video ● tenth reflection

[straying]

[At first, she's quiet for a little while. She opens her mouth as if she knew what to say before but now that the camera's rolling, she's second-guessing it. And so there's a pause before she starts talking.]

Matthew's gone.

[... and she looks a little confused, as if she never expected to say those words. They sound so foreign.]

... sheesh. Can he ever leave without causing me problems?

Well, now you know.

[A bit of a shrug and she ends the feed.]

Comments

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[It's a sad time when Billy doesn't even try that hard to fake it anymore. She frowns.]

Yep. A lot like him.

... you gonna miss him?

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

[Immediately—]

No.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Liar liar.

[She smiles sadly.]

It's okay to miss him, you know. You don't have to be fond of someone to be sad that they're gone.

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

I'm not sad that he's gone.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Tell your face to match your words, Billy.

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

[He scowls.]

You act like I actually cared about that guy.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

I never said anything about caring.

Actually even clarified that you don't need to care about someone to miss them. Maybe you're bringing up the word for a reason?

[And then she moves on quickly, before he gets the chance to hang up the phone.]

But hey, it doesn't matter anymore, right? I'm starting to think that you can just kick back in this place and wait for the day you leave without any worries.

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

With any worries. Right. Ignoring all the stuff that this place likes to throw at us, that is.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Exactly that!

[point, what point]

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

[He just sighs.]

Are you always this carefree?

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Is there any other way to be?

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

Would you like for me to fetch you a thesaurus and point you to the 'antonym' section?

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Is that where you pick out the words for how to describe your life, Billy?

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

Not at all~ I'm offended that you'd think such a thing, Saya-chan!

[Faking faking not depressed at all—]

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[She laughs. If he can do it, then she'll pretend some too.]

I'll make it up to you somehow, I'm sure.

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

I seem to recall you saying that once before. So now you owe me twice! ♥

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should start cashing them in then.

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I think I'll wait and then spring them up on you when you're least expecting it.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Gonna try to double-book me someday, Billy?

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

Nah, I'll do them one at a time.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Hopefully I don't give you too much ammo.

Am I going to have to watch what I say now?

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

Of course not! I'd hate to think that talking to me would be so uncomfortable, ahaha...

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[And that gets a genuine laugh from her.]

Nah, it's probably one of the easiest things to do around here now.

[aimforthesun.livejournal.com]

[... Don't say that it makes him feel awkward.]

Ahahaha, glad to hear that! I wouldn't want to make others uneasy, after all.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[Mission accomplished. Awkward!Billy is cute.]

Of course not~

I imagine you're pretty popular where you come from, huh?