❀ Yukio Okumura

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I was considering writing to my brother. [but....]

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(Still leaning,)

And now?

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And now I'm talking to you.

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(...!)

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(Oh, he's laughing now. He pats Yukio on the arm and then decides to back off, coming around to be next to him instead,)

Hah! You are! Ah, but you shouldn't let me stop you from writing.

Rin-kun would be happy, I think.

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As long as you write something kind.

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You're certainly fond of him. [It's not like it's a secret, Yukio's just making an observation.]

I'm glad, he isn't used to a lot of positive interactions with adults outside of the people who raised us.

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Of course. Rin-kun has a good heart. If I could, I would protect it,

(He holds his head up high! He's very proud of Rin.)

Ah, that's because the world is filled with many terrible adults.

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[There's a breath that could almost be a laugh from him.]

It really is.

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If you want to laugh, you should laugh.

(Make it a real laugh, Yukio!)

I used to wonder what made the hearts of people change for the worse.

(Used to.)

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Did you? [Yukio hadn't.]

[He's still talking, accidentally.]

It isn't worth it to waste your time on something like that, you can't ever actually understand anyone else.

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( He shakes his head, )

Because I have a heart, I want to understand. It’s important.

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It isn't about how much you want to understand other people.

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Oh?

(Then what is it, Snow Boy, tell him!!)

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[That's all he's going to give right now, without being asked.]

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...

(?! Wait, Yukio isn't going to just tell him?)

Then tell me! (He's already impatient,) What is it, then?

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Do you think I want to tell you everything?

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You're a scholar. Shouldn't you be good at explaining things?

(There are just... times where it's kind of obvious that Tsurumaru isn't human. Right now, he can't seem to understand this topic. Like, what makes people change so suddenly from childhood to adulthood exactly?)

If I want to understand, shouldn't it be enough? I'm trying hard. I've reflected on my past and I've observed everyone I can in the present.

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Do you really think that strategy works for you?

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... I know I need to improve.

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You're not alone in that.

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If you have something you wish to say to me, you should say it.

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[he doesn't say anything]

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(...)

Then that's that.

(He won't push anymore.)

Shall we return to our original topic then?

(Rin.)

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Is there something I can do to help you?

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No, I'm just bored.

(It's still honesty week.)