I heard from a little birdie that you were hiding something from me and I wanted to see if you'd tell me all about it. After all, you don't keep secrets from your girlfriend, right? ♥
First off, who told you? Tell me. Now. Secondly... yes. There is something I've been keeping from you. I swear I was planning on telling you but between everything that's been going on with Retrospec, I didn't want to overload you with serious talk. I've been waiting for the right time to say something.
You don't get to know that information. I like keeping their head intact.
And you know I wouldn't have minded if you just told me instead of me having to hear it secondhand from someone else. Like I really don't mind, even if I'm going through a lot. I just don't want you to hide important things like that from me.
Excuse me? I think I have every right to know who told you, especially since I'm being talked about behind my back.
I was going to tell you soon but there's always something going on. It's not like I intended for you to hear it from someone else first. I didn't hide it from you with malicious intent.
Fine. I promise I won't do anything to them. All I want to know is who told you.
I already told you my main reason and that's because I didn't want to pile on more things for you to worry about when there's already so much going on. Secondly, I didn't know how to bring up such a serious subject and finally, I just can't talk about it /anywhere/. Even now, I'm uncomfortable speaking about the matter on this blasted network that Retrospec has access to. Also, I can't just talk about it out in public in fear of undercover enemies listening in.
Mio. I live a rough life and I have so much to deal with. Don't make this anymore difficult on me than it already is.
You better not. I'll be mad if you do. It was Ishimaru, by the way.
Geez. You're an idiot, you know that? If you have a rough life and have too much to deal with, I want to be able to help ease your burdens, Leon. You've helped me so much, even when I really don't deserve it. I've always told you, didn't I? That I want to return the favor. That I want to help you just as much as you've helped me.
So please. Let me worry about you. I don't care if it adds more on my plate. You're my boyfriend. You're the most important person in my life. That's all that matters to me.
Who does that idiot think he is?! He has no right to be talking about my personal life to other people. So, what did you two say about me? Considering this isn't the first time you've spoken ill about me to someone else behind my back. I'm sure it was something bad.
[ Since he made a promise to her, he's not doing to do anything to him. But that's sure not going to stop him from saying a few words to him the next time he sees the guy.
As for the latter half of his sentence, he's referring to the text message he got from Ava later on because what the hell Mio??? ]
... Alright. Fine, if you really want to then I'll allow you to worry about me. I don't want you to get involved in the bad things I do, okay? But if you can help ease my worries, then I really appreciate it.
You're the most important person in my life, Mio. So, I couldn't bear it if something bad happened to you.
Well, I was wondering if your rival would want to compete in getting me the cutest plushie for my birthday. I think he might have been a little worried when he told me...
[She kind of likes igniting that competitive streak?? It's kind of fun and maybe it's kind of her kink, a little for her to see people try their best for her.]
Even if you don't want me to get involved, I'm going to be getting involved, you know. I'm your girlfriend. Don't push me away like that. I don't want you to have to deal with things like this alone, okay?
Leon just stares at this message over and over again to make sure he's reading it right. Ishimaru? His rival? ]
Why would that pathetic fool be my rival? I'm light years above him in terms of everything, there's no way I would call that idiot my rival.
[ He's not even saying that to be mean- okay yeah, he totally is being a jerk BUT he's also legitimately confused as well. ]
Thanks, Mio. I really do appreciate it. Just promise me you won't get hurt okay? I trust that you can handle yourself but I also fear what might happen if someone were to figure out you were dating the son of the biggest crime organization in Hong Kong.
[ Frankly, he's worried they might kidnap her and use her as hostage. ]
Mio. I'm being serious. What are you talking about? Ishimaru's not my classmate, he doesn't go to school and I'm pretty sure it's because he can't afford it.
[ Y'KNOW because he's trying to pay off a debt to the Zhong family. ]
... I don't want to say you are but if you speak to him now, I guarentee you he will say otherwise. He gambles at a casino because he owes a debt to my family.
Why would I lie to you about something like that?! Is your opinion of me really that low that you would think I would seriously lie to you. We were never classmates.
I trust you. But what I remember is different from what you remember. Leon. You have my notebook, right? Can you check what I wrote in April? Please? I'm scared.
[ Almost immediately, Leon goes to check the journal. What he finds shocks him and he's shaken to the core. He couldn't wrap his head around what was going on.
As scared as he was, he manages to respond fairly quickly, knowing that she has a limit. ]
Mio. I don't know what this means at all. I believe the contents of your journal, but I have no idea what's going on. Because I swear, we've never shared a class together.
She didn't want this to be true. Mio has to force herself to clench her fists by her sides for a moment as she stares at this message, but she knows she can't just stop typing when he responds. Mio just doesn't have the time for that.]
I knew it.
I didn't want it... to be true.
[She hates this so much she feels like she's going to cry. No, she's probably in tears right now but she can't even stop them because she's just a huge mess from the sudden realization. And she'll need to confirm it again with a few people later when she makes her Retrospec post on the third, but she's very certain that she's right.
She doesn't want to be right.
She doesn't want this.
It hurts so much that her heart feels like it might just shatter into a million pieces, even though she knows that she has to stay strong in spite of it. But it's so hard. It's so difficult for her to stay strong when she's confined like this, all alone, with nothing but her thoughts. This is going to haunt her for the rest of the day, she's certain, and that's what truly scares her out of anything else in the world.]
I think it has to do with the Retrospec post. I noticed people acting off, yesterday. I didn't want to think that it would actually happen, but... I think somehow, a bunch of people's memories were tampered with. I don't want to say it, but I think it's possible that your memories were tampered with, as well.
[God, just typing those words hurts because it feels like she's stabbing him all over again. She might as well be killing the Leon she's talking to-- she's essentially saying that the 'Leon Zhong' that he is right now might as well be fake.]
