fifteenth • voice

[militia]

... 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 could trade places~! This sort of place is okay for someone like him, he wouldn't mind at all even if he didn't remember.

[ the chair squeaks as it's tilted back. shuri hums thoughtfully to himself. ] He'd probably even be happy to get away from Uncle... He'd probably be thrilled to be living with people like this, in a place like this, and he wouldn't even care that there are no servants.

[ and suddenly he leans forward, slamming both hands down on the desk. the journal is swept aside, skidding onto the floor. ] Someone like him doesn't even appreciate what he has! It isn't fair that he gets to enjoy it all when he doesn't even want it!

[ there's a long pause. shuri kicks his desk. hard. ] I want to go home.

Comments

[fyulong]

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

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

[ ... oh, it was recording. ]

Yeah.

[fyulong]

[Man it must be nice to have the luxury of wanting to go home. :|]

You shouldn't say things like that about people, Shuri. Especially family.

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

It's all true!

[fyulong]

You don't know that. I'm sure someone would miss him, even just one person.

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

All the people who would miss him are here.

[fyulong]

...I gotta say, Shuri, it's pretty funny for someone like you to assume you know what's in the hearts of everyone who knows him.

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

And why's that?

[fyulong]

Because you have a barely-working concept of what it means to enjoy the company of other people.

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

I do not!

[fyulong]

Hmm... okay. Who are your friends here in Luceti?

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

That would be... [ ... THINK. ] Gold, Masaomi, Mikado and... that girl.

[fyulong]

"That girl"? [Oh god Shuri seriously can you get any more rude.]

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

Jennifer.

[fyulong]

If you knew her name, why didn't you use it?

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

I forgot it. I haven't seen her in a while!

Oh! And Mitsuru.

[fyulong]

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.livejournal.com]

We... spend time together?

[Voice]

[no-use-running.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it's harder than others, being here, I think.

[She's sympathetic, at least.]

[Voice]

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

[ ... you're a figure of power so he can't tell you to shut up.

shuri shrugs. ] Whatever. They went home so it doesn't matter.

[abishopreally.livejournal.com]

There are plenty of people who'd miss your cousin. [He can't believe you guys are related.]

Re: [Voice]

[no-use-running.livejournal.com]

I understand. My friends also went home, a long time ago.

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

No there isn't. [ HAKUREN WAS CREEPY FOR YOU WASN'T HE. ]

[Voice]

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

It's been a full year.

Re: [Voice]

[no-use-running.livejournal.com]

It was like that for me. But I think about them a lot anyway.