between the two of them, haru is easily more reserved—but given all that's happened, he wants to talk about rin. he'd like shenhe to know him, even though it doesn't matter anymore, and it never will. ]
Yeah. He transferred to my school. To join my swim club.
[ truly what dumbass transfers schools for this but okay ]
It was baffling. But he's always done whatever he wants. He had... dreams.
[ hi5s in dumpster canons. and sometimes you go to a completely different school to swim with a boy. it's ace attorney logic. ]
Yeah. He wanted to swim professionally. [ wait no one here is normal ] His goals were like the "Olympics" we did, but the real thing. It's a world stage for different sports.
Part of it was to honor his dad. But it was his passion, too. [ ... ] It was his whole life. I didn't want him to regret how much time he spent on it.
[ no one lives their life expecting to die at 17. ]
I see. [she doesn't understand why someone would want to do olympics after what they saw but that's not important. he wanted to, so. she folds her arms.]
... Do you think he would have? [she doesn't, but she didn't know him the way haru does.]
They do. [she thinks about that for a moment.] I only knew him for a short amount of time, but I don't think he regretted much. And it doesn't bring him back, nor does it help anything, but I think it's important to remember that he cared.
That doesn't change. He cared about you. Even I could see that.
he's actually cute, hello!!! shenhe seems slightly amused by the awkward sort of nature of it just because like girl, her too, but. she shakes his hand, much more firmly.
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Sort of. Yeah. [ he looks like he's deliberating on whether he believes that. ] But not the parts of him that matter.
...He's not coming back. [ the execution, weirdly, made that feel strangely final. ]
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... No. He isn't. [she doesn't want to lie or give him false hope, so.] It feels a little empty without him.
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she's always seemed to be a straight shooter when it comes to her words, but this is a certain frankness he wasn't expecting. ]
Were you friends?
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[she glances at him in return.]
I didn't know him well. We raced, once or twice. Explored the canals. But more than that... he was kind to me when he didn't need to be.
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[ being kind. friendly. even if he was difficult and emotional, too. ]
Ever since we were kids. He'd show up like that—annoying me. And smiling.
[ rin didn't laugh as much here, obviously, but he's softhearted. it wouldn't take more than a week to see that. ]
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You've known each other since you were children?
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between the two of them, haru is easily more reserved—but given all that's happened, he wants to talk about rin. he'd like shenhe to know him, even though it doesn't matter anymore, and it never will. ]
Yeah. He transferred to my school. To join my swim club.
[ truly what dumbass transfers schools for this but okay ]
It was baffling. But he's always done whatever he wants. He had... dreams.
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Specifically to join your swim club? [this is kind of funny, actually.] Did he tell you them? His dreams.
[this is the best way, she thinks, to keep him alive, somehow, at all.]
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Yeah. He wanted to swim professionally. [ wait no one here is normal ] His goals were like the "Olympics" we did, but the real thing. It's a world stage for different sports.
Part of it was to honor his dad. But it was his passion, too. [ ... ] It was his whole life. I didn't want him to regret how much time he spent on it.
[ no one lives their life expecting to die at 17. ]
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I see. [she doesn't understand why someone would want to do olympics after what they saw but that's not important. he wanted to, so. she folds her arms.]
... Do you think he would have? [she doesn't, but she didn't know him the way haru does.]
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...No. The good memories are still there, too.
[ it wasn't all hard work and sacrifice. but maybe he's just scared to consider that rin could regret their shared history. ]
I could tell he wanted more, though. I think almost everyone here does. [ ... ] The point is everyone has more to live for, I guess.
[ otherwise they wouldn't be here. ]
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They do. [she thinks about that for a moment.] I only knew him for a short amount of time, but I don't think he regretted much. And it doesn't bring him back, nor does it help anything, but I think it's important to remember that he cared.
That doesn't change. He cared about you. Even I could see that.
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when he's sure his voice won't wobble out of his throat, ]
...You're less scary than I thought.
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You are less -- [hm. wait. she stops.] You are more insightful than I thought.
[nice save]
... Perhaps we should start over.
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he huffs and covers his eyes. ]
...Yeah. I wouldn't mind that.
[ that'd be nice. ]
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Alright. Then... let's. [a pause, and she takes a careful step forward. offers a hand for like... a shake, or something.]
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he sort of peeks through his fingers at her. then slowly takes her hand and shakes it in a loose, almost shy grip, because he's awkward.
it's a deal. ]
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he's actually cute, hello!!! shenhe seems slightly amused by the awkward sort of nature of it just because like girl, her too, but. she shakes his hand, much more firmly.
it's a deal.]