[eiden was here? oh yikes, is rei supposed to comfort olivine right now... because he's definitely feeling a shift in atmosphere and he is not equipped for this. he's a man of science, not a man of feelings. he takes a moment to allow olivine to feel his feelings. he's not so emotionally blind to not be able to see that eiden means something to olivine.
(he means something to rei, too, but it's a fact that rei refuses to acknowledge, even if the safety of his own mind. because admitting as such is a vulnerability, a scab that rei can't afford to scratch off for fear of infection.)]
Hmm, I'll have to take a look as to why he was able to leave but you weren't. I'll make note of that.
[with that, he sighs internally, flopping on the couch next to olivine. if neither of them received a letter, then that makes the letter he received even more suspicious and makes asking for help even more warranted. which he hates. and it takes every shred of willpower and every memory of all his past mistakes to hand the letter over to olivine for him to read its contents. he needs to do this. he can't rely on father anymore - at least for now.
it reads:
Do you want answers? A clever mind is never at rest. Go below the basement to where the whispers lurk. Look for what should be and is but isn't and you'll take the first step toward knowing. Why is it there without meaning? What does not having meaning mean, if it is there?
Your Admirer, J
once olivine has finished reading it, he continues:] If you're willing... I need backup in case something happens to me.
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(he means something to rei, too, but it's a fact that rei refuses to acknowledge, even if the safety of his own mind. because admitting as such is a vulnerability, a scab that rei can't afford to scratch off for fear of infection.)]
Hmm, I'll have to take a look as to why he was able to leave but you weren't. I'll make note of that.
[with that, he sighs internally, flopping on the couch next to olivine. if neither of them received a letter, then that makes the letter he received even more suspicious and makes asking for help even more warranted. which he hates. and it takes every shred of willpower and every memory of all his past mistakes to hand the letter over to olivine for him to read its contents. he needs to do this. he can't rely on father anymore - at least for now.
it reads:
Do you want answers? A clever mind is never at rest. Go below the basement to where the whispers lurk. Look for what should be and is but isn't and you'll take the first step toward knowing. Why is it there without meaning? What does not having meaning mean, if it is there?
Your Admirer,
J
once olivine has finished reading it, he continues:] If you're willing... I need backup in case something happens to me.