hikaruorkaoru | Fourth Pattern ; voice, drawing

Fourth Pattern ; voice, drawing

This place is so stupid.

[As he talks to the journal, he's sketching.

This place is great for his creativity, he's realized... but that's because there's nothing else to do. He hasn't left his apartment in a few days except to steal food from the communal kitchen.

Being forcably dragged back into the mindset of having Kaoru and only Kaoru to rely on... didn't go away easily. He'd missed his brother before, but it's only gotten worse since then.]

The people in charge are idiots. Why would you only kidnap one? It still doesn't make any sense.

[He might not realize that he can be heard right now. He hasn't been exactly careful about where his hand's brushed in the journal.]

We're not supposed to be apart.

(Original picture for the dress designs found here.)

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[A reckless carriage ride, a hard fall, and still trying to get up because he couldn't let their one happiness fall apart. Because he couldn't let it just end like that, just crumble.

The club was totally dumb. The members were friends because they didn't have anyone else.

But it was their club, and they were friends.]

We're a host club at Ouran High School.

I could maybe help. At least get you started.

I might suck as a teacher, though. Just warning you.

...It doesn't really matter.

[He doesn't want to talk about the Host Club. About his friends. About how different he feels now than at thirteen.]

So. [He doesn't really care. Other people usually bore him. But it's a different, safer topic.] You were a little kid, huh?

The future. Relative to me. They were all older...

...if you say so.

[Well, that's not really much of an answer, but if he's changing the subject, she'll role with it.]

My older brother Trunks was eight years old while I was five. Which was kind of weird because there's a thirteen year age gap between us for real.

[Except here it was twelve years instead, due to her being in Luceti for six months before he arrived.]

[... ... ...]

This place is so screwed up!

...Did he even know who you were?

[So. so. so. so weird.]

It's this universe what doesn't want to understand.

[By the results of Stark's attempt to breach time and space, she wondered if it was literal.]

I'm not saying that you should lose hope that you'll find him. But that you should adapt yourself to this world while you can.

[As hard as it will be.]

I'm not going to lose hope. Ever. Kaoru's coming.

[...But...]

87.1, right? Just. Just in case I ever need it.

[... She nods. Both to the desire to keep his hope, and to the transmission.]

I gave you it back then because I didn't know how the journals worked, and I didn't trust them. But for something quicker, and private... that will help.

No, but Dad was there and the Malnosso didn't do anything to his age, so he recognized both of us and explained what was going on as best as he could.

[Trunks had initially been disappointed that he had a little sister rather than a little brother, but he'd accepted her readily enough.]

A host club? I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with the terminology. What exactly do they do?

[Tell him about it. A crashing noise as Don punches something in his temporary lair.]

Have you ever done anything like that before?

[It sounded pretty... overwhelming.]

Really?

Why would you suck?

I'll... keep it in mind. [In case. He doesn't plan on using it, but... it is nice to know he has it. Just in case.]

Huh. This place is... really screwed up, isn't it?

We keep people who come to see us company. Usually girls who don't have anything better to do. They sit, chat with us, have some tea and snacks. That kind of thing.

[...And people say he has a temper.]

We've helped her out. Never had our own stuff, but we've been kind of assistants.

I'm not really patient. Kind of have to be to teach someone stuff like that, but. I can try.

It totally is. When the weirdest movie plots you've ever seen are things that could potentially happen here, you know you're in a screwed up place.

[She's just glad she hasn't been body-switched or anything like that yet.]

So, so weird.

[But...]

It gave me a lot of time to think, though. [Because after it was over, he might have sort of completely shut himself up in his apartment.] I've got a few designs to show the fashion club next meeting.

[That's easier to think about than all of his insanity.]

[Don usually doesn't - but when he loses it, it's spectacular.]

[At any rate, there's not much left to say on this subject.]

The offer stands. I'll be around on the journals if you're looking for me.

Yeah. I'll keep that in mind.

[But after all that noise? Well, Hikaru's not keen on being around someone likely to snap.

Not that he'll say that, of course.]

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