003. and in every raindrop... // open post.

[icarusalsoflew]

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[icarusalsoflew]

Which one?

[His voice is a little thin, and his breath a little ragged. It is a good thing, though, that he can speak properly for himself again. Maybe all he needed now was a few more steps away from the obvious, and the effects weren't going to trigger again.]

[larue]

[ He's looking over with concerned eyes now. He remembers the lessons in Aria Skye's class, so he chooses his next words carefully. ]

The one from the Bible. It made my sister sad. She said that Peter should have just kept his mouth shut, I told her that sometimes people do things because they're scared and don't know better.

[ He takes one long drag and taps out the ash. he shakes his head. ] Sorry, man.

[ For pressing. For needing to know. ]

[icarusalsoflew]

It's fine.

[He smiles at Josh, because the kid needs to know that really: at the end of the day, this couldn't have been helped. The ban he has now is something he's learning to live with. Although...]

Can you do me a favor?

[larue]

Anything.

[ He takes another drag, takes it in deep into his lungs that the nicotine finally hits.

The smile the Blade King sends his way makes him feel strangely small. ]

[icarusalsoflew]

Try to keep this knowledge to yourself.

[He can't actually stop Josh from spreading it around, but he'd like to hope that he could trust the kid to be careful. Only too many people already knew, in Hikaru's opinion. Reaping was still a part of the cycle. Constantly cheating the rules was bound to generate new problems for all of them.

(And he did not even want to think about how guilty it was going to make him, not being able to rise up to the fate he had, in some ways, chosen for himself. For having friends and family who were willing to give so much.)]

[larue]

[ He ducks his head quietly, looks up with a sad, but understanding look. ]

Not my place. Not my secret to tell.

[ He kills his cigarette. ]

[icarusalsoflew]

Thanks.

[The red rim, at least, is disappearing. The pain has faded completely.]

I should apologize. I wasn't really angry at any of you. Just...

[How could he begin to go into how much this frustrates him? How there are only too many things that he wished he could say or do?]

[larue]

[ Josh shakes his head. No apologies are necessary, and if anyone should, it should honestly be him.

He makes a move to stand, absently pocketing the pack of cigarettes in his coat. ]

I'll... leave you to your work, sir. [ He ducks his head in a gesture of parting. ] Thank you, for taking the time to hear me out.

[icarusalsoflew]

Right. See you around.

[And in a way, it's good that Josh has chosen to retreat. He'll need some time to recover himself.]