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[socrowdedinhere]

Ari: *shrugs* I don't mind. You seemed to sleep better than usual last night, especially for being right after a case. *that doesn't sound stalkerish at all, Ari*

Darnell: .............h-how...how would you...know that?

Ari: *hunches* I-I...was with you a long time before I felt the anomaly here...

Darnell: ........you said you followed me on cases . . . you mean to say you were in my /home/?

Ari: *please don't hate him* ...Y-yes...

Darnell: .............okay, first? You know that's creepy, right? And second . . . /why/? I'm not /that/ interesting. Especially at home.

Ari: I-I know... You just... you went from one case to another when I first saw you. I... got the impression that you did things like that... often. You were doing such good for people... I... I wanted to help how I could... which meant I had to be ready... be there.

Darnell: *takes that in, remembering that Ari first found him at Dire Grove, and that he'd JUST come off of Fate's Carnival /and/ his second round with Ravenhearst . . . nods* But thankfully, my life, my cases, /aren't/ back-to-back like that...?

Ari: Oh yes. I'm glad for that, for your sake.

Darnell: Well, sure, but I mean . . . why stick around then?

Ari: *shy little smile* I... I like you? I mean. You’re nice, and you’re creative. You care about people, and I...I just enjoy your company. *that...doesn’t sound creepy does it?*