[Accidental Voice Post]

[truthinfortune]

[Two people are speaking: Naoto and an older man. The voices are slightly muffled, and the sound quality has a bit of static. Italics are Naoto's Grampa speaking.]

--nd this incident has given me pause, Naoto. Coming face to face with my own mortality, I know I won't be around forever...

Grampa! Don't say such things! You've still got many years left

Comments

[satellite_idol]

Marriage? Already?

[truthinfortune]

...this was supposed to be a private conversation.

Um... I think Grampa's brain is still a bit addled after that concussion. Pay it no mind!

[land_of_the_sun]

this remember me the old times. Aren't you a bit too young for that?

[truthinfortune]

Erm... this wasn't supposed to be posted.

I agree wholeheartedly! Grampa is just worrying over nothing, that's all! I mean, I have plenty of time to think about marriage!

[land_of_the_sun]

Oh sorry, I can leave you alone if you want.

Parental figures are like that, I think..I don't have them but..I met a lot of them.

[truthinfortune]

It's fine. The damage has already been done.

That's right... I sometimes forget that you're a country.

Grampa has always doted on me. He knows how dangerous detective work can be, so he's always thinking about my safety. He just wants me to be happy, that's all...

[gonnabe1st]

...you're 16 and he wants to marry you off?

What in the world.

[truthinfortune]

Eh... I don't think he wants to marry me off right away, just... to start planning for the future, that's all!

Um... Grampa suffered a concussion yesterday. He's feeling much better, but maybe the fall addled his brains a bit. Heh.

[gonnabe1st]

uuuh-huh.

Yeah, I saw your post. I'm sorry to hear that he got hurt and all but... this has to be the worst possible timing.

[truthinfortune]

It is, but we can't prepare for everything, can we? I'll just humor him and hope that he'll recover soon. The healing potion Hakuba gave me seems to be helping a great deal. The fact that he's already awake and speaking coherently is proof of that.

I have to stay focused on this case, for the moment. I'll worry about my duty to the Shirogane lineage after that's taken care of.

[akihiko_sanada]

Marriage?

[truthinfortune]

Erm, yes. Well, actually, I think my Grampa is trying to push me to start dating, first off, but... he likes to think in the long term...

[akihiko_sanada]

Oh, well... no pressure, right? I hope he doesn't push you too hard. I mean, I didn't really date until I finished high school, myself, and I turned out okay so far.

You're still so young. There's no rush.

[truthinfortune]

I don't think he'll intend to, but considering that he believes he's going to drop dead at any moment... I don't really know. Maybe once he's well again, such notions will vanish.

Definitely! I have to concentrate on my career right now! They'll be plenty of time for romance later!

[clockmaster]

Why 'adults' think that marriage is what solves your future I will never know.

[truthinfortune]

Haha... Did your parents try to foist you off on some high-society girl before you met Akako-san?

[clockmaster]

No, but Baaya did.

[truthinfortune]

Baaya... She's your housekeeper, right?

I take it you refused all her matches, considering that you're now with Akako-san. How old were you when Baaya start pushing you to get married?