awww_yeeeeeaaaah | Destiny Strings-Morning Interlude

[...hey, look! That sure is a naked star "sleeping" at the foot of your bed, with it's blue wire curled like a snake inside of it's topmost side.]

Shining one...

[He actually sounded, sleepy???]

...are you awake now?

[......o h.

Seems legit.

He slowly and quietly pulls up the covers and lays back down, pretending to be asleep.]

[Oh well, guess that's a no-

NOPE HE'S NOT FALLING FOR THAT ONE TWICE, KAITO. The wire slowly uncoiled, snaking it's way to the edge of the covers, tugging on it gently.]

Shining one....................................?

[He kiiiiiinda lets out a whine about it like no, he, please, why are you on his bed he just, fuck. Good thing Daichi isn't here to see this.

But he...sits up again and rubs at his eyes. ...Nope. There's still a boxstar on his bed.

Okay cool.]

How... [Y-yaaaaaaaawn.] How long were you there?

The Dark Hour.

[The tendril drew back, and the box almost...pushed itself upwards, slowly wrapping itself back up almost lethargically.]

I have no residence here, so this felt the safest.

[Well he was gonna say something jokey but

Uh. Yeah, there really isn't a way to lighten the mood for that, is there?]

No residence? [That was...weird, but then, no one was probably expecting like a...a sentient hypercube. Star. Alien. Planet?

...Whatever. At least Kaito was starting to sound more gentle.]

Yeah, that's a good idea. As long as you feel safe.

[...Watching him was so...weird. Not "bad" weird, but almost like he could tell what he was doing, like "putting on clothes", even if it was really abstract. That humming wasn't going away, though, and he look around, trying to find the source of it.]

[Sorry, Alcor's not very good at atmosphere reading when he's just "getting up".]

I was not on record as an arrival. I have a residence card, but they could not accommodate me on such short notice.

Likewise, I do not want to be apart from you. [Said unabashedly and without shame, even if it was a liiiittle softer than the rest of his comments.

Also, the humming got louder as he drew closer, hovering to almost...'sit' next to Kaito. Yeah, the cube is very slightly trembling.]

[You know, the more he learns, the more weirded out he gets about the circumstances. First the fuzzy memory, then stuck in this form, and now not being on record with everyone else? What was going on?

...Well, at least the mystery of the mysterious humming was finally solved because guess what he figured out?]

Aw, that's really... [...Yeah, it was definitely coming from Saiduq.] A-...Are you humming?

Humming? I do not hum-

[A pause, and...the cube seems to shrink in to itself a little more than usual.]

Oh.

[Abruptly, the noise ceased, or at least became quieter...]

I apologize for that, Shining One. I was not aware it was so loud.

What is that, anyway? Like a...pulse or something?

...

[Let's avoid answering that right away.]

I am surprised you could hear it this time. I have been at such a volume and frequency since you took my hand...

[There, hint delivered.]

It is the sound of my will. That which you awakened me to.

[...Kaito was doing what Daichi Shijima did a lot, that thing where he just stares and is like "i don't know what that means but i don't know how to ask you to clarify what you said so i'm going to just stare at you" but fortunately, he can keep up with whatever's implied, and...]

Aha, give me a break, it's a lot quieter now. [But seriously, bro.]

So that's good, right?

It is...good, yes.

[The wires seemed to be blocking most of his form again, but he hadn't pushed his sides to points. Yeah, that's bashfulness again.]

I have stated many times before that I could sense the willpower of those around me. That is what it sounds like. It...is peculiar that a human could hear it.

[Yeah he...was beginning to notice that pattern. Weird that he'd be more expressive like this, but...it made sense.]

Ha, cool! Is it really that unusual, though?

[He can't really think of a reason why he could hear it, not even attributing it to his Persona...even though Chandra is probably why he can hear it, honestly.]

Mankind cannot hear the chords of the soul, no. Such resonances are only perceived by demons and gods. Man once could hear it, but your senses turned from it when language bloomed.

[tl;dr sry bro my b]

It is apt that they have discussed strings at our arrival here...their vibrations are the ties that hold people together.

[...Yeah he

Doesn't remember that being mentioned at the meeting.

They weren't prepared for Saiduq's arrival and he...knows a lot about how the Strings here work.]

Was this a thing back home too? [Because if it was...

Why didn't he mention it?]

No, such would have been too beneficial. Why?

[Look who is oblivious about all of this!!!

~~n den dere wur psychelocks n it wuz hard~~]

[Stares...back??? Like okay, he knew that Saiduq never lied (he actually wasn't sure if he could lie), so he definitely wasn't lying about this. So, why?]

Don't you think it's weird that you'd just know something like that when you're new here, then?

...

[Oh. He could sort of see where you're coming from with that, Kaito.]

...that is quite peculiar. I have never seen a time split like this before, so it cannot be my previous glances in to the akashic record...

[The cube got up, shifting pointy as it hovered around in thought. However, he was doing that "wrap wire really tight around himself" thing again, so it...probably...was not going so well.]

[Yeah, that much was pretty obvious.]

You okay, dude?

...

[He's making that noise again, only this time it's more of a whining whirr than the relative purrish sound from before-]

...hngh.

[Congratulations! Your STAR has learned to VERBALLY EXPRESS PAIN!]

[Okay yeah that's enough of whatever Saiduq was doing and Kaito stands up immediately.]

I-It's okay! Let it be for now. [This is way too weird, whatever's messing with him is hurting him and...]

[This time, the spindly form of the star didn't ease out of the pain zone as quickly, and it took a few trying seconds before he could untighten himself. Even when he had, he remained in his spiky state, using his wire more like a tripod.]

I apologize. I did not mean to alarm you.

[And then silence, as if he was purposefully ellipsing.]

...I do not know what has changed about me. I thought my body was infallible.

Don't apologize. [Because it's really not his fault that something like this happened!

And this next part....er. Kaito wasn't sure how to bring this next part up, considering who was going to help with it.]

Do you feel up to seeing somebody about it?

...if it would make you feel better, I would be willing.

[There's obvious awkward however. Alcor's thinking the same thing.]

Doctors could not help. I am not sure demonologists would be much better...

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