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[youngestboxer]

[Video]

[On one hand, Yuta was smart enough to figure he probably shouldn't leave his room too much today for the sake of his sanity!

On the other, he totally forgot he left his phone on because it's just no fun otherwise. The video portion is pointed at the ceiling, but it's not that hard to make out what Yuta's saying. After all, no point in fighting the urge to talk if no one's around to hear, right?]

Just what the heck was up with that memory? It was so weird, it had to be a dream. Dead rabbits and people turning into plants?

...Ugh. Talk about a troublesome guy. And he tried so hard to kill his own daughter and son...

...

Even I couldn't kill anybody in the end. And it's better that way.

[There's a creaking and a thud. Sounds like he just flopped on his bed.]

I can't stop thinking about that stupid Taisuke either. Geeze! It felt safer when I was with him, but I can take care of myself here just fine.

...

Hope he's okay, back at home. It was a long time ago, but if there's still Comrades like me around, there might have been others still trying to attack him...

((OOC: 10% on the rabbit illusion incident.))

Comments

[rainbowbrush]

I only wanted to listen 'cause you're scary and if I learn more about your power I can protect myself! And so I know why you're so mean and scary all the time!

[youngestboxer]

I'm not scary! At least I never tried to kill you.

[rainbowbrush]

Yes you did! You locked me in that box and I was gonna die! It was really scary!

[youngestboxer]

I was not. I know how long people can stay in isolation before they run out of air. That's why I broke it before you ran out of oxygen.

Other Comrades might kill people, but unless I'm forced to, there's no way I'd do something like that.

[rainbowbrush]

...You weren't gonna kill me? Really?

[youngestboxer]

Of course I wasn't!

[rainbowbrush]

[She tries to process this.]

...Oh.

[youngestboxer]

...You didn't seriously think that, did you?

[rainbowbrush]

What was I supposed top think?! I was trapped in a tiny box and there wasn't any air!

I was really scared.

[youngestboxer]

[He... awkwardly scratches the back of his head.]

Well... I was trying to scare you. But not that badly. Just so you would leave me alone.

It kind of backfired.

[rainbowbrush]

Why did you want me to leave you alone?

[youngestboxer]

Because I tried to be nice and you screamed at me for it before charging into my room.

Who would want to deal with that?

[rainbowbrush]

I only screamed at you 'cause I didn't know what else to do.

And you hung up on me! I was mad!

[youngestboxer]

That's because I was worried about you, and you started calling me stupid, so then I got mad too.

[And he still feels it's totally justified, to boot.]

[rainbowbrush]

...You were really worried about me?

[youngestboxer]

...

You were talking about your hometown like you missed it, even though you said you didn't. I wanted to make sure you were okay.

[.......He kind of wants to slam his face against a desk for actually saying this, but. Well. Honesty.]

[rainbowbrush]

I do miss it. I mean, I don't miss the whole not being allowed to use magic thing. But I miss my home, and... and I wish I could remember more of it, and who I lived with. 'Cause my parents are both dead.

And I felt dumb admitting that I missed it, especially to you, but you kept talking about it and... so... I got mad.

[youngestboxer]

[Oh. That would kind of make it his fault, huh?

...]

Look, it's fine to miss your home. Lots of people here probably do. Heck, even I miss it.

And as for parents... Well, my dad might as well be dead. So I know what that's like, too.

[rainbowbrush]

Might as well be? Is he sick?

[youngestboxer]

...Maybe.

...He's the first one who saw me use my power. It's... not normal for people to be able to do that in my world, so it freaked him out. Didn't help my mom was dead and covered in blood then, either. I was trying to isolate her body to preserve it, but...

[He puts his hands to his head.]

I was confused. Wondering if I should kill myself like my mom. My dad saw and... he called me a monster.

[The words come out in a slight rush. It's not something he particularly wants to talk about, especially to Relm, but he can't help it right now.]

I don't have anything to do with him anymore.

[rainbowbrush]

[She's quiet for a long time. And in a weird way, suddenly she's grateful for the forced honesty thing - it would be too awkward, too strange to show real sympathy to Yuta if she had the choice of somehow making light of this situation. At least this way she had an excuse - she couldn't lie, even if she wanted to.]

...You're not a monster. Your dad never should have said that. And... And I'm sorry about your mom.

[youngestboxer]

I'm over it. It's been a while, so...

[He shakes his head. All this honesty stuff is really getting on his nerves.]

Anyway, I'm sorry about your parents too. That must be tough.

[Even without the forced honesty.]

[rainbowbrush]

I never really knew them. At least, not that I can remember. But...

[She holds her hand up to the camera, showing off the ring she's always worn.]

This was my mom's. I know she gave it to me when I was really little.

[youngestboxer]

[He peers at the screen to get a better look.]

She gave you that? Whoa...

[rainbowbrush]

Yeah. It has all kinds of protective magic in it.