[Filtered] Ugh sorry this is so late Tora /flips internet into orbitso_shikMarch 14 2011, 08:15:49 UTC
[It takes a bit before Shiki actually answers Keiichi. There's only a handful of things this discussion could be about, and she's not sure she can handle any of them with grace and calmness. Then again, maybe it's something totally different...Keiichi wouldn't suspect anything too big, right? Right! Okay...okay.]
...sure, you bet. You want to come down to the shop? Or I can come over, whatever works best.
[Filtered] It's okay /hugsbreaks_destinyMarch 14 2011, 13:47:10 UTC
[Keiichi naturally wouldn't suspect anything too big. Not on his own, not when Minato was so good at hiding it.
Unfortunately this isn't just a suspicion. He still isn't sure how to board it... What if his first guess was right and not just denial? What if they really don't know yet? But he can't help to think that he's just in denial and... He needs to know the truth. Maybe Shiki doesn't know either after all but, he really can only think of her to talk right now.]
[Filtered] -> [Action]breaks_destinyMarch 14 2011, 17:01:49 UTC
Okay, just give me a minute.
[Actually he takes a bit less, he was clearly prepared for this. When he enters the store... Only a blind person would miss that his expression is far from a happy or relaxed one.]
[Ohhh man. Oh great, this is definitely going to be one of those hard discussions. She only looks at him for a brief moment before she motions to the door.] Shut it behind you and come with me. [And she's grabbing Mr. Mew and heading for one of the back rooms for privacy purposes. She's just hoping she can handle this eloquently...but who knows.]
[Keiichi sighs and scratches his head trying to think.]
Is he... Has he been sincere and open with you? I mean, one doesn't have to be so or tell everything to be best friends... Not that I mean to question your friendship with him or anything it's just that... Uh...
[He pauses again before he shakes his head.]
Has Minato ever told you about how things were in his world when he left?
[Okay, Shiki, choose your words carefully. CAREFULLY.]
...isn't this something you should be asking Minato, maybe? It's kind of a long story and everything. [Boy, I'm not going to be the one to tell you Minato's dead if you don't actually know. This may go in a circle for a while until one or the other admits it.]
[Keiichi sighs, yeah, maybe he should ask Minato but... "Hey, is it true that you're dead?" doesn't seem a good conversation when he doesn't even know if he's from that time or before that.]
Some of his friends from back home have arrived this cycle... One of them told me...
[That he's dead.]
Minato could be from a different time than said friend. Even if I ask he may know nothing I talk about so I... [Wanted confirmation.] Wanted to ask you first to avoid hurting him without need if he knows nothing...
...sure, you bet. You want to come down to the shop? Or I can come over, whatever works best.
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Unfortunately this isn't just a suspicion. He still isn't sure how to board it... What if his first guess was right and not just denial? What if they really don't know yet? But he can't help to think that he's just in denial and... He needs to know the truth. Maybe Shiki doesn't know either after all but, he really can only think of her to talk right now.]
I'll go to the shop, are you there now?
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Yeah, I'm here. Come on in, I'll wait for you here.
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[Actually he takes a bit less, he was clearly prepared for this. When he enters the store... Only a blind person would miss that his expression is far from a happy or relaxed one.]
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Anyway, Keiichi does as told and shuts the door before following her. He makes a face, as if trying to find the right words to say...]
... You and Minato are good friends, right? Really good friends.
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Yeah...he's one of my best friends. We've known each other for about two years now. Why?
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Is he... Has he been sincere and open with you? I mean, one doesn't have to be so or tell everything to be best friends... Not that I mean to question your friendship with him or anything it's just that... Uh...
[He pauses again before he shakes his head.]
Has Minato ever told you about how things were in his world when he left?
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Shiki... How were things in Minato's world when he was brought here? Do you know that? Where was he and what he was doing?
[He can't stop praying for the answer to be anything that doesn't confirm Junpei's story.]
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...isn't this something you should be asking Minato, maybe? It's kind of a long story and everything. [Boy, I'm not going to be the one to tell you Minato's dead if you don't actually know. This may go in a circle for a while until one or the other admits it.]
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Some of his friends from back home have arrived this cycle... One of them told me...
[That he's dead.]
Minato could be from a different time than said friend. Even if I ask he may know nothing I talk about so I... [Wanted confirmation.] Wanted to ask you first to avoid hurting him without need if he knows nothing...
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[He really doesn't but...]
Minato's friend said that they had already defeated their enemy.
[He looks at her, do you know that they defeated the enemy? Or were they still fighting?]
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No... He just said that they defeated the "bad guys"... And that Minato was dead.
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