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Destiny Strings-Morning Interlude

[>After getting settled in for the first few days, you've got the hang of living here...for the most part. You even got a pretty good night's sleep tonight, and you're still pretty conked out, even after day breaks.

...

>A low humming noise jars you awake until you finally sit up, wondering what the noise could be...]

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[Well that was a breath of fresh air and Kaito sighs too, just in relief.]

Thank you. I know he really does want to help.

[Although God forbid Yamato actually admits to this.]

...

[Sorry Kaito, but boxcor is literally sitting completely flat right now, which is as close to an even stare as he can give you.]

If he desires to help, it is for his own benefit, not my own.

I guess, but I can tell he's worried too. I mean, you were like his guardian, right? Those kind of feelings don't just instantly go away.

...

[And for the first time in possibly ever-]

I would rather not dwell on that. It is a significant factor that brought me to anguish.

[-Alcor actually openly admitted to avoiding a subject.]

[...Whoa yeah that was beyond weird.]

Wh...uh, okay. Sorry.

[A careful pause.]

...If you ever feel like talking about it, let me know, okay?

[And for the first time in possibly ever, Kaito actually says this to someone who Isn't Daichi, wow.]

It...only makes me sad. And he does not even believe I have the capacity to feel emotion. So there is little point in discussing it.

[Can the star just you know...get back in your personal space for a sec and just sort of Chill. 'Cos that sounds really awesome right now.]

[He leans back a little but for the most part let's Saiduq do what he likes, holding up his hand if it were needed.]

I guess, but talking it out helps make you feel better. Or...at least it does for a lot of people. But if you don't want to, that's fine.

[He was just making sure...]

...I do not believe I have ever tried doing so. Wouldn't it be rude to Yamato Hotsuin, however? It is not simply my history.

[Shrugs.]

You don't have to say everything. And he already told me some stuff about his past, so...I have a general idea about it.

[>Yamato

>Discussing even bits of his past with Kaito.]

..............

[He doesn't have an eyebrow to raise, but some of his wires DO part in surprise.]

...after the loss of his parents, his training intensified. He was young at the time, and the clan was...fixated on ensuring he followed their dictated path. I did not feel I could, or should, interfere. And yet I spent as much time with him as I dared, stealing him away when his elders would not notice.

He thought I was simply a strong demon, and he admired and trusted me then. I regret losing that bond more than anything. That it has come to this, all because I felt powerless...while he thought I could do anything.

[Wow he wasn't expecting that. Although it did make some sense. For some reason, they had the same way of talking, but he just thought that was a weird coincidence, even when Yamato hinted that he knew about the 'weird guy' and didn't really think he was weird...]

That's...[Hmm. Well, it's sad, but no shit Sherlock, that's just stating the obvious.]

So what happened? Was it the whole Meritocracy thing?

When he was able, he took leadership of JP's in full. Our relationship did not last much longer after that. He believed in the meritocracy because it was how his clan functioned, and I imagine the world itself scared him- he wanted to return to what was familiar. I cannot blame him, but I also could not condone it. He did not truly understand what he would be up against, and my council was no longer sought. Soon after, Polaris called for the erasure of the universe.

...I considered following my role as Polaris had dictated, but instead focused my energies to creating the demon summoning app. It was my last attempt. You are aware of the rest.

So you guys just drifted apart?

[Man, that's like even sadder. Although something's bugging him.]

I still think he cares. When you first showed up, he asked me about you and...it was obvious he knew who you were and could have outed you any time. But he didn't that last minute, which didn't really make sense to me before...

[But now it makes total sense.]

[...for some reason, that thought made him puff and prickle a bit, but not nearly as harshly as before.]

I...cannot claim to understand why he would not. Perhaps he did not want you to be exposed to my "heresy"...

[Alcor, making excuses, because he can't comprehend anything beyond 'You're a monster'.]

But...if he knew what you were, then wouldn't telling us about you back then be the fastest way to get us to not trust you? That's been bugging the hell out of me for awhile...

A Hotsuin often weaponizes information. He may have been waiting for the best possible moment. [And a significant pause, to choose his next excuse I mean words...] ...or, he did not want to admit to falling "prey" to me in the past.

[Alcor shifted, sucking his sides in to an extreme before 'exhaling' them back out to their normal positions.] I would like to believe you, Shining One- but I failed in tending to him, and left him to his fate. I could not expect him to see me as anything but a monster. [Sigh, literally.] He did not even know what I truly was for many years. He simply saw me as a demon.

That's true, but... [What to say...]

But people can change, I think. Maybe being in a place where he can be a normal guy and not a Hotsuin will help, you know?

You have seen how he reacts to 'civilian behavior'. [Also takoyaki. Seriously.] It will take him a long tome to adjust. Please help him do so, in exchange. [For actually getting his body checked out. By said guy. He wants you to help. #thiscast]

[Well you don't have to ask him that twice!]

Of course I'll help. You know that.

[He was gonna try to do that before Yamato tried to killed everyone anyway!]

Thank you, Shining One.

[Wait for it...

Wait for iiit...

Wait for iiiiiiiiittttttt...

Yep, he's purring again.]

[R-right, haha.]

No problem. [He yawns again, stretches, and eventually stands.]

I'm gonna head out. You wanna come with me?

Where to~?

[That's a yes.]

I dunno, just looking around, exploring the area.

[Usual stuff, you know.]

I may know somewhere you would enjoy, actually. Would you like me to show you?

[...at least he's asking.]

[Thank God.]

Um, sure. What is it?

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