IN THE FOREST OF THE LOST

[beathollow]

it's all too perfect.

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[townmusician]

[Haruka's quiet and still for a moment, after seeing a memory like that. It's not something he can entirely relate to, no, but that doesn't make it something that he can just accept. For being a mother, that woman is... cruel. She doesn't really care about her daughter or her daughter's happiness, and it's just more and more obvious with everything he finds out.

Then, whatever spell all of these memories have on Haruka breaks, and he straightens up. The Little Mermaid pops up over his shoulder and casts Maragi, setting the paintings on fire.

He's going to do whatever he can to spite this woman who can hardly be called a mother and get rid of the stranglehold she has on Mafuyu.]

[beathollow]

The pink light seems... delighted? Even as dirt and ash smears appear on Haruka's sleeves and cheset.

I knew you called to me for a reason. What I want... what she wants, but doesn't know how to get... is to see the status quo crumble. I want to see the light at the end of the tunnel. So, lets break some rules!

As for the paintings, the empty frames all burn and there's both the satisfaction of freedom... and the heavy gaze of being watched.

... And she says her friends aren't bad influences... Just look at this...

I have to fix her.

[emptyself]

Haruka!

[ soujuurou jolts in surprise when he sees haruka set the thing on fire, stepping away from the painting. he has no idea what to do with the emotions that this memory is causing him, how conflicted he feels from both sides, but goddammit, a fire indoors? ]

Are you trying to burn this place down?

[townmusician]

[looks over at him...]

No, but that's not a bad idea.

[maybe him being a fire character was a bad move on the mods' part]

[emptyself]

Seriously?

[ soujuurou is speechless. ]

[townmusician]

This isn't even a real house!

[emptyself]

Let's wait until we're all gathered and find Mafuyu. Remember that if she's badly injured here, she'll die in the real world. Just like Jordi.

[townmusician]

[Well, that sure gets Haruka to deflate! Thanks for reminding him of the guy who died in his arms, Soujuurou...]

...Yeah.

[finalmix]

I don't think she liked that very much.

[ joshua approves of the use of maragi though, if the smile on his face reveals anything. ]

[townmusician]

I can live without being liked by someone like that.

[at least someone approves...!! smh soujuurou]