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Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#1334101: Aug 27th 2018 at 1:22:08 PM

Yukari floats in the main room

watching... tv.

in specifics, she is watching, "Legends of the Forbidden Temple"

CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334102: Aug 27th 2018 at 1:29:03 PM

Main Room (Aichi)

-Aichi is just sitting in the Main Room, just looking through his deck.-

-He could be drawing in his sketchbook right now, but he just doesn't feel the will to.-

-He doesn't really feel much will to do much of anything at the moment. He's still struggling with dealing with everything that has happened to him and his friends.-

-Nothing feels the same... Not even himself...-

-Aichi finds himself staring at Blaster Blade.-

-Blaster Blade had been trying to speak to him when Misaki showed him the deck. Aichi knows that now, even if he couldn't understand it at the time.-

-He feels extremely guilty about that as well. Blaster Blade was trying to reach out to him as well, and Aichi just... it didn't get through to him.-

<...I'm sorry, Blaster Blade...>

-However, he snaps out of his thoughts upon hearing the television and looks up.-

-Aichi is naturally not familiar with this show.-

-He then looks up at the floating Yukari.-

"...H-Hello..."

-He seems rather down in the dumps.-

-Yukari, doesn't this look a lot like the guy that had the issues with the crowbar and was with that one girl before?-

-This one's a good amount shorter and his hair is longer though. Very different outfit as well.-

-Not to mention that he's not unkempt.-

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#1334103: Aug 27th 2018 at 1:30:11 PM

"... -turns to him, smiling rather pleasantly- Hello."

CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334104: Aug 27th 2018 at 1:33:26 PM

Main Room (Aichi)

-Aichi tenderly stashes his deck away.-

"Um..."

-...Drat. He has no idea what to say. At all.-

"...W-What are watching?"

-He's somewhat curious. It's something to work with, at least.-

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#1334105: Aug 27th 2018 at 1:38:26 PM

"It looks to be a gameshow, more like an obstacle course. For children, so it's all likely babyproofed to high hell, but there's something... charming about it!"

CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334106: Aug 27th 2018 at 1:45:41 PM

Main Room (Aichi)

-Huh... A game show...-

"I never really watched any game shows..."

-If he watched anything, it was related to Vanguard.-

-...OK, maybe he watched a couple of anime series as a little kid, but it wasn't much. He mostly stuck to reading books and drawing if he was doing anything non-Vanguard related (Which was a good amount of the time. No one to play Vanguard with means he couldn't really do much involving it).-

"...They must have fun participating."

-More power to them if they have fun with it. Aichi can't imagine himself participating in an active game like that...-

-...However, he might be more up to the task since his reflexes are enhanced.-

-It's clear that Aichi's absent-minded. He just seems sort of lost in his thoughts.-

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Aug 27th 2018 at 3:46:23 AM

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#1334107: Aug 27th 2018 at 1:54:14 PM

"There's some nice prizes, at least. A free cruise...!"

CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334108: Aug 27th 2018 at 2:00:29 PM

Main Room (Aichi)

-A cruise... Yeah, that is a nice prize.-

"I've never been on a cruise before... I wonder what it's like..."

-Probably fun.-

-...-

-...He can't really picture having fun right now...-

"...It must be fun..."

-...-

-...Seems like the kid's rather melancholic now.-

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334110: Aug 27th 2018 at 2:10:32 PM

Main Room (Aichi)

-Yes. A lot is the matter.-

-He was kidnapped, tortured, altered, brainwashed, trained for months, sent to kill one of his best friends along with anyone else he was ordered to, suffered extreme identity crises, is experiencing extreme guilt after being snapped out of it, struggling to readjust after being gone for months, he missed his birthday, he's stuck wearing a suit that makes him think of everything horrible, he has residual brainwashing that makes it next to impossible to express any negative feelings about his captors, one of the said captors (Heck, the one that actually kidnapped him!) is out there and it's his fault that Leos and Sthesia haven't caught her yet, he's got new powers he doesn't understand or have any idea of how to use, he's troubling Leos and Sthesia more than ever...-

-...Yeah, a lot of stuff is going on with him.-

"...A-A lot has happened, is all..."

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334112: Aug 27th 2018 at 2:14:38 PM

Main Room (Aichi)

-...! He shouldn't be bothering her with this...-

-Even though he knows that he shouldn't keep things bottled up now, he still doesn't just want to bother any ol' stranger with it all.-

"I-I'll be all right. You don't need to worry..."

-He tries to smile a little.-

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Aug 27th 2018 at 4:15:00 AM

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#1334113: Aug 27th 2018 at 2:23:46 PM

"Oh, don't worry too much about upsetting me, I can handle a little drama."

CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334114: Aug 27th 2018 at 2:26:26 PM

Main Room (Aichi)

-Well, he doesn't want to delve into everything, but...-

"...I... I feel— no, everything feels different... I don't know how to describe it..."

-...Huh?-

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Aug 27th 2018 at 4:29:30 AM

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#1334115: Aug 27th 2018 at 2:28:51 PM

"... something traumatic, I assume?"

CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334116: Aug 27th 2018 at 2:42:38 PM

Main Room (Aichi)

-He hadn't really thought about it, honestly. He didn't really stop to think 'was it traumatizing?' or 'am I traumatized?', but...-

"..."

-He slowly nods.-

-Yeah. Yeah. It has severely shaken him to his core.-

-He doesn't even feel like himself anymore...-

-He struggles to even think of having fun. Even Vanguard just isn't seeming to reach him like it should...-

-He finds that he's emotionally and mentally all over the place. He feels extreme guilt and wants to shut himself in his room, then he wants to get out there and do something, and then he wants to... do nothing.-

-He can't even feel angry about everything that happened to him and his friends. He's forced not to. He can't even completely break free of that brainwashing, and it drives him insane...-

-You can pretty much tell by looking at him that his mind just seems to be everywhere at once.-

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#1334117: Aug 27th 2018 at 2:50:25 PM

"..."

Yukari gently, slowly wraps an arm around him, pulling him in for a one-armed hug.

CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334118: Aug 27th 2018 at 2:55:54 PM

Main Room (Aichi)

-Aichi wasn't expecting that at all, but doesn't fight it.-

-It actually makes him feel a little better. The act of comfort... from a stranger no less.-

-It doesn't make it all disappear or anything, but still... It means a lot.-

-...-

"...T-Thank you..."

-Leos, Sthesia, Cross, and Misaki have been supporting him, but it just is all so overwhelming. He feels horrible dragging them into his self-pity.-

-Having someone else do something nice like this makes something of a difference.-

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Aug 27th 2018 at 4:56:28 AM

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#1334119: Aug 27th 2018 at 3:03:13 PM

"It's alright, no need to thank me."

CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334120: Aug 27th 2018 at 3:08:46 PM

Main Room (Aichi)

-Aichi actually does manage a small smile this time.-

"...I-I know things will get better... eventually..."

-Leos, Sthesia, and Cross will be able to deal with -EX- and the Sthesia clones.-

-They'll stop them, and then...-

-...It'll all... go back to normal...-

"...B-But right now... I-I'm not sure what to do..."

-He's unable to be of use to Leos and Sthesia. He knows how to pilot a Mobile Suit now (that knowledge is burned into his brain now), but there's not a Mobile Suit for him to pilot.-

-Not to mention that there's no telling that he'd be able to fight against -EX- and the Sthesia clones... They've still got some kind of hold over him, even now...-

-He can picture it... Aichi hesitating when he's needed most.-

-He'd just be a distraction that Leos would be stuck dealing with...-

-...Everything's so messed up right now...-

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Aug 27th 2018 at 5:10:52 AM

megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#1334121: Aug 27th 2018 at 4:35:47 PM

Main Room

(Val is sitting on the couch, sort of just looking out the window at the evening sun.)

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334122: Aug 27th 2018 at 4:39:10 PM

Main Room (Misaki)

-Misaki is sitting on the couch reading yet another book.-

-She looks up and sees Val looking out the window.-

"...Hello."

-She looks back down at the book, and flips to the next page before continuing to read.-

megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#1334123: Aug 27th 2018 at 4:40:37 PM

Main Room

Val: (turns her head) Hm? Oh, hi! Didn't see you there. (pause) What'cha reading?

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
CrystalMemoria Since: Aug, 2017
#1334124: Aug 27th 2018 at 4:47:50 PM

Main Room (Misaki)

-It seems to be some kind of science fiction novel.-

-Misaki once again just grabbed any random book she could find in the library.-

"It's a novel I picked up. I haven't read much of it, but it seems interesting..."

-She's still reading over the pages.-

"Are you a fan?"

-Misaki isn't especially a fan of sci-fi, but if it's a good book then Misaki doesn't care.-

Edited by CrystalMemoria on Aug 27th 2018 at 6:47:43 AM

megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#1334125: Aug 27th 2018 at 4:53:13 PM

Main Room

Val: Science fiction? I think it's a really interesting genre, actually! The places are so imaginative, you know?

The damned queen and the relentless knight.

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