ITP: Despair

[fatestayhome]

[Voice]
[There's a voice from the phone coming, and the voice sounds as if the owner had been trying to swallow down his tears and desperation before speaking, lacking any of its usually calm composure in doing idiotic things.]

To those who knew Issei.

[There's a small sob.]

He's dead.

[Action]
[You can see a despairing Shirou just sitting on a bench,

Comments

[action]

[greyerrant]

[ An enormous figure looms over Shirou. ]

[action]

[fatestayhome]

[He looked up, and...]

Yes?

Re: [action]

[greyerrant]

You look troubled.

Why?

[action]

[fatestayhome]

A friend of mine fell in battle.

Re: [action]

[greyerrant]

Death comes to us all, in time. Mourn, if you must, but don't give up the struggle.

[action]

[fatestayhome]

...You're right.

[...]

But it still hurts.

Re: [action]

[greyerrant]

You can't deny the pain. Accept it, but don't let it paralyze you.