Day 18 - [Video] | [Action] for Mahogany

[ctrldemons]

[Atsuro doesn't look as cheerful as he normally does when the feed turned on. He looks sad, even if he try not to show it. Despite his self-control, it slips sometimes.]

...Kazu and Yuzu ['Yuzu', not 'Yoohoo'. When things are serious and he doesn't need to lighten things up, he use her real name.] went home.

[He knows. It's easy for him to discover

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[usedfaketears]

[Looking at the camera warily.] More people disappearin', huh.

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[ctrldemons]

It looks like it. But they're not stuck here anymore. [It doesn't make him feel any less bummed about it.]

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[usedfaketears]

Guess ya got a point there. [A pause, and then.] Doesn't make ya feel any better about it though, right?

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[ctrldemons]

...No, it doesn't. I have other friends here, but they're my closest friends. [Midori's a friend, but the friendship between them isn't the same as with him and Yuzu.]

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[usedfaketears]

[He knows how it is, even if his... whatever it is with Yuri is something of an ambiguous friendship.] There ain't much reason in tryin' to justify it then. Nothin' wrong with bein' down about it, even if it's better for 'em in the long run.

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[ctrldemons]

Yeah... [Must not sigh, must not sigh.] But I shouldn't be down for too long.

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[usedfaketears]

The type to keep yer head up about these things, huh?

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[ctrldemons]

I'd like to think so, yeah. I don't want to worry people for too long and who knows, thing might get better.

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[usedfaketears]

Guess ya really never know in a place like this. Ain't a bad thing though - dwellin' too much won't get ya far.

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[ctrldemons]

Yeah. Beside, I still got stuff to do around here.

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[usedfaketears]

Least ya got that much. Definitely helps around here, that's fer sure.

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[ctrldemons]

Yep. Beside, some people I know would be disappointed if I do nothing.

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[usedfaketears]

Hahaha -- a good enough reason it itself, eh?

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[ctrldemons]

Right! I can't call myself my teacher's apprentice by slacking off. [As always, there's a sense of pride in being Naoya's student.]

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[usedfaketears]

Apprentice, eh? Sounds like ya really got yer work cut out for yourself.

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[ctrldemons]

That's almost always the case. My teacher's the best in his field, so I have to shape up and go beyond.