Track 04: Nobody Told Me

[princeofjunes]

ACTION: The Record Store - Morning/Afternoon - Open

[All things considered, Yosuke is enjoying his new job at the record store, familiarizing himself with the music and keeping the records spinning. If you're in the market for some music, come on in and shop!]

ACTION: John Doe Park - Evening - Open

[Yosuke is sitting on a park bench, headphones

Comments

Park

[hontobakabaka]

[Ruri stops and sits down on the bench peering at Yosuke]

"...Yosuke?"

[hontobakabaka]

"Its why I keep a certain distance from people. The first time I lost a close friend was droned I took it very hard. She was only a lab mate too, not a girlfriend."

[princeofjunes]

... suddenly it's hard to blame you for being distant.

[He doesn't know what else to say. Or to feel or even to think. This is all too much for him and he just holds his heads in his hands]

This sucks.

[hontobakabaka]

[She pats his shoulder]

"Yes, it does suck."

[princeofjunes]

[He's trying so very hard not to cry - he really is. But a few tears still manage to slip through his defenses]

This is the first time I think I really get it. Why this place is so terrible.

[hontobakabaka]

[She moves a little closer and lightly rubs his back]

"That's one of the reasons yes."

[princeofjunes]

[Her touch feels nice and it's a bit of a comfort - after a few moments he leans against her slightly]

It's scary. To think we could end up like that.

[hontobakabaka]

"Actually, its common belief that when people leave they are droned. There has been some scientific data to support this as well so...."

[princeofjunes]

But how can anyone leave?! I thought there wasn't a way out!

[Sorry Ruri, he doesn't mean to be snappy]

[hontobakabaka]

"I have a theory, that the bodies we are in here have been created by the town. That's why people are human when they come here without powers. It takes time to synthesize data on how to simulate us properly. When the body is droned, the consciousness is somewhere else, perhaps back home."

[princeofjunes]

[He knows she's just trying to comfort him but he''s just getting angrier. He starts to say something back but stops himself short of any actual words, desperately trying to calm himself down]

... how can you be sure that it's home?

[hontobakabaka]

"Certainty is impossible, I am only hypothesizing based on data that I have available."

[princeofjunes]

... I really, really hope you're right.

[Stupid conflicting impulses. He wants to cry and wants to hold it in and dammit why is life so terrible.]

[hontobakabaka]

"So do I."

[She looks down and sighs]

[princeofjunes]

[After a few moments he turns to her and wraps her into a hug, unsure of what else to do. He holds her there for a while, holding back tears while holding her]

[hontobakabaka]

[She returns the hug and closes her eyes]

"You know... Looking at your eyes, if you want to cry... It won't bother me."