whiteshroud | Krusnik Kids Group Chat

[Jun isn't around to hear the sigh. He's not sure if it's relief or something else. Maybe he'd just been holding his breath too long.]

... Yeah, I remember. [He doesn't want to admit he's fretting too. Fretting is a weird emotion.] I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something new.

[A cold is no one's friend, and it could always introduce complications. As airy as he acts, even Zephyr knows this. He's seen... well, the same things Jun saw in this life, really.]

In that case, maybe I'll bring a little souvenir myself. I doubt I can compete with this guy, though~

[Something new... well, Zephyr isn't entirely wrong. At least, Haru's health has grown more complicated. But it's not really Jun's place to share such details, so-]

Mm, don't worry. I'm sure he'll tell you more about it when he feels up to it.

[Which is all he'll say about it for now. And instead, it's time to go for the favorite family past time: roasting Ragna]

Ah yeah, you'll be in tough competition there! Ragna's his knight in shining armor~

Though you should still bring stuff. Bring some french stuff you were singing so many praises about!

[Well, that's not worrying at all! But he's not going to start demanding things. He hasn't been around, of course they wouldn't tell him everything first off. It's not like he's told them everything either.]

Ohhhhh~? He has his own knight? Where can I sign up for one of those?

[He's joking. Mostly.]

Of course! And I even got paid today. I think I'll do just that.

Mm, he does. I'm not sure, really. Probably just have to work up a damsel in distress act and lure one in.

[Yeah that'll do it]

Great! I didn't know you had a job- where do you work?

That should be easy enough. I mean, I'm not particularly strong or good at anything. Aside from the horrible thing we collectively went through and the consequences of that, I'm pretty ordinary!

[SURE YOU ARE]

Funny story about that. I was on my way to an interview for a restaurant, and then I got plucked off the street by a talent scout. They have me modeling all sorts of clothes for them right now. If you like clothes from the brand GANT, I can probably get you a discount.

You say you aren't good at anything, and then talk about how you got offered a modeling job for a known clothing brand right on the spot, all in the same breath.[Zeph. Zeph please] The only time I got that kind of offer was for a maid cafe.

[A maid cafe in a dodgy part of Morimiya, no less]

Anyway, I got a couple pieces from GANT I found secondhand, it's nice stuff. Next time I go clothes shopping, I might have to take you up on that.

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Well, I didn't do anything to get this face. I can barely call it mine-- I mean, I wasn't born with this hair color! Haha~

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A maid cafe? I bet you were so cute. I wouldn't have turned that down, either. Money is money, after all.

Mm-hmm. See? I can be helpful!

Why would you say it's hardly yours? My hair color changed too but my face is still mine.

[THATS WEIRD ZEPHYR]

Eh, I didn't take the job. I was busy with school and I already had an after-school job at the time. Plus I was sixteen.

It doesn't feel that way to me. I can't explain it. I guess I could dye my hair back, but I don't know if that'd fix it. This place just has a way of making me feel uneasy, I guess!

[... (x) to doubt]

Eh? You were only sixteen? Okay, thaaaat's a bit predatory actually! No thank you! I hope the job you had was a little less creepy.

[Jun is hitting x to doubt alright, since man that sounds familiar.... except no, he doesn't connect the dots that it's cloning, but rather a much more realistic thing]

I see... do you think it's dysphoria? Serious question. I'm non-binary myself. [So no judgement on his end.]

Haha, well the uniform was much less revealing and I didn't have to do anything sexual, so I'd say so!

[Sure he was a holy knight, but eh. Details!]

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Really? Congratulations on figuring that out! For me, it's a little bit different. Every time I look in a mirror I expect to see a different face than the one I've had all my life. Weird, right? I try not to think about it, to be honest!

[Maybe if he doesn't think about it, it will stop.]

That's a relief. You shouldn't put yourself out there until you're old enough to really understand what boundaries are. The kinds of people who manipulate kids and teenagers into selling themselves, whether it's sexual or not, are... definitely the worst kind of people, haha!

[dear lord he has the millennial mandatory 'lol' at the end of every sentence]

Ah, that sounds a little unsettling. I'm not sure it'll go away by "not thinking about it" though.

[...bruh. Are you... are you okay? ]

Well... you don't have to worry about me selling myself like that.

If it's not something I can do anything about, why dwell on it? I'd rather pursue the things that make me happy, or at least less frustrated.

[His family can sometimes make him feel those things, but that's just part of family. He wouldn't give them up for anything now that he has them back. Or at least, he hopes he doesn't have to make that choice.]

Good! Good. If any of us ever found out you were in that kind of situation, I think things wouldn't go well for the other guy.

[^_______^ murder]

At the risk of sounding too Christian, running from your problems in favor of a life of hedonism rarely brings long term happiness.

[He's fully expecting to get dismissed for that one, but what can you do]

Yes, I'm sure that's very true.

[Does Jun know that his brother is implying murder? Yes. But if he doesn't openly acknowledge that, less to say in court]

Hedonism? That seems a little extreme. [It's not.] I just like to live in the moment rather than dwelling on what's happened to me. I'm doing fine so far, aren't I?

[bro........................]

I'm glad you understand~

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