#kitakipocky

[ribbonshades]

Seikyo passes 1500 yen to Jean. "Two Mousse, please... I've heard good things about it, after all."

“It’s really good! My sister makes all of it.”

[drexmscxpe]

"Why? It began with Kyoto, and... well, things proceeded from there." Seikyo chuckles softly, and returns the hug. It's a pretty tight one. "If it helps... Eliot-san did mention wanting to apologize... before things became complicated." A pause. "Even attempting to fix things would be a step in the right direction. So... Thank you. For making that effort."

He nods, stepping backwards and giving Seikyo a deep bow.

“Good luck out there today.”

There’s a Hot Dog wrapped on the counter for him as he leaves.

[tsuitouu]

He has time for one last prayer before the end. Seikyo closes his eyes. Gods above, give him the strength. For the seven erased so far... For his trusted partner... for the friends he's made. He needs to survive. No... he's going to survive. He lights a stick of Incense (850 yen) and stands there for a while, contemplating quietly, before walking off.

...

[ Seikyo gained +2 ATK! ]

[drexmscxpe]

"I'm sure. I've... I think I've done most of what I can to prepare. Which is why I've been trying to tie up some loose ends," he explains quietly. "Even if you brushed me aside yesterday, and told me I would likely be erased... I'm still here."

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

He nods and then pulls Seikyo into a hug.

“Why’d you have to make me soft for you?”

He pauses for a moment like that. 

“If you ............ if you want me to patch things up with Eliot... I’ll try. I can’t promise shit, because he gets on my nerves, but.”

“I can try.”

[tsuitouu]

Then Seikyo sits down by the Memorial for a very long time, with his notebook and a pen in hand. Occasionally he scrawls something down, only to furrow his brow and then scribble it out. But he doesn’t say anything more.

In the end, all he leaves is a single folded piece of paper. It’s not addressed to anyone, but those reading the note could probably infer who it’s to anyway. He’d already offered things to the other erased Players, after all.

In neat handwriting, the note reads:

Without

Here comes the

In some distant age

…

What is the point? You won’t be able to hear this, now.

Maybe I was a fool. Maybe I’m still a fool for feeling this pain.

I’m sorry.

…May even you receive eternal peace.

...

[ Seikyo gained +2 ATK! ]

[drexmscxpe]

"Noise form?" he asks, addressing the elephant in the room. "Were you... fighting, last night?" With Cheer being a reaper, and it being day 7 and all, he's a bit concerned about who he ended up fighting.

Cheer chuckles.

“With the cups and plates in my apartment.”

He reaches out and pats Seikyo’s head.

“Are you sure you should be here talking to me? Don’t you have things to prepare for?”

Like, not dying?

[tsuitouu]

Seikyo is at the memorial again today. Natsu… Naoki… They’d been doing so well. But that harrier had to do his job at some point before the seventh day. Seikyo hadn’t even seen him at all until that moment.

He closes his eyes… and prays that they’re at peace now. The pin that he and Natsu used together - Spirit’s Echo - gleams in the moonlight on his haori as he reaches and offers statice flowers for 1200 yen.

Spirit’s Echo… though he almost sold it, he’s sure he’ll keep it now.

For their sakes.

...

[ Seikyo gained +5 ATK! ]

[drexmscxpe]

Seikyo's about to say something more, but at that moment, Cheer happens to arrive. "Ah, Cheer...!" Taking a glance at those scratches, he furrows his brow. "Are you... alright?"

“Huh?” He looks down at his arms. “Oh, yeah no it’s cool. My noisform is just kind of hectic.” 

Noise form?

Cheer.................

“What can I do for you?”