soulping | hiyo haato

When I got to the place with all the cats... I saw what you thought of me. So - I'm sorry.

Oh. Well... You know... there's really two sides to you, though, I think.

Yeah? How do you figure?

Well, you know. There's the side you show almost everybody. And that's the you that's sarcastic and a little bit thorny. But there's a reason your cat was so fluffy. You're just protecting your marshmallow.

[that actually makes her laugh]

My marshmallow?

Yeah. The parts of you that are soft inside. You just don't want anybody to hurt you. Right?

That's one way to put it, yeah.

But - I didn't mean to make this about me. I just wanted to say... I didn't realize it matters to you as much as it does.

It's okay. I don't think you're making it about you. Everybody likes being liked, right? I'm sure deep down, even if you put people off... that's something you want, too.

[playfully and lightly shoving at her shoulder]

Yeah, yeah. Let's not get too sappy, here.

Okay, okay.

[ sobering up ]

Is there anything you want to know? Or... a request you want to make of me? It's the very least I can do, considering.

You're not indebted to me or anything, you know.

One good turn deserves another, though, right?

I guess, but... Nothing's jumping to mind, honestly.

... Well... consider it saved for a rainy day, then.

Sure thing.

You must really love this room.

Why do you say that?

Well, I mean... It's the end, right? That must make it the most important.

Oh. No, that's not exactly it. It's more like... at the end of the day, I see myself as an ordinary person.

The things that I want... that I wish for... ultimately, they're not very grand. I want my friends to be happy and live long lives. I want to be a part of those lives. Even if my future isn't very good, or destined for great things.... I hope that it's one filled with love, and in the end, I can look back and feel unashamed of.

...

Just simple things, the kind of thing that anybody wants.

... Actually, if things had been a little different... this place's shape would have been much different too. But I think this is fine as well. I still have a lot of room to grow.

Got it. Well, nothing wrong with normal. But... What do you mean about the shape being much different?

When I first woke up in Kyriakos, I felt like....

The world... and myself... we both had limitless potential. I could be anything I wanted to be, do anything I wanted to do. The more people I met, the more I felt that I could grow. I wasn't really aware that I didn't know what I wanted to be, or do, but even though that was sort of how I felt, it was still okay, because nothing felt closed off to me, and I felt strong. Even if it was going to be a lot of hard work to get wherever I was going--I had the strength, and people behind me who believed in me.

[ as she speaks, behind her, at the window, the light starts to brighten as she speaks, and her own form seems to become a little shaky and misty at the edges, and she gains a sort of... translucent quality, as the light runs through her, lighting her up inside out. if at first it seems alarming, it should be dampened down by a heady feeling of rightness ]

[ however, it doesn't last. the levels of light begin to fade out from its ultra brightness, and her body returns gradually to its normal state. ]

But then a lot of things happened. I made mistakes. It felt like... people lost faith in me. So I started to falter. I started to lose confidence in myself, my strength, and my potential. Things got a little darker, and I felt like... I had to settle.

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/5 i lied