Floor 4, Room 2

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YAMATO

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[lustro]

[ Oh, that means things are not so good… which he hoped wasn’t the case. With a faint frown, Ginger nods. ]

Alright.

[dadsandals]

[ And as soon as Ginger's inside and seated, Yamato will start off with something very honest: ]

I think I need to stay away from Mika. ... I think I've only managed to stress him out more than anything else.

[lustro]

[ First: a surge of protectiveness. What happened with Mika? Why is Yamato stressing him out? Then: reason because Yamato has never seemed like he had bad intentions. ]

Wha - what do you mean?

[dadsandals]

He avoided me, when he fed off of me. I understand why, but when I tried to help him...he pushed me away again.

[ No nefarious motives here, don't worry, Ginger. Just a looooot of self-hatred issues. ]

I wonder if I'm the one who needs to stay away from him instead, haha.

[lustro]

[ Ah... he understands. ]

No, he... doesn't like that he has to feed off us. He doesn't like... what he is now. To put it into perspective, he would also say: "I think I need to stay away from Yamato. ... I think I've only managed to stress him out more than anything else." But replace stress with hurt, with upset, with any negative thing that could happen.

[dadsandals]

[ Mm...he...gets that. He understands it. ]

I see.

[ Boy, does he get that. ]

He's staying away from people because he thinks it's for their own good...?

[lustro]

That and a little more, I think. I don't wanna speak on his behalf, but he doesn't call himself good things.

[ His heart aches for Mika. ]

But you know, Yamato, if any of us are ever stressed about you, it's because we're - uh - we don't mind. So you should stay around.

[dadsandals]

...Yeah.

[ He sounds like he hasn't let that quite sink in yet, but he's in no mood to rebuff Ginger, either. He'll just accept Ginger's words and meet them with a nod. ]

Thanks. I'll do my best to stay out of trouble.

[ lol ]

[lustro]

Even if it finds you, we'll find you, too.

[dadsandals]

Haha, that's really kind of you, Ginger.

...

Would you let us do the same for you?

[lustro]

[ He… doesn’t know if kind is the right word for him. ]

Would I be able to stop you?

[dadsandals]

If you did, that wouldn't seem very fair, would it.

[ Because then Yamato would have the right to stop him, too. ]

[lustro]

[ He admits defeat with a lopsided smile. ]

No, it really wouldn't. So... I guess this means... we're friends?

[dadsandals]

Of course we are. You mean we weren't already?

[ He chuckles. Ginger...what an earnest guy. Yamato appreciates it. ]

We are definitely friends.