caughtinanetwork | [Text] It's about time.

[ You may have noticed, Vatheon, that Ryoji hasn't been around much.

Partly, it was because he'd been sleeping A LOT on and off, and the usually social young boy had decided he'd rather not venture outside much.

The latest curses had not helped matters any, and when all is finally said and done, he rolls over out of bed, finally waking properly. He'd been a sort of semidepressed zombie of late, but he attributed that to the coral.

... Truthfully, it was probably only half the coral. He sends a message out over the Network: ]

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hey Vatheon
i had a question for you all
im wondering if anyone can maybe help me out???
i know girls are usually best at this thing buuuut its kind of complicated and i dont really know how to go about this thing...
i guess what im asking is
can i get some romance advice?
its flushed, i think.
and i just dont know what to do about it
to be honest im pretty depressed it sucks big time but its a really long story i dont wanna go into here :(
if anyone is willing to listen to a woeful guys plight id be pretty grateful
thanks

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[ ... He's quiet for a long time. ]

Probably... since before we got here, to tell you the truth. It's been over a year now. But--

[ Heh. ]

... I guess I was kind of in denial about it. Because I didn't think it was... fair or right and I didn't know that this sort of thing was... acceptable, and I didn't recognize it. More recently, probably... over half a year, I guess? Every chance I've had to say something I've... left, because I kept thinking Yukari and he should be together, because she... she lives. And she missed him. She deserves him more than I ever would, especially when I'm the reason for...

[ ... For his death. ]

*Fuuka doesn't know the death part yet, but her answer to Ryoji's confession wouldn't have changed.*

I don't know ... I don't think love really works that way, in 'who deserves it the most.' In the end, it's Minato-kun who decides the person he wants to be with.

Besides.

Liking someone is a wonderful experience. It's not wrong at all.

*So cheer up Ryoji-kun :(*

[ ... Silence for a bit. He can't, Fuuka, don't you get it? S-sob akjhsf. ]

Fuuka-chan, I don't think you understand... I--I've been in positions where I...

[ ... Sighing lightly. ]

Yukari's human. I shouldn't even be allowed to... feel anything, for him. With everyone else, I'd always been trying to impress them, especially the girls at school. It... made me feel like I fit in. Like I was... needed. Like I was real.

And... with him, it's not right. He's sacrificed more than you understand just to keep me at bay. To love him would be... forbidden. Not... right.

[ ..... This all said-- ]

I... I think--I've always felt like he was what I was missing, though. Even when my memories weren't... where they needed to be. I mean, my pieces were missing, but... he was different. He... he fills void in me I can't... quite explain...

*But aren't bonds something mutual? It went both ways; it was not just one-sided. Wouldn't Minato-kun feel some extend of what Ryoji-kun was feeling?

... She wants to say these, she does. But he looks like he's hurting so badly. She can't bring herself to. Not now anyway.*

But the important thing is you can feel Ryoji-kun. Right now, right here. You're hurting because you can.

*And no monster can do that, she firmly believes.*

If you want to keep Minato-kun as ... as that precious person and watch him from far-away, I think that's fine too. You'll go through more ordeals but ...

Just know that you won't be alone here Ryoji-kun.

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