uccellodifuoco | 17th Rise of the Phoenix ஜ Voice / Written

[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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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.

[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.

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.

... 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.

[....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.

[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.

[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.

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?

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...

[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.]

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.

You should have let him beg all he wanted.

[You're too forgiving, man.]

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

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.

[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.

What, you couldn't return unless you had forgiven him?

[No, he doesn't see the issue of still hating or not forgiving your father's guts yet be civil and such with the rest of your family.]

From the way you talk it's as if he's the only one who wronged you anyway. Unless the rest of the family defended his actions I don't see how you could get angry with them as a whole.

Well he did wrong me.... I guess. Right after my mom died he remarried right away- I don't think she was even in the ground yet. I was pretty mad at him so I left the family for a while.

[Ikki snorts.]

At least he had the decency of marrying. Could have been worse.

[His tone is sarcastic, though, as if he doubts it really counts as a comfort or a "it's not that bad".]

And you decided to give him another chance just because he looked pathetic for... What, a few minutes?

H...hey.... he's still family, right? I was mad at him but- it was after six years and well... I had no where else to go after my grandparents died.

Hn, if it had been me I would have just gone my own way and get myself a place to "go to" and I wouldn't have forgiven him no matter how pathetic he turned. Though maybe it's just the orphan mentality.

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