[ mistletoe continuations ]

[meteorstorm]

For Ryuusei, Koyomi, Jiu Wu, Kamio, Nagi, and Ma Chao.

Comments

[westblockstory]

Not the point. You're talking like he's still alive.

[meteorstorm]

He is. Here, and back home.

[westblockstory]

. . . . not much of a sacrifice then, I'd say.

[meteorstorm]

[ tensing, gripping the edge of the table tight enough to make his knuckles turn white ]

Don't say that. There was no way of knowing he'd come back.

[westblockstory]

I see.


. . . sorry. You must feel very lucky, then.

[meteorstorm]

I made a traitor of myself, but I was prepared for that. I just didn't think I'd lose as much as I did.

[westblockstory]

Lucky that you aren't a complete murderer. Not in the normal sense of the word anyway. Or did you still lose too much?

[meteorstorm]

It was only by sheer dumb luck I didn't lose both of them. Everyone came out alright in the end.

[westblockstory]

Then what did you lose?

[meteorstorm]

Aside from my pride? Nothing tangible. It's less about what I actually lost and more about it would have cost if things that shouldn't be able to happen happened.

[westblockstory]

. . .

[meteorstorm]

I don't even know why I'm telling you this. I guess it makes more sense if you were there for it.

[westblockstory]

I assume you're telling me because you think I won't judge you for having killed someone.

[meteorstorm]

It could be that.

[westblockstory]

Well. I understand that sometimes the world is kill or be killed . . . or see what's important to you disappear. I'll say that much, and most of our fellow campers can't.

[meteorstorm]

Nosing into other people's business doesn't tend to be something I enjoy doing.

[westblockstory]

I'm not offering you details.

[meteorstorm]

And I'm not asking.

[westblockstory]

And I say thanks for that.

[meteorstorm]

It's none of my business. Probably even if you did choose to divulge it.