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]

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?

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[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

[alaskdjlasjkasdas EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE TRUTH THAT'S JUST AWKWARD TO HEAR]

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[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

I-I guess you could call her that...

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Cuuuuuute!

Obi was watching out for her for you, huh?

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

[This. Is. Awkward.]

Y-Yeah... she's visiting her mother country, so I sent Obi to be her bodyguard while she's there. If time were still passing back home...

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[A reassuring smile.]

Don't worry about it! I'm almost one-hundred percent sure that it's not. There have been enough examples that when you go back, everything's normal and you may not even remember Vatheon.

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

Ha... like I said, I'm not too thrilled about having my memories tampered with, but it's better than the alternative, at least.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

It's the lesser of two evils. Sometimes you just gotta deal when bad things happen.

[countrybeloved.livejournal.com]

Don't I know. I may be a prince, but I'm not sheltered, you know.