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[traumaticus]

whether it is or not i would not know. he is the one who challenged me.
i did.

and what of your teammates? did they arrive with you or end up in another locations?

[incorrigibles]

of course you did. would expect nothing less

we got split up

they got sent elsewhere, i was the only one who ended up at the beach

[traumaticus]

worry not. i will not allow myself to let you down.

have you heard of them since? if you need help with contacting them i am here for you, charles.

[incorrigibles]

you won't, you know that, right? there's nothing that you have to be or do for me to care about you, yeah? or nothing you can't do or be. i know you probably think of it differently and that's fine, but you're my friend and you're not letting me down if you lose a duel

so stop thinking like that.

and thanks. i haven't heard of them yet but... only a matter of time, innit

[traumaticus]

[first of all, he sees a misconception that needs to be corrected.]

i am your king, charles.
a weakness in king is a reflection of his people and vice versa. i will not allow my subject to endure the failure of me losing a duel, no matter how trivial it is.

[incorrigibles]

[ from one misconception to another.... maybe, maybe he needs to actually talk about this too instead of employing his usual avoidance tactic. ]

well

you're not though, are you? not really. i'm from england, and you're the king of england, but not when i was alive. not now when i'm dead, either. your subjects lived hundreds of years ago. and i'm gonna continue to treat you like you're the king because that's who you are in your time and i respect that but i'm not



i'm not your responsibility, yeah? you can just live your life here however you want and not worry how it reflects on me, or what i think, or

any of that, really. bloody hell, all i want is that you're happy, okay? because i care about you, richard, the person. not richard the third. i care about you because of you, not because of your... status or whatever

[traumaticus]

[oh uh. he is not liking this at all. there's clouds of anger raising in richard's mind, the words "you're not" taunting him. there's already plenty of people here looking down on him, the last thing he needs is charles to disregard him.]

i am the king of england, and any citizen of england is my subject no matter the time. unless they are the enemy of the crown and seeking to place a false king on a throne.

[incorrigibles]

[ well — this teaches him to try and speak his mind, doesn't it... so his answer comes not quick, but not with a delay either, ]

whoa, hey, no need to go that far. i'm definitely not an enemy of the crown, you know that, yeah? so you're right

and i already said you're the king, didn't i? c'mon, your grace. i just didn't want you to worry about me

[traumaticus]

[things truly are that black and white with Richard, unfortunately. you are either with him or against him.]

it is my duty to worry for you. our situation might be unusual one but i am responsible for you. as long as you don't betray me.

[incorrigibles]

[ privately, charles sighs — does he really not get that he doesn't want richard to worry about him because of duty but because he actually, genuinely cares?

no, why would he. he might as well just accept that the only reason richard actually seems to care about him is because he sees him as a subject, and that's it. ]

betray you as in support another to become the king of england?

yeah, not gonna happen.

[traumaticus]

as long as you do not deny me.

now. i wish to know more about these comrades of yours that helped you during the mission.

[incorrigibles]

i won't, i won't

right, sure. i went to ketsora with gwen, shinjiro and the two peters

the older peter was a really big help but it was actually jinx who saved my life, so

[traumaticus]

[good! they got that cleared up and are on the same page again. fantastic.]

i shall commit these names into my memory, then. any friend of yours is my friend as well.

did she, now? i must thank her for it.

[WILL HE THO?]

[incorrigibles]

[ yeah... fantastic. ]

oh, uh, thanks. there was also the beach team, scott and kotone and mikey and ekko. i stayed with them before i went back to—

i mean, went home

yeah, not the first time she's helped me either. she's pretty aces

[traumaticus]

it warms my heart to see so many names here. you must have adapted well into this world despite all these challenges to have gathered so many companions.

i see. i am glad to hear that. to my knowledge she is a young girl, carrying the weight of a troubled mind. but it sounds like she has been able to direct herself to do good and extend a helping hand.

[incorrigibles]

sure, i have plenty of friends here

right, yeah. she's definitely helped me, so... there's that. but sounds like you've heard of her rather than learned about that from her

[traumaticus]

we have had a few encounters. but enough of that, as long as she treats you with kindness and respect i am satisfied.

[incorrigibles]

well, so far so good

anyway, enough about me, yeah? you doing alright? whitey make it back okay? don't get on junpei's case about it, please, he disappeared during the reset or right before it, and uh, i was sort of hurt so if anything, it was my fault

[traumaticus]

worry not. i warned him about whitey's tendency of not respecting the boundaries set by closed doors. i am not least surprised he escaped from his care.

[SORRY CHARLES. You just turned his attention more towards you.]

injured? how?

[incorrigibles]

that's good. i mean, not that he escaped, but that i guess he made it safely to you?

oh, uh, don't worry about it. the ketsorans just got one lucky shot in, that's all

[traumaticus]

as domestic he might appear he is still a wild boar. you can never fully tame them.

[Hm, okay. At least it wasn't more grave than that. Still, he doesn't like the underlying issue here.]

do you not trust me, Charles?

[incorrigibles]

guess that's true. he's real cute, though

[ "not more grave than that"..... ha, ha. then again he'd downplayed it for everyone so it's not like richard is special! ]

what? of course i do!

[traumaticus]

why you didn't come to me about this injury earlier, then?

[incorrigibles]

why didn't i —

why'd i come to you about something you can't do anything about? ghost injuries, it's... it's not like we have bandages or anything here that work for me. if i get injured all i need to do is rest and wait for it to heal. it wasn't that i don't trust you, your grace. just, i'd feel right stupid, telling you, hey, i got injured, you can't really do anything about it though

[traumaticus]

it is true that there is a lot i don't understand about your condition or world. but i do know that even you can get hurt. i might not be able to dress your wounds or make them better, but i would still like to be there for you. support and care for you, to help ease the pain that i can. never feel that there is an issue too mundane or foolish to share with me. you are of great importance to me, i do not want you to be alone.