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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Oho! Someone who likes books-...! I approve, definitely! Personally I think the most fun are mystery novels.

Discussing your theories and whatnot with others is always the best.

[ oh, could it be-- ANOTHER BOOKS LOVER..? ]

You like books a lot too..? [ on the inside she's like (yay).. ]

I've read some mystery novels before, but.. sometimes they're a little scary, don't you think?

[Kotomi why are you asking about that. Ikki's not tsundere, don't listen to Smoker lies!!]

Don't listen to Smoker's old man ramblings, Kotomi-chan. He himself doesn't even know what that means, don't expect him to have used it properly.

Tsundere? Isn't that only in those cheesy animes? I think I've seen them, they usually act really tough, but actually love people a lot or something. They're pretty dishonest about their feelings too. [ Shiki never once thought about how this may describe her perfectly. As she said, it was only in animes or something. She gave the second question some thought, before answering. ]

I like comedies.

I kind of like stories about old legends, but not ones that involve wars. I really don't like war stories.

[ But he totally is tsundere. 8| ]

Eh..? Ikki-kun, are you saying that Smoker-kun was lying about it? But Smoker-kun seemed to be really sure about it..

Dishonest about their feelings, is it.. But it's a bad thing to lie, right? Isn't it much easier to just tell people how you really feel?

[ and does that mean Ikki is hiding his true feelings too..? ]

Comedies are nice. In fact, I'm still trying my best to learn how to make good jokes too, like the ones they put in comedies.

... Hmm..

Stories about war are nice in their own way, but I always think they can be pretty scary or sad too.. I always feel really bad for the families of soldiers who were left behind, too.

War... War never changes. Its a terrible story every time you hear it. Seen too much of it. But ones with magic and happy endings are nice!

Well, I don't really read, but if I did it'd have to be something really exciting.

But hey, what're the chances of that?

[Ah, she's from before Read it and Weep. Go figure!]

Some parts of war are nice, especially when they finally overcome their differences and turn to peace instead.. I really like those moments in war stories.

[ even though it's practically the opposite of war, but.. oh well, it's not like Kotomi ever uses logic. ]

I like happy endings a lot too, yes. If a book has a sad ending, you'll just feel bad after reading it..

... You don't read?

[ Sorry, but that's all Kotomi seems to zoom in on - especially since it's just such a surprising answer, she can't even imagine a person who would never read since reading is so important to her personally. ]

Nah. That's Twilight's thing. Besides, I'm a super cool athlete. Why would I wanna slow down and read a book?

[Whereas Dash... thinks reading is for eggheads right now. She's so uneducated about how much fun reading is.]

Harsh outside, cute inside.

[he knows a case study, if she'd like...]

[ Except Kotomi is awful at conversation, so sorry if she doesn't get it, Minato.. ]

That sounds like a really strange kind of story..

[Well if Minato were more into elaboration maybe they wouldn't be in this position at all.] That's what tsundere means.

Tsundere? That's easy. That's used to describe someone who has a rough or cold exterior but who's really a big softie on the inside. Like a princess who is standoffish and pushes people away but eventually opens up to someone she's grown to care about.

[Because Rozalin was such a tsundere. It gives him a bit of nostalgia thinking about it.]

You'd think it would be. But I guess they feel embarrassed about their true feelings or something. I wouldn't know. [ Yes, she would. ]

You know jokes? Can you show me?

[Yes he was lying, he's not tsundere!]

I'm just saying that he doesn't even know what the word means himself. If you don't know what a word means, how can you use it correctly?

I sure do! I think I used to read about one hundred books a year... ihihi...

They can be I suppose- but isn't that cool as well?

I think it'd be wonderful to find a story everyone could enjoy... [Sigh. Maybe he could actually get Spada to read then --] As for me, I enjoy fantasy. It's nice to escape from reality sometimes... What about you?

Oh? What suddenly gave you an interest in that trope?

... I know a tsundere from home. She's really fun to fluster since she takes everything seriously.

[Gruff old man voice...friendly, just a bit rough]

Well, I dunno about the first one other than its modern Japanese slang.

About your second. Well, I always liked mysteries, and sometimes adventure books. If you get the right kind, there's nothing better!

Reading books is nice for everyone, right..? Even if they usually don't read a lot of books or like doing other things more like sports, books are still very fun and interesting to read..

I like them a whole lot.

[ perfect communication team. ]

... Oh, I see. [ pause.. quite on the long side.. she seems to be processing this information, or just daydreaming off again. ]

And then.. what exactly would be defined as 'harsh'?

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