adropofjupiter | 2nd ☆

[Phone - Stage 2]

[There's a brief moment of silence where it sounds like someone is trying to talk but can't. And then there's a clearing of the throat.]

Well, I was going to try to talk about this in misdirections and stuff like that, but apparently I can't. Which sucks, cause now I've picked up the phone and might as well finish what I started.

Anyways... I don't really have a family. Yeah, I have parents back home - a father at least - but we don't get along. I haven't actually had a full conversation with my father in... years now? And I can't go fix things with him - too much water under the bridge and all, plus I think seeing me is just too painful for him. And I don't want to put him through it.

So I've lived on my own for years, watching family units of friends, allies and even nuisances and I get kinda jealous. Because I see something there that I want, but I can't ever have, 'cause I don't belong to anyone's family. I'm always on the outside looking in, pretending it doesn't bother me, pretending that I don't need stuff like that.

This place... it pisses me off so much if I think too much on it. It makes a mockery of all that with its false families and supposed ideal family values. It's like rubbing it in my face.

[a pause]

And just a friendly warning to those from my world: I will eventually get Master Spark back. Don't make me start a list, cause I've got paper out and ready.

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...I know what you mean in a way. I've been passed from family to family back home.

Maybe. But you got something now, ze. She loves you.

Even if you are a l--

[Well, screw this truth thing. That was supposed to be 'loser'. Ugh.]

I don't think that counts in a way. I mean, my family was killed and I ended up being adopted by the people who killed them. Then after getting almost killed by my new brother, I had to go live with a branch family. I don't really know what it means to have a father or a mother at all.

Huh. I'm not entirely sure I like having things in common with you.

And I think Alice does count, ze. Cause when you think of 'home' - the ambiguous home not your home world-place - she pops into your head, doesn't she?

Me... I get spell books, magic components, my stuff and the cat.

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..........Gods, I hope this doesn't mean I'm gonna turn into the crazy cat lady when I get older.

Alice is...Alice. I do love her and all but I don't think we're really in a husband and wife type of situation right now.

At least, Patchouli would never accept it. She doesn't like me for some reason.

...and there's nothing wrong with having a cat.

I never said you were, ze. Just making a point. And Patchy doesn't like most people. Or at least she makes a show of not liking them whether she does or not.

I know this well; she calls me 'rat'.

I can't number the amount of times she's hit me.

Eh. You probably deserved it. I usually do.

I didn't deserve any of it.

[Yes, he did but he doesn't see it like that.]

That's just your perspective, ze.

I don't think so.

Well, duh. Your perspective.

I'm saying perspective doesn't matter.

But it does, since from Patchy's perspective you did deserve to get hit. Otherwise, she wouldn't have hit you cause it takes too much energy...

I've seen her go out of her way to do things. Last time that happened, I ended up saving her.

...be more specific.

We...as in me, Alice, and Patchouli, ended up getting stuck in a collapsing building. I was the only one who managed to stay conscious so, with some help from Meiling, I dragged both of them out.