IC Inbox | Victory Road

[icecastlemadonna]

"Hi, you've reached Yuuko Nishigori! I can't answer right now, but leave a message and I'll get back to you."

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[icecastlemadonna]

Your first, huh? Hmmm (∩⌣̀_⌣́)

What about doing something in the spot where you first decided to get together? Some nostalgia can be nice.

[Granted, for her and Takeshi it was at Ice Castle. But it's worth suggesting.]

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[shiro2hero]

Yeah. Right around Valentine's Day here.

Oh yeah. That's not a bad idea... the beach in front of the house is convenient and usually pretty quiet.

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[icecastlemadonna]

Ooh, the beach would be nice!

I mean, I'm sure you're used to seeing it every day, but I bet you could do something romantic there.

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[shiro2hero]

Yeah?

Dinner out there, you think?

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[icecastlemadonna]

Dinner would be a good idea. You could make it a picnic or something.

[Right now, Yuuko isn't questioning how Shiro would prepare said dinner...]

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[shiro2hero]

Picnic on the beach. I think I can manage that.



This is going to sound crazy, but. You think that's enough? For a first anniversary?

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[icecastlemadonna]

Well, if you feel like there should be something else, that's your call. I feel like an anniversary doesn't have to be really over the top as long as you can acknowledge that it's a special day for both of you.

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[shiro2hero]

That... helps, honestly.

It's been a long time since I did anything like this. I'm nervous, I guess.

Thank you, Yuuko. You're amazing.

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[icecastlemadonna]

Aw, it's no problem! ｡(*^▽^*)ゞ

And there's no need to be nervous. If you've been together for a year, I'm sure he'll love whatever you have planned!

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[shiro2hero]

Well it means a lot. I'm glad you're here.

Were you ever nervous? For something like this?

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[icecastlemadonna]

I was, a little. Takeshi and I have known each other since we were kids, but we didn't actually start going out until high school. I think we were both worried about what would happen if we took our relationship further.

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[shiro2hero]

Yeah, that's definitely something to be concerned about.

I think we were in the same boat. Not wanting to mess up what we already had.

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[icecastlemadonna]

It is scary to think about what might happen if something goes wrong...but really, the only thing you can both do is try and hope for the best.

I guess you've known him for a while, then?

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[shiro2hero]

A lot of people worry about that kind of thing, from what I've seen. My teammates were in the same situation, recently. So I guess you just have to hope your friendship's strong enough to ... get through it. If it's a bad outcome.

Yeah. We went to space together. Out to explore one of Pluto's moons.

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[icecastlemadonna]

That's when it's important to communicate. But I know that's not easy for everyone. [Like a certain friend of hers and a certain world-famous skater back home, for example.]

All the way out to Pluto? That's definitely enough time to get that close.

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[shiro2hero]

No, it's really not. Sometimes even when you're good at communicating... this kind of thing messes with you.

[Like himself. Like the others on the team.]

Yeah -- it was the furthest any human being had ever gone. I was the pilot.

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[icecastlemadonna]

That's amazing! I can't even imagine traveling that far...

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[shiro2hero]

It really was. It ... it was an honor to be chosen to fly that far.

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[icecastlemadonna]

I'm sure it was. It must have taken a long time to prepare for, too.

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[shiro2hero]

It did, yeah. But it wasn't just our crew. So I can't take the credit for the prep.