Since yesterday, someone told me that my sister was not actually my sister anymore. Well, not in those words, but they essentially told me that the person that I had called my sister... that they weren't my sister to begin with. So I thought this might have happened. I just didn't want to be right.
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Secondly... yes. There is something I've been keeping from you. I swear I was planning on telling you but between everything that's been going on with Retrospec, I didn't want to overload you with serious talk. I've been waiting for the right time to say something.
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And you know I wouldn't have minded if you just told me instead of me having to hear it secondhand from someone else. Like I really don't mind, even if I'm going through a lot. I just don't want you to hide important things like that from me.
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I was going to tell you soon but there's always something going on. It's not like I intended for you to hear it from someone else first. I didn't hide it from you with malicious intent.
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I believe you. Why did you hide it, then?
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I already told you my main reason and that's because I didn't want to pile on more things for you to worry about when there's already so much going on. Secondly, I didn't know how to bring up such a serious subject and finally, I just can't talk about it /anywhere/. Even now, I'm uncomfortable speaking about the matter on this blasted network that Retrospec has access to. Also, I can't just talk about it out in public in fear of undercover enemies listening in.
Mio. I live a rough life and I have so much to deal with. Don't make this anymore difficult on me than it already is.
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Geez. You're an idiot, you know that? If you have a rough life and have too much to deal with, I want to be able to help ease your burdens, Leon. You've helped me so much, even when I really don't deserve it. I've always told you, didn't I? That I want to return the favor. That I want to help you just as much as you've helped me.
So please. Let me worry about you. I don't care if it adds more on my plate. You're my boyfriend. You're the most important person in my life. That's all that matters to me.
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[ Since he made a promise to her, he's not doing to do anything to him. But that's sure not going to stop him from saying a few words to him the next time he sees the guy.
As for the latter half of his sentence, he's referring to the text message he got from Ava later on because what the hell Mio??? ]
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Alright. Fine, if you really want to then I'll allow you to worry about me. I don't want you to get involved in the bad things I do, okay? But if you can help ease my worries, then I really appreciate it.
You're the most important person in my life, Mio. So, I couldn't bear it if something bad happened to you.
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[She kind of likes igniting that competitive streak?? It's kind of fun
and maybe it's kind of her kink, a littlefor her to see people try their best for her.]Even if you don't want me to get involved, I'm going to be getting involved, you know. I'm your girlfriend. Don't push me away like that. I don't want you to have to deal with things like this alone, okay?
And I know. But I can handle myself.
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Leon just stares at this message over and over again to make sure he's reading it right. Ishimaru? His rival? ]
Why would that pathetic fool be my rival? I'm light years above him in terms of everything, there's no way I would call that idiot my rival.
[ He's not even saying that to be mean- okay yeah, he totally is being a jerk BUT he's also legitimately confused as well. ]
Thanks, Mio. I really do appreciate it. Just promise me you won't get hurt okay? I trust that you can handle yourself but I also fear what might happen if someone were to figure out you were dating the son of the biggest crime organization in Hong Kong.
[ Frankly, he's worried they might kidnap her and use her as hostage. ]
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[oh my god]
I mean, you did call him reliable two months ago and you're both classmates so, it's only obvious to consider you guys as rivals.
I promise, though.
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What are you talking about? Ishimaru's not my classmate, he doesn't go to school and I'm pretty sure it's because he can't afford it.
[ Y'KNOW because he's trying to pay off a debt to the Zhong family. ]
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But I remember him bringing it up. I wrote it in my notebook, back in April. I'm certain of it. I'm... not wrong, am I?
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He gambles at a casino because he owes a debt to my family.
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Are you saying you don't remember being classmates either? I'm worried. I need to know the truth. Don't lie to me.
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I trust you. But what I remember is different from what you remember. Leon. You have my notebook, right? Can you check what I wrote in April? Please? I'm scared.
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[ Almost immediately, Leon goes to check the journal. What he finds shocks him and he's shaken to the core. He couldn't wrap his head around what was going on.
As scared as he was, he manages to respond fairly quickly, knowing that she has a limit. ]
Mio.
I don't know what this means at all. I believe the contents of your journal, but I have no idea what's going on. Because I swear, we've never shared a class together.
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She didn't want this to be true. Mio has to force herself to clench her fists by her sides for a moment as she stares at this message, but she knows she can't just stop typing when he responds. Mio just doesn't have the time for that.]
I knew it.
I didn't want it... to be true.
[She hates this so much she feels like she's going to cry. No, she's probably in tears right now but she can't even stop them because she's just a huge mess from the sudden realization. And she'll need to confirm it again with a few people later when she makes her Retrospec post on the third, but she's very certain that she's right.
She doesn't want to be right.
She doesn't want this.
It hurts so much that her heart feels like it might just shatter into a million pieces, even though she knows that she has to stay strong in spite of it. But it's so hard. It's so difficult for her to stay strong when she's confined like this, all alone, with nothing but her thoughts. This is going to haunt her for the rest of the day, she's certain, and that's what truly scares her out of anything else in the world.]
I think it has to do with the Retrospec post. I noticed people acting off, yesterday. I didn't want to think that it would actually happen, but... I think somehow, a bunch of people's memories were tampered with. I don't want to say it, but I think it's possible that your memories were tampered with, as well.
[God, just typing those words hurts because it feels like she's stabbing him all over again. She might as well be killing the Leon she's talking to-- she's essentially saying that the 'Leon Zhong' that he is right now might as well be fake.]
Since yesterday, someone told me that my sister was not actually my sister anymore. Well, not in those words, but they essentially told me that the person that I had called my sister... that they weren't my sister to begin with. So I thought this might have happened. I just didn't want to be right.