repudiate | ｏｎｅ。ａｕｄｉｏ。

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ｏｎｅ。ａｕｄｉｏ。

[ There are a few slight moments of silence - perhaps, if you listen closely enough, you can hear some slight sounds of nature from the forest's edge in the background - before a girl speaks up with a quite deadpan (and calm, considering the situation) tone. ]

Am I being reduced to this again this soon already? I really must be popular with all of you witches. So, which one of you do I have the honor of dealing with this time? Bernkastel again, or even that Featherine witch? ... Either way, you can come out and start laughing now. If you're looking for your cue, this is it.

[ She pauses for a moment, as if she actually does expect someone to pop up. But when it doesn't happen, she just continues talking. ]

It's pretty inconsiderate to let someone waiting after dragging them in, you know. Although I guess I should expect as much from the lot of you.

And what's up with these wings? 'Sure, let's give her pink wings this time just to see the look on her face, ahahaha' or whatever, right? I'm not laughing, but surely you predicted as much.

... Any normal person would start to think I'm going insane by now, like I'm talking to myself. Ah.. it's useless, it's all useless. Does anyone who's not me feel like speaking up already?

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Good question. To be honest with you, I don't have a clue.

[As unreliable as ever...]

You see I just arrived here recently myself. I'm just as clueless as you are.

[ A slight pause. ] ... Hmm, we'll figure it out. [ As always, right? ]

I don't really know where I am, but.. there's a forest behind me. I woke up in there for some reason and then walked to the forest edge. A whole forest shouldn't be hard to find, right?

Forest? I see.

You should head into the village. It's safer there.

You can use the journal if you need further assistance. There should be a map on there.

Nothing has come out to eat me yet, so I guess it isn't that dangerous. Unless that rabbit I saw on my way was secretly out to murder me if I would look the other way for a moment.

I'll go though. Is the village far away from here?

Killer rabbits? How ridiculous.

You're being too imaginative, Ange. It shouldn't be a long walk for you.

I've been seeing some pretty creative things in my life lately. I wouldn't be surprised.

Take these wings for example. Who would think up something like that? It's just ridiculous.

Really? I guess twelve years is a long time! Leave your kid alone for a few days and look at how big they grow!

......

This is a difficult situation. We don't have enough clues to solve the case at hand.

Bernkastel's here but...

[Sigh.]

I doubt she could have pulled this off. The wings themselves should be proof of that. They violate Knox Decalogue. In other words we aren't playing by mystery anymore. Bernkastel said it herself. Luceti is different type of Game. It's not the kind that we're used to. It'll be important for us to learn the rules of this world. Do you see what I'm getting at here?

'Your kid'? You're not dad, right, onii-chan? You shouldn't get ahead of yourself.

Bernkastel.. Are you sure we can trust her when she says that, onii-chan.. You know what sort of things she has pulled off, right? With that witch there's always the chance she's just twisting her words around again to make things seem different than they actually are.

... But I'm sure we can figure it out. As a proper team this time.

I might not be dad at this moment but I'm sure he'd leave me with the task of taking care of you!

It's fine. I'll look over you. I won't let Bernkastel hurt you anymore.

...Yeah. We can handle this together, Ange. You aren't six anymore. That girl has grown up into someone incapable of smiling. The weight of the tragedy was pushed onto your shoulders and you had no one to rely on. It must have been very sad for you.

I'm sorry that was my sin...

... Onii-chan..

[ Yeah, that's actually enough to get a thoughtful silence out of her for a few moments. When she speaks up again her voice is slightly softer. ]

It's alright. None of that was your fault at all, onii-chan. I.. was just foolishly waiting because I thought it would be nice if anyone at all could have come back. Even if it just would have been you who came back, at least we could have been together through it all. Just that much would have been alright..

So.. [ She actually feels a little too weak saying this, a little too pathetic for her liking, so contrasting with her usual strong facade. But.. she has to say it. ] This time, please stay with me.. Even if it's just a little while.

I'll stay by your side for as long as you want.

....

However, I can't visit you in the world of 1998. That's why I want you to make the most of it here.

[He's going to enforce that last point because he knows you don't listen to reason.]

