[UMINEKO SPOILERS] Heart (Unscored) - Korone

[damedana]

The story ends as such:
"when the seagulls cried, none were left alive"...

But this isn't such a sad story.

This is a story about love.

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[damedana]

For a long while, it might seem like there won't be a response...












A witch's delight is being the one putting people through the torment for once.

[bluediligence]

[ Starts to scrub her face.

Pauses, swallowing thickly (don't think about it don't think about it DO NOT) when she realises that, EUGH, she just smeared blood over herself. Gross. ]

... Not to be reductive, but that sounds like an awful, lonely, painful cycle.

[damedana]

[ahaha.wav] - laughter echoing in the room again.

I mean, she's not wrong. That's why it's funny.

[bluediligence]

[ mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmk

okay okay okay okay okay okayokay ]

If this... all of this, is what happened to you, Senpai, it wasn't okay. I hope you know that.

[ Finally pushes herself up to stand, shakily. ]

[damedana]

It wasn't okay, but Ushiromiya Battler deserved and asked for it.

[bluediligence]

[ curls her hands tight over the back of her neck, closing her eyes ]

Why? Why did he "deserve" it? That's bullshit.

[damedana]

Ushiromiya Battler has a sin.

[bluediligence]

People make mistakes. People do hurtful, harmful things. The way forward isn't through suffering, it's through listening and learning and trying to do, to be, better.

[damedana]

Please hold there's a pause as if something's processing...




Ushiromiya Battler made a mistake.
Ushiromiya Battler hurt someone terribly.
Ushiromiya Battler could not realize this was the case until after he was made to suffer.

[bluediligence]

Could not? I doubt it. There are better ways to help someone understand.

[damedana]

Ushiromiya Battler did not realize this was the case until after he was made to suffer.
Choco Korone assumes that different situations are comparable.




The chains and collar were not intended to target Choco Korone.
Ushiromiya Battler has done Choco Korone harm.
Both are true, and the first truth doesn't negate the second.
You can stay in this room where it is safe, if you like.
It won't get better.

[bluediligence]

That still doesn't mean the suffering was justified. And - whether or not our situations are or were comparable, it's fair for me to offer another perspective.

[ Augh. She wouldn't be great at this even if she HADN'T just had that super great fun time. It's still a struggle to focus. ]

There's a non-zero chance that things could get better. I choose to have hope, and to strive for the best possible end.

... And, for the record: Choco Korone does not and will not hold this against Ushiromiya Battler. You didn't mean to hurt me, Battler-senpai, and intention means a lot in my book. If it helps to hear the words ... Choco Korone forgives Ushiromiya Battler.

[damedana]

Please hold while something processes...




There's a non-zero chance that things could get better... as long as the chance is not zero, it should be tried for, but... it will take time.

[bluediligence]

[ lets out a breath. she can't quite smile, not with ALL OF THIS, but her shoulders briefly lose some of their tension. ]

Yeah. That's better. Take your time and do the best you can with what you have, Battler-senpai. Your friends and loved ones will be there for you. Even if they, we, can't necessarily be physically by your side all the time, I want you to remember that it's okay to reach out.

For me, personally ... [ gives her hands a few hard shakes, just to get some of the jitters out. ] ... I'm not very good at pretending I'm okay. "Poker face," Kaito always calls it. [ haaaaa ... ] But I struggle with letting people in, too. It's a pain in the butt, 'cuz I know that I need people. I wouldn't have made it without them.

So I really, really hope you have people you can lean on, and - I hope that maybe I can grow to be one of those people, too, if you want.

[damedana]

A witch's Truth hurts them the most.
Witches are sad, pathetic, lonely things who can't communicate despite wanting understanding.

[bluediligence]

Witches are people, too, and it's valid to have feelings. Being sad, feeling lonely, those things don't make anybody pathetic.

... Even if it's hard to convince yourself otherwise. You have to try to be kind to yourself, Senpai. My therapist always scolds me when I start with the negative self-talk. Ah, well, maybe scolds isn't the right word … Well, anyway.

[damedana]

[ahaha.wav]

Something about the echoing laugh this time gives the feeling that laughing isn't really the correct way to communicate whatever feeling is occurring.

Explore room or keep chilling with disembodied colored texts?

[bluediligence]

That one sounded a little ... [ hm ]

[ are witches like cats? except instead of yelling in various pitches to communicate it's ahaha.wav'ing?? ]

[ but. okay. okay. OKAY. she's finally pushing herself up and taking a proper look around. which reveals ] - ehh, Uriel-san's casserole dishes? And a lute, that looks like something of Venti-san's ... Battler-senpai, are these your team feelings? [ the first step is tentative, to make sure she can take a step without embarrassing herself. the second comes easier. she goes to examine the feather first. ]

[damedana]

It's a memory! Probably familiar, but from Battler's side.

Ushiromiya Battler enjoys bullying Korone and awaits her bullying.