fifteenth • voice

[acowardlyoak]

... They should come back. I never did anything to deserve this.

[ the journal flips open, shut, then open again in a matter of moments. shuri's staring straight ahead, not exactly sulking - for once. but not looking entirely happy. ]

No one would have missed him anyway. It's not like his - [ grumble, grumble. shuri waves a hand absently. ] We

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[notakor]

...You mean... Hakuren? [It's a guess, since he doesn't know their relationship that well, but- that's his cousin, right? So.]

[notakor]

Well, that's a start. [A pretty lame one, considering he even forgot one of them, but oh well.] So why are they your friends?

[acowardlyoak]

We... spend time together?

[notakor]

And? [Seriously Shuri that can't be all.]

[acowardlyoak]

And what? [ Isn't that it? ]

[notakor]

Why do you spend time together?

[acowardlyoak]

Because we want to.

[notakor]

[Still not quite there.] But why do you want to? Why them?

[acowardlyoak]

Why do you care so much?

[notakor]

I told you- you don't really understand what it means to appreciate people. So I want to hear what you think, in your own words.

[acowardlyoak]

I like the way they make me feel!

[notakor]

Hey, that's progress! So how do they make you feel, then?

[acowardlyoak]

Good?

[notakor]

You say that like you're not sure.

[acowardlyoak]

They make me feel important!

[notakor]

But you don't need friends to make you feel important. You're pretty good at making yourself feel important, after all.