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Tweak says, "I could make a killing . . ."

Sparkles McGee ✿ Nia (memoeries) wrote in sabra_la_tau,
@ 2011-11-05 20:41:00

Entry tags:

!days 280-289, akane 'june' kurashiki, aoi 'santa' kurashiki, aragaki shinjiro, ashikawa mitsuru, elliot nightray, kurono kei, nia teppelin, nishi jouichirou, shinonome hangetsu, tomoe mami

Who: Anyone
Where: Monsterhunter
When: Day 286, post-game
What: a sparklejesus returns

[Someone is knocking on Cetus's door. It could be anyone, except for what they say next.]

Cetus! Cetus, is there anyone home? Please excuse me if there is not.

[Who else would apologise for thinking a dorm is empty?]

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hohosiscons
2011-11-05 05:04 pm UTC (link)

Yeah. He leaves presents for kids every year.

[pauses for a moment before starting to talk again]

My parents died when me and Akane were kids, so I had to fill in the role for her, you know? Well, Christmas sucks without presents. So every year, I'd have her write a letter to Santa Claus and send it to some place in Europe that doesn't exist. And once the letter bounced back, I went with some money I've saved up over the year to buy what she wanted.

[there's some more silence, and he looks away]

Akane's dead. She was killed nine years ago.

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	byallmeans 2011-11-05 05:08 pm UTC (link)
	She- but she's- [Pauses for a minute, processing. She technically could be here and dead, but...] I thought you said she was your little sister? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hohosiscons 2011-11-05 05:15 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know what's up. She died as a kid. I'm pretty sure of that. But she was standing right in front of me when I was talking about this. I don't know what's going on. It makes no sense. But I know I failed her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byallmeans 2011-11-05 05:25 pm UTC (link)
	...not yet you haven't. That's what the wish is for, isn't it? Second chances. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hohosiscons
2011-11-05 05:33 pm UTC (link)

No, I still failed.

I told you she'd write letters to Santa Claus. Well, that last year... she didn't write a list of presents. She wrote something else.

"I don't want any presents this year. Instead, I want you to make my wish come true. My wish is that we'll be happy like this for a really, really long time."

I couldn't make her wish come true. Even if I save her now, it won't change anything. I still failed.

Talk about a shitty Santa.

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	byallmeans 2011-11-05 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	A wish like that... even the real Santa couldn't guarantee something like that, if he existed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hohosiscons 2011-11-05 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	... [sorry I can't hear you over my big brother complex] I'll find out what happened. I'm still going to save her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byallmeans 2011-11-05 05:56 pm UTC (link)
	You're here, aren't you? And now you know why you're here. You're heading in the right direction. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hohosiscons 2011-11-05 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	Guess so. [he looks back at Mits now, then stretches his arms] I'm gonna take care of lunch today. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byallmeans 2011-11-06 12:11 am UTC (link)
	...mm. Go ahead. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hohosiscons 2011-11-06 05:41 am UTC (link)
	... Are you gonna take yours? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byallmeans 2011-11-06 05:53 am UTC (link)
	I might as well. [Takes the memory and crosses over to the wall, leaning against it. With his staff in his left hand, he takes the berry with his right.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	byallmeans 2011-11-06 06:02 am UTC (link)
	[And man. If the last one was long, it's nothing compared to how long this one's going.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hohosiscons 2011-11-06 06:04 am UTC (link)
	[well he now knows it's normal, so he'll wait for now.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byallmeans 2011-11-06 06:31 am UTC (link)
	[Whatever it is, it doesn't look very pleasant.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	byallmeans 2011-11-06 06:31 am UTC (link)
	[Coming out of it eventually, though, and folding his arms across his chest. Ffff all the feelings.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hohosiscons 2011-11-06 06:36 am UTC (link)
	[I know the sign of feelings on your face by now] ... You okay? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byallmeans 2011-11-06 06:38 am UTC (link)
	I'm fine. It was just... a lot of time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hohosiscons 2011-11-06 06:42 am UTC (link)
	Looks like it. It was longer than the other one, too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byallmeans 2011-11-06 06:55 am UTC (link)
	About four years. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hohosiscons 2011-11-06 06:56 am UTC (link)
	[...wow. That's surprising. Blinks a few times] It can go for that long? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byallmeans 2011-11-06 06:58 am UTC (link)
	It can go for longer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hohosiscons 2011-11-06 07:01 am UTC (link)
	I had no idea. [I'm guessing those weren't pleasant years, judging from your reaction :\|] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)