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]

Oh c'mon, Your Highness. Don't tell me you're asking for pity!

I'm sure you got it resolved anyway?

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

[He sighs.]

Still, Obi's way too bored if he's going around spreading rumours about me... Maybe I should give him more work.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Well, we were planning on redecorating Matthew's apartment, but he put that plan on hold before it even got started.

[She laughs.]

Maybe you should throw him that party to placate him for a while. Or get him some new friends or people to bother.

[... and then remembering their plan for Naoya. She laughs even harder at the thought.]

Could always get him a girlfriend.

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

[Blink.

....

....

—And then Zen bursts out laughing, because ffffffff. Obi. Girlfriend. What.]

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[And she laughs in return.]

Hey, in comparison to who I'm trying to find a date for, Obi's easy as pie. Don't start thinking it's impossible before you even try!

[BECAUSE YOU KNOW. NAOYA VS. OBI. WHO IS THE BIGGER JERK? IT'S JUST NO CONTEST.]

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

[FINE, FINE, I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.

His laughter fades as he manages to stifle it.]

I'm not playing matchmaker for Obi, thanks.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Then you're gonna have to find some sort of distraction for him. Otherwise... now that Matthew's gone and if Obi and I are both bored...

[She snickers.]

Fair warning.

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

[alsdkajsldajsldasd]

H-Hey, why do I have to get the short end of the stick!? It's bad enough that I'm the only one around to keep him in line here!

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

I think it's because you don't retaliate.

Maybe you should start that. Crossing the line to keep him in line.

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

I haven't retaliated because I'm trying to be the mature, responsible one here, in case you haven't noticed.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Maturity and responsibility isn't going to win against someone like Obi, Zen.

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

[He sighs.]

You think I don't know my own aide that well? Still, I can try. Don't want to start developing bad habits to bring back home, after all.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Well, it is up for debate whether or not you'd even remember things about this place when you go back home.

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

... That's not exactly reassuring.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Better that you know, though.

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

True. Information's better than no information. Still, I can't say I like the idea of this place tampering with our memories. Further, anyway.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Mmm, me neither. But you kind of just have to deal with it and wait to get sent back home.

[She shrugs.]

Besides, it's not like that stops us from enjoying it here, right?

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's not a bad way to look at it all. I'm just glad that time doesn't go on back home.

[... Becaues oh god Shirayuki would be left alone with Prince Raji and oh god the palace would be in an uproar to find that he was missing.]

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Hah... Yeah, I can see why you'd be grateful for that.

[Not that she can really relate, but she does understand.]

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

It'd pretty much be chaos there, let me tell you. Plus I'd have to kill Obi for not being back home.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Does Obi really hold that important of a position?

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

Officially, not at all—he's only known as my personal messenger. To me, however, his role is very, very important.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Haha, then I take it you have a lot of unofficial matters to attend to, Zen?

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

Well, the matter he was tending to before coming here was technically official... but let's just say that it's more important to me personally than it is to the rest of the palace.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[... a grin.]

Your girlfriend?