risingwinds | Twenty-Second Shooting Star

[Ven's had a lot on his mind these past few weeks. Between the draft, Terra's departure, and... recent events with Fuuko, he's been hit hard and fast.

And what better way to deal with issues than to talk about it? It's for this reason that Ven's pulled open his journal today.

Deep breaths, now. He can do this!]

Say, um. Let's say you just recently started... Well, I mean, if you were--

[He pauses. Gosh, why is this so awkward to ask? COMPOSURE, Ventus.]

Okay, how 'bout this? If you just got together with somebody, and... [...aaand freezing up again.

...aw, heck. He'll just get to the point.]

What kinda things are boyfriends supposed to do? [That came out kinda fast. But... there. At least he said it. And now that that's outta the way, it's time for a more somber subject... He'll get on that after a short pause.]

Also, that last draft really got me thinking. We weren't able to just tag people like before. In order to survive, everybody had to, well... kill. And for me, that's really scary. I can't just... take someone's life, even if they're the enemy.

So I guess what I wanna know is... how do you guys feel about that? And the drafts in general.

I know that's a really weird thing to tackle after that last question, but... well. Any answers are definitely appreciated!

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Sometimes breaking free of that takes more than a lovely lady friend.

It's just rough sometimes, especially since I'm getting older now. I know I've still got a lot to learn, but they oughta give me more credit.

When I was your age I was already considered my own elf- or at least as much my own elf as any of us were allowed to be. It must be a cultural issue.

Well, it's not just that. I lost a huge chunk of my memories, so they and my Master had to train me from scratch. Plus, we live in a pretty small world, and I wasn't even supposed to visit other worlds in the first place.

[He sighs.]

I dunno if it's a cultural thing so much as them wanting to keep me safe.

[And sheltered, really.]

That is the sign of a good friend, is it not? At least from what it is I have heard of having them in the traditional sense. Perhaps you merely need to speak to them about this in a mature and rational manner?

Well, yeah. It's not like I'm mad at 'em for it, it's just... I wish they'd ease up on me, I guess.

The best option here would be to tell them this. Or you might ignore their advice entirely and simply go about your own way.

Nah, I'll try talking to 'em about it the next time they're here. Whenever that is.

That may be for the best.

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