"Well that's an interesting tale..." Asura said, rubbing his chin. "But that doesn't really tell me why you look so upset right now.<span style="font-style: italic">But</span>, since you decided to open up to me a bit, I suppose it's only fair if I do the same."<br/><br/>He jumped off of the fence and walked closer to her, removing his hood in the process. "That friend that I was telling you about in school today? She used to live in this house. You remind me of her quite a bit, actually. Well... physically, at least. In terms of personality, she was a lot more energetic than you though. I don't think I ever really saw her look as sad as you do, aside from the day my family and I had to move. I guess what I'm saying there is that you should try to smile more often. I've only known you for a day, but I haven't seen you show a real smile even once."<br/><br/>Standing directly in front of her now, he dropped to one knee so that he could look her in the eyes. There was something in her expression that he couldn't quite place, but he went on with his story.<br/><br/>"Of course, she was a lot more dramatic than you as well." He added with a laugh. "She was always making these bold declarations and forcing me to go along with them. I remember her making me promise to come back here and marry her one day, or something along those lines. I made her this silly necklace out of a.. bottle lid, if i remember correctly. I made it as kind of a reminder of the promise I made her that day. It's kinda funny, the promises that you make when you're kids. I'm sure that she probably tossed that thing years ago and forgot all about me by now, but... I digress. I know that I asked you this earlier, but... you wouldn't happen to know any Montgomerys that still live in the area, would you?"