[Kaito's Heart]

[soulping]

[A gust of wind rushes past you, so strong that you nearly stumble backwards from the force. You hear whispers in your ear, an unfamiliar voice saying, no, not here, not now, go back, before your senses shut off entirely]

[You wake up again to find yourself in a room]

((#dragonheart on IRC for this heart party aw yeah))

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[clocksandroses]

. . . K-Kuroba T . . . Toichi-san . . . ?

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[carptricks]

[The man lifts his head, surprised]

Ah-- Aoko-chan?

[it sure is Toichi though]

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[clocksandroses]

[A shiver runs through her.]

But you're—

[No, this is Kaito's soul, of course a piece of his beloved father would be alive in him. She swallows hard, words failing her for a moment.]

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[carptricks]

Dead?

[a crooked smile appears on his lips]

Yes, I am. That is why I'm here.

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[clocksandroses]

. . . They murdered you . . . all because of this.

[She pulls the gem out of her pocket.]

. . .

He's trying to find it for you, right? So . . . if it won't hurt anything, you should have it. [Holds it out to him, fingers trembling faintly.]

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[carptricks]

. . .

Ah. . . [his smile is a bit sad, but he reaches out to take the jewel]

You found out?

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[clocksandroses]

It was only a matter of time.

[And she tries very, very hard to keep the bitterness out of her voice. The disappointment and hurt, though? Yeah. Those are loud and clear.]

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[carptricks]

[. . . oh. oh dear. his smile is a bit sad]

You'll have much to talk about when this is over.

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[clocksandroses]

[I don't know if I can talk to him . . . ]

Is there anything I can do in here? To help him.

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[carptricks]

In here? No. This room. . . is unharmed. He would never allow anything bad to happen to it.

But if you'd like to look around, I certainly won't stop you.

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[clocksandroses]

. . . is that really okay? We've violated his privacy so much already.

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[carptricks]

Mmm. . . he may not like it.

But these are the things he keeps closest to his heart. He needs. . . to let it out, sometimes.

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[clocksandroses]

. . .

[She bows to him, politely and with deep respect, before moving over to the table to take a look at things there.]

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[carptricks]

[There's a small glass cylinder, a small glass vine, and a small glass jewel on the table]

[This is the jewel,, the vine is watching several teams be strangled to death by thorny vines in Yaksins Cry Wolf Game, and the cylinder is. . . her, during Nyssa's game]

[all of these memories are chock full of helplessness, sadness, frustration, and anger. Why can't I ever stop it? Why can't I help them? Why am I so weak. . .?]

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[clocksandroses]

[AND AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF CRYING and then asking Toichi for a pen and some paper . . . Aoko approaches him again, a folded letter clasped gently in her hands.]

Kuroba-san, can you give this to Kaito, please?

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[carptricks]

[He takes the letter from her with a nod]

I will.

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[clocksandroses]

Thank you.

. . . would giving him a good kick on the shin from me be too much to ask for?

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[carptricks]

[chuckles]

I'm afraid you're going to have to be the one to do that, Aoko-chan.

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[clocksandroses]

Mmm . . . [non-committal.]

I'm glad I got to meet you here, Kuroba-san.

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[carptricks]

And I you, Aoko-chan.