Story 13 ✐ audio

[retrogrades]

Is everyone okay now? I don't really go outside much, so I can't be sure of exactly what happened, but I hope the monster that was attacking everyone was defeated.

Um, besides that though... I was wondering if anyone here has ever written a novel before? If you did, what kind of advice would you give to someone who also wanted to write a novel? On that note actually, if anyone has the time to, please tell me anything you know about novels and stories and the like. I'd really like to know.

Thank you for your time.

Comments

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

...

...I...killed people.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

[Okay "not pleasant" is an understatement.]

But... why?

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

[ Yeah, probably. ]

It was...what I had to do.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

... oh.

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

...I'm sorry.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

That's--[Not something he has to apologize for? But it's... killing. Besides, it's not like she knows his reasons or anything; she doesn't have much of a right to ask, does she.]

I'm... sorry you had to do that.

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

[ To say he "had" to would be accurate. ]

I am, too.

[ It's as much an admission of guilt as it is self-mourning, in a sense. ]

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Well... at least you don't have to do that here, right?

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

No...that's right.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

That's good then.

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

It is...but--

[ He cuts himself off there. ]

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Hm? [She waits, wondering if he's going to continue.]

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

--it's nothing.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

... alright, if you say so.

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

Yes...I'm sorry.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

It's fine. You don't have to apologize for that.

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

Okay...

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

I-In any case... how have you been, Yoite-kun? [This is her attempt at getting rid of that awkward.]

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

I'm...fine.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

I'm glad then. It can be hard to adjust to, I think, so it's good that you've settled in.

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

It's not bad...I've had worse.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Really? I can't imagine somewhere worse than here...

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

There are...worse things.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

... I can't even imagine.

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

That's good...I think.