[ they were just doing stupid bonding activities the day before. he's better than rin at not breaking down into tears about it, but it's still there: tamped down anger, and sadness. upset! ]
You know, I-- Lived my whole life in either a small pond, where I was just a frog amongst other frogs, and then behind the safety of thick castle walls. When danger arrived, I did not want to believe that it was real. I had never experienced anything like that and did not know what to do when faced with it.
[ he's not as accustomed to western stories, though he's familiar with the aquatic ones. didn't the frog prince live happily ever after? he rallies a bit out of surprise, looking at gerard directly now. ]
...What changed?
[ he seems calm about the obvious danger outside their warehouse walls. ]
[ ever after is the problem, isn't it. ever after is a long time. ]
I did. [ haha. turning into a frog joke. ] Or, I didn't, which was the problem. The world was getting darker. War was approaching. Elody decided that action should be taken, and so ... she took action, and she left me behind.
Or, maybe, I just didn't follow. Castle walls can be thick, but eventually, even they fall.
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bends his knees and squats down like a frog to be more on his level and then reaches over to pat him on the back. there there. ]
I'm not. A bit of a surprise this morning, then?
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...I didn't think anyone actually would do this.
[ they were just doing stupid bonding activities the day before. he's better than rin at not breaking down into tears about it, but it's still there: tamped down anger, and sadness. upset! ]
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I know.
[ he does think of everyone here who's saying that they aren't surprised that the Swim Teens probably would be. ]
This really is no place for you.
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...No. I'll get used to it. [ he can deal with this, he just needs to disassociate for a bit. ] Are you... not surprised? It's only the first week.
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[ unfortunately. ]
You know, I-- Lived my whole life in either a small pond, where I was just a frog amongst other frogs, and then behind the safety of thick castle walls. When danger arrived, I did not want to believe that it was real. I had never experienced anything like that and did not know what to do when faced with it.
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...What changed?
[ he seems calm about the obvious danger outside their warehouse walls. ]
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I did. [ haha. turning into a frog joke. ] Or, I didn't, which was the problem. The world was getting darker. War was approaching. Elody decided that action should be taken, and so ... she took action, and she left me behind.
Or, maybe, I just didn't follow. Castle walls can be thick, but eventually, even they fall.
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but enough of that; he furrows his brow faintly. ]
I'd have waited, too.
[ 'wait' sounds better than 'hide.' ]
I know your... Elody is right. But I don't think I'm like her.