breaks_destiny | 011th Shattering * Audio / Action

Hmmmm? Where may she have gone~?

[Keiichi's voice filters through the journals. Those who know him will rejoice in noticing that he sounds male again... Until they take notice of the strange tone he talks with. It's not an odd tone in him, it's sweet and playful even, but somehow it holds a cord of danger in it.

His voice sounds distant and there's no image in the journal, seems to have activated on its own and that Keiichi isn't paying attention to it.]

That small and sneaky rat, she has a knack for surviving no matter what, doesn't she? Maybe I should take things seriously, games are fun but I'm already tired of this one. Rats should be exterminated anyway, right? We don't want them biting our good and innocent kids anymore.

[Rummaging sounds, he seems to be looking for something before he moves to the journal. He smiles calmly and relaxed, a normal Keiichi smile... Except that his eyes are gold. But that can't be necessarily bad, right?

He opens his mouth to say something but thinks it better apparently.]

If anyone needs me, I'll be doing a small hunt. Oh, yeah, has everyone regained their senses by the way? Or are you all still having fun with the Malnosso?

[Look who's talking.

Keiichi will be found around the village, apparently searching for something or just observing around. He would look normal, if it wasn't because besides the gold eyes he's dressed in definitively different clothes to what he would usually wear, and somehow in person, it's easy to say there's something... Different in him even if one ignores his appearance.

If your name is Miyoko or Takano it would be wise to stay out of his sight unless you have someone with you.]

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And exactly why should I care about what he likes? I'm not here to see him, but to see you.

...And why are you here to see me?

Because the communication with the journal was cut. I was worried about you.

[He sounds teasing, he knows that it was you who closed the journal after all, nothing else.]

No, I must have shut the book accidentally while I was looking for tools.

Ah! Is that all? I got a bit worried, what with everything that has been happening. I thought something may have happened to you.

[He's sincere, as sincere as he can be at least. It's not amusing when the pieces suffer due something he hadn't planned or done himself after all.]

No, I'm fine thank you.

Really? You seem a bit tense, though... Is there anything bothering you?

What? No. Not at all.

... If there was something bothering you, you would tell me, right? I care for you, wouldn't want something hurting you or whatever. I could take care of it, it's my responsibility.

[And again he's being sincere, he cares, as much as he could and that's more than what many wizards and witches could say regarding their relationships with pieces. He's obviously missing the point that the problem now is him. Keiichi, oblivious even as a wizard.]

Responsibility?

Yes, I told you, didn't I? I've to take care of you as much as I can while he isn't here.

[That's said... With a small hint of confusion from Primo himself, as if he's not entirely sure as to why he thinks that way. Haruki was just another piece after all, an important one but just a piece. But the feeling is there, the thoughts are there and so is the decision he made to himself to watch over Winry as much as possible.]

I want you to be happy and well.

I...

[He isn't, and his way of dealing with whatever may be bothering her would be tons different from the way the Keiichi she knows would do. But, at the same time, Primo is still Keiichi, having parted from each other in good terms makes it possible. Even if Primo has since grown in a different way than Keiichi, the base is still the same. And having been saying that he's Keiichi and acting in a strange balance as himself and as Keiichi would must have had an effect on him.

That may be the explanation as to why he worries so much about those pieces. Oh, well, he has always hated what Hanyuu did to Rika and Bernkastel, separating them like that. It's not a wonder that Bernkastel would be as she is after things like that. Primo remains silent as he looks at her, waiting... For something, anything. She had seemed to be about ti talk after all.]

Thank you for your concern.

[He laughs at that.]

Thanks? What for? I do it for free, you know. Even if you didn't thank me I would still do it.

Sorry, girl, you're stuck with being under K1's radar of people to look after.

K1?

Yeah. Me, of course.

[Who else could it be?]

Why 'K1'?

Because it's my name.

[A laugh.]

Letter K in English is pronounced with a sound close to Kei, which is the first part of my name. And 'ichi' means one in Japanese, thus the... Well, the one.

K1 equals to Kei-ichi. The one and only, me!

Moron.

You're just jealous of my amazing intelligence to come up with that.

[Just teasing, he smiles and laughs too. Yeah, Keiichi used to get many of those 'moron' comments back in the day. Primo... Not so much but if he can still get them that's good, it means he hasn't lost Keiichi yet. And thus Keiichi hasn't lost him. It's always good to know that your main piece will still serve you if you ever need it.]

Jealous? Yeah right.

Can you come up with something better, then?

Maybe I just find it funny.

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