WEEK ONE

[lockdownmods]

[ Well that Orientation... happened. Whether you feel more informed or not, the truth remains. Here you are, within Fayflower University. You have your run of the campus, indoors and out.

There's also your tablets to play with. There are several apps-- and even a game! They didn't leave you without some entertainment. The music is a bit dated though...

And should you wish, there's still time to talk to the "staff" in a more... private setting. The office. They're not hard to find. Well-- your Professor, Han and Megumi aren't. Oswald is a bit more... difficult. ]

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Comments

[ososoi]

...Sounds nice. I might try it one day.

[ Oso's just gonna sit somewhere probably on a couch assuming they're in the common room ]

[throwabookatit]

[ yeah no common room all up in here ]

Well, maybe you could sooner than later! Honestly, I have half a mind to demand if they're keeping us here letting us have access to the kitchens. A bit more freedom?

[ososoi]

Yeah, more freedom.

[ Oso looks down at the floor, fiddling with his clothes. ]

...Are you homesick too?

[throwabookatit]

[ Ah... The smile falls and Rebecca lets out a sigh. ]

I... Yes, in a way I am. There's nowhere I'd rather be, right now, and...I can't stop thinking about it. That's...kind of why I was so hard on you, yesterday. Because I was muddling through it, but not well. I took that out on you. I'm sorry.

[ososoi]

[ "There's nowhere I'd rather be, right now, and...I can't stop thinking about it." God, if doesn't describe him right now... ]

[ Osomatsu just wants to go home. He wants to be back with his brothers again. His family. And being the only Matsuno here just... hurts. ]

[ 'he needs his brothers' ]

[ Now he's beginning to understand why those words are still troubling him. Because those words aren't wrong. He needs his brothers. More than anything. And that... incident with the wall hammered in that, yes, he's stuck here all by himself. ]

[ And now that he thinks about it, Rebecca reminds him of Choromatsu, to some degree. ]

...'s okay. You were dealin' with stuff. [ He slouches back further into the couch, brings his knees up to his chest and hugs them, like a sort of fetal position. ] ...I just... m-my brothers... [ "I need them." But he can't say that. ]

[ A good big brother wouldn't say that. ]

[throwabookatit]

[ ... ]

I'm...an only child. I can't claim to understand the bond siblings have. But...I think there was...someone close to that, for me. There was a girl- a...young woman. Really, she was like the younger sister I never had.

[ She pours some green tea, into two separate cups. Focus on the little acts. Don't get too wrapped up. Just be simple. ]

Because of...recent events, I have to, ah... I have to learn to live without her. [ Don't turn around. Don't betray what she's feeling. ] Even though I knew, one day I'd have to let her go, I--

...I never wanted to. No matter how childish she was, no matter how much we fought, I always...always wanted her to be my own, personal little...annoyance. Being without her, it's not something that'll be easy for me to adjust to.

[ And she sets the cup down in front of Osomatsu, and she tries not to think of what she really means. What letting go really means. ]

...Am I close to it? That longing feeling?

[ososoi]

[ He silently listens as Rebecca talks. Listens as she describes a woman who might as well been her little sister. How because of recent events, they're apart. And it hits close to home. His brothers are still home last time he checked, but what if they're gone one day? Even if he was never kidnapped, his brothers might move on with life and leave. Go on with their own lives. Of course that's not easy to adjust to. It's something he doesn't think he'll ever be ready for. ]

[ Osomatsu knows he's got to get used to it someday. He knows he has to let them go at some point. But right now? It's difficult. Especially given the current circumstances. ]

[ For now, he'll just uncurl himself and pick up the cup with both hands. ]

...Probably.

[throwabookatit]

You miss them.

[ The names he'd yelled out the other day, they were impossible not to hear. The resemblance to his own, his profile- it's not hard to put together. ]

It's...okay, if it hurts. You're allowed to hurt. [ Mentally, she takes a deep breath. This...is the sort of thing she wants to say to Ashton. This is just practice, right? ] To deny that, it's impossible.

[ososoi]

...Yeah. No shit I miss them. [ To say Osomatsu misses them would be an understatement. ]

[ And of course he's allowed to hurt. Of course he knows that. But he's not allowed to let people see it so easily. He's supposed to be the big one. So why is-- ]

[ Before he knows it, tears sting his eyes. He hurriedly wipes them with his arm, lest Rebecca sees it. He hates this. He hates being so weak. He's supposed to be better than this. ]

...D-Don't tell anybody about this, Rebecca-san. [ He tries his damn hardest to stop it, but his voice still cracks. ] About me being like this. I-I don't wanna be such a downer...

[ He doesn't want to be a shitty big brother. ]

[throwabookatit]

[ She just stays standing there, tea in hand, not fully looking at him. Just a little turned away. Just...so he can't quite see her face. ]

My lips are sealed, Osomatsu. ...Anyone gives you shite for it, I'd give them a few wallops to begin with.

[ososoi]

...Thanks.

[ He blows on the tea to cool it down slightly, then takes a sip. ]

[ ...Well, Rebecca was right about the tea not being very good. But he'll keep sipping on it. ]

[throwabookatit]

You're very welcome.

[ Then that's that. Rebecca also takes a gentle sip of her awful, awful tea.

This...is a good thing here, isn't it? Helping in what little way she can. It's good, right, Isabella? You'd think this was good, wouldn't you?

She'll never get an answer, but she'll keep asking. ]