[Have a failure of a not!son bringing some fresh towels to put away in the linen closet when he stumbles over the telephone wire. He doesn't fall thankfully, but it catches his interest. Why was the phone all the way up here? He doesn't think anything of it while he quietly puts everything away, but once he's finished he sits by the door.
Yeah, he'll just be out here creeping and thinking.]
[PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA seeing as Mamapapa is shamelessly naked and really not caring who sees. Giriko is not one for modesty or concern about his body, in the least.
He still looks distant, as he reclines in the bathtub, staring at the ceiling, though.]
... I really ain't one for this family thing, you know? Like I even know what to do with you bastards. Hmph. A bunch of problems, is all you are! Like I even got a reason to care!
[A pause - Giriko's face softens a bit, as his walls start to go down, slowly.]
And it don't mean anything when I say this, understand?! But... shit, I mean. Hm. It's like.
It ain't all bad, either.
Anyway! Whatever! Just, forget that, alright?! I wasn't seein' you, anyway. Like you'd even be worth my hate!
O-One, y-you don't treat me l-like Mister Russia d-does. Y-You don't push me around. I-I can be myself. T-Two, w-we've been put through a-a lot here, and... Y-You haven't given up. I-I admire t-that.
[He fidgets a little, tilting his head up to make eye contact.]
T-This family has p-problems, b-but it's w-what makes it d-different from t-the others. I-It's not perfect t-to everyone else, b-but it's perfect to me. L-Luke as my brother, M-Miss Roshia as m-my mother, a-and you as my father. I-I wouldn't want it a-any other way.
Yeah, he'll just be out here creeping and thinking.]
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C-Can I come i-in?
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[Which, of course, is tsun-papa for "yes." Latvia might want to shield his eyes, though.]
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W-Why are you a-acting s-so strange, M-Mister Giriko?
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He still looks distant, as he reclines in the bathtub, staring at the ceiling, though.]
I never wanted this, you know.
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[The family, the responsibility, the compassion, the sense of belonging, the attack, the guilt.
It's a mixed bag.]
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It don't leave this room, you got me?
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[A pause - Giriko's face softens a bit, as his walls start to go down, slowly.]
And it don't mean anything when I say this, understand?! But... shit, I mean. Hm. It's like.
It ain't all bad, either.
Anyway! Whatever! Just, forget that, alright?! I wasn't seein' you, anyway. Like you'd even be worth my hate!
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[A tiny, tiny smile, and he glances up at her face.]
Y-You're scary, b-but you're a-also... A-Also... U-Um.
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He waits for the boy to finish stuttering.]
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Why the fuck would you be?
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[He fidgets a little, tilting his head up to make eye contact.]
T-This family has p-problems, b-but it's w-what makes it d-different from t-the others. I-It's not perfect t-to everyone else, b-but it's perfect to me. L-Luke as my brother, M-Miss Roshia as m-my mother, a-and you as my father. I-I wouldn't want it a-any other way.
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