I have a dream that I want to fulfill with you...

[tsugomori]

[ Well, that was an extraordinary trial to have... it was certainly filled with many things that wouldn't be lost to the memory of most, even for weeks to come. Although, the return to "normalcy" could be something that wouldn't seem like it was wanted, it was better than the alternative to returning to anything at all.

With ease, Mikazuki find himself setting up the usual party in the usual place-- that would be the library of course. Notes have been slipped underneath the doors of others, or hung up on the walls to alert them of this post-trial "celebration" -- which was more like a get-together of some sorts now than a real party. ]


Please join us in the library again. Of course, food and drink will be provided.

- Mikazuki, Orihime, Hanyuu, & Estelle

[ The food and drink has been set out, what with there being tea, vichyssoise, cream puffs, and fish for everyone to enjoy. ]

Comments

[quadruples]

[ There's a half-eaten plate of fried rice on the desk, but he'll take it and move to sit on the bed. He hesitates for a moment before speaking. ]

...I'm not sure what to say, to be honest.

[oyashiromama]

That's alright. It's always hard to know that, when in situations like this.

[quadruples]

...I wish I'd gotten to know her better. [ He idly runs his hand through the front of his hair, twisting a silvery strand around his finger. ] We talked about figure skating and I got some relationship advice from her, but I didn't learn much about her life. I didn't even know she was a mannequin.

[oyashiromama]

I don't think it was something she shared commonly. I only figured it out because...well, because of other things we talked about. [In other words, she pieced it together.] She wasn't the sort to try and trouble other people. That's what think.

[quadruples]

Mm, I understand that much. I don't think I would have shared something so personal if I were like her.

[ being a surfboard person is a little fucked up, after all. ]

...Was that why she was bandaged? I noticed she started covering her forearm with bandage, but I didn't ask.

[oyashiromama]

Nor did I. [And she regrets it now.] But if I had to guess, it must have been. ...You can't beat yourself up, though. I don't know...what possibly could have gotten her to share something like that...and you talked with her about...skating instead, right?

[Their apparent shared interest.]

I'm sure she appreciated that much more.

[quadruples]

I did, yes. We talked about our favourite jumps, the kind of music we'd skate to... I would have liked to see her skate.

[oyashiromama]

I wish that could have come to pass, but... You must have given her many happy memories, at least. I talked with her, and she said that's something important, here.

[quadruples]

I hope I gave her at least one happy memory, then. This place isn't good for making happy memories, but it's important to find pockets of good among the bad, I think. It's so easy to become overwhelmed if we don't.

[oyashiromama]

I'm positive you did. Chiyuki must have appreciated what you did for her.

[quadruples]

[ ... ]

...I'm glad you came here, by the way. I don't like being alone.

[oyashiromama]

I know. [Wait, that must sound a little weird.] I mean- ...nor do I. So...I took note of those who...on that wall, it says similarly. So...it really is no trouble.

[Every person she can who dislikes loneliness, or being alone, she seeks them out.]