pub.leaflet.document
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"plaintext": "Just hours prior it hardly looked like it would rain, the sky was as blue as it had ever been and what clouds were there did not give any indication of what was to come, and yet the showers came - creating an ambient sound that would almost have been relaxing were it not for the inane video game that was being played."
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"plaintext": "No, clouding the tranquil sound of rain falling was a soundtrack of murder and mayhem."
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"plaintext": "Kagami was hardly one to credit Konata for her taste in video games, but this felt like a turn from what she usually got up to - a shooter game full of blood, guts, and not much else. Not that she understood Konataâs video game habits all that well to begin with, but still⌠she wondered if she should be concerned or not."
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"plaintext": "âSo this is the new game, huh?â Kagami asked, as she could faintly recall Konata mentioning the title of an upcoming game she was gonna pick up âat some point.â Judging by what she was seeing on screen, the title she was remembering at least sounded like it couldâve been the one she had now."
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"plaintext": "âHm,â Konata replied, affirmatively, not looking away from her game."
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"plaintext": "What was up with her? It felt sometimes like Kagami knew way more about Konata than sheâd ever asked to know, entirely against her will, and yet the blue-haired otaku could be an absolute enigma when she wanted to be - leaving Kagami to wonderâŚ"
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"plaintext": "Konata had been picking up a lot of games, lately, so it had gotten harder for Kagami to keep track of what she was onto next. Not that she was keeping track, just⌠well, it was a lot of games. Konata used to have some weird sense of discernment, much as it pained Kagami to admit, but it felt like now she was just buying anything she could get her hands on as soon as she could get her hands on it."
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"plaintext": "âBeen playing much of that online game lately?â Kagami asked, pivoting away from the game Konata was currently on. She just didnât really know how to make conversation about the violence that was as senseless as it was monotonous."
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"plaintext": "âSorta,â Konata replied, âMs. Kuroiâs been weirdly busy, and then the rest of the party is full of schedules that never line up anymore, so I havenât had much to do besides getting my log-in bonuses every day.â"
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"plaintext": "Kagami sighed. As weird as it all was for her, even she could understand on some level that this group Konata got together with was some sort of positive thing to have in her life."
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"plaintext": "âThat sucks,â she sympathized, âI guess everyone has to move on from playing the same game eventually,â she figured, eliciting a very low hum of acknowledgement from Konata, âbut wasnât there one person on your team who you were close with besides Ms. Kuroi?â"
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"plaintext": "âHm?â Konata responded, curiously."
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"plaintext": "âYeah,â Kagami said, as the knowledge came back to her, âI think you said you had a wife? Who was a guy? But you were playing a guy, even though youâre a girl, and you were married inside the game⌠or something weird like that.â It felt so convoluted when she said it all back to her."
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"plaintext": "âNot anymore,â Konata corrected her, near-monotone, ââgot divorced.â"
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"plaintext": "âD-divorced?! You werenât even really married to begin wiââ Kagami started to say, before catching herself as she realized she couldâve hurt Konataâs feelings, âI mean⌠ugh, Iâm sorry Konata,â she apologized, before offering, âdo you wanna talk at all about it?â"
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"plaintext": "âNot much to talk about,â Konata replied, not breaking eye contact with her game and barely modulating her voice as she spoke, âhis stupid wife didnât like it.â"
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"plaintext": "âWait⌠you married someone in your game who was married in real-life? Doesnât that mean he was cheating on her with you?â questioned Kagami, a little shocked."
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"plaintext": "âThey werenât married when we got married,â Konata answered, relieving Kagami somewhat, âactually, he met her afterward. She was ok with us being married in-game until she wasnât, he likes her more than he likes me, so yeah. Divorce.â"
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"plaintext": "It turned out the situation was the exact opposite of what Kagami assumed, and the bluntness with which Konata spoke was almost painful."
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"plaintext": "âThat⌠really sucksâŚâ Kagami frowned, âI mean, to go back on what she said when you werenât even standing in the way of her relationship⌠itâs not like you were waiting and hoping heâd decide he liked you better, right?â"
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"plaintext": "âItâs whatever,â Konata replies, conspicuously pressing the buttons on her controller more harshly. It didnât seem like it was really âwhateverâ and Kagami didnât feel right letting her drop the subject that quickly."
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"plaintext": "Authorâs Notes: Itâs my first Lucky Star fan-fic, and itâs of course dedicated to my favorite ship of the show - KonaKaga! I know I donât have them officially start a relationship here or kiss, but this is a KonaKaga fan-fic and you are not allowed to enjoy it while imagining itâs just platonic. If you were doing so before you reached these notes, no you didnât! I reach into the past and steal your enjoyment away! Mwahahaha! >:D"
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