A Certain Someone's Memories

[a_gentle_boy]

. . . . . . . . .

I'm sorry for what happened.  I didn't mean any of it, of course, b-but.  It still happened . . .  And I still did what I did.  I don't know if I can really apologize enough.  I'm sorry.  I'm really sorry . . .

[There is sniffling for a few moments before Lucas seems to calm down.]

I don't know if I can make up for it . . . But I heard people are still hurt after everything that happened.  I can try to heal you if you want . . . I know people will ask, but it's kinda . . . it's magic.  And I can fix blindness, too . . .

I'm really, really sorry.

[After this call, Lucas can be found sitting on his front porch looking extremely dejected.  He is aimlessly throwing a yo-yo back and forth, and although he's not doing anything particularly impressive, he seems to have some skill.]

Comments

I-I'm late-

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

There is little point in taking responsibility for what your body was forced to do while it wasn't under your control.

It's fine!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . But I wouldn't have been droned if I hadn't done what I did beforehand. I . . . I never thought that it would hurt other people.

Re: It's fine!

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

Well, you certainly couldn't have foreseen the consequences.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

You don't think so . . . ? But it's still hard to think that I ended up doing those things.

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

Do you believe that your droning would have resulted in those actions? Did you have prior knowledge of anybody else that was droned that had acted that way before?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . Now that I think about it, some people who get droned do end up violent.

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

Regardless, it's obvious that you did not anticipate the result.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

So it's no one's fault at all, then, you're saying?

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

Of course not, there is always fault somewhere. But there's little point in dwelling on it except learning from what happened.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I think the lesson was something I already knew. 'Getting droned is a bad idea'. I guess now I know it for sure.

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

Well, there you go, then.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[He sighs.]

What about you, Miss Shina? Did you get punished for skipping school?

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

Not at all.

Either my speech threw them off, or it was merely random luck.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

That's good. But what speech do you mean?

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

Oh, I just rattled off some Soviet Russia propaganda that came to mind for about five minutes.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

You really think that helped? Maybe it really was just random, after all. I bet a lot of people didn't do what they were supposed to.

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

As I said, it was either that or luck. Unless the scenario is replicated again, there won't be much chance to test the theory.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I think this is a mystery best left unsolved.

Thanks for talking to me, Miss Shina. I feel a little better now.

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

There's no need to thank me, but it's good to hear that you feel better.