It's just words. It's just people. There's no wind pushing them along.
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She stops and calls, "Uhm, excuse me, does Ikki-kun live here?" and she gets a response.
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She barely hears what they ask.
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"Oh, well, I'm sorry ... the door was open, so I ..."
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"You're Sumeragi Kururu, right?" they ask. "What are you doing here so early in the morning?"
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"Oh," she says, because she almost forgot why she really came here. "I have a message from Ikki and Ringo."
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"Eh? You ran into them? When?"
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So she tells them, briefly, about there being a parts battle, and ends it with, "The race isn't over. They're going to finish it." She swallows and tries to complete the thought that keeps playing in her mind so that it can be over. "I made the necessary repairs. They should last long enough. That's all ... everyone can stop worrying."
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She stands there a second too long, then turns and starts walking away. "See you later."
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Everything else is background noise.

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