Traumend 35

[dritte_tochter]

[Suiseiseki flickers in and out of the second level, apparently sitting in a dark room and staring at what looks like a mirror, though whatever is on its surface can't be seen. she's obviously been crying]

stupid...doesn't know what he's talking about...

...always...always get something back, desu...

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[rasenjou]

Are...you okay?

[dritte_tochter]

[starts, unaware people can see her, and wipes quickly at her eyes] I-I-I-I'm fine, desu...! N-n-nothing's wrong!

[rasenjou]

[frowns a little, awkward but honest]

But you're crying.

[dritte_tochter]

I-I-I don't know what you're talking about, desu. [looks away, rubbing at her face some more] See? Everything's perfectly fine, desu!

[rasenjou]

[not listening] Did something happen?

[dritte_tochter]

Eh...? N-no! Nothing happened, desu...! I-it's not like that stupid Matchstick was mean or anything...!

[rasenjou]

[lololol he gets distracted]

A match what?

[dritte_tochter]

Matchstick, desu. That's his name. A-and I don't like him!

[rasenjou]

You mean like what you light campfires with? That's a weird name.

Why don't you like him?

[dritte_tochter]

Campfire...? A-and it is not a weird name, desu!

[sobers a little] ...he's mean, desu. He's a horrible, stupid, selfish person and I don't like him, desu...

[rasenjou]

Yeah, like when you go camping!

It's not? Are a lot of people named that where you're from?

[frowns slightly] If you don't like him, maybe you shouldn't talk to him? If he's so bad.

[dritte_tochter]

What is camping, desu? [makes a face] And he isn't from my home, desu! I call him that because he's stupid and twiggy and sets this on fire, just like a matchstick, desu.

[frowns] W-well...m-maybe I should, desu! But, um...i-if I didn't keep an eye on him, he might hurt someone else, desu, so...

[rasenjou]

You never went camping? It's great! You can be outside and have fun and...well, I guess you can't if you're on a mission, but it's still great!

He's like...a twig? [Suiseiseki's descriptions are confusing him. 8| however, his expression gets more serious at that last bit] He's been hurting people?

[dritte_tochter]

No, why would I? Though it would be nice to be around trees, I guess...And what do you mean, mission?

He is, desu! He's tall and skinny and like a twig, desu! [frowns] He...he has. He yelled at us and...and told us we were the reason he was suffering, desu...