[Written]

[reluctantjinrou]

[It's late at night when the journal entry appears.]

Evening.

I suppose I am writing in this thing because I can't sleep. I haven't really figured out what to do about that. Any suggestions would be helpful.

[There's a pause, before he adds more.]

Is anyone else up at this hour? What are you doing with your time?

[Another pause, longer than the last.]

If anyone would like to talk right now, that would be fine.

Comments

Voice

[wanderer_from_ys]

*Eh? A man? But she...he said that he was with a man that...

Oh. Hmm. Well, that's different.*

I didn't start liking it much until I met that girl. She taught me this song but ever since I bought this harmonica on one of the islands, I've been practicing more and more.

Voice

[reluctantjinrou]

[If they were at home, Natsuno would have never said anything about it, however he's been in a much more relaxed place for months. It doesn't occur to him not to say anything.]

I suppose that's true. When you meet some people, you begin to pick things up and the people you know change your life.

Re: Voice

[wanderer_from_ys]

*Like hearing about a man bemoaning the loss of another man, for example. Adol will have to do some discrete asking around to see if that's a thing that happens.*

It's sad when they go away from your life but at the same time, you're glad you met them because maybe you became a better person because you met them.

Voice

[reluctantjinrou]

Something to that effect, although the person I was involved with is on the same crew as I am. It's a little uncomfortable.

[It isn't like Natsuno wouldn't answer questions. It wouldn't surprise him.]

Re: Voice

[wanderer_from_ys]

Oh. Well I guess that would be a problem.

Is it...different when the person you lost is another guy? *You have no idea how much Adol is living up to his nickname "Adol the Red" by asking this question.*

[reluctantjinrou]

[He takes a moment to think about it.]

I imagine it's very similar, but I don't know. It was my first relationship, so I never lost a girl.

[He sounds a little uncomfortable.]

I apologize for not thinking of your sensibilities. Since coming here I've met many people who are either used to it or it doesn't bother them.

[wanderer_from_ys]

Oh. I guess that would be hard to compare.

*Adol coughs a little, embarrassed.* It's not...it's just different. It's not really anything I've seen where I'm from. I guess it's more common in other places?

[reluctantjinrou]

It would be.

[He thinks about that.]

Not in my country, but in my world it's a common thing in various countries. Where I'm from it's not the kind of thing that I ever planned to discuss or act on...nothing like that, because of the way things are where I live.

[wanderer_from_ys]

Oh. Well. I guess that would make it hard to live with someone you liked if everyone was always looking down at you. *It wasn't something he normally considered but Adol thought of it from the other man's perspective. If he'd had the opportunity to live with Feena and everyone constantly looked down on them for it, it wouldn't be much fun.*

[reluctantjinrou]

I suppose. I wasn't intending on doing that though. I didn't think much of seeing anyone.

[He sighs.]

Well, it was an experience.

[wanderer_from_ys]

Well...I'm sorry your relationship didn't work out.