[Video]

[unknownrival]

[Issei is shaking with the force of his sobs. He's obviously been crying for a while.

Eventually, the sobs slow down enough for him to get some words out in between them.]

That wasn't me. The person who hospitalized my father and brother, who drove the other monks to attack each other, who spoke to you all so cruelly - that wasn't me. I could never do such a thing to my family!

Why, wh-why did this happen? What did I possibly do to deserve anyone's ire enough for them to do this? Why did I fail my family and let this happen?! I should have resisted, I should have...

Father... R-Reikan-nii...

[And he bursts into a fresh wave of tears.]

Comments

[stripping.livejournal.com]

[stops eventually.]

Thank you so much.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I could have been stronger.

[oceanicbutterfly]

It's not reasonable to expect that.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

But my family would have been better off.

[oceanicbutterfly]

I'm sure they would also be better off if you could fly. There's no point in worrying about such things.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

...you might be correct in saying that.

[oceanicbutterfly]

If you want to obsess over what you could have done, then work on finding a way to prevent it from happening again.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I will. I promise you that.

Re: ooc

[blueflamechild.livejournal.com]

Pffff glorious.

[pandorabox]

[pulls away a bit] You're welcome.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that you came.

[pandorabox]

I had to make sure you were okay.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I wasn't. But I think that I might bw.

[pandorabox]

That's much better.

...I am typoing like crazy today.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I thought you would think so.

... I do that all the time

[pandorabox]

You aren't saying that just to make me feel better are you?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Of course not! I'm a terrible liar.

[pandorabox]

You really are.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Thank you?

Re: ooc

[truthinfortune.livejournal.com]

Can we assume that Naoto is with them, too? She was there with Hakuba and Mello to help out, after all...

Re: ooc

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Sure, go ahead!

[Voice forever]

[truthinfortune.livejournal.com]

I knew that wasn't you from the start, Issei-kun... What's important is that no one lost their lives during this ordeal. I'm certain Akako-san will be able to brew enough potions to heal everyone.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

It was so close... Someone could have died, and I couldn't have done anything...

[truthinfortune.livejournal.com]

That's not to say you didn't try! Mind-altering spells are always difficult to overcome on your own.

...how is your father? And your brother? Are they still sleeping?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

My father and my brother are unconscious and in the hospital. They should be fine, with treatment.