026. [dictated]

[foolreversed]

[it's a while after Adachi discovered his new blank journal that he runs into another surprise: his Christmas present from the castle.

His just closed journal opens back up again as he falls back against his table, knocking it off]

H-How... What... How did you get here!?

[something actually replies back to him, and it sure doesn't sound human... or like any animal. In fact it is very screechy and just bizarre. But at least it sounds... happy?]

Scree!

No... no, no, no! You've gotta go back to where you came from, right now!

...screee?

Go! Oh geez if anyone finds you we are both so screwed.

[a brief silence. TIME TO GET MORE AGGRESSIVE.]

Go on! Get lost! Get the hell outta my sight!

[but then whatever-it-is just makes those screechy noises again. This time very distinctively UNHAPPILY, almost like crying. It also sounds like something just slithered away.]

No! Don't hide behind there! Crap... I'm sorry, I'm not rejecting you! Come on out? Be a good little-


(ooc: so because Adachi had literally nothing he could give a shit about back home, the castle gave him a tame, non-violent baby shadow as a pet. Basically he's got this.)

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[foolreversed]

[Adachi doesn't even react, save for his eyes shifting into Joshua's direction]

I didn't show it to her intentionally. The castle did weird things to our rooms, causing him to materialize. She decided to come look into mine. He just got to her before I did.

You can not like it all you want but it wasn't my fault, one way or the other. It's not like I invited her in or anything.

[ofhope]

She cares too much. It's her biggest fault, and obvious from the beginning. Someone like you probably shouldn't be associating with her at all, and you know that. I knew that even when I was a wimp.

So you should be more careful. If you do something to hurt her, even if it's 'not your fault', you'll be on a lot of hit lists. That's the only reason they even succeeded in capturing me. And with your age, it would look even worse. You'd be a dirty old man.

She has a sweet face, and a silver tongue. Quite a few hearts are hers.

[foolreversed]

I'm well aware of that.

[normally he couldn't promise anything. He knew he would hurt people whether he wanted to or not. He hurt Nanako, he hurt his partner, he couldn't trust himself with anyone and he usually knew better than to make promises about thee kind of things, even to himself.

Still though... for once...]

I'd never hurt her. I won't let that- or anything happen to her. I'd sooner push her away and make her hate me than let that happen.

[for once he actually believed that.]

[ofhope]

You can't. You can't...push her away, not really...except maybe if you killed a certain person.

She'll cling to you until the end of time, since she sees you as a basket case. So I'll hold you to your word. Otherwise...I'll have fun watching the castle go on another manhunt.

[ With a dismissive flick of his hand, he turns and heads for the door. Why did he use the window again? ]

If your little Shadow blob ever wants to have some fun, look me up. I bet he could make great drawings if you taught him to.

[foolreversed]

[Adachi's pretty sure he could.]

Yeah sure, whatever. If I ever need a babysitter. [except probably not :/]

Don't go getting caught on your way out. [because he's worried about his own bacon here more than yours]

[ofhope]

[ With an amused snort, he reaches over to a nearby shelf and knocks off a single book onto the floor, saying dryly, ]

Tell them I assaulted you. Oooh, scary.

[ Bye bye! He'll even wave to the little Shadow before letting himself out. ]

[foolreversed]

[EEEEEYEEEEEROOOOOOOOOLL

but whatever so long as he's gone. The Shadow even waves back.

...now Adachi just needs to figure out how to get rid of this tv. He doesn't really trust himself with it. It's better to just be without the temptation to jump back into that world.]