Traumend 22

[dritte_tochter]

[is walking around with the paper about the prostitute's eyes being glued shut, tilting it this way and that as she tries to read it. too bad it's upside down and she can't, well, read. not that she'd let anyone know that]

This isn't a very good story, desu~

Comments

[swallowfury]

No, it isn't...

You... really shouldn't look at things like that.

[dritte_tochter]

Why not? I always had a story read to me back home, desu. I-I just wanted to read one now while I'm here, desu.

[swallowfury]

I'm sure you could find one a lot nicer than that, though. That one's... what they did to her is horrible,

[dritte_tochter]

[she hasn't actually read it and so doesn't understand what he's talking about]

What do you mean, what they did to her? [tilts her head, looks back at the paper] I-I didn't see anything like that, desu...

[swallowfury]

...... [looks away] They... hurt her. It's... really not a very nice story at all. I think something a little less, uh... well, less like that would suit you better.

[dritte_tochter]

If you say so, desu~ [waves him off] I didn't think it was a bad story...

[swallowfury]

[quietly, almost too quietly too be heard] ... even though she was killed...?

[dritte_tochter]

[hears him mutter, but can't understand what he says] What's wrong, desu? It's just a silly story! T-there's no reason to get upset about a story, desu~

[swallowfury]

And what if the story was true?

[dritte_tochter]

Well, then...um...that would be, ah... [is finding it more and more difficult to realistically pretend she can read her upside down paper] S-so what if it was, desu? I-it's not like it's a bad story, desu...

[swallowfury]

Murder isn't bad...?

[dritte_tochter]

M-m-m-murder...?! B-but it's not...you're wrong... [looks at the paper] T-that isn't what it says...is it, desu...?

[swallowfury]

[quietly] That's why I said that a nicer story would suit you better. I could help you to try to find a good one, if you want.

[dritte_tochter]

[super upset now!] I...I...I didn't know, desu... [nods] T-that would be okay, desu...

[swallowfury]

[don't worry, Luke will give you a hug] It's alright. Don't worry... we'll get you a really nice story, it's okay. And... maybe we can find out who did this to her, so that they won't do it again.

[dritte_tochter]

I-I'd like that, desu... [coughs and looks away, embarrassed] D-do you really think we could, desu?