Oprah has a book about this

[windup_boytoy]

[Here is a Ri. He is currently toting an armful of things: massive amounts of chocolate, peanut butter, chocolate and peanut butter, ice cream, cookies, a bottle of rum, and a box of tissues. He's also carrying a book that says So You've Just Been Dumped! He's on a mission! And he's trying very very hard not to be gleeful about this whole thing.]

... maybe I should find a pair of pyjamas. Or maybe more chocolate.

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[dawnrise]

[What the hell is going on over here.]

[windup_boytoy]

Riku-pi!

[wait a second, not so cheerful... time for srs fais]

Riku-pi.

[dawnrise]

[Check out that immediate suspicion. She looks at the pile of what he's carrying and then back to his face.]

What?

[windup_boytoy]

I was looking for you. How are you feeling?

[very srs here, even with this suspicious armful of products]

[dawnrise]

["Looking for you", he says, with all that stuff. Now she's definitely suspicious, and possibly ready to bolt. You never know with Ri.]

How do you think I'm feeling?

[windup_boytoy]

I think you need some chocolate. Which I have. For you. Do you want to talk?

[he can put on his concerned fais nao]

[dawnrise]

[Riku looks like she's trying to figure out whether or not he's serious.]

About?

[windup_boytoy]

About... anything. You know that I'm here to support you.

[he will plop the ice cream into Riku's hands, since that's a good place to start]

[dawnrise]

[Wh-- She takes it, since she doesn't have much of a choice, but then she looks back at Ri.]

If this is about Red, I don't want to talk about it.

[windup_boytoy]

Right! Of course not. Of course you wouldn't want to discuss and painful and emotional subject with your best guy friend. Let's eat all this stuff because eating is good especially if it's chocolate, which helps produce serotonin and make you feel better. I have a list of movies we can watch with strong female leads who learn to persevere after hardships.

[he will endure Lifetime movies for you Riku]

[dawnrise]

[He can endure them for her, she'll be off watching anything else. She stares at him, digging her nails into the ice cream container.]

Ri... This isn't a "hardship", or a breakup. It's the DR.

[windup_boytoy]

Of course it is. I ran into Red already. The DR sent your boyfriend back home and he's had a mindwipe and doesn't remember anything about you or your relationship. So now you're single again.

[dawnrise]

[There's that word again.]

He wasn't my boyfriend! He never was, and you know that.

[windup_boytoy]

But you wanted him to be.

[would you like a peanut butter chocolate ball? it's nummy]

[dawnrise]

[She'll take one if he offers, because that kind of took the wind out of her sails.]

Well, I don't have to worry over that anymore.

[windup_boytoy]

[if he has to put it in her mouth, he will, because that's what BFFs do for each other]

Maybe not. Come on. Let's get all this stuff back to your place before the ice cream melts.

[dawnrise]

[No, jeez. She can do that part herself. She wrinkles her nose, but holds her free hand out.]

Let me take some of it.

[windup_boytoy]

I tried to find your favorite things.

[here have an armful of chocolatey goodness]

[dawnrise]

[She smiles a little, and oh shit don't give her too much to hold.]

Thanks, Ri.

[windup_boytoy]

[don't worry, he's still got a good armful himself, as well as that lovely self help book]

I also punched Red in the face.

[dawnrise]

[Congrats, she just dropped some of those chocolates.]

You what?!

[windup_boytoy]

I punched Red in the face. Tsk, Riku-pi. Those chocolates were hard to find. They're the super good ones.

[he'll helpfully scoop those candies up, looking quite proud of himself, like a cat that's just dropped a dead animal at your feet]

[dawnrise]

[This is probably not going to end well. She backs up, holding what she has left at her sides.]

Why? What the fuck were you thinking? He didn't do anything, he doesn't even know why you'd do that!

[windup_boytoy]

[and now he looks like a puppy that you're scolding for piddling on the carpet]

You said that if he hurt you, I was allowed to punch him.

[dawnrise]

But he doesn't remember anything!

[She would cover her face but the ice cream would get everywhere.]

What happened when you punched him?