A gender-neutral Y/N is an introverted solo player who spends almost every moment they can grinding in the Fields of Aincrad.
Y/N find themselves distancing further from the people they say they're fighting to free; but what happens when those peopl...
Y/N: "Well, it was nice talking with you again Sachi, I'm awful at staying in touch with you guys back in Aincrad at the moment... but I'll do my best whenever I'm in the area to pop over and say hello!"
Sachi: "What do you mean by that? Do you... do you leave Aincrad?!"
Y/N: "Ah, that's right, you don't actually know about all of that yet... well, that's uhm... quite the long story, so maybe that'll be for our next time we meet up?"
Sachi: "o–Oh? Th–That's fine with me! That means that we're definitely going to see each other again, right? Teehee!"
Y/N: "Heh, you really are a crafty one, aren't you Sachi!"
Sachi: "Teehee!"
Y/N: "Alright, well I guess I've gotta get going now, it's getting pretty late after all. Goodnight Sachi!"
Sachi: "Goodnight U/N! See you soon I hope!"
* TELEPORT: ADMINISTRATION AREA! *
I teleported back into the Hollow Area, and the first thing I saw was Philia standing by the console, but she wasn't using it. It looked like she was just looking into the nothingness...?
Philia: "I don't know what to do..."
It looks like she hasn't noticed that I teleported in yet, normally she'd give me a big cheeky grin and some cheesy joke or something along those lines. She must have something pretty distracting on her mind...
Philia: "In the same world as... us...?"
I didn't quite catch what it is she's mumbling to herself, but I can tell by the tone of voice that it isn't something particularly cheerful. Is this just how she is whenever I'm not around? Or is she actually like this all the time but she tries to hide it with a smile and I just never noticed...?
Philia: "...for eternity..."
She definitely sounds upset about something... normally I'd give her a pat on the shoulder or say something to get her attention, but she still has her back to me and doesn't know I'm standing right behind her. I want to see her face, it'll be the easiest way to see if she's really upset about something or if she's just gotten trapped in some one-off morose thoughts.
I then sneak the long way around, so that now I'm currently crouching behind the terminal that she's standing beside. She hasn't noticed me yet... so I then slowly poke my head over the terminal and focus in on the dandelion-haired girl in blue that stood in front of me.
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... She really is upset about something then? That's not the face of someone with a minor inconvenience, something is indeed troubling her. And whatever it is that's upsetting her... it's probably serious. No. Knowing Philia... it's definitely something serious if it can knock that smile of hers completely off her face.
