fingers idling over the keys as if she were contemplating continuing finally pulled away as she turned. "Focusing on happy memories is my escape. I don't know that it makes me strong." It was incredibly hard to do though when all the bad memories wanted to pull her under. The whispers seemed to urge her in that direction.

Mitsu had to agree though, despite how terrible some of the things that had happened to her were, it made up who she was. Without them she would be a different person but was that always bad? They were always changing in a way. Adapting.

"You...said you had an opportunity to forget?" Mitsu asked curiously, moving to her bed to have a seat. There Milo shifted in his sleep laying on his back with his paws in the air. He seemed comfortable.

Mitsu could understand being afraid to fall to sleep. She had been there, actually she was there now. Ever since her return from the isles dreams had been frighteningly real and hard to escape. "I....I had a dream that was similar." Mitsu admitted though she didn't divulge what her dream was about. It was painful to think about and remember.

"You...wish it was real but you just know its not," Awkwardly Mitsu began rubbing at her arm, nervousness clear on her features.

The amount of optimism from Riyo was so different it caught Mitsu off guard for a moment, truly absorbing her words. It was almost like a culture shock of sorts but it a good way. If Riyo could have a brighter outlook so could she. "Thanks, Riyo." Mitsu nodded, the hint of a smile tugging at her lips.

Hopping off her bed Mitsu made her way to the couch and gathered what was left of her burger and took another bite. "They are pretty good. I think with food the cheaper you go often the better it tastes though that also means the worse it is for you." She smiled though still pleased with her meal. "These were really good." She hesitated a moment before adding. "Maybe...we can do this again? Hang out I mean and eat or something. I've been meaning to talk to Xiu about a slumber party." Mitsu had only been to one and it was just with Xiu so the more people the more fun it would be right? Fun seemed like a good idea.