[hr][h1]JAMES PORTER[/h1][hr]

[sub][@Kumbaris][/sub]

James' thoughts brewed with so many questions that he could hardly hear any other thought. [i]'Who was Jeanne to me? Who am I to her? What can I not remember?'[/i] So many damned questions that he couldn't answer. Usually he'd be very contained with these emotions but not being able to figure himself out is frustrating. Who should know him better but himself after all, though it seems that wasn't exactly the case anymore when a frenchwoman knows more about him than even he does.

[b]"... The coast of Étretat, six years ago."[/b] He ended up whsipering those words to himself as if it was some magic incantation or some formulation that'd bring his memories back. Futile and naive. So instead he thought of ways to remember, there was bound to be some information of the events that had happened six years ago, especially on that coast. [i]'What had happened when I was twelve years old?'[/i]

At the same time, his mission is no where near complete. However, he had already met his target at least once and is in a precarious situation. One wrong move and the entire operation is scuppered. He pinched the bridge of his nose and began to arrange all his thoughts accordingly. That's when another person he had neglected appeared. A angry Bunga. She bombarded him with questions, some of a personal nature. These were questions he did not need at the moment for they were things even he didn't know. [i]'Was it love? Perhaps, she was elated in the letter to him. She even seemed slightly curious and playful before I said the wrong things. Was what happened in the past something that forbidden and so my memories were subsequently erased? I do not know'[/i]

[b]"We were acquaintances once. She asked me for a favor and I did that for her and we talked for a short while."[/b] He answered with a small, pleasant looking smile, however ingenuine it was. For now, he had to put up his walls, he could not afford an slip up. Not now. He'll get his answers eventually, but he had to put his objectives first and deal with the people around him appropriately.

[b]"Sorry, it took so long that I had assumed you must've left without me. I couldn't exactly contact you to make sure and well, it was the logical thing to assume."[/b] He apologized and offered a seat, [b]"... To make up for it, please, take a seat. Drinks and pastries will be on my tab for today."[/b]