[He takes a few steps forward, if there's any space left, to join with him.]
I don't mind it.
[But as for Tyr's second sentence, he isn't entirely sure what had meant to be said. The situation ought to speak for itself, however, and Ion isn't about to question it. What's currently happening is something of importance and it just can't be left not discussed.]
[ Whether there is or not, Tyr plans to walk beside him anyway. ]
Not particularly... Is your house okay? We could go to mine, but...I don't trust our new housemate.
[ He'll be that honest at least. All he really wants is to be able to talk without being bothered, and while he doesn't think Fushimi would bother him, he doesn't want to chance it. ]
[There isn't any part of him feeling silly for getting a bag and coming out here so he does nod.]
Yes, that's fine. We can discuss matters in my room.
[He isn't going to question Tyr's feelings on the housemate and merely proceeds to head up the driveway to his home. And he'll make sure to open the door and everything else. While he does take notice of Tyr's staff, as he has yet to actually see it, he doesn't make mention as not to interrupt what's on the other's mind.]
[ If nothing else, it saves him the trouble of collecting it all again. Tyr enters with Ion, glancing around as he walks with him. His bag and his somewhat fancy staff stay close at his side the entire time to avoid breaking anything. ]
[The mind to offer Riou something to drink is also pushed aside in his brain for now. It isn't difficult to navigate to his bedroom. And, as of now, it seems like Leon has went out to tend to the things that Ion isn't all too familiar with so the room seems safe. Ion closes the door only once Tyr enters.]
[ Tyr only knows about Ion's turtle, so he hadn't thought of Repede. A dog barking would definitely get Tyr's attention, though.
Since that isn't the case, Ion has his undivided attention. ]
The same as me, then...
[ He pulls his own envelop out of his bag, still untouched. ]
The note says to give them out, but...usually these things come with a kind of consequence along with a prize, right? And then there are the "teams"...
[Repede generally doesn't seem to cause any trouble, at least.
Ion pulls the envelope from the Lessor out of his bag as well. Tyr's own letter is quick to follow.]
I'm afraid I haven't been staying in Holly Heights long enough to have a proper answer to that.
[In March was the case of the peculiar powers which were the only things gained and left them. April... the body swap, there hadn't been anything gained though the Lessor had sent a mass text for people to receive items. May had been the festival and June had saw many of them on a boat.]
A majority of these changes have come with a bit of consequence.
[He looks at the Lessor's letter before opening it.]
...We don't know which teams we are playing for with participating.
Right... You weren't here in February... At that time, if people gave away or received enough flowers, something was returned to them... So this is a little similar to that.
[ In that they were going to give away and receive things. ]
As for the teams...we can't be on them for the purpose of cooperation, so it's probably just a means of dividing the consequences among people, to make them work harder. It's like saying, "If you work your hardest, your team might be the one that's spared," but...
[ It would also mean screwing everyone else over.
But if no-one participates, there might be nothing gained and they'd all suffer.
It's a hard choice, honestly. Tyr doesn't even know how many teams there are. It could be half of the population or a tenth of it. ]
[He isn't entirely sure if they happen to be the same but he figures Tyr isn't here to discuss something from months ago.
The sheet of stickers is pulled out of the envelope with all stickers still attached. But that is put aside in favour of Ion looking at the letter. The more you give, the more likely you are to get.]
We have many eccentric sorts in the community that may be already halfway down their sheet. It's already decided that something will come out of this even if there are people who decide not to participate.
[He lifts his head slightly.]
It's become natural for many to listen to the Lessor and it's only understandable as he seems to have the upper hand here. Uncertainty may be ignored for the time being or maybe something positive is being anticipated.
But it's true... Not doing anything probably isn't an option; it'll probably just work against us in the end if we hesitate...
[ He pauses, thinking for himself what really might be the worst that could happen. In all likelihood, the four unique stickers are the ones that carry the most weight, and the different colors...maybe it'll be just like the flowers event and it'll change whoever receives them.
And maybe it'll make them more likely to get something back in the end.
That would make the giver feel better if it does change the receiver, at least.
With a quiet sigh, he looks back over at Ion. ]
Do you want to go along with this? At best, we'll get something of our own back...
[He finds himself looking at the letter once again.]
While change isn't always good or bad, it's necessary. What happens as a result from this, we have to accept it. We don't know what it is and we don't know which team we're on but we're all in the same situation. We can't succumb to fear. Even after this business, things are bound to change in the future.
[It was too much to suggest, wasn't it? Ion would put down the letter and take up the stickers. Nothing seemed spectacular about them but there were possible hints...]
I don't have anything to receive from home but I don't have any intention on ignoring this.
[He sits himself on his bed, resting the papers in his lap.]