Ange, I want you to find happiness in Luceti. Make as many friends as you can. It's gonna be tough but they've opened up plenty opportunities for you. Of course I'm not going to force you to listen to me. But if you think I'm a good big brother then you should listen to what I'm saying.

Edited 2011-05-12 22:42 (UTC)

[ Another pause. Are you trying to guilttrip her into doing this, Battler.. ]

There's nothing wrong with your skills as an older brother, but.. 'find happiness', aren't you taking it a little too far? Up until now I've just spent my whole life being haunted by the remains of the tragedy, and then being reduced to nothing more than a toy for the witches..

I already know, onii-chan. ... No matter what I try, even if I intervene or help in the games.. None of you will ever return to me anymore. Not this me, nor any me. So.. I'm not even human anymore by now. I'm just a piece for the witches that they can freely use and discard as many times as they see fit.

So for this existance named 'Ushiromiya Ange'... the only thing left is to find the truth of what happened on that day in 1986. Finding happiness, making friends.. that's not something for me anymore.

[ SHE'S NOT HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS. ]

I know it was hard for you! But what about our parents? Kyrie and Rudolf loved you so much. Listen to what you're saying!

You aren't a toy, Ange. You're my little sister. You've been given another chance. The fact that I'm here now proves that!

Are you really going to throw it away?!!

[Battler realized he was raising his voice...then he sighed. He can't get angry. Not in front of his sister at least.]

The truth of 1986 doesn't exist. The cat box is empty inside. You're looking for something that isn't there.

[ His rant makes her consider it just a little. Sure, she has a sort of another chance to be with her older brother again here, this time to truly talk to him as siblings, being able to tell him who she is. But at the same time.. What was there to do here? Being played around with with mysterious captors all over again? ]

I.. am not throwing anything away at all. Because I had nothing to start with.

[ Not since the incident on Rokkenjima, when she lost everything. ]

S-saying a thing like that..

[ She gulps before a slight frown appears on her face. ]

How can you say that, onii-chan? You were able to reach the truth before, right? [ Considering that cape, he has to have done that much already. ]

In that case, how can you say there's no truth of 1986 at all?!

[Why is dealing with Ange so difficult...? Younger siblings never listen. Ange is no exception.]

Have you forgotten? Kyrie must have patted you on the head lots of times! Her affection and motherly warmth made you smile then! That five year old kid had something you lost!

Edited 2011-05-14 20:49 (UTC)

What do you know about Rokkenjima? What do you think happened on that day?

Edited 2011-05-14 20:50 (UTC)

You're right. I did reach the truth of Rokkenjima on 1986. It's not something for me to share. Especially with a piece that's outside of the cat box.

Edited 2011-05-14 20:50 (UTC)

You were so caught up in searching for the truth that you've lost sight of what's important. I'll try to guide you on the right path as long as I'm here.

I say that but I won't force you into anything.

Edited 2011-05-14 20:54 (UTC)

Sure, I had all of that back then, but.. I can't change anything about the fact that during the family conference on Rokkenjima on 1986, everyone except Eva oba-san died. I know that now. I can't get my family back no matter what, so.. what's the meaning of living on without everyone else?

Wouldn't you feel the same way if it had been you instead of me who was left behind alone, onii-chan..?

I tried searching around for the truth of Rokkenjima on my own, I did everything I could in 1998, and yet.. there was nothing left to find. Every trace, every possible evidence, everything.. everything was gone! I was barely even able to recognize the island when I got back there after twelve long years.

... So.. you could at least share the truth with me, right? Why wouldn't you want to tell me..? Aren't I your little sister? I was--

[ She stops mid-sentence, and instead lets some uncomfortable silence linger. She doesn't want to argue, not with her older brother of all people - not with the person she has been waiting for all this time. Not when she can at least see him again here in Luceti.

Her throat feels a little dry. She really can't make sense out of him not telling her, but.. maybe she would just have to accept it, considering it's the only option. ]

Eva oba-san came out alive. She probably knew what was inside of the cat box. However, she choose to keep it shut. Even so she tried her best to raise you like her own child.

The meaning of life...that's for you to figure out. No one can tell you how to live.

No, probably not. I'm a different person I can't say that I'd make the same decisions as you once did.

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