[May 28th : lunchtime : Gekkokan High (rooftop)]

[pokeitwithatwig]

*There is a fake!shota siting on the roof and eating lunch. Except he's not really eating as much as he's looking at a picture in his wallet. And he doesn't look as cheerful as he normally does, either*

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[torawareta_tori]

Eh? Spenser-san?

[pokeitwithatwig]

Huh? Oh, hi Katori.

[torawareta_tori]

[sits beside him]

You seem a little down. Are you all right?

[pokeitwithatwig]

I'll be alright eventually, I guess. I just...well, I'm thinking about mom right now.

[torawareta_tori]

I'm sorry... I may not be able to help much, but... I'm here to listen if you need someone to talk to.

[pokeitwithatwig]

Alright...thanks Katori.

It's just....it's been a long time since I saw my mom.

[torawareta_tori]

U-Um... Where is she now?

[pokeitwithatwig]

I don't know. It's a really long story... Will you listen?

[torawareta_tori]

Of course!

[pokeitwithatwig]

When I first experienced the Dark Hour, it was back home, in America. I wasn't alone, though: my mom started experiencing it at the same time. It was nice to not be alone, since the Dark Hour was really scary. And it was alright at first, since there were hardly any shadows around there. But the few that were around still looked for mom and I, so we always had to be careful during the Dark Hour.

Then one time...they got us.

[torawareta_tori]

... Y-... Your mother, too?

[pokeitwithatwig]

Yeah. Well, they ALMOST got us, I should say. I obviously got away, and I'm sure mom did too, but...I haven't seen her since that night.

That's why I came here and joined S.E.E.S. in the first place. It seems like all of the stuff involving the shadows comes back to this place, so my best chance of seeing her again is by sticking with the people involved. But I haven't gotten a single clue, and I've been looking for so long, and it just gets me down when I think about it. Especially when I think that she might NOT have made it out of there... *no he's not crying D: except maybe a little*

[torawareta_tori]

S-Spenser-san...

[puts a hand on his back and pats him gently]

... Don't give up. I know it must be hard for you, but... You've come this far. I don't believe God is so cruel that it would all be for nothing. And your mother... When you meet her again... I'm sure she'll be proud.

[pokeitwithatwig]

D-do you really think so?

[torawareta_tori]

Definitely. At least... I'm already proud of you.

[pokeitwithatwig]

Y-you...

...

*CLING*