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| Supnitle | Jan 8 2017, 03:01 AM Post #21 |
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Kaji nodded in agreement, at a loss of anything else to say. Truthfully, he had never gone too deep into studying something like the tarot and its meaning. He had looked into the mythology behind his own personae, sure, but most of the time, his concern had laid with the matters closer to him, like figuring out how to not die or not get anyone else killed. Or the opposite, he thought grimly. He reached for his cup and took a sip of the tea. He placed it down on the table, and said politely, "this is good tea." |
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| asano_man | Jan 8 2017, 03:08 AM Post #22 |
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Yoshirou smiled politely at Kaji's compliment of the tea, taking a sip himself. He let the silence fill the room for a few moments more, gathering his own thoughts and allowing Kaji to dwell on his own. Finally he placed his tea back on the table and met Kaji's eyes. 'Now, I believe we were going to discuss your family.' His expression became slightly more serious. 'Are you sure you want to? I don't want it to feel like I am forcing you to do or say anything. No one can force you to change who you are. You must change by your own choice alone.' |
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| Supnitle | Jan 8 2017, 10:34 PM Post #23 |
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Kaji was silent, wrapping his fingers lightly around the hot mug of tea. They were moving onto difficult subjects now. Honestly, Kaji was tempted to heed Yoshirou's words - he didn't need to talk about anything he didn't want to. A pulling voice deep in his mind wouldn't let him simply close up, however. Holding back his feelings had left to everything that had gone wrong in the last year. "I have no need to hide anything," he said simply. "What would you like to know?" |
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| asano_man | Jan 8 2017, 10:54 PM Post #24 |
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Kaji was hesitating again. Yoshirou expected as much. This was going to be difficult for the boy. Unlike any of his responses so far today, Yoshirou's response this time was immediate. 'Tell me about your father.' |
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| Supnitle | Jan 9 2017, 02:17 AM Post #25 |
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Kaji's response was slower out of the gate, although his words began flowing more quickly as he spoke. "... My father was a police officer. He was an honorable man, and my mother loved him. He was..." Kaji pulled his hands away from the cup of tea, having been gripping it too tightly, and placed them in his lap. "He was killed during a routine patrol by a thug connected to a local yakuza group." His voice petered out and Kaji pursed his lips, thinking. His hard eyes softened and his fists relaxed. "Thinking back, I... I cannot remember his voice." |
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| asano_man | Jan 9 2017, 03:28 AM Post #26 |
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Without thinking, Yoshirou moved to hid his hands under the table at the mention of how Kaji's father died. Once he realized he had done this, he silently chided himself. What a coward. Was he expecting the boy to try and kill him? Did he think the boy would call the cops and have him arrested? Even if either of those happened, Yoshirou deserved whatever was coming to him. He should at least face his judgment with dignity and without fear. However, his hands stayed under the table, much to his shame. The monk acknowledged Kaji's story with a nod. 'How old were you? Is this why you are a criminal justice major?' |
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| Supnitle | Jan 9 2017, 06:52 PM Post #27 |
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Kaji didn't notice Yoshirou's hands moving under the table; his attention was occupied with something else. "I had just turned four," Kaji replied. "And yes." That was all he said. He stared down into the tea, watching the still surface of the liquid. |
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| asano_man | Jan 9 2017, 09:52 PM Post #28 |
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Kaji almost seemed like he was in his own world, maybe reliving the event in his head. This topic was clearly very distressing to him. Unfortunately, it was only going to get worse. Yoshirou narrowed his eyes. 'Do you hate criminals, Okawa-kun? Is that why you are following in his foot steps? So you can get revenge? So you can hurt them?' |
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| Supnitle | Jan 11 2017, 02:08 AM Post #29 |
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Yoshirou's question snapped Kaji back into reality. He looked at the monk, eyes wide with alarm, and hastily replied, "No! Of course not!" His tone was not indignant, but horrified, as if that possibility scared him. "I'm..." His gaze dropped back to the table. "Maybe once, that would have been the case, but not now. Not anymore. I'd..." He grimaced. "I'd like to think I've grown past all that, now." |
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| asano_man | Jan 11 2017, 05:48 PM Post #30 |
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So it was like that at some point. Yoshirou guessed as much. The boy had come to change himself, after all. The monk sighed. 'Then why are you doing it? To protect people?' He tried to meet Kaji's gaze. 'There must be some of that hatred left, or else you wouldn't be here right now. Am I wrong?' Edited by asano_man, Jan 11 2017, 06:02 PM.
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