Sudden Death - Monologue 4
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shivalriesCW: Insect death (gruesome)
Season: Autumn (past)
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Location: Suou family garden - day
Tsukasa: Also, Oukawa, you listen to what I say, rather than dismiss my thoughts as the ramblings of a child. I could not say the same for my parents and other relatives.
Kohaku: Well, yeah. Any self-respectin' parents would give their son an earful for playin' creepy games in their garden.
Tsukasa: Indeed. As such, you are the first to know of this game—pardon me, this noble experiment.
Oh, it does make my heart pound to finally reveal a secret I've been keeping.
Kohaku: Mnn... Well, unlike me, you're somebody important 'round here, so I reckon you're safe t'say whatever ya like.
Tsukasa: ...I am a child. I have no real power. I have nothing that would allow me to impose my will.
However, my experiment in this garden has revealed unto me an important truth.
—To succeed, to thrive, one must acquire the divine protection of something greater.
The sakura ants need a powerful benefactor like me to aid them.
Kohaku: What, are ya gonna go be a monk and ask for Buddha's protection?
Tsukasa: I have no intention of leaving the family for a life of asceticism. I wish to earn the power to control the world while I remain in the earthly realm.
No one will look at me, no one will lend me an ear—I am through with my lowly position.
Kohaku: ......
Tsukasa: Let us return to the sakura ants. How did they come to have me as their guardian?
They have partaken of my precious sweets—a special act that has caught my attention and earned them my patronage.
I hope to do the same.
I shall accrue power by gaining the affections of those with great status. I will have the love and attention of those who hold sway in society, such as my parents, Tenshouin Onii-sama, and others with such influence.
To do so, I must earn their praise as an exceptional, obedient child. I must be someone useful and convenient for them.
My service to them will earn their favor. When they have chosen me, I will be powerful enough to govern the earth.
Kohaku: Eh, I can see where you're comin' from. If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em—that sure is a truth of this world.
Tsukasa: That's putting it bluntly, yes.
Kohaku: ...But if that's what you're aimin' for, then best ya don't get seen with me again, sonny.
I'm the one folks are s'posed to hate and avoid. Havin' me next to ya will affect your worth, too.
To you Suous, we Oukawas are a disgrace.
If ya wanna be chosen and loved by somethin' great, ya gotta wash out those "stains" first, y'know.
Tsukasa: ...... (vigorously shakes his head)
Kohaku: ...What?
Tsukasa: That's far too sad, Oukawa. You are my first friend, and the first to understand me.
You are the only one to whom I can disclose my feelings.
Kohaku: Why're ya so attached to me already? We just met the other day.
Tsukasa: It does not matter how long it's been! I feel this in my soul, Oukawa! Don't you understand?!
Kohaku: Why the hell would I?! What the heck, you're talkin' like an adult but cryin' like a baby—
Ya sure are an odd fella.
Tsukasa: I am not odd! Do not insult me! I am a good, wonderful, proper little boy! I have decided I will be so!
Kohaku: Ah geez, this conversation's gettin' nowhere...
Oh?
Tsukasa: ? What's the matter, Oukawa?
Kohaku: Look there, sonny. Your ants. They're lookin' weird.
Tsukasa: Hm? What...?
Kohaku: I'd thought they looked a lil' slow, but now they've done stopped in their tracks, twitchin' away.
Tsukasa: Wh-What? Why is this happening? Come on, sakura ants, you were meant to be conquerors!
Kohaku: Ah... I see now. It's them paints ya used.
Some o' those are toxic to animals, and once they dry, they can freeze joints and airways that critters need to live.
Tsukasa: Th-This is my fault? Because I put paint on the sakura ants to distinguish them from other creatures—ahhh, what should I do?!
Kohaku: Aw well, they're just some nasty bugs. Ain't no different from the other ones ya squished to death here.
Wouldn't be fair to raise hell over the sakura ants and nothin' else.
Tsukasa: I do not understand what you're saying! Ahhh, ahhhh! My sakura ants!
Kohaku: This is a good, sober lesson for ya. Sometimes you can kill things on accident when ya mean to protect 'em.
That's what it means t'deal with power.
Tsukasa: Enough muttering, bring me water! We must wash away the paint, quickly!
Help me, Oukawa! The sakura ants are still alive!
Kohaku: I really am burstin' to help ya, but I'm not allowed to go in the mansion.
Can't very well get ya any water. I'm already breakin' the rules just bein' in this garden.
Tsukasa: I shall change that nonsensical custom! As the heir to the Suou headship, I grant you my permission to help save the sakura ants, Oukawa!
Kohaku: Well don't blame me if your folks flip out, y'hear?
Not even that—don't blame me after you grow up all prim and proper and end up regrettin' it all.
