17th Rise of the Phoenix ஜ Voice / Written

[uccellodifuoco]

[Filtered against Kotomi | Unhackable 10%]

[One day he will be able to do proper filters. Today is not that day.]

Question for whoever isn't bored out of their bodies by this place. What kind of things do you do to not be bored? I mean, do you go to hang out at any place in specific or something? Specially when going with someone, assuming you don't spend every time just in each others' houses.

I assume dinner out is a good idea but I'm pretty sure there has to be something else to do in this prison.

[Yes, this is a request for ideas for a date. Hopefully he has worded it in a subtle enough way that no one will notice it. Bwahaha, behold his master plan.]

Don't bother suggesting the library, that one doesn't count.

[Filtered to Rin | Unhackable 10% | Written]

Rin,

Sorry for not answering your last letter in such a long time. I've spent most of the last month doing missions in an attempt to not drive myself nuts. Anyway I have a question for you: with whom does one have to talk to make a reservation or something where you work?

- Ikki

[Filtered to Kotomi | Unhackable 10%]

[This comes later in the day, actually at night. It's earlier than when he usually contacts her to wish her good night, but he knows that.]

Did you go to sleep already, Kotomi-chan?

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written; don't hurt him ikki

[divinacommedia]

Hmmm...! Well, I don't do that much, not as much as I used to. Generally I go to the library and read there. There are a lot of books I haven't had the chance to skim through yet.

But you just said that doesn't count, why is that? It's a great place!

he doesn't know he is THE BATTLER yet so it's ok

[uccellodifuoco]

Yeah, it's great and all, but I go there pretty often as it is. I'm looking for something different, though if it's too much to ask of this place I will just stick with the usual I suppose.

oh good he'll live to see another day

[divinacommedia]

Oh! I wonder why I haven't seen you around there yet....

Something different-? Well, you mentioned dinner so... [a date is really all he can gather from this!!] is a girl involved?

I have that expression as one of Keiichi's keywords..

[uccellodifuoco]

I go there to read, not to socialize.

[You can't see those who don't want to be seen. Specially if he goes to the furthest corners of the place or just enters, picks books and leaves.

Ikki tenses at the question.]

Does it matter?

a-ah oh.... we're meant to be.... tora-kun....

[divinacommedia]

[OKAY TOUGH MAN!]

Well I go there to do both! I heard there was a book club someone was talking about.... that would be cool.

Ah so I'm right! Yes yes, it does matter- where you take a girl can be vital! You'll never know, one thing might lead to another....!

it's our destiny koz-chan uguuu ;u;

[uccellodifuoco]

I'm not really interested in book clubs, I'm fine the way I am.

[He talks and reads with Kotomi after all, she's like a hundred of book clubs together, just less noisy.]

One thing might lead to another? The only things I want to lead to other things is when the second thing is the dinner part, that's enough.

[divinacommedia]

Eehh....? Alright alright, I guess socializing isn't really your thing.

Are you sure? Hmmm I see I see... it sounds like you're just barely in the stages of wooing her. You're right, you need to be careful!

[uccellodifuoco]

[Ikki just "hn"s at the first part. The second comment makes him blink in confusion though.]

I'm not wooing her.

[He doesn't need to. And he's not blushing.]

We're just friends.

[divinacommedia]

Just friends.... right right!

Let me think... do you have a gift or anything for this friend? Usually girls like that.

[uccellodifuoco]

Yeah, I got her some books she might not have read.

[Again. She likes books okay, that's basically the default gift for her. Also one of them is a music book with scores so it should be fine.]

Why? You think I should give it to her then already?

[divinacommedia]

Oh so she's a reader too? Good good!

Sure, why not? Give her the presents and take her out on the town! Hmm... I need to think up something exciting to do.

[uccellodifuoco]

[Her birthday should be coming soon if he remembers right, but he supposes it wouldn't hurt to give her extra gifts.]

To take her out on the town was also an idea I already had. What I don't know is where to take her, unless walking in circles around the village counts.

[divinacommedia]

Hmm.... is this someone that would want extravagant stuff though? Some girls demand you do really nice things for them- others don't care what you do as long as you're with them.

[uccellodifuoco]

... No, she's not that type.

[Kotomi... Demand something? Unless you count as demanding her getting all wibbling and what not, he's pretty sure she's unable to do that.]

She's content with very simple and silly things. Which is why it's difficult to think of something different to do.

[divinacommedia]

[....Wait.... waaait wait wait! He won't go to the library again, she likes simple and silly things.... that really can only be...

Oh.

Hm.

Battler acts like a moron most of the time, but he's actually rather perceptive when he wants to be. He's figured out who it is but- might as well just keep trying to help him.]

Hm, this is actually pretty tough, yeah. But you know, I guess it really doesn't matter what you do- she'd be happy to just be around you, right? You don't need to do anything fancy, I bet just a walk with her and giving her presents is enough.

[uccellodifuoco]

[What, can't there be more girls who like simple and silly things and who read a lot?

Ikki snorts lightly.]

I guess a walk is better than other options.

[Like hugging and spending several hours like that.]

It's amusing, though, I've heard people say that this place isn't "as boring and bad" as I make it be, but so far no one has been able to suggest anything to do besides reading, stargazing or walk around. Maybe she's not the only one entertained with simple things after all.

[divinacommedia]

[there probably are, but he hasn't met any yet.]

W...well.... I'm the type that likes to party after all. I haven't had a good drink in forever~! [he's not even old enough but he does it anyways!!] So I don't really know what to suggest to other people... it's been forever since I was even able to do anything like go stargazing without having to worry about a witch at my back.

I guess I like the little things now, yeah.

[uccellodifuoco]

Have you tried the bar? They have good stuff in there.

[Who cares about being old enough, those rules don't apply here.]

Hn. Did you ever had time for those little things before that witch started bothering you? Or has that been going on for your whole life?

[divinacommedia]

Oho! I'll have to try that, yes!

Of course I did.... I was pretty free to do what I wanted, I come from a rich family and everything- but I had left my family for about six years. I got into an argument with my father after all. Only recently I had come back and then I was... thrown into a game with witches...

[uccellodifuoco]

[He would laugh if he was the type of guy to do it. Some of the parts of the story just sound familiar even if they are clearly different anyway, it's a bit amusing.]

That explains it, you actually know how to enjoy those things even if you didn't do it before... Sounds like you shouldn't have bothered with returning to your family too.

[That's all he's going to comment on that matter though, he's not the type to pry by himself.]

[divinacommedia]

Baahh... the old man came and got down on his hands and knees, begging me to come back to the family and apologizing to me.

I couldn't stand seeing him so pathetic, so I gave him another chance.

[uccellodifuoco]

You should have let him beg all he wanted.

[You're too forgiving, man.]

[divinacommedia]

It was pretty pathetic! I just decided to forgive him.... he was my dad after all.

[uccellodifuoco]

So what? A jerk is a jerk regardless if he's your father or not. And some things are just plain unforgivable. If what he did angered you enough to keep you away from the rest of your family for six years I don't think him being pathetic would be enough to make up for it.

[Ikki snorts.]

Whatever. But looking back you really shouldn't have forgiven him, it sounds as if it would have saved you many problems.

[divinacommedia]

[Wow... this guy is right but.... even so...]

I made my choice though, I wanted to forgive him- I wanted to come back to the family. I had been away for six years and I had no where else to go, I gave them another chance.

Don't get me wrong, I love them all, but sometimes my dad is just... he's a pain in the ass.