6/24: rapunzel

[randori]

[ It's two weeks in a row now that he'd been forced to spend a good chunk of the weekend just lying there doing nothing, so a s soon as he's able to— maybe out of refusal to accept any of the situation as reality— he decides to take a walk amongst the trees. He never strays very deep into the forest, always keeping one or two rows of trees between him and the view of the castle, but he just needs somewhere secluded he can walk, find a rock on the path, and kick it as hard as he can so that it hits a tree trunk and shatters on impact.

This whole... dying and reviving and whatever crap doesn't matter to him. He still feels like he failed, like he feels every Sunday afternoon, but this time, it's a personal failure. ]

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[randori]

[ He quickens his pace, just so Rapunzel can stop... touching... ]

What is it?

[hairbrain]

[ good luck with that natsuo. ]

How about hot cocoa with a friend? ... And a compress for your head.

[randori]

Uh. I'll take the hot cocoa, but don't compress my head, it already hurts.

[hairbrain]

A compress is a cloth with cold water, Natsuo. It'll help you feel better.

[ according to the first aid books she's been reading. ]

[randori]

...Oh. Yeah, that does sound a lot better.

[ :( How could we have let Rapunzel die?? ]

But what about you? Do you feel any better?

[hairbrain]

And maybe don't slam your head into things in the future? Instead, talk it out with good friends? Liiike, me and Pascal? [ bad ending. ]

Oh, you know. [ she just smiles. ]

I'm keeping it together. Trying to stay positive, all that.