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< Monologue 3 || Masterlist || Romanticism Chapter 1 >
Season: Autumn (past)
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Location: Suou family garden - day
Tsukasa: Also, Oukawa, you listen to what I say, rather than dismiss my thoughts as the ramblings of a child. I could not say the same for my parents and other relatives.
Kohaku: Well, yeah. Any self-respectin' parents would give their son an earful for playin' creepy games in their garden.
Tsukasa: Indeed. As such, you are the first to know of this game—pardon me, this noble experiment.
Oh, it does make my heart pound to finally reveal a secret I've been keeping.
Kohaku: Mnn... Well, unlike me, you're somebody important 'round here, so I reckon you're safe t'say whatever ya like.
Tsukasa: ...I am a child. I have no real power. I have nothing that would allow me to impose my will.
However, my experiment in this garden has revealed unto me an important truth.
—To succeed, to thrive, one must acquire the divine protection of something greater.
The sakura ants need a powerful benefactor like me to aid them.
Kohaku: What, are ya gonna go be a monk and ask for Buddha's protection?
Tsukasa: I have no intention of leaving the family for a life of asceticism. I wish to earn the power to control the world while I remain in the earthly realm.
No one will look at me, no one will lend me an ear—I am through with my lowly position.
Kohaku: ......
Tsukasa: Let us return to the sakura ants. How did they come to have me as their guardian?
They have partaken of my precious sweets—a special act that has caught my attention and earned them my patronage.
I hope to do the same.
I shall accrue power by gaining the affections of those with great status. I will have the love and attention of those who hold sway in society, such as my parents, Tenshouin Onii-sama, and others with such influence.
To do so, I must earn their praise as an exceptional, obedient child. I must be someone useful and convenient for them.
My service to them will earn their favor. When they have chosen me, I will be powerful enough to govern the earth.
Kohaku: Eh, I can see where you're comin' from. If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em—that sure is a truth of this world.
Tsukasa: That's putting it bluntly, yes.
Kohaku: ...But if that's what you're aimin' for, then best ya don't get seen with me again, sonny.
I'm the one folks are s'posed to hate and avoid. Havin' me next to ya will affect your worth, too.
To you Suous, we Oukawas are a disgrace.
If ya wanna be chosen and loved by somethin' great, ya gotta wash out those "stains" first, y'know.
Tsukasa: ...... (vigorously shakes his head)
Kohaku: ...What?
Tsukasa: That's far too sad, Oukawa. You are my first friend, and the first to understand me.
You are the only one to whom I can disclose my feelings.
Kohaku: Why're ya so attached to me already? We just met the other day.
Tsukasa: It does not matter how long it's been! I feel this in my soul, Oukawa! Don't you understand?!
Kohaku: Why the hell would I?! What the heck, you're talkin' like an adult but cryin' like a baby—
Ya sure are an odd fella.
Tsukasa: I am not odd! Do not insult me! I am a good, wonderful, proper little boy! I have decided I will be so!
Kohaku: Ah geez, this conversation's gettin' nowhere...
Oh?
Tsukasa: ? What's the matter, Oukawa?
Kohaku: Look there, sonny. Your ants. They're lookin' weird.
Tsukasa: Hm? What...?
Kohaku: I'd thought they looked a lil' slow, but now they've done stopped in their tracks, twitchin' away.
Tsukasa: Wh-What? Why is this happening? Come on, sakura ants, you were meant to be conquerors!
Kohaku: Ah... I see now. It's them paints ya used.
Some o' those are toxic to animals, and once they dry, they can freeze joints and airways that critters need to live.
Tsukasa: Th-This is my fault? Because I put paint on the sakura ants to distinguish them from other creatures—ahhh, what should I do?!
Kohaku: Aw well, they're just some nasty bugs. Ain't no different from the other ones ya squished to death here.
Wouldn't be fair to raise hell over the sakura ants and nothin' else.
Tsukasa: I do not understand what you're saying! Ahhh, ahhhh! My sakura ants!
Kohaku: This is a good, sober lesson for ya. Sometimes you can kill things on accident when ya mean to protect 'em.
That's what it means t'deal with power.
Tsukasa: Enough muttering, bring me water! We must wash away the paint, quickly!
Help me, Oukawa! The sakura ants are still alive!
Kohaku: I really am burstin' to help ya, but I'm not allowed to go in the mansion.
Can't very well get ya any water. I'm already breakin' the rules just bein' in this garden.
Tsukasa: I shall change that nonsensical custom! As the heir to the Suou headship, I grant you my permission to help save the sakura ants, Oukawa!
Kohaku: Well don't blame me if your folks flip out, y'hear?
Not even that—don't blame me after you grow up all prim and proper and end up regrettin' it all.
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