Kazuki Hoshino

[rosebleed]

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[rosebleed]

I... [She sighs.] I didn't get beat up. Okay? I'm not about to pass out or hiding any kind of secret stab wound or...I'm not as silly as that.

[Her head bows.]

I just don't want to think about it. Not where people can see.

[teenrebellion]

I didn't think you'd be that reckless. It's more that it's not that hard to tell when something's bothering you.

You don't have to talk or think about it with me, okay? But if you want, maybe I can try to help get your mind off of it, or something? Just for a little while.

[rosebleed]

...Okay.

[She swallows thickly. And indeed, the forced shine has washed away. She looks blisteringly tired, shoulders slumping and eyes gone downcast, perfect posture crumpling.]

What did you do? When you got out of yours. Did you play your guitar?

[teenrebellion]

No. That's usually my go-to, but my hands were too messed up for that when we got back.

Mostly what I did was just... talk to people, and listen to music from the IRIS when I was alone. They've got stuff from all kinds of worlds in there, you know? Mistral-san showed me some music from his world... we could probably find something from yours, too, if you want.

[rosebleed]

[She laughs a little under your breath.]

I'm sure it would sound so old-fashioned...

[Then after a beat.]

But it might be nice.

[teenrebellion]

So what if it's old-fashioned? That doesn't make it bad, and modern music had to come from somewhere.

[ pulls up the iris database... ]

Alright, name a musician.

[rosebleed]

Mother Goose?

[who is just an old guy with a guitar sometimes.]

[teenrebellion]

[ the name makes him pause but you know what? sure. might as well happen.

anyway did you know there are like a bajillion artists that go by mother goose? ]

...Gonna need your help finding the right one. And once we do... tell me about them.