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“You know... sometimes I wonder how everyone is doing back home... I don’t care if I’m forgotten... ‘lost to history’ as it were, but I...” He wouldn’t want everyone—everything he’s worked hard to protect all these years to crumble.
[ We’ve been here for a while, huh, Red. ]
[ What do you want to do? Get a job, keep meeting new people.. maybe start up our own business? Not really sure what I could do to help out other than talk to people for you, though. ]
She wants to go back to Cloudbank, but knows how impossible that is right now. Red knew getting work would be smart, but.. finding herself a job would make her stay here feel so permanent.
Besides, all she wanted to do was sing again. That wasn’t possible for her anymore, either.
interview the muse !
► ARE YOU SINGLE? "My, that's quite a bold question, isn't it?" ► ARE YOU HAPPY? "Yes.. happier than I've been in quite some time." ► ARE YOU ANGRY? "Not at all." ► ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL MARRIED? "Wherever they are.. I believe they are still together. That they will remain that way, no matter what."
NINE FACTS.
► BIRTH PLACE .. for whatever reason, the shopkeeper just smiles and doesn't answer. ► HAIR COLOR "Black." ► EYE COLOR "I was born with blue eyes, though my right became a golden colour when I was a teenager." ► BIRTHDAY "April first." ► MOOD "At peace.. I suppose you could say." ► GENDER "Male." ► SUMMER OR WINTER "I enjoy the summer for the weather; for the foods I'm able to make.. though, I do enjoy staying in to watch the snow during the winter. There's things to be enjoyed during both, I suppose." ► MORNING OR AFTERNOON "I prefer mornings, usually to prepare for the day.. though, I'll be the first to admit that I can sleep well into the afternoon if I'm not careful." ► SPOKEN LANGUAGES "Japanese, mostly. I did learn some English in school, as well."
CHOICES.
► LOVE OR LUST ".. love." ► LEMONADE OR ICED TEA "I enjoy both, but unsweetened iced tea would be my preference." ► CATS OR DOGS "Cats." ► A FEW BEST FRIENDS OR MANY REGULAR FRIENDS "I'm grateful to know as many people as I do.. to have those who are especially close to me. To have a connection with anyone, regardless of what it is-- that is a great gift in itself." ► DAY OR NIGHT "Night time. It's nice to be able to rest at the end of the day, usually with a drink or with my kiseru."
HAVE YOU EVERS.
► BEEN CAUGHT SNEAKING OUT ".. I never tried. Besides.. there was no one there to catch me." ► FALLEN DOWN/UP THE STAIRS "More than I would like to admit.." ► WANTED TO DISAPPEAR ".. I thought I was meant to. But that is not something I believe anymore."
FAMILY.
► DO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GET ALONG "Yes.. very much so." ► WOULD YOU SAY YOU HAVE A “MESSED UP LIFE” "I've encountered hardships, I'll admit; experienced things I never thought I would.. but I am grateful for my life. I want to hold onto it for as long as I am able." ► HAVE YOU EVER RAN AWAY FROM HOME "No." ► HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN KICKED OUT "Again, no. I lived alone for most of my life.. but my parents-- they would never have done that, in any case."
FRIENDS.
► DO YOU SECRETLY HATE ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS "No, I never could." ► DO YOU CONSIDER ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS GOOD FRIENDS "Yes.. I don't know what I did to deserve them." ► WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND "That.. is impossible to answer, I think." ► WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU "Syaoran. Yuuko-san.." .. he sighs, a bit begrudgingly. "And Doumeki, I would say."
interview the muse !
► ARE YOU SINGLE? "There's nothing wrong with that, is there?" ► ARE YOU HAPPY? "Of course." ► ARE YOU ANGRY? "I've no reason to be." ► ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL MARRIED? "I only ever knew my mother. She passed when I was a child, which then led me to moving into the orphanage; I'm not sure that they ever were."
NINE FACTS.
► BIRTH PLACE "I haven't been to my home village in a very long time, but I would like to go again some day.. to see the blue moon weed." ► HAIR COLOR "Blue." ► EYE COLOR "Blue, as well." ► BIRTHDAY "It passed without me even realizing..! I suppose that's what happens when you're brought to a new, exciting place." ► MOOD "I'm quite content, thank you." ► GENDER "Male." ► SUMMER OR WINTER "It's certainly easier to travel in the summer.. though, I find beauty in both. I've seen incredible things during all the seasons, it's difficult to pick a favourite." ► MORNING OR AFTERNOON "Morning! It's always good to get up bright and early, though I know someone who feels otherwise.." ► SPOKEN LANGUAGES "Just our common language. I would love to be able to read Elven.. I wonder if Frieren would teach me."
CHOICES.
► LOVE OR LUST "Love, of course." ► LEMONADE OR ICED TEA "Iced.. tea? I've never had it cold before. Lemonade sounds intriguing, too.." ► CATS OR DOGS "Haha.. they're a little troublesome, but I think cats." ► A FEW BEST FRIENDS OR MANY REGULAR FRIENDS "I'm grateful to have the friends that I do. To know many others is a privilege-- but I will hold those dear to me near to my heart, always." ► DAY OR NIGHT "Day time, though I do miss the quiet nights by the campfire."
HAVE YOU EVERS.
► BEEN CAUGHT SNEAKING OUT "Oh, once or twice.. but I got good at it with time! Haha." ► FALLEN DOWN/UP THE STAIRS "Not that I can recall?" ► WANTED TO DISAPPEAR "No, never."
FAMILY.
► DO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GET ALONG "When my mother was still alive, we were very close. And moving into the orphanage.. well, I'm lucky to have had so many wonderful people to grow up with. Heiter included." ► WOULD YOU SAY YOU HAVE A “MESSED UP LIFE” "I am incredibly grateful for my life." ► HAVE YOU EVER RAN AWAY FROM HOME "I wouldn't say ran away-- I just left when the time was right." ► HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN KICKED OUT "Hmm.. does running out of a dragon's den after waking it count as being 'kicked out'?"
FRIENDS.
► DO YOU SECRETLY HATE ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS "Of course not, what a silly question." ► DO YOU CONSIDER ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS GOOD FRIENDS "Absolutely." ► WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND "Heiter." ► WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU "Heiter, and he uses it against me whenever he can! But Eisen and Frieren do, too. They're all my treasured friends."
The sky remained dark. The air cold, prickling against his skin; yet he stayed sitting on his porch regardless, keeping the lit kiseru to his lips.
Smoke poured from it. Seeping slowly from his mouth. Joining the gentle fog hanging from the clouds in the sky.
No matter how cold, how much darker it got that night..
He would remain there for some time.