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

[tsujihi.livejournal.com]

And likewise. It's Hitoshi by the way, in case you didn't catch it the first time.

[ Why does everyone know Naoya - ] Naoya? Hmm, has he been good? [ Because getting the dirt on if his cousin has been up to something is always fun. ]

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Heh, Hitoshi. Got it.

[And at the question, she laughs and shakes her head.]

Not at all. Was he supposed to be?

[tsujihi.livejournal.com]

[ He smiles back. ]

Well, it's Naoya. [ Hitoshi grins. ] So what's he been up to? [ Has my cousin done anything I can blackmail him with >: ]

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Being a grouch, burning greenery, spreading information, healing the injured when asked nicely....

[She laughs a little bit.]

He has these sporadic moments of kindness, you know?

[tsujihi.livejournal.com]

[ Being a grouch is like the definition of Naoya at times. ]

Yeah, he does, when he's not being a jerk... [ Stupid lockdown. ] It's nice to hear that he has friends.

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

Friends is one way to put it, yeah.

[She laughs.]

You don't have to worry about him, though. He's a tough guy. I'm just afraid to leave him alone sometimes.

[tsujihi.livejournal.com]

Hm? Naoya?

[ A slight blink of surprise. It's strange to think that his older cousin might need someone to keep an eye on him. ]

Why?

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[A sheepish grin and a shrug.]

He's... kinda negative. Spending too much time alone probably isn't good for him.