[ Caster considered using text, but it would make her response far too lacking in warmth. When she speaks, it's slow and gentle, encouraging him to answer whichever way would make him feel most comfortable. ]
Does it bother you to see them, again? [ In other words: does it hurt to see them because you miss them? ]
In time, it will be over. In the meantime, perhaps it would be best to take your mind off it.
[ Caster continues to speak with warm sympathy. She reads his sharpness as potential denial or even a defensive mechanism. Perhaps she was wrong, but if she wasn't, then she wouldn't treat him unnecessarily cruel. ]
You mentioned something about seeing them going shopping, right? So, that must mean you passed by a place selling art supplies. Do you enjoy crafts as a hobby?
I also do a little photography for newcomer businesses. Interiors of businesses, clothes modeling, whatever needs doing. [Congratulations, you've stumbled into the narrow area of things that don't make Ritsuka cranky. In fact, he's even cheerful, talking about this.]
Oh, sure. [He pokes around his NV a bit and shows some pictures he took of walkthedawn in the summer at the beach. They're rather well-composed shot, and there's a definite intimacy about them. They were taken with love.]
[He brings up a picture of Riku and his motorcycle with the beach in the background. The focus of the picture is clear, though - it's not the scenery.]
Does it bother you to see them, again? [ In other words: does it hurt to see them because you miss them? ]
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No. It's just annoying, seeing things that aren't really there! Just another way for the Core to mess with us, I guess.
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[ Caster continues to speak with warm sympathy. She reads his sharpness as potential denial or even a defensive mechanism. Perhaps she was wrong, but if she wasn't, then she wouldn't treat him unnecessarily cruel. ]
You mentioned something about seeing them going shopping, right? So, that must mean you passed by a place selling art supplies. Do you enjoy crafts as a hobby?
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I take pictures. I'm trying to get into print development, but it's hard to come by the chemicals when digital's so much cheaper.
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I also do a little photography for newcomer businesses. Interiors of businesses, clothes modeling, whatever needs doing. [Congratulations, you've stumbled into the narrow area of things that don't make Ritsuka cranky. In fact, he's even cheerful, talking about this.]
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[He brings up a picture of Riku and his motorcycle with the beach in the background. The focus of the picture is clear, though - it's not the scenery.]
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It seems like this young man is an important person to you. Does he make you happy?
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