[ A quick breath of laughter pushes past before the nudge even connects, the joke momentarily distracting him from the brunt of his troubled thoughts. ]
Yeah? Just don't try to paint us as long-lost twins or something-- our hair colors don't quite match.
[ Would his blood relatives have hair as brightly colored as his? Did he even have any left, unknown and spread across a vast, vast world that may or may not be there anymore? Those are questions for which he can't make enough room in his brain space right now, brimming with pressing concerns as it is.
It's enough to have his visage sobering up in a moment, his eyes shifting back to the ocean up ahead. ]
... I hope I never have to find out what kind of outlandish stories you'd come up with.
[ His choice of words doesn't pack any real punch, not meant as a jab. It's just something of an euphemism, easier on the ears and the heart.
(He hopes he never has to forget-- not Yuri, not any of his other friends trapped in this place, and certainly none that have been left behind.) ]
But, with how unpredictable this place can be... I think it can't hurt to have a back-up plan. That's what I've decided to pursue.
[ Ahead, the sea rages on, hectic, ruthless, but Shez refuses to be swept in the current, to be caught in the undertow of history. He will not be forgotten, and neither will the people he holds dearest. ]
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Yeah? Just don't try to paint us as long-lost twins or something-- our hair colors don't quite match.
[ Would his blood relatives have hair as brightly colored as his? Did he even have any left, unknown and spread across a vast, vast world that may or may not be there anymore? Those are questions for which he can't make enough room in his brain space right now, brimming with pressing concerns as it is.
It's enough to have his visage sobering up in a moment, his eyes shifting back to the ocean up ahead. ]
... I hope I never have to find out what kind of outlandish stories you'd come up with.
[ His choice of words doesn't pack any real punch, not meant as a jab. It's just something of an euphemism, easier on the ears and the heart.
(He hopes he never has to forget-- not Yuri, not any of his other friends trapped in this place, and certainly none that have been left behind.) ]
But, with how unpredictable this place can be... I think it can't hurt to have a back-up plan. That's what I've decided to pursue.
[ Ahead, the sea rages on, hectic, ruthless, but Shez refuses to be swept in the current, to be caught in the undertow of history. He will not be forgotten, and neither will the people he holds dearest. ]