[ Ion's making good points. He really shouldn't get worried about this now. It can't be that bad, he tells himself, but if it was, Tyr wouldn't really forgive himself for pulling others into this.
Except everyone who received the stickers has already been pulled into it anyway. It'll have to be okay in the end.
When Ion sits down, Tyr brings his own sheet up. ]
If you're not going to ignore it, we should trade these with each other... It's true that no matter what we choose, something is bound to happen, so...let's see what happens together.
[Or it may simply be that bad. But that's another reason why they can't back away because maybe things will only get closer to the end of this.
The time is surely serious with nothing to be said about the consequences or having an inkling of which team they were working for but Ion has to smile with Tyr's last words.]
Yes.
[He picks up his own stickers once again but he doesn't give them the same long look as previous.]
If you don't mind, I'd like to give you one of the single coloured stickers.
[ Tyr returns the smile just slightly as he nods. ]
That's fine... They're probably the ones that carry the most weight.
[ He pulls off the flat yellow sticker purely on a whim and holds it out to Ion on his finger. It'd be a lie to say he wasn't a little nervous, but he's sure that if Ion does change, he has enough self-control to not fall right away. ]
[He hadn't necessarily expected that exchange with one of the single stickers but Ion doesn't hesitate to reach out to take the sticker. It's stuck to his index finger for a moment while he reaches to take up the letter he had received from Tyr earlier. The yellow star is stuck to the letter. That all felt simple enough.]
I don't feel as if I'm different from before.
[Not even having some left behind sticky stuff on his finger.
But this is enough of a cue for Ion to start working a star off his own sheet. The green star is removed before extended out to Tyr with the same finger he had used to take the yellow one.]
[ While he doesn't feel relieved right away, he's glad that Ion isn't suddenly changed. That's all that really matters at the moment.
He doesn't say a word until he takes the other star from Ion and, after a second's hesitation, sticks it to the back of his phone.
There's definitely no change. No new feelings of hate, protectiveness, or anything. Not even a slight itch on his finger. Nothing. ]
I don't feel any different either... It might be a delayed reaction, but at least we can say it's not exactly like it was with those flowers...
[ Which Ion still doesn't fully understand, Tyr realizes. ]
The instant someone received a flower before, their feelings changed, and it was pretty obvious... If these do have any affects on us, hopefully they're limited to just emotional changes again.
Someone was able to change in an instance with emotions not their own? That is strange.
[It's something he has yet to experience during his time in Holly Heights. He dares to even think that it goes beyond what is considered the body swap. Tyr's own guess makes sense as to keep the residents on their toes. If there is some sort of change, maybe it will take a while.]
If we're fortunate enough, that won't be a worry for a while. From the sounds of the letter, there may not be anything happening for a few days.
[He pauses.]
'The more you give, the more likely you are to get.'
[What exactly is that supposed to mean, anyway? There are a few possibilities with a double meaning possibly being the case. Things are simply too vague and all they can do is guess.]
[ He hopes Ion doesn't need to experience anything dramatic, but their fates were probably already sealed when the stickers were sent out. The best they can do is help each other out when they can. ]
Right... I...still want to believe that our "prize" is going to be having something returned to us, but that's...
[ It could honestly all be a trap, but evidently, they're both willing to take that chance.
Straightening up, he pushes those doubts aside. There's no point worrying now. ]
Anyway, we're just going to have to wait no matter what he meant in his letter... Just make sure you tell me if you notice anything strange.
[The term 'prize' could easily be a way to mock the residents but that is a cruel thought. In any case, it's best to find out what will happen as a result of a team winning.]
If you don't mind, I'd like you to tell me as well if you go through any changes or notice anything.
[Time to put those stickers back in the envelope.]
Is there something else you wanted to talk about, Tyr?
[Ion's own things don't go back into his bag but are kept out for the time being even though they are becoming somewhat ignored after that exchange.]
Yes, it's been a while since it was last mentioned. I'm still interested. My time is free besides when I have to work and for when school starts up again.
[But he stops himself with babbling about that matter.]
I suppose I have been thinking about last month with being on the boat. I think there had to be a purpose behind it but I'm not sure what.
[ Good, he didn't take it badly... That's a small relief in all of this. And if he thought of it, he hadn't really been worried about Ion in a while...aside from what they just brought on themselves, anyway. ]
Then we can start whenever you want to... Training you would be part of my job.
[ And he rather likes having friends as clients.
His cheerfulness turns subdued when he brings up the boat, though, and he quiets down over all. ]
It'd be comforting it there were a purpose, but it's really hard to say... The way we were given those tasks and the way that book was able to predict the weather...those should be pretty telling, but it all could have been a kind of diversion, honestly...
[Not the most ideal topic to bring up but the other has a way about him as to figure things out, at time. So there hadn't been any point in trying to fib.]
