[Whatever Shun meant, and whatever he said, Reira's interpretations stew in the boy's mind for some time. They stew through the fog he searches for Ron in, through the festival he spends with them, and far beyond. It is a pot that threatens to boil when he attends the memorial for those brought in by the 4th, that are no longer with them.
A memorial he carries his brother's ashes to.
He doesn't know what to do any more.]
...I asked Kurosaki to help, because I thought he would know how. ...but Kurosaki said things...about you, and about niisama too...
I wanted to know how to be a good brother, because I want to look after Ron like niisama looked after me, but Kurosaki doesn't think niisama is a good person.
...I don't think he thinks you are either, though... [He had told the boy, don't trust the 4th. Told him 'I don't need to be friends with someone to work with them', that he didn't need to trust someone to work with them...
He doesn't like it.
The 4th was there for him when he felt the worst about the past-he said things would be okay, and helped where he could. The boy doesn't expect miracles of his Friend. He knows better than that.
...but with his talk with Kurosaki he realizes that there are not many who seem to realize how good a friend the 4th can be-or how good of a brother his now deceased brother is.
He should have asked the one who understood from the start.]
...I told niisama I would fight. ...I told Ilia I would fight, too. She said I needed to be strong, and I promised I would be..! [It was quite a long time ago, of course, but he still took those words to heart.] ...I want to be a good brother for Ron...just like niisama was. ...But I don't know how.
...I don't know what to do that will help everyone.
[They have to be strong to stop Her. That was what Ilia said.
...but it feels like he isn't doing anything to help at all, not even a little.]
...what do I do..?
[[OOC - As a side note, it should be noted that Reira's prayer goes beyond the idea of just having Ron in the arcade as another follower; he's very much looking for advice on actively protecting Ron himself! Ron's player has their own alignment plans, so we are trying to keep the two matters separate if we can.]]
Dated just before Arrivals
A memorial he carries his brother's ashes to.
He doesn't know what to do any more.]
...I asked Kurosaki to help, because I thought he would know how. ...but Kurosaki said things...about you, and about niisama too...
I wanted to know how to be a good brother, because I want to look after Ron like niisama looked after me, but Kurosaki doesn't think niisama is a good person.
...I don't think he thinks you are either, though... [He had told the boy, don't trust the 4th. Told him 'I don't need to be friends with someone to work with them', that he didn't need to trust someone to work with them...
He doesn't like it.
The 4th was there for him when he felt the worst about the past-he said things would be okay, and helped where he could. The boy doesn't expect miracles of his Friend. He knows better than that.
...but with his talk with Kurosaki he realizes that there are not many who seem to realize how good a friend the 4th can be-or how good of a brother his now deceased brother is.
He should have asked the one who understood from the start.]
...I told niisama I would fight. ...I told Ilia I would fight, too. She said I needed to be strong, and I promised I would be..! [It was quite a long time ago, of course, but he still took those words to heart.] ...I want to be a good brother for Ron...just like niisama was. ...But I don't know how.
...I don't know what to do that will help everyone.
[They have to be strong to stop Her. That was what Ilia said.
...but it feels like he isn't doing anything to help at all, not even a little.]
...what do I do..?
[[OOC - As a side note, it should be noted that Reira's prayer goes beyond the idea of just having Ron in the arcade as another follower; he's very much looking for advice on actively protecting Ron himself! Ron's player has their own alignment plans, so we are trying to keep the two matters separate if we can.]]