deusexhormones | Hundred Third Explosion

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Hundred Third Explosion

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[Well, as some of you might recall, Haruki Suzumiya has been MIA for the better part of this whole affair so far. But now, finally, he's made a full recovery. A full recovery and... he's gone back to his house to confirm that things have recovered. He's inspecting it inside and out so you might happen across him during that, particularly if you're Neku or Shiki.

But aside from that, after he's half-way through this inspection he flips open the journal and-]

Oi, guys, I'm back. [...It's useless to say "did he miss anything" right? Just glancing at the entries while he was out shows he did] So everyone report in.

[Because we wants to make sure everyone's okay]

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I know this one.

Alright. Let's go with that. [Honestly, he's only done it a few times, because clearly Shogi > Chess. But let's get it out and set up... he takes black]

[Haruki sets up the pawns first actually, but...]

Oi. Winry, I got... something to ask.

Yeah, what is it?

...I'll trade you, info for info. I mean. that- [...He wants to know more about her and her about him but why is this so hard. Sigh. He puts down the king to distract himself]

What kind of info?

Well. I mean... [...ERR] ...Well I'll tell you- [..!] That story about a girl I loved, there's more to it!

[OH MY GOD DID HE ACTUALLY JUST SAID THAT OH MY GODDDDD]

Will you? In return, what would you like to know?

Well I just. What- that's- what-

[LOOK OFF TO THE LEFT, BLUSHING]

...I just wanna know more about you. [OH GOD THAT IS SO HARD TO SAY]

I've wanted to know more about you too!

I mean, where would you like me to start?

I dunno, wherever. [STILL NO EYE CONTACT God this is weird]

Would you like to hear about my parents?

Yeah. Sure. If you'll tell me.

[He stopped putting pieces but he turns... interested. He never did hear it. He thinks]

They were doctors. Together we lived in a small countryside town called Resembool. But one day they had to leave our little town. They were called away to aid in a war that started to devour the southern area of Amestris. I watched their backs helplessly as they left.

My Mom and Dad... they never did return. I found out that they had be treating victims from both sides of the war. For that a state alchemist was ordered to kill them for treason.

[...But that's- That's awful, frankly. Haruki's mouth is slightly open and he feels it drying up. He'd- he'd never figured Winry had a past like that. But...]

[...] Sounds like they were pretty awesome people, in that case.

Yeah. I like to think that too.

So up until then I was a normal girl. I was ridiculed for my skin, eyes, and hair, but my friends were enough to keep me happy.

So that's a little about me. And you?

[Haruki looks dully at the board. Really, in light of that bombshell he didn't think about... well. He moves his own pawn in the same row up two as well.]

...Well. I left off with her vanishing from here, right?

Right.

[First a frown... and then he sighs before pinching his nose a little with his hand. God this is so hard. ...Finally he settles for just glaring down at the chessboard, focusing away from Winry at large before he starts talking]

...Well. Like I said, she vanished. I was really upset, I guess. Ignored a bunch of people, didn't want to hear about other people's problems, you know that sort of thing. Eventually, ...well I guess I didn't snap out of it so much as drifted. This other girl - the one I live with now, Shiki? She was also hurting; lost her boyfriend, you know. ...We moved in together.

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