twelve [written/action] | Saturday at a less silly time

[imatreenow]

[It isn't easy, having your eyes pried open and forced to look at a truth you never wanted to see. A few days have passed since Martel looked straight at him and explained that what he had done was wrong, and each minute since then as crawled by slowly, weighed down with tension. Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong... The word echoes off the walls of

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[ voice ]

[lunarities]

Hmm.. It really depends on what you think that people who are 'different from yourself' are, but I don't think there's any reason to treat those people differently as well!

[ A pause as she seems to think about it. ] Everyone should deserve equal chances at least, right?

[written]

[imatreenow]

There is a vast gap between what "should" be and what actually is. People find reasons to treat others differently, based on nothing more than fear and suspicions.

[ voice ]

[lunarities]

Why would you be scared of them? [ She seems genuinely curious at that. ] Even if they're a little different from us, would that make people scared..?

[written]

[imatreenow]

People have always feared what is different. They feel threatened by differences in physical appearance or abilities that others possess, and respond by lashing out. By persecuting other groups, they make themselves feel safe.

[ voice ]

[lunarities]

I've never heard of something like that! [ Her own voice is a little bit huffy now. ]

Even if someone looked different, I wouldn't be scared or avoid them! In fact, if there was someone who looked different and didn't have any friends, I'd do my very best to become friends with them!

[written]

[imatreenow]

It is easy to spin naive declarations, but far more difficult to apply oneself to them. [or in other words, he hardly believes you.]

[ voice ]

[lunarities]

[ She probably would have understood that better than these words, really. ]

... Eh? What do you mean?

[written]

[imatreenow]

[...typical human, pretending to be so free of wrong-doing.] I mean that I don't believe you for a second.

[ voice ]

[lunarities]

Well.. I guess it's okay if you don't want to believe me, but it's really true! For example.. um, when Mako-chan tranferred in our school, everyone was scared of her and stayed away from her because they said she was a bully! But I still talked to her.

[written]

[imatreenow]

Would you like a medal for it? [This girl is a waste of time; he can tell that she has no worthwhile opinions or information on anything. He's heard enough, and so without sparing another thought he shuts the journal.]

[ voice ]

[lunarities]

[ That actually causes her to stare at the journal curiously for a few minutes, apparently not quite getting it, before she moves on to something else. ]