It's a wonder if the Lessor has control of the weather.
[But there are people who have the job to predict and track weather...]
Following orders from a book and with it having the knowledge... It does remind me of something from home.
[Maybe that is why he hadn't been perturbed right away as he should have been but even then with how things were back at home he hadn't been walking around with believing every word and future case, either.]
It's more than likely pointless to dwell on the past like that when we have something else to keep watch of.
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I don't mind it.
[But as for Tyr's second sentence, he isn't entirely sure what had meant to be said. The situation ought to speak for itself, however, and Ion isn't about to question it. What's currently happening is something of importance and it just can't be left not discussed.]
Is there a particular place where you want to go?
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Not particularly... Is your house okay? We could go to mine, but...I don't trust our new housemate.
[ He'll be that honest at least. All he really wants is to be able to talk without being bothered, and while he doesn't think Fushimi would bother him, he doesn't want to chance it. ]
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Yes, that's fine. We can discuss matters in my room.
[He isn't going to question Tyr's feelings on the housemate and merely proceeds to head up the driveway to his home. And he'll make sure to open the door and everything else. While he does take notice of Tyr's staff, as he has yet to actually see it, he doesn't make mention as not to interrupt what's on the other's mind.]
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[ If nothing else, it saves him the trouble of collecting it all again. Tyr enters with Ion, glancing around as he walks with him. His bag and his somewhat fancy staff stay close at his side the entire time to avoid breaking anything. ]
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Once Ion lets him in and closes the door, he sets his staff against the wall and goes over to sit on the bed. ]
So did you receive any stickers? From the landlord...
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Ion removes his own bag with approaching his bed and sets it down on top. He answers Tyr at first with a nod before proceeding to open his bag.]
I received stickers in the shape of stars. A majority of them seem to be gold in colour.
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Since that isn't the case, Ion has his undivided attention. ]
The same as me, then...
[ He pulls his own envelop out of his bag, still untouched. ]
The note says to give them out, but...usually these things come with a kind of consequence along with a prize, right? And then there are the "teams"...
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Ion pulls the envelope from the Lessor out of his bag as well. Tyr's own letter is quick to follow.]
I'm afraid I haven't been staying in Holly Heights long enough to have a proper answer to that.
[In March was the case of the peculiar powers which were the only things gained and left them. April... the body swap, there hadn't been anything gained though the Lessor had sent a mass text for people to receive items. May had been the festival and June had saw many of them on a boat.]
A majority of these changes have come with a bit of consequence.
[He looks at the Lessor's letter before opening it.]
...We don't know which teams we are playing for with participating.
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Right... You weren't here in February... At that time, if people gave away or received enough flowers, something was returned to them... So this is a little similar to that.
[ In that they were going to give away and receive things. ]
As for the teams...we can't be on them for the purpose of cooperation, so it's probably just a means of dividing the consequences among people, to make them work harder. It's like saying, "If you work your hardest, your team might be the one that's spared," but...
[ It would also mean screwing everyone else over.
But if no-one participates, there might be nothing gained and they'd all suffer.
It's a hard choice, honestly. Tyr doesn't even know how many teams there are. It could be half of the population or a tenth of it. ]
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[He isn't entirely sure if they happen to be the same but he figures Tyr isn't here to discuss something from months ago.
The sheet of stickers is pulled out of the envelope with all stickers still attached. But that is put aside in favour of Ion looking at the letter. The more you give, the more likely you are to get.]
We have many eccentric sorts in the community that may be already halfway down their sheet. It's already decided that something will come out of this even if there are people who decide not to participate.
[He lifts his head slightly.]
It's become natural for many to listen to the Lessor and it's only understandable as he seems to have the upper hand here. Uncertainty may be ignored for the time being or maybe something positive is being anticipated.
[It's then he has to hold back a sigh.]
I'm sorry, I'm going on needlessly.
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No, we should think this out...
But it's true... Not doing anything probably isn't an option; it'll probably just work against us in the end if we hesitate...
[ He pauses, thinking for himself what really might be the worst that could happen. In all likelihood, the four unique stickers are the ones that carry the most weight, and the different colors...maybe it'll be just like the flowers event and it'll change whoever receives them.
And maybe it'll make them more likely to get something back in the end.
That would make the giver feel better if it does change the receiver, at least.
With a quiet sigh, he looks back over at Ion. ]
Do you want to go along with this? At best, we'll get something of our own back...
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While change isn't always good or bad, it's necessary. What happens as a result from this, we have to accept it. We don't know what it is and we don't know which team we're on but we're all in the same situation. We can't succumb to fear. Even after this business, things are bound to change in the future.
[It was too much to suggest, wasn't it? Ion would put down the letter and take up the stickers. Nothing seemed spectacular about them but there were possible hints...]
