#scientist writings

[venomousvibrations]

Don't chase the rabbit, Yi!

Age 16

“You’re going to do great, Jeong.” The boy’s father had crouched low next to his son, hands kneading gently at his shoulders as a gesture of encouragement. “You’ll do great” 

It was Castelia’s regional martial arts tournament, and he’d been nervous. He was almost sure that he couldn’t do it. As he’d stepped out onto the battle mat for his next round, the crowd cheered loudly. Expectations of him were mounting; he needed to do a good job.

“Jeong!!” The boy turned back toward the entrance he’d entered the mat from, and there, his father had been giving him a large thumbs up. He....he could do this. He had his dad’s support. He could do anythi--

No.

As Jeong had returned his gaze to the center of the ring, his opponent was there, a hulking, black penguin loomed over him. Its giant form cast a long and daunting shadow over him, practically shrinking the boy in the process. H-He couldn’t do this. He couldn’t face this monstrosity....W-Wait!

Dad! He....he could do it if he had his dad!

The boy cast a look once more at the entrance, but instead of his dad’s grin, he was met with a man with blood and water seeping from what used to be his father’s eyes and mouth, beginning to fill the stadium, and fast. He...needed to leave. He needed to run, to get out of here!!

The boy backed away from the hellish visage of his former father, but he had not made it far before his back met something. It was the penguin again. Jeong let out a small, distressed squeak as he’d backed away from it as well, but he was caught, the thing that used to be his father holding tightly to the little boy’s arms so he wouldn’t escape. The water was up to his knees now. It wasn’t getting any slower. He needed to get out of here!! Jeong thrashed in his captor’s grip, squirming to no avail. “Mommy! Help!” He tried to scream, but no sound came out. Once again, and once again, no sound.

The stadium was growing dark, and as the boy continued to attempt screaming, he heard his father’s voice behind him.

“Now you can’t abandon me,”

As if on cue, the penguin raised a wing....

“AAH--!!”

Jeong shot bolt upright in his bed, breathing hard and staring around the room in a panic. He--He was dreaming?

He was dreaming.

The boy allowed himself to lay back down, curling in on himself and letting out a small sob. Then another. And another until he’d descended into tears.

Too bad it was just a dream.

[venomousvibrations]

Don't chase the rabbit for Yi

Age 16

“G-Give me my glasses back..!” A little boy squeaked as he’d jumped desperately to reach his glasses from the older boy. “I need those!!”

The older boy let out a small bark of a laugh. “I donno, what’s in it for me? Maybe you should gimme some of that metal.” He reached down to hook a finger into the smaller boy’s nose ring and yank lightly at it, causing him to yelp. “I’d look much better with this thing than a shrimpy little mama’s boy like you.”

The younger boy let out a sob as his septum piercing had been yanked on, putting hands up to keep it from being yanked out. “Please....s-stooooop!!”

“Gimme yer nosering, then! Cactuses don’t wear jewelry!”

Needless to say, Jeong Yi had to explain to his mother why he needed another bull ring piercing for his nose.