etudes | 002 ♫ voice

Good day, everyone.

[ Kotomi's voice is.. practically the same as usual, aka very monotone and blank, no matter what she's speaking about. At least she's apparently social enough today to actually use the journal to make a post.. ]

I have two important questions to everyone. I couldn't find the answers in books, so I thought maybe someone else would be able to tell me instead.. I tried to look all over for books about it, but couldn't find anything. [ There's maybe the sliightest hint of disappointment in her tone at it. ]

The first would be any more information about "tsundere".. I heard it means someone acts tough and doesn't think they need anything more, but.. any more information would be nice, too.

[ This is clearly important. ]

And secondly, what kind of stories does everyone like..? [ totally not asking in relation to a certain someone, nope. ] I wonder if there's some sort of story that could be fun for everyone, no matter who reads it. Doesn't that sound like it'd be wonderful?

[ After that there's just.. a long pause.. apparently she forgot to turn off her journal after she was done in her obliviousness. ]

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... That's sad. In that case, you must miss them instead.. It's good for families to stay together. [ if they can. ]

And my English is pretty good, I think. I'll need it to be able to talk to people there, after all.

[He doesn't mention the divorce, or all the other dramatic events his ex-wife cooked up]

Well thats good. Most American's don't have a clue about Japanese. Though there are a few. What do you wanna study in America, kid?

I would really, really like to continue my parents' research, sir.. They never got to finish it, so I thought it might be nice if I could do it in their place. I'm sure they would really like that..

I'm sure they would. Having a child follow in your footsteps is a parents dream. What did your parents work on?

They were busy with a very, very important research. It was about the existence of parallel worlds.

It was so important it could have changed the world..

It sounds like it. Maybe if you keep working on it, we can find a way outta here, yea? Since this is a parallel world and all!

[He's trying to be encouraging...and probably just sounds gruff]

[ It's okay, maybe she picks up on that slight encouraging intent.. ]

Hmm, I think it would be really nice if I could find a way out for everyone.. I'm sure it would make everyone really happy.

It would be. But don't overdo it. Thinking too hard is sometimes bad for you, you know?

You can think too hard? [ this seems like a new concept to her. ]

What will happen when I think too hard..? Will something happen to my brain?

Yea, smoke will come out of your ears, and you'll turn bright pink!

[Here him laugh...she's a cute kid...]

Waah.. I don't want smoke to come out of my ears, that's probably dangerous!

[ She's gullible enough to take it literally too. ]

WHAHAHAHA. I'm only joking, Kotomi-chan. If you think too hard, you'll just get tired and burned out. Your brain will be just fine!

[This is Pops. Sometimes, he's a jerk! But he's not going to be MEAN to a kid]

Really? So smoke won't come out of my ears?

[ there's a small sigh. ]

What a relief.. I was almost getting scared.

Nope. You should be alright. But don't overdo it. Relax and be a kid too.

WHAHAHAHAHA

[ That laughter is.. sort of weird.. and a little scary.. ]

A-are you a bully..?

Nope. I just like playing around with people. I'm an old man, let me have a little fun. You gotta loosen up! Think about it, if smoke came out of your ears, there would be fire, right? If you think about it, you know it can't be true, so I had to be joking.

[Zenigata: Master of Sketchy Logic]

... W-well, I don't think I should doubt what people tell me.. People are always honest to each other, after all. Unless they're bullies, but those are mean and scary.

Well, like I said, I'm not a bully. I just like ta mess with cute kids sometimes. Keep em on their toes.

I-isn't messing with kids the same as bullying..?

No...its just for fun. Bullying means you're trying to hurt someone.

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