I don't have anything to receive from home but I don't have any intention on ignoring this.
[He sits himself on his bed, resting the papers in his lap.]
What do you have in mind to do?
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[ Ion's making good points. He really shouldn't get worried about this now. It can't be that bad, he tells himself, but if it was, Tyr wouldn't really forgive himself for pulling others into this.
Except everyone who received the stickers has already been pulled into it anyway. It'll have to be okay in the end.
When Ion sits down, Tyr brings his own sheet up. ]
If you're not going to ignore it, we should trade these with each other... It's true that no matter what we choose, something is bound to happen, so...let's see what happens together.
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The time is surely serious with nothing to be said about the consequences or having an inkling of which team they were working for but Ion has to smile with Tyr's last words.]
Yes.
[He picks up his own stickers once again but he doesn't give them the same long look as previous.]
If you don't mind, I'd like to give you one of the single coloured stickers.
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That's fine... They're probably the ones that carry the most weight.
[ He pulls off the flat yellow sticker purely on a whim and holds it out to Ion on his finger. It'd be a lie to say he wasn't a little nervous, but he's sure that if Ion does change, he has enough self-control to not fall right away. ]
Tell me if you feel any different afterwards.
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I don't feel as if I'm different from before.
[Not even having some left behind sticky stuff on his finger.
But this is enough of a cue for Ion to start working a star off his own sheet. The green star is removed before extended out to Tyr with the same finger he had used to take the yellow one.]
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He doesn't say a word until he takes the other star from Ion and, after a second's hesitation, sticks it to the back of his phone.
There's definitely no change. No new feelings of hate, protectiveness, or anything. Not even a slight itch on his finger. Nothing. ]
I don't feel any different either... It might be a delayed reaction, but at least we can say it's not exactly like it was with those flowers...
[ Which Ion still doesn't fully understand, Tyr realizes. ]
The instant someone received a flower before, their feelings changed, and it was pretty obvious... If these do have any affects on us, hopefully they're limited to just emotional changes again.
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[It's something he has yet to experience during his time in Holly Heights. He dares to even think that it goes beyond what is considered the body swap. Tyr's own guess makes sense as to keep the residents on their toes. If there is some sort of change, maybe it will take a while.]
If we're fortunate enough, that won't be a worry for a while. From the sounds of the letter, there may not be anything happening for a few days.
[He pauses.]
'The more you give, the more likely you are to get.'
[What exactly is that supposed to mean, anyway? There are a few possibilities with a double meaning possibly being the case. Things are simply too vague and all they can do is guess.]
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Right... I...still want to believe that our "prize" is going to be having something returned to us, but that's...
[ It could honestly all be a trap, but evidently, they're both willing to take that chance.
Straightening up, he pushes those doubts aside. There's no point worrying now. ]
Anyway, we're just going to have to wait no matter what he meant in his letter... Just make sure you tell me if you notice anything strange.
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I understand.
[The term 'prize' could easily be a way to mock the residents but that is a cruel thought. In any case, it's best to find out what will happen as a result of a team winning.]
If you don't mind, I'd like you to tell me as well if you go through any changes or notice anything.
[Time to put those stickers back in the envelope.]
Is there something else you wanted to talk about, Tyr?
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Still, Ion asking the same of him make Tyr smirk. ]
Of course I will. The point is the figure this out together.
[ Not using you as a guinea pig, Ion. Tyr will go ahead and follow Ion's lead as well and stuff everything back in his bag. ]
Not particularly... I was wondering if you wanted to start endurance training sometime, but is there anything on your mind?
[ Or maybe he shouldn't have brought up Ion's lack of stamina considering how that conversation went before. ]
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[Ion's own things don't go back into his bag but are kept out for the time being even though they are becoming somewhat ignored after that exchange.]
Yes, it's been a while since it was last mentioned. I'm still interested. My time is free besides when I have to work and for when school starts up again.
[But he stops himself with babbling about that matter.]
I suppose I have been thinking about last month with being on the boat. I think there had to be a purpose behind it but I'm not sure what.
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Then we can start whenever you want to... Training you would be part of my job.
[ And he rather likes having friends as clients.
His cheerfulness turns subdued when he brings up the boat, though, and he quiets down over all. ]
It'd be comforting it there were a purpose, but it's really hard to say... The way we were given those tasks and the way that book was able to predict the weather...those should be pretty telling, but it all could have been a kind of diversion, honestly...
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It's a wonder if the Lessor has control of the weather.
[But there are people who have the job to predict and track weather...]
Following orders from a book and with it having the knowledge... It does remind me of something from home.
[Maybe that is why he hadn't been perturbed right away as he should have been but even then with how things were back at home he hadn't been walking around with believing every word and future case, either.]
It's more than likely pointless to dwell on the past like that when we have something else to keep watch of.
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